I wish I could find it but at some point I was looking for 1983 songs with this title and I found nothing so contacting them to ask if it was them was a requirement for finding this
And like with most mysteries, we look back and think: "Huh, now why didn't we think of that sooner?" The Redditor who solved the mystery went back into German newspaper archives of the time and found info on local bands. He found out about FEX in Kiel and thought they sounded promising. He wrote to the lead singer and asked for old recordings. The guy sent him a tape, and Subways of Your Mind was the very first song. And just like that, the mystery was solved.
It feels like researching in old newspapers should have occurred to someone sooner. The lead singer is actually fairly well-known as a television music composer in Germany. Highly regarded in his field.
My guess is, this recording is much cleaner, therefore brighter sounding - while the recording we had all the while was muddy and so had the opposite effect. I'm no pro however - I don't even know the right terminology about this.
More brighter synths were used for this version. The vocals also don't have the echo as well. Ironically, this is apparently the older version recorded by themselves, while the version we knew was professionally recorded. Its the radio and tape that degraded it into a more moody song, I think.
@@Warp2090 I put my hand at the bottom of the my small iphone and "cup" my hand, The output of the bottom speaker,then bounces off my hand. The output is then directed towards me. Well, at least the high range of the song bounces off. Which is great, si my ears that have diminished high ptiched hearing.
Simply incredible, stunning... - thousand thanks for sharing this masterpiece, that seemed to be lost for decades. The clear unique sound of the Yamaha DX7 ... I'm lost for the right words.... *luv*
Yea it's just a remastering, I can't change the mix. I scooped a bit out at 174hz to make the snare less boomy. But really we need a reel to reel master to surface, the cassette these came from was obviously recorded very hot so there's a lot of saturation. Evidently a very basic type 1 tape was used, cassette tape from the late 90s through to early 2010s generally handle more level better than what was used in 70s and 80s cassettes. It's a shame Maxell stopped production of the UR tape a few years back, that was a really good tape for type 1 and superior to even the current ATR Cobalt Series type II tapes, never mind the RTM Fox cassette which itself is better than the ATR type I tapes
Original lyrics they sang first are way better! this version is too happy jack and not as poignant! I mean "It's a good excuse?" what the summer blues or tearing it in/ tearing it out? The original line "It's the REAL excuse" is way better implying the person he is singing to is hiding their true motivations! really wish we could get them to talk about what the lyrics mean to them and of course who in the band wrote them. I can't wait for that to happen.
I never even heard of this "mystery" until today. Who was even talking about this before yesterday? Where was this "long mystery" being talked about anyway? That's the mystery I want solved.
Watch Whang's video on it, essentially there was a guy looking for this band and there was no easily available info on the band, the song is pretty good, so people joined in to find the band
Aaaand another one goes up! Speed-fix adjustments and everything yaaay So how many does that make now? The mystery is solved; You don't need to broadcast this anymore.
Can please someone explain what "speed correction" is? I often see this when it comes to bootlegs etc. How do you find the right speed? And how can they be somehow wrong in the first place? Yeah I'm old and know tapes and stuff. But I still don't get it.
There was a photo of the cassette, and it had the proper track lengths written on it, from there you just adjust the track to the proper length. At least that's what I assume
Unveiling of FEX and the real name of this song is one of the few good news of this year.
oh brother
@@thedillestweed2644 what
Fex made America great again
@@thedillestweed2644 huh?
I wish I could find it but at some point I was looking for 1983 songs with this title and I found nothing so contacting them to ask if it was them was a requirement for finding this
I still can't believe that the mystery of this legendary song has finally been solved.
And like with most mysteries, we look back and think: "Huh, now why didn't we think of that sooner?"
The Redditor who solved the mystery went back into German newspaper archives of the time and found info on local bands. He found out about FEX in Kiel and thought they sounded promising. He wrote to the lead singer and asked for old recordings. The guy sent him a tape, and Subways of Your Mind was the very first song.
And just like that, the mystery was solved.
It feels like researching in old newspapers should have occurred to someone sooner.
The lead singer is actually fairly well-known as a television music composer in Germany. Highly regarded in his field.
same I thought it wouldnt happen in the next 50 years or so xD
Damn, them vocal really coming out so much clearer!
The lyrics are a lot more upbeat than I thought 😂😂
It still doesn’t feel real. So many years and we finally know this song.
Good job with the remastering
lennyyy
The end credits to life.
It suddenly went from melancholic to upbeat! How?
My guess is, this recording is much cleaner, therefore brighter sounding - while the recording we had all the while was muddy and so had the opposite effect. I'm no pro however - I don't even know the right terminology about this.
i'm assuming it's due to the speeding up of the song
idk i always thought it was upbeat
More brighter synths were used for this version. The vocals also don't have the echo as well.
Ironically, this is apparently the older version recorded by themselves, while the version we knew was professionally recorded. Its the radio and tape that degraded it into a more moody song, I think.
@@BrakeCoachwait really??? i thought it was the other way around
Now that I can actually hear the lyrics clearly it makes it even better. "Paranoid anyway in the Subways of Your Mind" is a great lyric.
"Polaroid in the way is not something of your miiiiiind"
Sounds great on my iPhone! I’m listening to it while walking home from work. Much appreciated.
That's quite a statement, since Iphone speakers are some of the worst.
@@Warp2090 I put my hand at the bottom of the my small iphone and "cup" my hand, The output of the bottom speaker,then bounces off my hand. The output is then directed towards me. Well, at least the high range of the song bounces off. Which is great, si my ears that have diminished high ptiched hearing.
did your battery die 2 minutes after it finished playing
As an Android user, i'm sorry for those two dudes bullying you bro
very clear lyrics
I love the bassline
Жил себе 40 лет, наверное уже забил на свое молодежное увлечение, а потом бац ты знаменитость мирового масштаба.
It honestly hits different that you can hear the lyrics a lot more clear now compared to previously.
Should be in GTA 6 instead Temptation by Heaven 17
This song would have been perfect, in Vice City.
Bands spend years trying to find their audience, while this audience spent years trying to find their band.
Both of the holy Grails of lostwave have been uncovered
What a journey this song’s been going…!
Класс, на данный момент это лучшая версия трека. Хорошо и четко тут слышен басс, ударные более реалистичны и скорость похожа на нормальную
а до этого не так звучало нормально?
@@coolman-ms8Настолько ужасно, что даже вокал не разобрать было
Радио версия звучало как то херово
@@m1xovно аутентично
@@RUSzombie16 garbage quality = "authentic"? come on now comrade, you're deluding yourself
This feels like a whole different song.
We got real creators and name of The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet before GTA 6
Can't wait to buy this, so these guys (FEX) can make some $$$
Amazing track! These guys should have been way more popular back in the day!
this is one fucking amazing song
The most mysterious song on the internet found before GTA 6
Go subscribe to the new official FEX channel: www.youtube.com/@FEXband-official
Simply incredible, stunning... - thousand thanks for sharing this masterpiece, that seemed to be lost for decades. The clear unique sound of the Yamaha DX7 ... I'm lost for the right words.... *luv*
I love this song gonna be in my playlist
Happiness has to be fought for.
I'm just glad it wasnt hidden away on youtube all this time like On the Roof
I love the outro, I wished I heard this version sooner.
After so many years! The masterpiece
This is great! So amazing how this song and it's creators were found! So excited that they're planning on reuniting
They already have, on November 7, you can find the "reunion" video of this song on TH-cam as well.
can't believe its finally been found man
I'm 20 years old and I'm tearing up like a little kid. We did it.
🔥best version
So after so long it’s been found huh
Happiness was fought for 🔥
The real mysterious song was the friends we made along the way.
i wish Ghost would do a cover of this
lol, yesterday i have the same feeling
I was thinking the same thing. This sounds like a song Ghost would write.
I am so happy that this wonderful song is back with us all🔥🤗
Awesome work
Like an old friend that was missing
WE FIGHTING FOR HAPPINESS WITH THIS ONE
Finally. So, what's the new Most Mysterious Song on the Internet?
О боже, это так похоже на звучание "Альянса"
Емть такое согласен полностью
Ну так стиль один и тот же, как и временной период
@@XanderNN Ну да
This will be my 2025 summer banger.
Now I can die in peace...
so good
I would do crazy things for this on vinyl
subways of your mind good is band 80's tank your lost medía 👍😉
this song is fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great job!
Thanks :)
Outro is EPIC
Отлично получилось! Спасибо за ремастер!
What do we call the old incorrect pitch version?
Grimey subways is what i personally call it
subways of your grime
2024 is like the lost media goldmine year
We finally have definitive Lyrics.
El sintetizador suena uffff 😚👌
Да , событие года 😅
Но это еще не все , нужно же радио версию найти в норм качестве 😏
hey, you should totally remaster Heart in Danger and Talking Hands, also by FEX
I already have and they're on my channel :)
@@zoey_cairns just watched them and they're awesome! Can't wait to listen to them all the time now😀
@@henrywhyte it's very good idea 👍 Happy watch videos this channel man
Couldn't find anyone (including myself) who ever heard this some before.
How to download this in Flac or waw ?
y2mate.is/watch?v=BycZwOhUKsE&lc=Ugwxo7uA-toG3mgTX4B4AaABAg
you can get an mp3 version here
I will try to find somewhere to host the wav
Zoey Cairns try out files/catbox/moe (replace / with .)
@@zoey_cairns google drive
ez.mp3 CC is ad free
yt-dlp -x --audio-format flac BycZwOhUKsE
when did they solve this huhhh
We're definitely going to see this in the next season of Stranger Things.
that would be amazing, even if they've advanced years after 1984 at this point
You need to adjust the other two songs and link them lossless on Drive
the other 2 are on my channel, I'll be sorting out wav downloads in a second, the link should be in a pinned comment when I'm done :)
@@zoey_cairns the wav download contains only the non-adjusted version, live, and other 2 songs. I want the speed adjusted one as well
@@zoey_cairnszoey you're a fucking legend for doing the hard work of remastering these from the slightly wonky tape recordings. Great work!
@@OutbackCatgirl Thanks :)
I actually enjoy audio restoration even if it's incredibly tedious sometimes :P
@@zoey_cairns Sometimes the best things in life are a little bit tedious. I feel the same way about art! I love it even through the tedium.
Está excelente, solo falta light THE larnterns, la rola de la CIA y la canción de Akihabara
La de CIA es la siguiente que más ganas tengo de que encuentren
Holy shit
i was right about the title :3
Hell yeah, let's fucking goooo🤘
Finally! ❤
This had better hit vinyl
drums might be a bit loud
Yea it's just a remastering, I can't change the mix. I scooped a bit out at 174hz to make the snare less boomy.
But really we need a reel to reel master to surface, the cassette these came from was obviously recorded very hot so there's a lot of saturation. Evidently a very basic type 1 tape was used, cassette tape from the late 90s through to early 2010s generally handle more level better than what was used in 70s and 80s cassettes.
It's a shame Maxell stopped production of the UR tape a few years back, that was a really good tape for type 1 and superior to even the current ATR Cobalt Series type II tapes, never mind the RTM Fox cassette which itself is better than the ATR type I tapes
@@zoey_cairns true
Dig it
thanks :)
No problem! :)
I kind of like the original version a bit better. More mysterious!
Yeet
0:00 DOLBIT NORMALNO!
FLAC Download??
there's a lossless download in the description now :)
@@zoey_cairnsthank you so much!
First Zoey!
I'm going to comment on all my future videos before you so you can't write First!
you'll have to write Second!
@@zoey_cairnslol smart
Original lyrics they sang first are way better! this version is too happy jack and not as poignant! I mean "It's a good excuse?" what the summer blues or tearing it in/ tearing it out? The original line "It's the REAL excuse" is way better implying the person he is singing to is hiding their true motivations! really wish we could get them to talk about what the lyrics mean to them and of course who in the band wrote them. I can't wait for that to happen.
You just embarrased yourself
I never even heard of this "mystery" until today. Who was even talking about this before yesterday? Where was this "long mystery" being talked about anyway? That's the mystery I want solved.
5 years ago it was a big thing on the internet....kind of like the whole "Yanni vs Laurel" thing
Watch Whang's video on it, essentially there was a guy looking for this band and there was no easily available info on the band, the song is pretty good, so people joined in to find the band
Aaaand another one goes up! Speed-fix adjustments and everything yaaay
So how many does that make now? The mystery is solved; You don't need to broadcast this anymore.
Sorry, I just wanted to have a go at restoring and remastering it to improve the quality a bit :(
@@zoey_cairns ur the sigma
Can you fix the wav link?, it aint work?@@zoey_cairns
it's working on my end still, did you copy and paste the url into your browsers address bar?
@@zoey_cairnsdoesnt work for me, The URL is not finished, try looking at the URL again because suddenly in the middle of the URL there is "...."
Meh. Never heard of this song till now and I'm still not impressed...
good for you :)
we’ll see you all at the next one but until then… 🫡
Can please someone explain what "speed correction" is? I often see this when it comes to bootlegs etc. How do you find the right speed? And how can they be somehow wrong in the first place? Yeah I'm old and know tapes and stuff. But I still don't get it.
There was a photo of the cassette, and it had the proper track lengths written on it, from there you just adjust the track to the proper length. At least that's what I assume