Reddit user marijn1412 cracked the code behind the song declared the 'most mysterious song on the internet' after a nearly two-decade-long search.
A distinct tape hiss, a synthesizer that was a sign of the times, and an unplaceable monotonous voice – for 17 years, these sounds fueled one of the internet's most enduring global mysteries - one that has, at last, been solved. The story goes that a teen named Darius recorded the song off a West German radio station sometime around 1984, sandwiching it between other popular '80s new wave and pop hits on a mixtape that would be rediscovered decades later.
Last week, one made a breakthrough. The new wave track formerly known as the 'most mysterious song on the Internet' is said to be 'Subways of Your Mind' by the little-known German band FEX, and, until now, they remained completely oblivious to the nearly two decades-long search involving their anthem. Reddit user marijn1412 shared the news with answer-hungry users after an old newspaper article about FEX, who had won a local talent contest in September 1984, piqued his interest.
In a separate interview with German outlet TZ, he reflected on the song fondly, 'When I hear the song today, I immediately have positive memories of how we tinkered around in the studio and rehearsal room . I think the song has a timeless appeal, and I can listen to and play it today with the same feeling that I had back then.' But before the discovery, Reddit catalyzed the mystery by taking it global in 2019.
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