The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet facts for kids
The search for "The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet" is a big online puzzle. Many people from all over the world are trying to figure out who made this song and what its real name is. No one has known the artist or title since it was played on a German radio station way back in 1984.
How the Mystery Started
A magazine called Rolling Stone wrote an article in 2019 about how this mystery began. A person named "Darius S." recorded the song from a radio show called Musik für junge Leute (which means "Music for Young People"). This show was on a German radio station called NDR, probably in 1984.
Darius said he recorded the song on a tape he called "cassette 4." On the same tape, he had songs from bands like XTC and The Cure, which also came out around 1984. The tape player he used was also made in 1984, which helps confirm the time.
In 2007, Darius S.'s sister, who used the name "Anton" online, started sharing the song on the internet. She wanted to find out who made it and what it was called. She later identified herself as "Lydia H." She put part of the song on a German fan website for 1980s synth-pop music. She also shared it on spiritofradio.ca, a Canadian website where fans try to identify songs.
When the Song Went Viral
The mystery of this unknown song became super popular in 2019. A teenager from Brazil named Gabriel da Silva Vieira started looking for clues about where it came from. He uploaded a short clip of the song to YouTube and shared it on several groups on Reddit.
On July 9, 2019, a YouTuber named Justin Whang made a video about the song. It was part of his series called Tales from the Internet. This video explained how far the search had come. After the video was released, many more people online joined the hunt to identify the song.
Since the video came out, there has been some progress. A Reddit user shared the full song clip in July 2019. People have also talked to important people linked to the search. This includes Paul Baskerville, who was the DJ of the radio show where the song was likely recorded. He said he does not remember the song at all. The online community on Discord, a chat app, has also found other old and rare music of different kinds while searching for this song.
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An alleged list of songs on Darius's tape that includes the Most Mysterious Song on the Internet. Note that it is labeled under the name Blind the Wind instead.
See also
In Spanish: La canción más misteriosa de Internet para niños
