Who is the artist?

[Sonic]

Heard this song recently at the end of a television program...artists listed can't be correct....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW2NwKfW8uM

[DianeE]

On 8/11/2022 12:50 PM, Sonic wrote:
> Heard this song recently at the end of a television program...artists listed can't be correct....
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW2NwKfW8uM

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Well, Shazam says they are--Andrea Litkei and Ervin Litkei. The melody
is reminiscent of the Russian folk song "Meadowlands." What TV show was
playing this? It's fairly awful.

[RWC]

On Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:50:13 -0700 (PDT), Sonic <1031...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Heard this song recently at the end of a television program...artists listed can't be correct....
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW2NwKfW8uM

The song and album (released 2017) is on sale at Amazon.
The artist credited is:
Andrea Litkei, Ervin Litkei & Bear Cat Phillips

Google tells us the song can be heard all over the Internet,
including Spotify and (loudly) at this site:
https://www.boomplay.com/songs/9366051?from=

I kinda like this recording, and, no kidding, it sounds 'Russian'...

For an R&B sounding track from the album, try:
Too Late For Tears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5mxjLyjiFE
slightly reminiscent of 50s Sam Cooke soul, yes?

[RWC]

On Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:29:35 -0400, DianeE <Dia...@NoSpam.net> wrote:

>On 8/11/2022 12:50 PM, Sonic wrote:
>> Heard this song recently at the end of a television program...artists listed can't be correct....
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW2NwKfW8uM
>------------

>The melody is reminiscent of the Russian folk song "Meadowlands."

Well, at least we agree, Diane, on the Russian influence :-)

[Sonic]

Right, I know how to Shazam and Google too - what you've provided is lazy research so far, I think we need to dig deeper....Litkei (who was Hungarian!) and his wife were nothing close to R&B or doo-wop songwriters I believe, and I don't know Ervin to be a singer....it is possible they wrote the song (likely own the publishing more than anything) - sure - but there should be a label or release I would think - otherwise I don't think we've identified the artist or year on this one at all....it was featured at the end of the most recent episode of "What We Do In The Shadows"

[Bruce]

Shazam only identifies that actual recording, not the songwriters or anything else. Be glad she took the time to answer you, you fucking ingrate. And he does sing. You would know that if your research wasn't so fucking lazy.

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/andrea-litkei-ervin-litkei/big-band-nostalgia/

[Dennis C from Tennessee]

Hey!!!!

You can't beratingly brutalize Sonic like that!!!

No Sour Patch Kids Slush Float for you, buddy!!!

[Sonic]

Don't worry Dennis - I expected it from Bruce before I started the thread....he gets that way when he doesn't have an answer....Bruce, your anger issues still persist after all these years - check yourself brother - it's just a question about a song.....Since I'm a capable person, I already found the answers Diane and RWC provided - but that's not the answers, clearly- so I came here.....because I had hopes for answers, not anger....

[Bruce]

I never even read the thread before you already had your answer from Diane. Shazam only identifies tracks that are already on various sites, it doesn't make up names of acts based on songwriting or any other factors.

The artists listed can be correct, and they are correct. And there doesn't have to be a label or release on a song from a soundtrack. It could just be recorded for that TV show and never released otherwise. Happens all the time.

[DianeE]

On 8/12/2022 2:50 PM, Sonic wrote:
....Since I'm a capable person, I already found the answers Diane and
RWC provided - but that's not the answers, clearly- so I came
here.....because I had hopes for answers, not anger....

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I don't understand why "that's not the answers, clearly." It's not an
authentic 1950s or 60s record. I can tell that from the arrangement,
the production. Why are you so sure these 2 people can't be the artists?

[Bruce]

Read it and weep, dope. Learn how to do proper research:

https://www.tunefind.com/show/what-we-do-in-the-shadows/season-4

What We Do in the Shadows Soundtrack

What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Songs by Episode

S4 · E6 · The Wedding

Hold Me Forever
ANDREA LITKEI, ERVIN LITKEI

https://open.spotify.com/track/3G8sxdvXcPERpxvQGmvAkZ

The song was released in 2017.

It's from the album "Diner Jukebox."

https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B01MUGPOGP?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&trackAsin=B01MZFUSVR&linkCode=ll2&ref=sr_1_1&keywords=Andrea+Litkei%2C+Ervin+Litkei+Hold+Me+Forever&qid=1660333325&sr=8-1

[Bruce]

On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 3:42:29 PM UTC-4, DianeE wrote:
> On 8/12/2022 2:50 PM, Sonic wrote:
> ....Since I'm a capable person, I already found the answers Diane and
> RWC provided - but that's not the answers, clearly- so I came
> here.....because I had hopes for answers, not anger....
> --------
> I don't understand why "that's not the answers, clearly." It's not an
> authentic 1950s or 60s record. I can tell that from the arrangement,
> the production.

It's from 2017.

[Bruce]

By the way, Ervin can be the artist and maybe not the singer. Richard Carpenter was the artists on the Carpenters hits although he did not sing much or not at all on some of the hits. Ervin may b playing an instrument while other people sang along with Andrea.

[DianeE]

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That's when it was released, but Ervin Litkei died in 2000 so it must
have been recorded earlier.
There's a Wikipedia page for Ervin Litkei. He was mainly a classical
music composer but he also owned several record and sheet music
companies. This recording might have been a "101 Strings" type item,
something recorded by anonymous studio musicians and put out under the
Litkeis' names.

[Dennis C from Tennessee]

On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 4:08:26 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 3:43:40 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 3:37:38 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > > On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 2:50:54 PM UTC-4, Sonic wrote:
> > > > On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 11:41:51 AM UTC-4, Dennis C from Tennessee wrote:
> > > > > On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 11:05:03 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > > > > > On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 10:33:27 AM UTC-4, Sonic wrote:
> > > > > > > On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 3:55:56 PM UTC-4, RWC wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:29:35 -0400, DianeE <Dia...@NoSpam.net> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >On 8/11/2022 12:50 PM, Sonic wrote:
> > > > > > > > >> Heard this song recently at the end of a television program...artists listed can't be correct....
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW2NwKfW8uM
> > > > > > > > >------------
> > > > > > > > >The melody is reminiscent of the Russian folk song "Meadowlands."
> > > > > > > > Well, at least we agree, Diane, on the Russian influence :-)
> > > > > > > Right, I know how to Shazam and Google too - what you've provided is lazy research so far, I think we need to dig deeper....Litkei (who was Hungarian!) and his wife were nothing close to R&B or doo-wop songwriters I believe, and I don't know Ervin to be a singer....it is possible they wrote the song (likely own the publishing more than anything) - sure - but there should be a label or release I would think - otherwise I don't think we've identified the artist or year on this one at all....it was featured at the end of the most recent episode of "What We Do In The Shadows"
> > > > > > Shazam only identifies that actual recording, not the songwriters or anything else. Be glad she took the time to answer you, you fucking ingrate. And he does sing. You would know that if your research wasn't so fucking lazy.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/andrea-litkei-ervin-litkei/big-band-nostalgia/
> > > > > Hey!!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > You can't beratingly brutalize Sonic like that!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > No Sour Patch Kids Slush Float for you, buddy!!!
> > >
> > > > Don't worry Dennis - I expected it from Bruce before I started the thread....he gets that way when he doesn't have an answer....Bruce, your anger issues still persist after all these years - check yourself brother - it's just a question about a song.....Since I'm a capable person, I already found the answers Diane and RWC provided - but that's not the answers, clearly- so I came here.....because I had hopes for answers, not anger....
> > > I never even read the thread before you already had your answer from Diane. Shazam only identifies tracks that are already on various sites, it doesn't make up names of acts based on songwriting or any other factors.
> > >
> > > The artists listed can be correct, and they are correct. And there doesn't have to be a label or release on a song from a soundtrack. It could just be recorded for that TV show and never rel

It's from 2017.

So he missed it by six decades or so!! Still no need to get all snotty about things

By the way, ain't "litkei" the Hungarian word for fucked up big time?

[Ken Whiton]

*-* On Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:43:39 -0700 (PDT),
*-* In Article <61ce67d3-82a8-4894...@googlegroups.com>,
*-* Bruce wrote
*-* About Re: Who is the artist?

> On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 3:37:38 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:

[ ... ]

> What We Do in the Shadows Soundtrack

> What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Songs by Episode

> S4 · E6 · The Wedding

> Hold Me Forever
> ANDREA LITKEI, ERVIN LITKEI

> https://open.spotify.com/track/3G8sxdvXcPERpxvQGmvAkZ

> The song was released in 2017.

> It's from the album "Diner Jukebox."

> https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B01MUGPOGP?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&trackAsin=B01MZFUSVR&linkCode=ll2&ref=sr_1_1&keywords=Andrea+Litkei%2C+Ervin+Litkei+Hold+Me+Forever&qid=1660333325&sr=8-1

According to the only review for the album at Amazon it's
possible, perhaps even likely, that Sonic is correct about the
recording not being by the Litkeis.

= - = - Begin quote - = - =
What is the deal with this album??? All these varied songs are done by
different artists and are different recordings but they're all
attributed to "Andrea Litkei & Ervin Litkei"??? "The Devil Caught Me
Nappin'" was sung by Marilyn Brown back last century! This is cultural
appropriation. Not to mention "Porque No Me Besas".
= - = - End quote - = - =

<https://www.amazon.com/Diner-Jukebox-Litkei-Phillips-Andrea/dp/B01MUGPOGP>

Ken Whiton
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[Sonic]

Thanks Ken, I'm pretty sure I'm right...but with such an obscurity and little to go on, it will likely remain a mystery for now....I'm pretty sure the Litkei's involvement was the publishing and it's possible this song has been in the can for all this time....artists unknown....

[DianeE]

On 8/15/2022 8:12 AM, Sonic wrote:
> Thanks Ken, I'm pretty sure I'm right...but with such an obscurity and little to go on, it will likely remain a mystery for now....I'm pretty sure the Litkei's involvement was the publishing and it's possible this song has been in the can for all this time....artists unknown....
>
>

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Like I said, the "101 Strings" phenomenon.