Have you heard of this 70's song?

Question

It is classic rock, I've heard it a grip of times, but I can't remember the name or band who sings it to save me life.The only description I can give is that it sounds kinda spacey,like Pink Floyd and the first line of it the dude is sayin "i saw red,red,red,red(it just keeps echoing) and a couple of times in the song it goes (whoa o-oo-o whoa o-oo-o whoa o-oo-o whoa o-oo-o) The whoa part is the only part I'm sure of in the song. Its not Warrant I saw red, and I'm not crazy, this tune has been stuck in my head(what I know of it anyway) and I must find it. If it's Pink Floyd Ima break my comp. and jump out the window. Thx for the help. Oh yea, the singer sounds like Don Henley or Glen from the Eagles.....

Answer 1

check out the song "lunatic fringe" by red rider, I think that may be it.

Answer 2

i will provide you some songs that are no longer performed on the radio or weren't great hits that i like. Seasons Of The Witch - Donovan Flying on the floor - The guess Who i'm A Boy - The Who undesirable To Me - The Beatles i'm Alive - The Hollies wood Ships - Jefferson airplane The Runway - The Grass Roots Wild Honey - The coastline Boys Cinderella Sunshine - Paul Revere & The Raiders The pink Balloon - The Dave Clark 5 Sunshine female - Herman's Hermits are you able to Dig It - The Monkees no longer Fade Away - The Byrds hearth - The loopy international Of Arthur Brown Runaround Sue - Leif Garrett

Answer 3

Don't jump out the window! It might be Pink Floyd, though. Do you remember anything else about the song? Try Google or Yahoo Music. If that doesn't work, there are other music websites that can help you on your musical quest. Good luck!

Answer 4

G'day Knocturnal,

Thank you for your question.

It sounds like "I See Red" by New Zealand group Split Enz. It was a pivotal song for the group with brothers Tim and Neil Finn as the two leading members. It was written in 1978. 1978 was the band's toughest year. They lost their Chrysalis contract and spent most of the year without a record deal, a booking agent or a manager. Debts mounted and, unable to get gigs, they were forced to go on the dole. But they continued writing new material at a frantic pace and rehearsing constantly.

It was at this point that the New Zealand Arts Council [1] came to the rescue with a five thousand dollar grant. They immediately booked a tiny 8-track studio in Luton and with the help of 18-year-old English engineer David Tickle they knocked out demo recordings of 28 new songs in less than five days. These legendary sessions -- the Rootin' Tootin' Luton Tapes -- displayed both a newfound edge and considerable commercial potential. Around the same time, they recorded a new single with Tickle, a frenetic new song by Tim called "I See Red". Drummer Mal Green had so much difficulty kicking the bass drum for the song that he feared he might get sacked.

This formed the basis of the ''Frenzy'' album released in 1979. With renewed purpose, Split Enz entered Manor Studios in November 1978 to record a new album with producer Mallory Earl. Even the cover of Frenzy marked the change in the group -- the crazy costumes and makeup of Dizrhythmia were gone, and the painting depicted them in casual clothes, standing in front of a farm shed in a bucolic New Zealand landscape. The album included re-recordings of many songs from the Luton tapes, but the band felt that Earl had failed to capture the magic and raw energy of the demos. That same month, Mushroom issued "I See Red" as a single in Australia. It was a frantic chunk of power pop with buzzsaw guitar and manic farfisa organ, bearing the clear influence of English "New Wave" acts like XTC and Buzzcocks, and marking a significant change in their musical style, away from the ethereal, densely arranged epics of yore, and back to Tim's first love -- simple, concise, accessible, high-energy guitar pop. It didn't chart in England but "I See Red" got a lot of attention and considerable airplay, and is credited as being the song that began the turn-around in their critical reputation in the UK. Many of the other Luton songs were never re-recorded, and were left as demos, although some eventually surfaced on A&M's American version of Frenzy, which was released in North America in 1981. "I See Red" became a success in Australia and New Zealand and "Frenzy" did well on the back on the success. It was originally not on the album as it was not part of the sessions but it was soon included.

"I See Red" eventually peaked at #15 in February 1979, and Frenzy produced one more single — "Give It A Whirl" — that May; the first Split Enz single to be written by Neil Finn. Neither the LP nor the second single charted, but one album track, "She Got Body, She Got Soul", was later reworked for the soundtrack to the musical feature film Starstruck.

Their next album "True Colours" and its single "I Got You" became a hit throughout the world with the single topping the charts in Australia and Canada. Split Enz would break up in 1983 with Neil Finn going on to form Crowded House. Split Enz have reformed for a 2006 Australian tour.

I have attached some sources for your reference.

Regards

Answer 5

Singer/Group : Split Enz (New Zealand)
Song : I See Red.

[chorus:]
When my baby's walking down the street
I see red, I see red, I see red.
How could someone wicked walk around free
I see red, I see red, I see red.
I see red, I see red (red!), I see red.

I respect your wishes
You gave me such precious hours
What to do without you.
Squeezed me out of your life
Down the drain like molten toothpaste
I feel used and spat out.
Poor old me

[chorus]

I'm fed up with crying
My despair is dying,
Turning into rage, day by day
Green before you met me
In the pink when you let me love you
I was blue when you let me down
Black and Blue

[chorus]
Go!

I see red, I see red, I see red..

Answer 6

I'm going on a limb but could it be witchy woman?from the eagles?
raven hair ruby lips sparks fly from her fingertips
echo voices in the night she's a restless spirit on an
endless flight
whooooo whooooo .....witchy women whoooooo...whoooo

Answer 7

Could it be Red Hill Town by U2?

Answer 8

the rolling stones has a song i see that red dress and i want it painted black

Answer 9

You sure he's saying RED?

Answer 10

Oh yes!!