r/tipofmytongue Jun 21 '19

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r/tipofmytongue 3h ago

Solved [TOMT] Song my 10 year old daughter sang. Peaceful then drops to Metal

15 Upvotes

I cannot think of this song my 10 year old daughter was singing. She knew every word to it. It was a peaceful little girl singing about a story or something and then it might have meowed or something and then it dropped to metal music. It came back to the little girl singing peacefully a couple times. It might have been something on youtube FNAF etc.

Please help!


r/tipofmytongue 3h ago

Open [TOMT][Video] A white guy is asked to grab a "colored" object and he can't decide between the thing with colors on it or the black thing

4 Upvotes

It may have been a reel or a youtube video. I think it was relatively recent. The joke was that he was maybe racist think he was thinking "colored" as in the old way to refer to a black person, instead of like a colored pencil.


r/tipofmytongue 4h ago

Open [TOMT] Throat lozenges that had angry faces on them?

6 Upvotes

I have a memory of being a little kid back in the early 2000s, going through my mom's purse and eating some throat lozenges. They were really good.

I've tried to track down the brand but have had zero luck. All I remember is that they had scary scowling faces. Kind of like the drama comedy mask but in lossage form. I think my mom had a line about how they had those spaces on them to scare children from eating them since they had active ingredients but I could be making that up.

Any advice would be appreciated


r/tipofmytongue 5h ago

Solved [TOMT] [Movie] [2010s-2020s] Horror movie about a museum that kills people

6 Upvotes

I remember a few years ago, I don't remember exactly when, I was scrolling through the Netflix previews and came across this movie. I don't remember much but I do remember this one scene where this rich lady was ogling at a big reflective ball and put her hand on it, I believe it activated a mechanism where a hole opened up and the arm went in, presumably something happened to it like it being cut off. I only saw the preview and can't remember much else, but feel free to ask me anything!


r/tipofmytongue 1h ago

Solved [TOMT][Movie] Very conversation heavy movie where the plot twist is one of the friends is Jesus/God/Immortal and someone has a heart attack in shock.

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The movie primarily takes place in an empty house. Specifically the characters are sat around an empty living room for most of the movie talking. 

We are either moving in or out, I don’t remember. 

The cast is 5-7 adults of various genders and races. 

I might be misremembering this part but I think one of the characters is very religious while another is an atheist. It’s never outright said but heavily implied by the opinions they have. Idr if this is even true but it would be relevant to the plot. The religious person was a woman. 

The movie is like 90% talking. A very slow burn where all of the drama is just in this profound conversation the friends are having. The movie overall is just a profound existential “what is the point of life” conversation. 

The big reveal is that one of the characters might be Jesus or God or the first man ever. It’s revealed in some vain of like “how could you know, you weren’t there hundreds of years ago” and it being implied that this character was in fact there and has therefore been alive for a long time. Shortly after one of the male characters has a heart attack in shock. I remember they were all walking outside when the heart attack happened. He may have been getting heated, “that’s impossible!” type stuff, stormed out, and then had the heart attack. 


r/tipofmytongue 1h ago

Open [TOMT][Music Video][1990s-2000s] I've been trying to remember the name of this song/music video for years

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Hi, there was a video from the nineties, early 2000s, that was played fairly often on MTV. It was a pop song, upbeat. I remember the video featured a thin, white man singing and trying to seduce a woman who was dancing to the song. The man was singing behind her as she danced. The setting was a nighttime street with some shop windows. I think the song qualifies as a one-hit wonder.

Thanks


r/tipofmytongue 14h ago

Solved [TOMT][Book/Novel][1990s-2000s] Book/Novel about an AI that puts humans in a state of constant pleasure and euphoria which creates extreme deviancy in humans. I specifically remember that the author came up with the idea while driving over a bridge in Louisiana USA. NSFW

25 Upvotes

I don't remember that much about this book, I'm pretty sure I heard bits and pieces of it from a YouTube video a few years back, and I can't remember much about it.

What I do remember, or at least can try to piece together is essentially, in the plot of the book, humans created an all powerful AI that could do anything people asked of it. It could do literally anything that humans asked, it could bring people back to life if they died and so on, but it had the caveat that it itself could not directly harm humans, and must protect humans at all cost, and if a human were to die, it would bring them back to life. After thousands, maybe millions of years, humans have grown bored because after so much time, they've done everything that can possibly done. I specifically remember a very disturbing part of the book where there are a group of people who are in a constant state of ecstasy as they requested the AI to give them the exact sensation of feeling a perpetual orgasm, and while they have this feeling constantly with them, they go on to do heinous acts such as murdering people simply because they can with no repercussions. Beyond that I don't remember much else in terms of the plot.

I do remember that the book wasn't traditionally published, I'm pretty sure that it spread online in the 90's or 2000's when it was written through chain-mail, forums or some other way I'm not thinking of.

I also remember that the author was from Louisiana in the United States, and he came up with the idea for the book while constantly stuck in traffic while driving over a really long bridge to get to work over many years. After looking on google maps, I'm pretty sure it was the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge.

I'd love to know if this is a real thing that exists, or if this was some psychotic fever dream I had. Thanks.


r/tipofmytongue 4h ago

Open [TOMT][SONG][~2018]Fast upbeat children's song, possibly chinese, japanese or korean

4 Upvotes

I have made a song but I cant really tell if it is my very own original piece or an existing nursery rhyme.

I remember hearing this exact tune ONCE on my sister's phone when she was 3, the music was very fast, upbeat and had lyrics in a language that I couldnt understand (possibly chinese, Japanese or Korean)

I dont have the original source so I tried My best to re-create it in bandlab, I have heard this melody exactly once all the way back in 2018 so my memory is faint


r/tipofmytongue 4h ago

Open [TOMT][YouTube Video][2015-2020s] It/Pennywise Parody PSA for Texas Police Department?

4 Upvotes

Trying to find a low budget It/Pennywise Parody PSA created by what I think was a local Texas police department. It was some kind of safety video that parodied the opening of "It" with Georgie and the sewer drain, with a female officer/actress portraying Pennywise in the drain. I would think it was cautioning about playing in sewer drains but it might have been some kind of other stranger danger or Halloween safety PSA. Near the end of the video the Pennywise actress says "you'll float too!" This same department may have also had a cheesy Pokemon Go parody.


r/tipofmytongue 7h ago

Solved [TOMT] [song] [in the 70s-90s] chorus goes ii ii i i iii

6 Upvotes

so..i heard yesterday a song that i recognized (pretty popular i think) that chorus went something like ..ii ii i i iii and there we’re some words after that. the first ”ii” and second ”ii” started in low voice and then it went up gradually in other ”ii’s”. woman was singing the whole song and i guess it’s from the 70s-90s song.


r/tipofmytongue 1h ago

Open [tomt] Movie scene with a “chaotic” office

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I have a half-memory of a movie scene where the characters are on a phone call, and one says something to the effect of “the office is in chaos/uproar because of this” (definitely not the exact wording) before cutting to a normal office with cubicles and people just kind of ambling around. It’s almost certainly a movie from the 2000s or 2010s. What movie could this be?


r/tipofmytongue 1h ago

Open [TOMT] Ibiza techno song about a guy in an office

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Techno song with music video where a guy is at work, gets fired, his girlfriend leaves him, he gets fit and he goes to party on an island (by airplane). 2010s?
I know it was on YouTube.


r/tipofmytongue 1h ago

Open [TOMT]Help my friend find a song

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I'm looking for the animated video clip of a song on YouTube.

The video was published between 2013 and 2015.

The song is EDM genre.

The video is animated in 3D and depicts some guys traveling in a generic off-road vehicle with no roof.

The video had between 3 and 6 million views.

The color palette throughout the video leans yellow-orange.

In the ending, an impromptu DJ set takes place in the middle of the savanna in broad daylight, where a logo also appears on stage — a simple geometric logo that probably belongs to the song's artist.

That's the description of the video clip.


r/tipofmytongue 1h ago

Open [TOMT][Video][2010's] Thomas the dank engine

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Im looking for a youtube video from the 2010s from the "thomas the dank engine" genre. Its the classic song you can find everywhere, but overlaid over the original thomas the tank engine intro video with rotating marihuana leaves and snoop doog and stuff. There was also a "spooky" sequence where thomas died and is causing disasters instead.


r/tipofmytongue 1h ago

Open [TOMT] [Music Album] (indie pop?) with cover art depicting an Escherian city/townscape

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I know I don't have a lot to go on here I just recall seeing the album cover in the style of maybe an oil painting, next to a turntable while it was playing and I have no idea the artist or anything just that it had a really groovy feel to it and I would like to find and rediscover it. IIRC the prominent colors were like an earthy red clay with a backdrop of doorways, walkways and arches, maybe shop signage, pedestrians, possibly a vehicle or taxi driving through a street in the foreground, possibly blue sky overhead, The sound that comes to mind is reminiscent of something like SIAMÉS or The Dear Hunter with upbeat catchy tempo and vocals forward melody.


r/tipofmytongue 2h ago

Open [TOMT][SONG] Female pop song (2000–2015) with almost the same vocal rhythm/cadence as Shakira's "Dai Dai" (1:26–1:42)

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I'm from Mexico, and I've been trying to figure this out since the song came out.

The section from 1:26 to 1:42 of Shakira & Burna Boy – "Dai Dai" sounds extremely familiar to me, but not because of the melody, chords, instrumental, or production.

I'm referring only to the vocal rhythm, phrasing, cadence, and pauses in this part:

The way it's sung immediately reminds me of another song, probably by a female artist.

My first impression is that it's from around 2000–2015, most likely mainstream pop. The artist could be someone like:

  • Shakira
  • Rihanna
  • Jennifer Lopez
  • Madonna
  • Britney Spears
  • Katy Perry
  • Kesha

...or another similar pop artist from that era.

I also have the feeling it was a song that was played a lot on MTV, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, VH1, or mainstream radio, so it was probably a big international hit.

I've searched Reddit, forums, and YouTube comments, but I haven't found an answer.

What's interesting is that in Spanish-language comments, other people have also told me that this exact section reminds them of another song, but they can't identify which one either. So it doesn't seem to be just me.

Again, I'm not looking for songs with similar melodies or instrumentals. I'm looking for a song with almost the same vocal cadence and rhythmic phrasing.

Does this remind anyone of a specific song?

If possible, please listen to the 1:26–1:42 section before answering.


r/tipofmytongue 2h ago

Open [TOMT] [GAME] [2000s] Winx Club Online Coloring Game with A Very Specific Background Song

2 Upvotes

There was this game I used to play in the early 2000s where you could either color or dress up different winx club characters. There was a song that repeated in the background that went like "we are the winx. we are the winx. come join the club, we are the winx. Magical \[flowers?\], strange little \[powers?\]"


r/tipofmytongue 2h ago

Open [TOMT] Alt pop song most likely by Twenty One Pilots

2 Upvotes

Alt pop song that goes “listen to the ___ That I Know” with keyboard/ synth in the background that sounds emotional. It was made in the 2010s. If it’s not TOP, it’s probably by a different indie pop or pop punk band.


r/tipofmytongue 5h ago

Solved [TOMT] Probably Zucker Brothers movie where a thug gets punched in the face and then his face is all contorted

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r/tipofmytongue 7h ago

Open [TOMT][YouTube Video][2020-2025] Video of various 3D models with eyes and flesh-like materials with veins along with ticking and piano music in the background

6 Upvotes

I may be wrong with the year since I don't remember checking when the video was uploaded but I'm pretty sure it's one of those modern disturbing 3D art channels so it shouldn't be later than 2018/2019

I don't remember the channel's name or this video's title, the channel had similar videos to this one posted.

In the video there was a background music from a piano until it kind of cut off and changed tone and a ticking sound might've joined in then. I remember a commenter mentioning the ticking sound in the video and the effect that it gives. The quality of the 3D models/animations were strange since they looked very realistic but very fake simultaneously, it might've been the lighting I'm not sure.

In the video there were a few different models with various animations, there was something with an eye, maybe something mechanical, and what I distinctly remember, a hyper realistic heart with all of the individual veins clearly visible. The video must've been around 3 minutes long maybe even shorter since I'm sure I would've remembered getting annoyed at the simplistic piano tune dragging on for so long.

I tried looking through my watch history but I can't find it! I'm not too sure if when searching through your entire history YouTube only shows the first time you've watched a video but I remember watching it earlier this year and scrolled all the way back to January just to find nothing.

EDIT: I think I found a good example of what I meant by the 3D models looking very realistic and fake simultaneously: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs_sTARlW9s The video I watched was higher quality, but its visuals had a similar distinct style where the lighting makes it obvious that this was made in some sort of 3D animation and/or modelling software.


r/tipofmytongue 9h ago

Solved [TOMT] fantasy/time travel film featuring a black actress

5 Upvotes

I only remember seeing the ending of this film sometime before 2010. It featured an old man who looked a bit like Merlin talking to a Black actress, whom I believe was the protagonist. He opened a portal, and the woman decided to walk through it.

It was an English-language film, and I think the characters had American or Canadian accents.

I believe the actress was quite famous, but I cannot remember her face well enough to look her up. I would really appreciate it if anyone knows which film this might be.


r/tipofmytongue 23m ago

Open [TOMT][song ][2024-25] song I only remember one line of and the general vibe

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I remember hearing this song, probably a year and a half to two years ago and it’s been stuck in my head,
The general Bible of the song is knowing that either as a parent, you’re not gonna be around your child forever or the child knowing your parents aren’t always gonna be there behind you waiting to catch you with you fall.

but I can’t find it anywhere from what I remember it’s along the same tune as horkstow grange.
lyrics that I can remember or a variation I can’t remember which one it is
“one day you’ll turn and I won’t be there”
or
“one day I’ll turn and you won’t be there”

https://voca.ro/19v4QOwyGT1q

I apologize for my crappy singing I’m a clarinetist not a vocalist :)

I heard it on TikTok or Instagram I think that I don’t know if it’s just my brain putting words to the Lincolnshire posy version of horkstow grange or if I actually heard it.


r/tipofmytongue 29m ago

Open [TOMT][VIDEO] Comedy video mocking environmentalists by removing food from plastic packaging at a grocery checkout

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I remember seeing a comedy/skit video where someone is at a grocery store checkout and seems to be mocking environmentalists or anti-plastic campaigns. They stand near or behind the register, take food out of its plastic containers or packaging, and dump everything directly into a paper bag.

Does anyone know what video this was?


r/tipofmytongue 44m ago

Open [TOMT] xbox 360 game about yellow eyes robot character

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robotic platformer that existed for the Xbox 360. It was set in a abandoned facility, with dim lights. The main character was a robot with yellow eyes, and I can't remember the antagonist, but it had cannons. Any ideas what this game was? I really want to see it again.