Godot
  Junior Member

Thanks so much for your comment and effort, I appreciate it. Unfortunately, since the recording is not mine and the version I posted is already the cleaned up version, there is not much I can do about the quality. I thought of the Smiths as well, but couldn't find any match. That being said I didn't look super far into them because I'm not a huge fan, so maybe I should give it another shot. Thanks again. more »

many thanks for the effort! I still hear something by the Cure or some other 80s new wave, maybe synth pop, band. Maybe an unknown, early Depeche Mode song. However it seems like people hear fastly different styles and lyrics with this one, unfortunately, that's why it's so hard to find. more »

I stumbled upon this inquiry on Reddit - the original poster had recorded part of a song in a store with his phone (hence the low quality recording) about 10 years ago and has been trying to identify it ever since. I'm now invested, too, as I feel like I know this song, but can't quite put my finger on it. Here's the link to the recording:

https://vocaroo.com/1c2h9lFDiUqg

Part of the lyrics, as I hear them:

"How did I [end up?] by your side"
"This is how I make you feel, this is how [we grow apart?]"

But I had absolutely no luck searching for these lyrics and other people have heard completely different lyrics, so not sure if those will be of any help.

Potential artists people have mentioned: David Byrne, The Cure, Magnetic Fields, Talk Talk, Jens Lekman

Thanks for the help more »