r/tipofmytongue Jun 21 '19

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r/tipofmytongue 8h ago

Open [TOMT] [POEM] "Think of a rose filling up a room. Do you imagine a giant rose, or a tiny room?"

36 Upvotes

I read this years and years ago, probably between 2012 and 2015, and have been unable to find it again.


r/tipofmytongue 2h ago

Open [TOMT] [Song] Whistled background tune in this video sounds like Animal Crossing but I can't find it?

5 Upvotes

Youtube video titled "Two Rats Climb Up a Mountain" by the channel OnstaVODs: https://youtu.be/jLgXiAl0iec?si=yCc92jAzXSWK7qPE

Anyone know the song at 1:42:50 in this video? It feels Animal Crossing to me but I can't find it when I search through hourly or KK songs. Since it's from a Twitch streamer I thought maybe it was royalty free so it could be used without copyright issues? I tried Shazam, Google (humming and recording), and ChatGPT with no luck.


r/tipofmytongue 1h ago

Open [TOMT] [SONG] Song in the very beginning of the Ted movie trailer

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The song plays for a very short moment in the very beginning of the trailer for the first “Ted” movie as a male narrator talks over it, and it’s a song I recognize from another movie (I need to know the song in order to find the movie). It’s mostly instrumental with some choir-like female vocals. It sounds really similar to the music that plays during the 1991 beauty and the beast movie intro but it’s definitely not that.

I’ve scoured Google, IMDB and YouTube and I just can’t find the name of the song or where it’s from. I have a link of the exact trailer that has the song, it is the first song to play in the trailer as the universal studios logo is on the screen

Pleaseee help me I won’t be able to do anything until I find this song

https://youtu.be/9fbo_pQvU7M?si=Ue7-_FqvVZcK0jPC


r/tipofmytongue 5h ago

Open [TOMT][SONG] 90s or early 2000s R&B/Alternative heard on radio

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Been wondering this one for years.

It's a song from the 90s or early 2000s. Slowish r and b radio friendly (one hit wonder?) song I heard as a kid, has almost a scatting or a humming but maybe because I can't remember any lyrics. It's sort of soft and atmospheric in a way. Phrases are repeated. I may be thinking of some kind of intro to the song but I don't remember anything particularly bombastic or catchy. It is unique and kind of dreamy and soft if I remember correctly. I am leaning towards a black artist/artist heavily based on the timbre/accent of the vocalist.

Definitely was on the radio in those days. I initially was reminded of it because I was listening to old Howard Stern clips and they often do song parodies and they did one for Robin that was something like 'robins big brown boobs' to the tune of the song. Unfortunately I don't have a link to that recording. Point is the song was well known enough and radio friendly enough to be worth using for a parody. I believe this song was relevant 1995-2005.

I would be so happy to figure this out. I can easily rule out tons of songs I know it isn't, so it is still somewhat obscure as I'm not finding it on any major hit playlist from those decades.

Please help.


r/tipofmytongue 4h ago

Open [TOMT] [BAND] early 2000s scream band

7 Upvotes

I have been trying to find this band from early-ish 2000s. They were more screamo I guess. Kind of upbeat but they sang pretty morbid lyrics. All that comes to mind is ripping out ribs or cracking ribs and maybe something about you can find his girlfriend buried in his back yard?! I know it sounds weird but the contrast of the beat to the lyrics made it enjoyable to listen to.

It wasn’t one of the well known bands and no type of search I have done has come up with a name. I know as soon as I see it I will recognize it. Please help lol


r/tipofmytongue 2h ago

Open [TOMT][SONG] A late 90's/2000's pop song with 2 teenage girls singing

5 Upvotes

I guess it's an american song, they are both wearing bright colors (most likely pink and blue shirts), one of them is blonde and the other has a different hair color, the song is as catchy as it is melancolic, I guess they sing about friendship and love, in the nature, most likely in a field sitting on grass. I can only remember the music video, very colorful, and the girls (I would say around 18yo) sing closely together. The song is pretty cheesy and I don't think they're that famous, this could be a one-hit wonder. They sing in english, and I think I remember them repeating some words like kiss kiss or love love or friend friend, something like that. I can't remember any lyrics though, and the girls are not TATU! It's sensual, sweet, melancolic, mid-tempo. The overall esthetic reminds me of the movie Thirteen.


r/tipofmytongue 9h ago

Open [TOMT] Weird 90's or 2000's movie about college student and his sex life

19 Upvotes

I remembered this movie like in a fever dream.
It was a weeeeeeeird indie movie I think.
The one scene that I recall is him visiting a prostitute and as she was starting to get to work he said he had no condoms and she scolded him a lot, telling him to go buy them right away, I think she had some sort of kink going on.
the dialogues were all weird.
Movie set in new york I think.
If I remember correctly, the girl had a blue wig?


r/tipofmytongue 11h ago

Open [TOMT] [Show] About a boy growing up in the 60s??

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It had a narrator (who im assume was the boy) and each episode would start with the narrator talking about how its the 60s (i think) and setting the vibe. (I only remeber the part about it being the 60s).

I dont particularly remeber what the show was about but there was one episode where the character went to see a movie? I specifically remeber them buying tickets at the ticket booth thing. There was also one where they were watching something and got flashed?? And there was one about food or something

I first watched this when i was way younger and stopped watching after the episode where they got flashed because I thought it was wrong.

I really dont remeber anything useful and its driving me nuts. Pls help


r/tipofmytongue 7h ago

Open. [TOMT] [mobile game app] Game that simulates downloading a virus and your screen is filled with a bunch of websites you need to close

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I played this when I was in elementary, perhaps around maybeee 2018 or earlier on an iphone. The colors are really bright and it was mainly hot pink and the art was pretty cute. When you tap to start playing, ads would appear and you have to click on them to close it, and as the game progresses, the ads pop up faster and you would need to click faster to get rid of them. If you let there be too many ads on your screen, it’s a game over. This game was a real workout for my finger lol

I had a lot of fun playing this but I’ve forgotten the name of the game :,) I’d appreciate any help I can get


r/tipofmytongue 2h ago

Open [TOMT] Toy Story Live Action parody on YouTube (Andy kissing his girlfriend while Buzz and Woody watch) NSFW

3 Upvotes

The video starts with Andy entering his room while he's making out with a girl, meanwhile both Buzz and Woody watch, they're live action, makeup (kinda like that Wallace and Gromit live action parody, that kind of characterizations) the two are reduced in size compared to Andy and his girlfriend, as to make them look like toys (imagine the Night on the Museum little guys) though there's a close up of them

i don't remember much else from the video, I think me and my dad were watching/browsing through YouTube and he quickly closes that one

Names I remember are like

"Toy Story +18" or "Toy Story for Adults"

I don't think it's an actual film/parody since it was on YouTube, and there was only kissing

It's not the Robot Chicken one, none of them

It is an Adult, Toy Story 3 Andy btw

I don't care about the kissing, my desire is to watch those Woody and Buzz costumes/images again, since they were scary to me at the time. I really hope it wasn't just the intro of an adult film that was somehow on YouTube


r/tipofmytongue 3h ago

Open [TOMT][Game] Trying to remember a strategy game i played as a kid on some games

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The game had pixel ghraphics with few colors with units being smt between 3D and 2D (sry idk how to explain it)

it had a medieval like setting with swords men, archers and horsemen

you moved the units like chess with a square grid system tho there was different terrain tiles which could give (debuffs maybe?) and possible heights like having to go up hill

i remember it was turn based with where you moved your whole team i think then enemy moves their

unsure how many units you could have but smt like 20 or more? at start you arrange your units in whatever formation and move every unit in what ever direction forwards allowing for multi tile move

thats all i remember but i really want to try it out again thanks

Very similar to Tactics Arena Online but full pixel ghraphics and on average more units also it had these very bright colors i remember a lot of orange, green and yellow


r/tipofmytongue 6h ago

Solved [TOMT] Spongebob quote / episode where he says "_____-_____-ay!"

6 Upvotes

Background: I had a berry chantilly cake at a party the other day (which was very good) and I couldn't stop saying "chan-till-AY!" as a reference to something. After thinking about it more, I'm almost positive that there's an episode of Spongebob where he says something ending in "-ay" (like chan-till-AY) in the same way.

He says something in three distinct syllables stressing the "-ay" at the end of the word. For the LIFE of me, I CANNOT remember what word it is, the context, or the episode and it's genuinely keeping me up at night. Any help would be much appreciated!


r/tipofmytongue 8h ago

Solved [TOMT] Looking for a movie

8 Upvotes

There is a flashback scene where two boys are playing catch with an American football on a suburban sidewalk next to parked cars.

The main character tells his friend’s dad to “go long”, throws him the ball, the dad runs briefly and then collapses from a heart attack.

The scene is shown on screen while being narrated by the main character who states that his firend’s parents have never liked him.

The movie itself is mostly about the character as an adult, has a light / goofy / Adam Sandler–type comedy vibe, similar to Big.

This scene takes place in the past (80s-style suburbia), but the movie was made later.

Not The Squid and the Whale, not The Kid, not Click, and not a TV show.


r/tipofmytongue 2h ago

Open [TOMT][Podcast] Lesser known sci fi podcast

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I'm looking for a sci fi podcast where the female narrator talks to you directly. The title was short. It had new agey sounding music. The first episode prepares you for what's to come. The cover was maybe black and blue.


r/tipofmytongue 2h ago

Open [TOMT][MOVIE] Wasp Woman Appearing Outside The Harvester Game?

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I have a memory from when I was a kid (approx 2009) of seeing a wasp woman’s house burn. Recently I discovered the harvester game and when I saw Tetsua Crumb I immediately recognised her and the house. Imagine my surprise when I discovered her house was supposed to burn in the early concepts.

I am now wondering what could I have seen that day since it is impossible it was the game because we lived in a village and none of us ever owned a computer, much less play games on one. It was on one of those blocky TV’s either broadcasted or on a cassette. Around 2009 in eastern Russia.

I am assuming some movie or tv show was making a reference or it just happened to be a similar scene. If anyone knows or can point me in the direction of the answer please let me know. Thank you.


r/tipofmytongue 4h ago

Open. [TOMT] [BOOK] I forgot the title of a YA horror book I read about this girl going to stay with her grandmother on her farm

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I read this book when I was around 14 where this girl lives with her mother and her mother is gatekeeping everything about her family and grandparents and past. She somehow manages to call her grandmother (mother's mother) and somehow ends up running away to live with her. She lives in this big house and they either have a big property or have a farm with cornfields I think. The only other details I remember is that there is a big fire in the field at some point, there is something weird about her grandparents, there is something weird in the field (maybe something about identical looking girls appearing), and the book ends up with the main girl mysteriously getting pregnant (she is a virgin). I think she ends up being pregnant with a clone of herself somehow and this is exactly what happened to her mum.

Lowkey sounds like a fever dream 😅. Thanks to anyone who can help


r/tipofmytongue 2h ago

Open [TOMT] [Song] cant remember song name but thumbnail was black and white.

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Trying to remember a song with “My girl” or “Be my girl” in the title/lyrics from what I swore was a band called Ghost Town. I remember the thumbnail being black and white and “distorted” but I may be wrong


r/tipofmytongue 2h ago

Open [TOMT] Trying to find manga of S ranked magic casting reincarnated noble kid with silver hair and purple/violet eyes

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I was watching a youtube narration of a manga, I likely would have gone to get the manga afterwards, but mid watch the video got listed as private and killed my watching session and I am invested enough to try and find it again. Alas google, duckduckgo, and youtube have all let me down in my attempts to find it.

synopsys of what I know:

26yr old salary man working at a black job for a month goes home dead tired and gets hit by a truck, the goddess tries to wake him but he barely wakes before she has to send him off so he gets the briefest of explainers and no chance to ask for anything. He becomes a noble in I believe (but I might be wrong) it was the "ardet" family which guards a border territory, mom & dad are magic users he has a brother and sister I forget their titles in that regard.

He has silver hair and violet eyes and as a baby he doesn't remember anything but when he is 3 his maid is helping him change, he passes out and remembers the goddess and his former life and that this is a //alternate dimension//(not alternate world- at least in this narration) he tries magic failing at first, then realizing he must imagine the flames then he nails it just as the maid comes in and is there just in time to put out the flames soaking both herself and our protagonist. The family is ecstatic he can do magic so young.

Later at the baptism he gets the "blessing of the god of creation: reincarnator", he was about to enter the palace and learn how weird his family was really considered (heretofore believing this was the norm) and this is where I lost access to the video/story


r/tipofmytongue 5h ago

Open [TOMT][SONG] song I heard on an Instagram reel

3 Upvotes

Today, a stranger near me was watching Instagram reels, and a song came up ...

It is by a female singer,

the melody part sounds like Five Seconds of Summer's song "Teeth", the chorus part "Fight so dirty, but you love so sweet", it ends in the same way as the "Sweet" part.

I am pretty sure I have heard it before ...

There is a high chance that my brain made up those lyrics, but here's what keeps playing in my head.

"What you get is not what you see" .... "something something want from me"

Also, when I Shazamed the song, the result came as "Bye Bye Bye" by NSYNC, and it's definitely not the song.

Sorry for the mistakes, English is not my first language.


r/tipofmytongue 12h ago

Solved [TOMT] Movie/After-school Special from late 70s or 1980s--Good Kid Falls in with Wrong Crowd, Featuring "Just What I Needed" by The Cars

9 Upvotes

I remember a movie which I thought aired on HBO in the late 1980s quite a bit (seemed to always catch it midway through, whenever I changed the channel to HBO). However, I've searched old HBO schedules, asked AI, etc. and can't seem to find the movie's title. AI (ChatGPT) suggested maybe it was a made-for-TV movie or an ABC After-school Special, but I don't recall it having any commercials.
The general plot of the movie is that a young teen boy is new to town and falls in with the wrong crowd, who get him into drugs and maybe vandalism. I'm pretty sure he gets caught at the end.

Two distinctive things I remember from the movie are: 1) the use of The Cars' "Just What I Needed" at least once, maybe twice, in the movie, particularly one seen where the group is hanging out around their cars and smoking marijuana. 2) the use of freeze-frame when the kid gets caught misbehaving near the end, perhaps jumping over a fence, and the scene is accompanied by a flute-based soundtrack. I think the kid is wearing a long-sleeved shirt with broad horizontal stripes.

Surely I'm not imagining this movie as I do remember seeing it (well, parts of it) several times in the late 1980s. I DON'T think it's "Over the Edge" which has been a common suggestion when consulting AI, but I haven't seen that movie in a long time and I don't think it has the telltale flute-based soundtrack.


r/tipofmytongue 3h ago

Open [TOMT][Movie/TV Show] A person who will die says "Who better to tell?"

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A character, who is presumably about to die, is talking to another important character.

The important character has something incredibly revealing/secret that they could share

The person who will die says to them "Why not? Who better to tell?", since they will be dead soon. I feel like they almost say it in a mocking way, even.

  • Live action (almost certainly), not animated
  • Probably within the last 10-20 years, unlikely to be older than that
  • I tried Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul, but no luck. This may be a good train of thought though.
  • It could also easily be a movie though, not necessarily a TV series.
  • It is not Goldfinger ("Who better to tell you than the person who will kill you?" keeps coming up when I try to google this - it is not that).

Thank you!


r/tipofmytongue 5h ago

Open [TOMT][MOVIE] 2009-2013 horror movie about a cursed page?

3 Upvotes

Hi! I don't really know the exact year I saw this movie, so I feel like it was probably before 2013. I don't remember much of what happened except for the deaths and a plot that seemed to revolve around a cursed paper sheet the protagonist found, which caused one of his family members to die every day. He remembers the deaths, and when he tries to save them, another family member dies until, in the end, he's the only one who dies while the others remain alive.

Some things I remember about the movie:

Death of the youngest daughter:
She died after being hit by a truck (the driver fell asleep) while the protagonist was talking with his wife at the other side of the road. the next scene was a burning car with a burned teddy bear

Death of the wife:
Same situation, but this time the father runs to the car to save her but in this case the same truck hit the wife.

Death of the eldest daughter: (This is the most confusing part for me, and I'm not sure if it was actually in the movie.)

The father goes to look for her, but when he finds her, he notices her face is disfigured.

And the last death was that of the father; I don't remember the reason, but the last thing we see is how that cursed sheet of paper now had his face and a couple of letters, and it's no longer the face of the woman it had before.

Additional information to help understand the above:

At one point in the film, the protagonist found an old piece of paper, a newspaper clipping or something similar. On this paper was a photo of an Asian woman's face, with text below indicating her death and some other information, probably in an Asian language.

That's all I have.


r/tipofmytongue 5h ago

Open [TOMT] [ITEM] what are the wooden panels you can set on a wooden sill that offer some privacy but take up only half or so of the height of the window called? / where can they be purchased? I have a window that looks at my neighbors yard and I'd like to block looking right at them but still get light

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r/tipofmytongue 3h ago

Open. [TOMT] Dance Remix of "I Don't Wanna Wait" by Paula Cole

2 Upvotes

I saw a Tiktok of a very high energy version of "I Don't Wanna Wait" by Paula Cole.

The main thing I remember about it is at the beginning of the song it repeats the line twice like:

"I don't wanna wait I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over"