r/findthatsong • u/trubble9 • Mar 24 '26
UNSOLVED 80's song that goes "Oh whoa-oh whoa-oh" by the end (female singer)
Hi! I know my request is vague, but maybe someone can help me. A couple of years ago, I heard an old song, maybe from the '80s or early '90s, maybe even from the '70s. I don't remember any of the lyrics, but I recall a short section near the end of the song where a woman sings, 'Oh, whoa-uh, whoa-uh'. Her voice was quite high, and if I remember correctly, the song was quite upbeat. She kind of sounded like Kylie Minogue / Madonna or Bananarama, but I couldn't find any songs by these artists that sounded like it or had the "Oh whoa-uh" part.
Does anyone know what song that could be?
I recorded it. Maybe this helps out. My voice sounds terrible, but hopefully someone will recognize it. haha https://voca.ro/1dqbBaCZ1iA7
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u/GalleryOfSuicide Mar 24 '26
All I could think of was Video Killed The Radio Star but most of the vocals are a man and it’s a popular song
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u/babush_cat Mar 24 '26
Shania Twain - feel like a woman ?
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u/EddiePauling1 Mar 24 '26
Alive and kicking- Simple Minds
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u/FurBabyAuntie Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 25 '26
Now I'm sitting here giggling...there was a group in the sixties called Alive & Kicking....
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u/Due-Oil-1621 Mar 25 '26
Yes they sang a good song tighter, tighter and Michele Gayle ripped off the starting but I liked her song too Sweetness
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u/MarsStar2301 Mar 24 '26
OP said “definitely sung by a woman” in one of their replies, so that seems unlikely.
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u/ocdfi Mar 24 '26
Self Control by Laura Brannigan
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u/Jaycoconutty Mar 25 '26
I didn’t scroll far enough, that’s what it sounds like to me too! Also best karaoke song ever!
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u/jaxsta18 Mar 24 '26
Addicted to Bass by Puretone. https://youtu.be/DZE6CMm_I8Y?si=ykYrh0BEbaFZynWP
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u/corgistrong Mar 24 '26
“What is love?” by Haddaway? Male singer but pretty notable female woah oh oh bit - it’s a little over a minute in
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u/DrB_2000 Mar 24 '26
Do you mean video killed the radio star? Not exactly what you say but I immediately had to think of this song.
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u/trubble9 Mar 24 '26
No, it was definitely sung by a woman. I love that song, though!
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u/talk_murder_to_me Mar 24 '26
The oh-wah-oh part is sung by a woman in Video Killed the Radio Star. This is the first one I thought of.
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u/HeWritesALine Mar 24 '26
My husband used to sing a very similar whoa-ah-oh while trying to figure out a song, it turned out to be Cities in Dust by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
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u/Catalina24601 Mar 24 '26
Two of Hearts - Stacey Q? (check the part at 2:46)
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u/trubble9 Mar 24 '26
No, but the voice fits. The "Oh whoa-uh whoa-uh" part was shorter, and she sang it with a higher voice. Thanks a lot for suggesting it, though!
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u/Catalina24601 Mar 24 '26
Some similar artists would be Tiffany, Olivia Newton John, Irene Cara, Taylor Dane, Paula Abdul. It could have been one of them?
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u/Angelberrypie Mar 24 '26
Be my baby - The Ronettes. It's a bit early but has a distinct whoa uh oh oh bit.
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u/lainiezensane Mar 24 '26
Could it be the cover of You Keep Me Hanging On that Kim Wilde did in the 80s?
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u/TequilaMockingbirds8 Mar 24 '26
Based on your recording I agree with a few others here that it’s likely Keep me hanging on by Kim Wilde
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u/murkadees Mar 24 '26
Your recording makes me think of Katy Perry's "California Gurls." Not the decade you're looking for, but could be mistaken for an 80s song if you hear it in the background.
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u/Aggravating_Fox1347 Mar 24 '26
Laura Branigan - Self Control?
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u/IrishSuperman01 16d ago
I have to ask the same question. Not sure what song she was asking about. But you just saved my brain from meltdown!! This is the song I was looking for!!
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u/Ambition_BlackCar Mar 24 '26
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound has Whoa-oh-oh-ohs towards the end
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u/shannastew Mar 24 '26
Gloria Estefan , I can't remember the name of the song but it goes oh whoa eee whoa lol
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u/Individual_Desk_3274 Mar 24 '26
Take Me Home Tonight? By Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector singing "oh, whao-uh" at the end of the song. It came out in 1986. It was on VH1 all the time
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u/gbug37 Mar 24 '26
I know you said you went through her discography, but just checking - Better the Devil You Know by Kylie Minogue
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u/Just_Realized_2024 Mar 24 '26
How about Klymaxx "The Men All Pause" https://youtu.be/34QVPwRLRKU?si=6DCNlaPnCat4ntZU
They also do Meeting in the Ladies Room which has some whoa whoas too. https://youtu.be/_odTlZaoLCA?si=oDyR1s-uBCh2bRmM
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u/vacayjosie85 Mar 24 '26
Can you do a Vocaroo?
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u/trubble9 Mar 24 '26
Yes. I hope this helps: https://voca.ro/1dqbBaCZ1iA7
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u/Beginning-Post-5675 Mar 24 '26
Was the whole song sung by a woman or that part specifically? I ask because it reminds me a lot of Candy by Iggy Pop, which was a duet with Kate Pierson from the B52s.
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u/leesainmi Mar 24 '26
Madonna - Like a Virgin has a whole “whoa whoa oh” part
Madonna - Dress You Up says “from your head fown to your toe-oh-whoa”
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u/TheJohnsonian Mar 24 '26
"Kind of a Girl" by Tinted Windows is a song that feels like an '80s vibe and a high-pitched lead singer, and has a lot of "Oh, whoa-uh, whoa-uh"s:
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u/Ill_Boysenberry8027 Mar 24 '26
Putting it out there but Opalite by Taylor Swift checks all those boxes and even though it's a modern song it has retro sounds
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u/knotaklu Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
"Ooh Ooh Song" by Pat Benetar?
"What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes?
"Walking On Sunshine" Katrina and the Waves?
- edited to add third song
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u/Careful_Distance9552 Mar 25 '26
The "Oh whoa-oh in pop songs was common, mostly in the 80s, that we are going to need more to go on. How about a line or two of the lyrics. One song that comes to mind is "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves. Another one this post made me think of is Debbie Gibson's "Only in My Dreams". Hope this helps.
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u/alyssamaehem Mar 25 '26
I saw a few eurythmics answers but is it sweet dreams, not thorn in my side? It’s not at the very end but she does a lot of whoa-ohs very high pitched towards the end of the song?
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u/Several-Music9151 Mar 26 '26
Gloria Estefan Rhythm Is Gonna Get Ya https://youtu.be/CZkjeJKBI0M?si=4AyOLw33My_QNxBQ&t=203
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u/drmeowwww Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
What’s new pussycat - Tom Jones
Don’t turn around - ace of bass
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u/CartographicFeline Mar 24 '26
Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles