What is this song? Losing my mind ...

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Male singer, slow grunge-y emo type balland, yearning vocals, slow build, melodic, quite up and down in the tones. Similar to Radiohead's Talk Show Host but less rock-y.
"I want to be ... la la la la la la" or similar vocals in the hook.
It may have been used in a recent TV programme or trailer, it's kind of spooky. Please can you help?!

Having seen your Moto Boy link which you said is very similar, the first thing I thought of was Lana Del Ray (female but very deep, husky voice)

None of those, sorry. Thanks!

Not anything by Jeff Buckley?

DD says Climbing up the Walls - Radiohead
All apologies - Nirvana

Suckonthatmaureen - my 2 favourite bands...

I also wondered about something from Nirvana's Unplugged

Nirvana - All Apologies - it's not that. sorry.
Radiohead - Climbing Up The Walls is really good and close, but lacks the "I want you ... I want yoo-o-oo" that I can hear in my head. It's not Talk Show Host.

It's not any Lana Del Ray that I've heard, sorry.

I've listened to your humming / now all I can hear is Salt n Peppa's Push It

prefab sprout

Is it running up that hill by Placebo? This is stressing me. I wish I had not clicked this thread.

Is it this? Starts low but goes very high. From La Vie et Belle perfume ad a few years ago.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGwoK4Pgq-I

Something by Cigarettes after Sex?

Although they are a bit more ambient maybe.

I was gonna say running up that hill by placebo

Something by Vancouver Sleep Clinic?

I reeeeally believe running up that hill could be the one. I keep coming back to see if i'm right but alas, OP has deserted. DESERTED. Look what you've done to me!

Not Push It
Not Prefab Sprout
Not Running up that Hill
Not Cigarettes after Sex
Not Vancouver Sleep Clinic
Sorry!

And it's not CORSON - We'll come again, sorry.
And thank you! Didn't come back last night because stinking cold & tired.
I'm just weirdly happy I got the hum back. We will crack this.

Is it Alone by Richard Hawley?

james arthur?

empty space?

Richard Hawley - Alone - really, really good guess but it's not it.
James Arthur Empty Space - damn good, I mean I can hear how similar it is to my pitiful hum, and also to the tune in my head, but no.

My thoughts tonight are it's probably a bit older than I first thought. Perhaps not John Lennon/Stones "old", but then again why not. 70% sure it's british. 90% sure male white voice. A ballad, a rock/grunge ballad. Something wiley and desperate about the way he sings. Very pretty melody, can't not be well known. But the exact words elude me. Well, otherwise it'd be a doddle right?

Btw - changing from humming to la-ing in your recording was really distracting and broke the thread for me. If you could re-record doing one all the way through that might help us.

I recognise the tune, I think it's something my daughter sings at open mics, but I can't put a name to it!
If I can work out how to send her the link I'll see if she knows!

I think it might be something by Elliott Smith but not sure what. But I am currently obsessed with ES so may be biased.