Help me identify this song based on barely any helpful clues...?

[AngeloMysterioso]

• I’m pretty sure it’s from the 80’s
• male vocalist
• mainly a 4 note piano tune
• slow-ish tempo
• got quite a dark kind of vibe, along the lines of The Smiths

Any clue as to lyrics, genre, theme of the song, tempo, vocal register?

That is very vague. Have you tried humming it into Shazam?

Forest fire - Lloyd Cole?

Can you recall any of the words, even a phrase?

Leonard Cohen?

Vienna - Ultravox?

Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn ??

Really need a line or two.

Lurking. Mn identified my song on less and I'm forever grateful.
(it was lonely symphony by Frances ruffele)

@StrangeAddiction

Vienna - Ultravox?

This was my first thought also. Amazing song.

Early, mid or late 80s?

Under your thumb - 10cc ?

(wild guess)

Think we need a little more to go on

Can’t remember any of the words at all- I heard it in a busy restaurant last night and I knew that I knew it and liked it, attempted to Shazam it but there was too much background noise and the song finished before I could record any of it. Tempted to call the restaurant and ask what playlist they use!

It’s not anything suggested so far- I’ve attempted to (badly) remember what the piano riff is here www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder/msg/1s4meya6tp05o233

OP, it's so familiar!

Flying Pickets?!

Caravan of Love, Housemartins?

Feel embarrassed suggesting that, but your tune is so familiar!

Flying Pickets would be Only You, Alison Moyet did it as well.

Ooohh yes @ChillerKillerCroissant

Based n that voice recording... is it Only You? There's a version by the Flying Pickets and one by Yazoo.

Mad World (Tears for Fears)?

Another vote for Only You

It’s not Only You, it’s slower... the bit I sang is the piano part, I think I got the tempo about right, the key might be slightly lower though. It’s got quite a moody feel to it.

I did wonder if it could be Tears for Fears but it’s not Mad World

Life in a Northern town - Dream Academy?

I'm thinking life in a northern town too.