Lost media is a point of interest for many people, particularly audiophiles and music historians. These four bizarre long lost songs have some pretty interesting (and spooky) lore behind them.
1. Memphis Rap Sigils
These rap songs have been partially found, though most of them remain a mystery. According to age-old internet lore, the Memphis Rap Sigils were songs on eight different tapes that were believed to have been cursed with demonic energy. Some of the songs allegedly have samples of people being murdered in the background audio, though this claim has never been proven.
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2. Gloomy Sunday
This age-old song might be a familiar one to most readers and listeners. โGloomy Sundayโ is a popular Hungarian song that was originally composed by Rezsล Seress in 1933. It has been covered extensively in the years since its release, with a few performers including Sarah Brightman, The Smithereens, Bjork, Sarah McLachlan, and more.
The original โGloomy Sundayโ allegedly was a โcursedโ song that led a number of listeners back in the day to commit suicide. And like most of the entries on this list, there is no proof to back up these claims. Still, weโd say itโs pretty spooky!
3. The Beatlesโ โCarnival Of Lightโ
When it comes to lost songs and their lore, most arenโt as creepy as youโd think. This particular lost song is far from spooky, but itโs certainly interesting. Especially because Paul McCartney has the song sitting in a vault somewhere and wonโt release it.
โCarnival Of Lightโ is a nearly 14-minute song recorded by The Beatles in 1967. Itโs a particularly avant-garde piece of work that has never been released officially. It has allegedly circulated online, but no one knows for sure how authentic those audio recordings are. In 1996, McCartney wanted to release it on The Beatlesโ Anthology 2 album, but the remaining band members opted not to. As of 2016, McCartney allegedly still has the tape.
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4. Pure Pink Noise
The โPure Pink Noiseโ audio track and YouTube video have since been completely lost to time, despite the best efforts of conspiracy theorists and armchair music historians to find it. The โPure Pink Noiseโ video was allegedly a video that played โpinkโ noise, also known as 1/f noise.
Thereโs nothing particularly spooky about pink noise itself; itโs simply white noise that has a lower pitch than white noise and a frequency profile that mimics slow brain waves that occur during sleep. As such, pink noise is often played on speakers to help people sleep.
However, this particular audio track or โsongโ has been subject to rumors that it would force people unconscious until the full audio track was completed. These claims have never been proven.
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