Primary Filtration (formerly known as "Song Of Regret") is a formerly unidentified slacker rock song by San Francisco-based band Ford. The song was released in 1992 as a single with another song titled "Vicodin".
Search History[]
The song was first posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm on August 23rd, 2012 along with multiple other unknown songs. He didn’t provide any information about the songs.
On April 13th, 2013, Guglielm commented on a WFMU.org page for a playlist made by radio DJ Terre T. He said all of the songs were recorded off of WFMU "ages ago".[1]
A week later, Guglielm commented on a WFMU playlist made by DJ Bob Brainen, specifying that the songs were recorded 20-30 years prior, specifically between 1981-1984 or 1991-1993, off of WFMU.[2]
Guglielm reposted the song to WatZatSong on February 6th, 2014 without providing any additional info about it, but it was most likely recorded from 1991-1993.
Over time, the song was reuploaded to YouTube by multiple users, such as Mike Worst, MistaEgg, Q, AlianTheObscure, S2h, Rocketballboi, and multiple others, amassing over 8k views.
On March 26th, 2023, Guglielm confirmed that he digitized all of his cassette tapes with the songs on them in the early 1990s, and no longer had any of them anymore.[3]
On October 15th, 2025, Discord user AzureBlast identified the song as "Primary Filtration" by Ford after running the song through WerZatSong using fingerprints from WZBC show Gulls Window Circus.
Debunked Leads[]
On October 1st, 2022, user Kurty brought up the possibility of the band God Is My Co-Pilot being behind the song, due to their style and vocalist sounding similar, and them performing multiple live sessions on WFMU during the 1990s[4]. Despite multiple band members being contacted, it was only ruled out after the song was solved.
Presumed lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Before you fucked up,
How long did you wait?
For a song
Too long
I called you up
You stood me up
Sure, you were there
But not there
[Chorus]
Show me a way to yesterday
[Kids will uphold], make me old
I never knew what to do
Song of regret, 'cause I don't get-
[Verse 2]
What took so long?
To live wrong?
Waiting for high school
For now's the chance
Untie my hands
I'm kind of scared
Oh well, oh well
[Chorus]
Show me a way to yesterday
[Kids will uphold], make me old
I never knew what to do
Song of regret, 'cause I don't get-
[Verse 3]
Heads and hands
Cups and pens
Hate my life
Hey, the light
[Think that doesn't make it ain't your fault]
Never knew that nothing felt so good
Now's your chance
Real romance
[Chorus]
Show me a way to yesterday
[Kids will uphold], make me old
I never knew what to do
Song of regret, 'cause I don't get-
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Show me a way to yesterday
[Kids will uphold], make me old
I never knew what to do
Song of regret, 'cause I don't-
Ford[]
"Ford" (also known by "Floored") was a short-lived all-female rock band from San Francisco, California, USA. They lasted from 1991 to 1993.
The band consisted of Carolyn Keddy, Jeanne McKinney, Michele Fialer, and Terri Weist.
They released 3 singles, Friendly, Dinner Party, and Vicodin, which Primary Filtration is from.
And in addition they released an album title "This Color Is Bittersweet" under the name Floored on The Communion Label
The singles were distributed on Blackjack Records, Sympathy For The Record Industry, and No. 6 Records.
