Strange Complex (formerly also known under the placeholder name Cheer or Complex) is a formerly unidentified new wave/post punk song recorded and released by the Swiss band HET in 1988. It was taken from an old tapes compilation on YouTube with other unknown songs, uploaded by user Нет войне! (No war!).
Search History
On September 2nd, 2015, YouTube user Нет войне! posted a video titled "Unknown Postpunk & Wave from Switzerland" claiming that he "found these snippets on an old tape, I guess, all the bands are switzerland-based." Upon the four clips was a short six-second one, along with the text on the screen "As far as I remember, this one is called complex and had a both male & female singer". After a while, the rest of the clips were found, other than Complex. The video itself was privated.
On May 31st, 2020, a new video was uploaded, called "unknown Postpunk & Wave from Switzerland". This version had all the lost songs from his older videos uploaded in 2015 and some never before seen clips from his tapes. This also included another lost song Damenwahl from his older video. This new video had the "Complex" snippet with a voice saying "Cheer" but was proved to be an editing mistake done by нет войне!, and the voice actually said "Yes" and was taken from the song "Loneliest Person" by The Indian Feast.
On May 12th, 2022, on a нет войне!'s blog post he stated that he recorded mostly from a radio station called DRS 3 specifically the "CH Special" which played music from local bands and "strange" people according to нет войне!, which he stated on his YouTube comments that's probably where the song was recorded from.
On March 22nd, 2023, YouTube user MistaEgg uploaded the clip naming it "Cheer". The video is now privated.
On February 24th, 2024, the r/LostwaveCheer subreddit was created by Reddit user Corrupted_Webb.
On March 27th, 2024, the OP released a recreation of the song based on his memory. On April 5th, 2024, YouTuber Moody Riffs uploaded their own recreation of the song based on the OP's cover.
On August 14, 2024, Discord user PNWM-Trabial discovered a listing for a song named Strange Complex by a Swiss band called Het on the website of the Swiss National Sound Archives. The band shared a similar musical style to the song and recorded in the same studio as Micro Kids, the band that the OP originally believed to have created the song.
On August 15, 2024, the OP claimed that he skipped work to listen to the recording at a library and confirmed that it was the same song, but he was wasn’t allowed to create a copy of the original recording. That same day, Eva Frosch (the female singer) confirmed to the user saber that it was indeed a song from HET.
On August 16th, 2024, Eva gave the file with the complete song to the user sveta, and the song was finally identified as Strange Complex by HET.
Lyrics
[Verse 1: Franz Frosch]
She's got more money
More cars, more men
She lives how I will never can
I love her once, I do it twice
In bed, we're playing cat & mice
[Chorus: Franz & Eva Frosch]
You may say she only likes my sex
It's not true 'cause her strange complex
Is that even though her problem is
Only like the mine does smell her piss
You may say she only likes my sex
It's not true 'cause her strange complex
Is that even though her problem is
Only like the mine does smell her p-p-p-piss
[Verse 2: Franz Frosch, Franz & Eva Frosch]
She is from the high society
Is driving Jaguars & drinking tea
She looks like Karloff
She is so strong
I have been hers yet for so long
[Chorus: Franz & Eva Frosch]
You may say she only likes my sex
It's not true 'cause her strange complex
Is that even though her problem is
Only like the mine does smell her piss
You may say she only likes my sex
It's not true 'cause her strange complex
Is that even though her problem is
Only like the mine does smell her p-p-p-piss
HET
HET was a post punk/synthpop band from Basel, Switzerland. The band consisted of: Kornel Vogt, Franz Frosch, and Eva Frosch
HET’s music was featured on compilations such as “Swiss Techno Sampler – Real” and “Electric Dance Sampler 1989”.
All their music can be found here
Gallery
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Trivia
- Contrary to the popular belief, the song is not about urine, but is based on a Swiss German saying. [1]
External links
- Original YouTube upload.
- Unlisted YouTube upload giving more info.
- OP's recreation
- Subreddit search sub (r/LostwaveCheer).
- Full song upload.
- Lyrics on Genius.com.
- The band on Discogs.
- Unofficial censored version.
Reference(s)
| No War!/нет войне! Mysterious Songs
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Unidentified Swiss Rock Instrumental - Carnival - No More Feelings - Unterm Rad - Damenwahl - Old Tape Instrumental
Identified Strange Complex - Parco Degli Aranci - State Of Stress - Don't Open The Arc - Battle For The Northstar
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