Not to be confused with "Walls To Rubble".
"Walls of Fire" is an unidentified synth-pop song, recorded off an unknown radio station in New Jersey/New York on c. 1985.
The song is likely a demo of Walls of Fire by Armand Zone, or possibly a similar case to Paradise Eyes by Chemistry Set, a live recording broadcasted on the radio, potentially from Max's Kansas City. Armand Zone frequently preformed there with his brothers, dating back as far back as 1978 when in the band, The Fast. There is audio of Mandy & O-Zone preforming here in 1981, with vocal similarities.
Search History[]
On June 10th, 2023, user Kenny Cathead posted a one hour and 25-minute video titled “Unknown” to YouTube. It featured many snippets recorded off of the radio in the 1980s. The song plays at the 1:22:39 mark.
Kenny reposted the snippet to WatZatSong account NY80sTapes on July 17th, 2023, it was recorded off of a New York or New Jersey based radio station in the 1980s.
"New Wave track called 'Walls of Fire'. There's one by Armand Zone, but when you hear that one in YouTube, this isn't it".
On November 24th, 2023, on the FMM Discord thread for the songs he posted, Kenny said that he wasn’t the person who recorded the tapes, but instead a friend who was trying to make a sound collage, but he recorded a few things.[1]
On December 8th, 2024, WatZatSong user Kyterkay contacted Armand Zone's brother, Paul Zone, but he still has not responded. Armand isn’t able to be contacted due to him passing away in 1993.
On January 26th, 2025, YouTube user Q reuploaded the snippet to her channel. A day later, Antonio’s Remastered Works uploaded a remaster of the song.
On October 5th, 2025, the song was put in verification needed after Kyterkay wrote an essay, breaking down the NY80s version and comparing with the final song.[2]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
If only I could turn 'em back, the hands of time
If only I could turn 'em back, the hands of time
[Jumpcut]
[Chorus]
There are two walls of fire on each side of me now
There are two walls of fire on each side of me now
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Kenny Cathead’s Lostwave Songs | |
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| (No 467) Spielplatz • All The Way (by Bohemia) • And Many, Many More • Angels • At Night • Autobahn • Baby Happy • Boogie • Break Down Those Walls • Breakaway • Carving The Future From Soap • Chelsea • Chemistry • Dancing In A Trance • Der Tag Schlägt Zu • Different View • Electric Gnome Dance • Étude In Sine • Find Her • Flesh And Steel (Extended Version) • Four Minutes With God • Gdansk • Grey At Present • I Am A Vapour • I Go So Low For You • I'm Not Your Doormat • Iron Curtain • Jenny's Doin' Fine • Jericho • King’s Gambit • Love Dance (Love Mix) • Middle Class • Music Machine • No Stranger To Glenda J. • Paradise Eyes • Poland • Rain (by Art Fleury) • Sixes And Sevens • Someone's Changing • Somewhere in New York • State St. • Stranger (by Shöx Lumania) • Synthetic Pleasure • Terra Nova • The Biggest One • The Deaf Mute • The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter • The Iron Compass • The Lesson • The Merger • The Station I'm In • Tribes • Violate the Video • Waiting For The Night • Woman • You Make It Hard | |
| Above Me • Bruce Haack-Like Song #1 • Bruce Haack-Like Song #2 • Chiptune Track • Classical Electronic Piano Piece • Country Rock Oriented Excerpt • Dream Infinitely • Dream Through The Door • Dissonant Trombone • Dramatic Pipe Organ • Echoey Drums • Electronic Barking Dog Sample • Early 80s Post-Punk Excerpt • Energetic Power Pop • Experimental Guitar • Fairlight Demo • Fashion Hurts Remix • Frightful String Quartet • Funhouse Electrp • Happy Pure Electronic • How Happy Life Can Be • I'm Only Dreaming • I’m Just A Boy • Intense Electronic Piece • Klaus Schulze-Like Song • Liminalist Spacey Ambient • Mannheim Steamroller-Like Song • Melancholic Synth • Mid 80's New Wave Excerpt #3 • Mid 80's Synthpop Excerpt #1 • Mid 80's Synthpop Excerpt #2 • Minimal Synthwave • Minimal Wave #1 • My Uncle Pete • New Age Piece Ending • New Wave Guitar Riff • Nothing Had Changed • Ominous Electronic Piece • Progressive Rock Excerpt • Prolonged Guitar Strum • Psychedelic Folk Tune • Pure Electronic Piece • Pure Electronic Piece #4 • Radical Synthpop • Rapid Minimal • Rapid Spooky Synthpop • Rockin’ Garage Tune • Screaming Punk Rock • Scratching Electro • Silly Synth • Skipping Punk Rock • Smooth Jazz Excerpt • Soft Piano Ballad • Spacey Electronic Pieces • Spooky Electro • Suspenseful Electronic Piece #2 • Tangerine Dream-Like Song • Twangy Pop Rock | |
| Dark Synthpop [Chemistry Set - Carpe Diem?] • Walls Of Fire [Armand Zone - Walls Of Fire (Demo)?] | |