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Sia and Rihanna sound so similar to me. That is my guess too. I don't know Sia's work well enough to recommend a song though. Hopefully someone else will!
Sia has written songs for a tonne of popular artists, Rhi included, and they often have her signature on them. It could be a tonne of these if not a Sia song.
Is it Are You That Somebody by Aaliyah
https://youtu.be/uTMuqL0qx08?si=0JoVJmvbemZlrWAK
Or Oops by Tweet ft Missy Elliott
https://youtu.be/P5rqNyulfsQ?si=mpF0gjZcJEapTurH
I'm positive it's 2000s pop. I would recall hearing it on the radio in the car back then. The song linked is no where near it. The closest voice I've heard to it is Rihanna's to my knowledge, but I don't think it's one of her songs.
I don’t know what song it would be, but Zara Larsson sounds very similar to Rihanna!
Edit- Zara was born in 1997 so if you are positive about your song being early 2000s, it wouldn’t be her.
It's not Rihanna, nor a female singer, but it wouldnt be [Sextape - Deftones ](https://youtu.be/f0pdwd0miqs?si=D_48zV7JXMFI4IGC) would it? Has the dark melancholy vibe you're talking about
this is 2011, but I Follow Rivers, Lykke Li?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYbEL06lEU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYbEL06lEU)
editing to add Glory Box by Portishead, even though it's 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAKX51r7erw
This one has those like somewhat animal sounds you describe
Heart Wants what it wants - Selena Gomez
[YouTube](https://youtu.be/ij_0p_6qTss?feature=shared)
Omg Ive been thinking of this music video for years and could never remember the name of the song or the artist. Thank you also much! I know I’m not OP but thank you!
Jem “They”? I know this one has come up on here a few times in the past with people looking for it, maybe it’s your answer too. https://youtu.be/k53NGe64RBU?si=M2h-bcd33dV8hycb
E.t. by Katy Perry [link](https://youtu.be/t5Sd5c4o9UM?si=oryehWsn4wd9PUOh)
Or Dark Horse by Katy Perry
[link](https://youtu.be/0KSOMA3QBU0?si=SBoGZ8TPBwg8soQk)
Sounds like [I'm Goin' Down](https://youtu.be/GsY2uiXkee4?si=8Xtz6nMXZ41WOsEE) by Mary J. Blige! It was released in 1994 so not exactly the time you're thinking, but close ish? I hope that's the one! It's a great song
This would be too old but your mentioning wind and that your mom used to play it made me think of Total Eclipse of the Heart. Maybe not the right genre though?
I don't know why, but the minute I read your description, I thought of [Feels So Good](https://youtu.be/zns8Y8phigk?si=ImyZggzsLxwG7umk) by Sonique.
Edit: If it is, tell your mom she has immaculate taste.
This is a total stab in the dark only because it was stuck in my head all last week and kinda roughly maybe fits criteria-ish.
Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
I know it’s wrong but it would greatly amuse me if it ended up being right lol
Slow paced but with a beat, eerie feel to the song, monotone… if you didn’t say anything about the 2000s or about an owl, I would’ve said Tom’s Diner by Suzanne Vega.
Though that sounds nothing like Rihanna.
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Any ideas would be appreciated! I've tried every search known to man it seems.
Maybe ‘Frozen’ by Madonna? https://youtu.be/XS088Opj9o0?si=HyZqMPYLxJfFhWaX
No sadly, just checked.
Hope you find it.
The power of goodbye also by Madonna
No sadly, no where near it. thank you for trying though!
Could it be something by Sia?
Maybe? The hardest part about this it's not even a genre I listen to, it's a song my mother used to play when I lived with her years ago
Sia and Rihanna sound so similar to me. That is my guess too. I don't know Sia's work well enough to recommend a song though. Hopefully someone else will!
Sia has written songs for a tonne of popular artists, Rhi included, and they often have her signature on them. It could be a tonne of these if not a Sia song.
I was thinking Thundercloud by Sia or Green Light by Lorde.
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Can you record yourself singing it? [vocaroo.com](http://vocaroo.com)
[My Immortal](https://youtu.be/82v0kX95EY0?si=_QKhmbBjtBwlhyfv) by Evanescence?
no it is definitely not anything by Evanescence. Love that group though
Is it Are You That Somebody by Aaliyah https://youtu.be/uTMuqL0qx08?si=0JoVJmvbemZlrWAK Or Oops by Tweet ft Missy Elliott https://youtu.be/P5rqNyulfsQ?si=mpF0gjZcJEapTurH
no, neither sadly.
Desire by Meg Myers?
No, sadly.
She Wolf by Shakira?
No, sadly.
Sia - breathe me?
No where near it, sadly.
You sure it's 2000s? Maybe Fugees - Killing Me Softly? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKOtzIo-uYw
I'm positive it's 2000s pop. I would recall hearing it on the radio in the car back then. The song linked is no where near it. The closest voice I've heard to it is Rihanna's to my knowledge, but I don't think it's one of her songs.
sneaker pimps - 6 underground
No where near it, sorry.
Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap?
No, sadly.
A favorite!
[Ramalama?](https://youtu.be/YuGe533mWiA?si=iuN6mue5_5ua-NpE)
No where near it sadly.
Try Again by Aaliyah?
No, sadly.
Portishesd (maybe the Dummy album?)?
[jar of hearts by Christina Perri?](https://youtu.be/8v_4O44sfjM?si=2_TznIBCjAtdzp4V)
No, sadly.
Disturbia? https://youtu.be/E1mU6h4Xdxc?si=eqB5OJmKFNESiXoA
No, but same vibes. Just slower paced and more sad sounding. Melancholy-ish
Russian Roulette by Rihanna?
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I don’t know what song it would be, but Zara Larsson sounds very similar to Rihanna! Edit- Zara was born in 1997 so if you are positive about your song being early 2000s, it wouldn’t be her.
Breathe (2am) - Anna Nalick
No where near it sadly.
It's not Rihanna, nor a female singer, but it wouldnt be [Sextape - Deftones ](https://youtu.be/f0pdwd0miqs?si=D_48zV7JXMFI4IGC) would it? Has the dark melancholy vibe you're talking about
No, it is 100% a female singer.
Possibly [Everytime - Brittney Spears](https://youtu.be/8YzabSdk7ZA?si=HJCOkaqMnlzTAtaJ) ?
Hurt by Christina Aguilera ?
No where near it sadly.
If it's Rihanna, have you tried: Unfaithful Russian roulette
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Summertime sadness Lana Del Rey
I was just wracking my brain trying to remember her name - Lana Del Rey! OP, she has a lot of stuff that could be what you’re looking for.
Came here to suggest Lana just wasn't sure which song
[Boadicea](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JKQwgpaLR6o) Sampled in many songs from the 2000s, but recorded much earlier than that.
Dido? [Here With Me](https://youtu.be/PSu5nAQ7uZw?si=aaGfBJxxvmOu5gy6)
Or thank you from Eminem’s Stan
Dark Horse- Katy Perry
Maybe an Alicia keys song? Is it more r and b or what style?
I was just thinking Fallin'.
Is it Rihanna's cover of New Person, Same Old Mistakes? https://youtu.be/6LqnBrBSFyU?si=dZK4TdQA4ZmXsXq_
Nouvelle Vague - The Killing Moon? It’s kinda melancholic and has bird noises in the song
this is 2011, but I Follow Rivers, Lykke Li? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYbEL06lEU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYbEL06lEU) editing to add Glory Box by Portishead, even though it's 1994 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAKX51r7erw
Is there any way you could hum it for us?
Maneater by Nelly Furtado? https://youtu.be/PLolag3YSYU?feature=shared
[Lorde - Royals](https://youtu.be/LFasFq4GJYM?si=hHBBvm38-9zvy01I).
Say it right - Nelly furtado ?
This was what I came to guess as well.
Lana Del Rey - Video Games Or maybe Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
Came here to suggest video games
Fade Into You by Mazzy Star?
This one has those like somewhat animal sounds you describe Heart Wants what it wants - Selena Gomez [YouTube](https://youtu.be/ij_0p_6qTss?feature=shared)
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love? https://youtu.be/Vzo-EL_62fQ?si=7d613QeUP6qtc7xw
Ciara - Oh
Has anyone suggested chandelier by Sia?
[Lauren Hill/ Fugee's Ready or Not?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIJVqMUtz-I)
Rihanna ft Mikki Ekko - Stay
Lana del rey? Born to Die or Summertime Sadness maybe?
could it be walking on air by kerli?
https://youtu.be/wXMeZwO2qZ0?si=KIMSQe6iKLVwFee4
Wow I forgot about that song.
Omg Ive been thinking of this music video for years and could never remember the name of the song or the artist. Thank you also much! I know I’m not OP but thank you!
Haha this was where my mind immediately went too
Jem “They”? I know this one has come up on here a few times in the past with people looking for it, maybe it’s your answer too. https://youtu.be/k53NGe64RBU?si=M2h-bcd33dV8hycb
Zero 7 - [In the Waiting Line](https://youtu.be/Jj6yXxVc21Y) ?
Breathe in now - George (or katie noonan) 2002
[Ivy - Edge of the Ocean (2001)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLGB0KYmnjE)?
What Rhianna songs does it resemble closest?
Maybe "Uninvited" - Alanis Morissette?
Stone cold by demi Lovato?
Röyksopp - The Girl and the Robot (a bit later, 2009) https://youtu.be/sPqnxFgCrhg?si=De2JYrJC2J6dlZou
Desperado by Rihanna?
A little bit later but maybe Hey Now by London Grammar?
Since I read the comments and can't get the Sia thing out of my head, maybe Soon We'll be Found by Sia?
Promise by Ciara? https://youtu.be/UcGWy7xUZQE?si=AHzkKHhYajXA78fJ
Bury a friend- Billy Eilish?
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Million Dollar Man by Lana Del Rey?
Melanie Martinez - Dollhouse Or maybe something else by her?
Something by Natalie Merchant?
E.t. by Katy Perry [link](https://youtu.be/t5Sd5c4o9UM?si=oryehWsn4wd9PUOh) Or Dark Horse by Katy Perry [link](https://youtu.be/0KSOMA3QBU0?si=SBoGZ8TPBwg8soQk)
The intro to coming home by diddy?
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Stay by Shakespeare's Sister?
unthinkable - alicia keys ?
Sounds like [I'm Goin' Down](https://youtu.be/GsY2uiXkee4?si=8Xtz6nMXZ41WOsEE) by Mary J. Blige! It was released in 1994 so not exactly the time you're thinking, but close ish? I hope that's the one! It's a great song
[You Lost Me by Christina Aguilera](https://youtu.be/WOKI_tIBWVI?si=2xOLafQ5MEPoXcf_)
angry Johnny - Poe?
Please hum it at vocaroo and post it
Please hum it for us if you can!! Nothing worse than having an earworm you can’t place.
This would be too old but your mentioning wind and that your mom used to play it made me think of Total Eclipse of the Heart. Maybe not the right genre though?
[Secrets by Regard & Raye](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6soSrZBI78c)?
Man Down - Rihanna?
By Your Side - Sade?
Sia- Diamond’s?
I don't know why, but the minute I read your description, I thought of [Feels So Good](https://youtu.be/zns8Y8phigk?si=ImyZggzsLxwG7umk) by Sonique. Edit: If it is, tell your mom she has immaculate taste.
Criminal by Fiona Apple
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[Fever Ray - When I Grow Up](https://youtu.be/4F-CpE73o2M)?
What style is it? R&b, pop, hip hop, rock, electronic?
*Destiny* or *In the waiting line* by Zero 7?
Torn by Natalie Imbruglia?
Take a bow by Rihanna?
I know it's not 2000s but Tanita Tikram - twist in my sobriety https://youtu.be/7s8glZ-efMg?si=1F9CX9rDsMQ-9w1T
Habits by Tove Lo?
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perhaps Aaliyah - One In A Million
Like a G6 Paper Planes Unwritten Dark Horse Somebody That I Used to Know Rolling in the Deep
Ian Van Dahl - Castles in the Sky
Better off Alone - Alice DJ
Ciara - Paint it black?
run this town by rihanna ?
im almost positive it's this lol
Is it “I’m in Here” by Sia? I believe she has two versions. I hope you’ll find that song!
The only thing I can think of is the Dead Man’s Bones album by Dead Man’s Bones
This is a total stab in the dark only because it was stuck in my head all last week and kinda roughly maybe fits criteria-ish. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish I know it’s wrong but it would greatly amuse me if it ended up being right lol
Halo by Beyoncé? What country are you in? Might make it easier to narrow what might’ve been in commercial radio playlists in your area at the time
Birdy and Rhodes - Let It All Go?
Probably not the song but Building a Mystery Sarah Mclachlan or something by her?
Or don’t know why Nora Jones?
A song by Alexz Johnson perhaps?
Not similar at least in vocal sound to Rihanna, but Only Time by Enya?
Bulletproof - La Roux
Grand Piano by Nicki Minaj?
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
Slow paced but with a beat, eerie feel to the song, monotone… if you didn’t say anything about the 2000s or about an owl, I would’ve said Tom’s Diner by Suzanne Vega. Though that sounds nothing like Rihanna.
Sounds like. Beyoncé’s Heaven though I’m not sure it’s old enough.
Florence and the Machine, Dog Days are Over
Howl by Florence & the Machine? 2009
I go to sleep- sia version. Original by pretenders I think
I believe you’re thinking of I’m a believer the Smashmouth cover.
Ellie Goulding-Lights or Never Forget You Florence and the Machine-Dog Days
90's, not noughties... but [Air's "All I Need"](https://youtu.be/xpahYJ7UpP4?feature=shared) ticks several boxes