Keen Keane

So my sister calls me three times today(2 times went to voicemail), and she wanted me to help her figure out the name of a song. She thought it was by a British group, but it could be by one guy. She had either heard it on Saturday Night Live, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Regis and Kelly, and the list goes on. We had talked about this song before, and I told her that I thought she heard it when The Shins were on Saturday Night Live with Jake Gyllenhaal. I told her it could be The Arcade Fire or The Decemberists since all of these bands seem to blend together in my mind. She told me she had heard the song on Live with Regis and Kelly during a segment where a couple went on a helicopter ride. We both did searches online for Regis+Kelly+helicopter. The search results did not help(but I bet they will after I post this!).

My nephew had iTunes up so my sister got him to play the 30 second clips of all the bands/songs I was naming. I even went on Billboard.com to tell her what was popular on the modern rock singles chart. We tried songs by Linkin Park and The Bravery, but nothing sounded right to her.

Finally, she remembered how part of the song went. She sang it to me, and I told her that Blake Lewis had sung that song on American Idol. I quickly went to YouTube and looked for that performance. I knew it was more at the beginning of American Idol. Before I found it, I remembered the name of the band who sang the song ... Keane! I also liked the song, and I thought Blake's performance was pretty good.

Therefore, the song is "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane, and if anyone ever searches for the song that was being played while a couple of people rode in a helicopter on Live With Regis and Kelly, then I hope that person will find this post. ;)