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OK, this is a long shot, but it's driving me proper crazy..
Heard a song out and about around a month ago and thought oh, I really like this... but I couldn't place who it was by - and now I can't remember the tune, which doesn't help 
So, things I know about it to go on:
It was being played as part of quite an old-skool rock playlist, which had the offspring (conspiracy of one), foo fighters, metallica and skunk anansie (weak) on it, so maybe it's from that era...but I thought there was something quite modern about it - so either it's much more recent than those, or it's been used on something more recently (I've tried looking through olympics playlists etc, but haven't come across it).
I think I should know who it's by (ie it's someone quite famous) and I have a small inkling that it's a slight departure from their usual style - although I'm not so sure about that.
It's got quite a rock sound to the instruments..think Kings of Leon, but with a cleaner, more modern sound.
Hopefully the biggest clue: The vocals (I think male) are slightly quieter than normal and a little indistinct (which is why I was unable to make anything out to remember at the time)....vocals aren't singing as such, not much holding a note, but they're not rap.
If I had to guess, I'd say it was a male solo artists, but not 100%.
It's the melody that drives the song, not the lyrics.
I think there are something like four phrases of melody, then some backing vocals, then repeat...I tried to remember this, and I'm sure the backing vocalists say Son, Son or something that sounds similar to that...but I've googled son son, sun sun, song song and not found anything that helps 
It left me feeling happy, it's not a sad song, or an angry song.
When I got down (I heard it at the top of a climbing wall) I hummed it to my belayer and he said it sounded a little like knocking on heavens door, but I'm not convinced. That said, the closest I've got to remembering it (it's so frustrating, it's just in the back of my mind somewhere!) is when I've hummed something a bit like a cross between knocking on heavens door and the house of the rising sun.
I appreciate this thread sounds like a complete windup (all my friends have looked at me like I'm a nutjob when I tell them this is all I have to go on), but I swear it isn't...it's just driving me gradually insane having this song on the tip of my tongue, but not being able to place it.
Any suggestions would be *greatly appreciated* and I'll do my best to answer any questions 
Best answers:
- This is like one of those quiz questions designed so that Google can't help you!
No idea, I'm afraid. Any idea what it was about? Or any other words in the song? - Do you know the tune and have a microphone on your pc? (just realised you said you can't remember the tune. ANY memory of the tune might help, think! lol)
try this - https://www.midomi.com/ - I was going to suggest this but reading your description again I think not. I'm going to suggest it anyway, even if it's not the one it's a good song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEn5rz11Rc8
Or Survival by Muse has a lot of backing vocals like 'son' or 'sing'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66molzUEkWI - Yeah, "find that song" based on pretty much no details whatsoever!
- Cemeteries of London - Coldplay? Lon don is said a few times
- cover version of here comes the sun george harrison?
- Oh blimey, you've got me wondering now!
There was a song that sounded like it was influenced by Knocking On Heaven's Door around at some point in the late 90s (so that would be when Skunk Anansie & Offspring were at their peak), but I can't remember what the song is at all.
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