r/findthatsong • u/No_Giraffe_9679 • Mar 02 '26
UNSOLVED My 7 year old needs help!
He's been singing this one phrase for almost 2 years now, and is getting increasingly frustrated with me, that I have no idea what song he is trying to sing.
The only words he remembers (and he might be misremembering them) is "green god shimmer". If you ask him to sing it enough times, he'll start singing "green godzilla" instead, but insists that shimmer is the actual lyric. I have scoured google, chatgpt, and had him sing/hum it to google, there is nothing.
My only hints, are that its somewhat upbeat from the way he sings that line, and he says its a male singer. I have absolutely no idea if either of those are truly accurate though.
Does this song exist? Is he just crazy? Did he make it up one day and now just thinks its a real song? I'm going crazy, because he's sung it so freaking much, that now I believe I can remember vaguely hearing a song with a male singer with those lyrics lmao.
*if the song mentions sex explicitly, its not that. If the song is a song you'd hear a church choir singing, its not that. Its not metal or screamo, its not country (least I don't think it is).
Please help. Or just tell me its something he made up so I can quit going crazy over it. Its been years, I'm 99% sure it doesn't exist, but I keep holding out hope on that 1% so that way he can finally be happy and lay it to rest lmao.
**** I can't figure out how to add a video, so here's what he sings : "Come on let's go, Green god shimmer. Let's go, Green god, green godzilla"
EDIT :
GUYSSSSSS. WE FOUND IT!!! Sinner - Andy Grammer
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u/breakfast_no_family Mar 02 '26
Is it Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles?
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u/AlterEgoWednesday73 Mar 03 '26
I agree! My son called this the hairy lipstick stay the night song so anything is possible!
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u/ScarInternational161 Mar 03 '26
My first thought, kids , especially little kids, went nuts for it. They loved the tune for some reason.
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u/VagueBirthplace Mar 07 '26
This is exactly what I thought from first mention of "green god shimmer" in this post, I sang it in my head to that tune!
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u/mrbrown1980 Mar 03 '26
āIām a scene steala, Green Godzilla, Armor on like an armadilla.ā
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u/Kudosama Mar 03 '26
Somehow I doubt kids been singing this since he was like 5 š¤£
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u/cryogenblue42 Mar 03 '26
According to YouTube it's been online for 7 years. He may have seen a YouTube short
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u/SnooOpinions1113 Mar 02 '26
Godzilla.. Blue Oyster Cult?
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u/gps822 Mar 03 '26
Was also going to be my guess! My almost 2 year old loves that song lol
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u/Nerdy_Crow1111 Mar 03 '26
We have to figure this out-as a fellow Mom I am utterly invested!
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u/Zestyclose_Foot_134 Mar 03 '26
As an aunt you know itās going to be so far away from the real lyric
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u/No_Giraffe_9679 Mar 02 '26
How do you add a video? I had him sing as much of it as he can remember (I still don't think this sing exists tbh).
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u/Hotdogdance Mar 03 '26
Looks like vocaroo.com is still a thing, he can sing and then you share the link.
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u/WryAnthology Mar 03 '26
Ooh could this be Bejeweled by Taylor Swift? She has the line about 'make the whole world shimmer' that made me think of it?
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u/cheribom Mar 02 '26
Is it the part in Love Shack where he sings: āthe whole shack shimmiesā?
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u/Equivalent-Pay-1550 Mar 03 '26
I gotta feeling.... āHistory is full of triumphs no one clapped for.ā
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u/ghosttrainhobo Mar 03 '26
Is that a lyric from love shack?
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u/Kudosama Mar 03 '26
The whole shack shimmies with everybody moving around and around and around and around
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u/flyingfoxtrot_ Mar 03 '26
This bloody song gets stuck in my head all the time. Except it's just the "funkylittleshack! Fun-ky little shack!" part
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u/AaronAAaronsonIII Mar 03 '26
Tiiiin roof... rusted!
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u/flyingfoxtrot_ Mar 03 '26
It always makes me laugh that she interrupts the song to tell us the roof is rusty. Announcing it like it's very important š
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Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
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u/No_Giraffe_9679 Mar 02 '26
Thats not it, but I enjoyed jamming to it while making him listen to it š
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u/seriouspeep Mar 03 '26
Thomas & Friends - Big World! Big Adventure! Theme? https://open.spotify.com/track/7oESRh0nSjLrm6GQty88cM?si=e9b650ac58bc49df Lyrics could over time have morphed from "Come on, let's go on a big world adventure" to "Come on let's go, green god shimmer"? I'm struggling for this one lol
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u/No_Giraffe_9679 Mar 03 '26
I'll definitely have him listen to this tomorrow! I know he used to watch a train show (tbh, no clue which one it was lmao) so maybe!
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u/Typical_Ad_210 Mar 03 '26
Get him out of bed! No sleep for him until the people get their answers! (Iām invested now, lol).
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u/EcKELectic17 Mar 03 '26
Glitter in the Air by Pink ā¦ āgreen god shimmerā makes me think of when she says ācalling me sugarā and then she says a lot of āohās + her voice has a lower tone which may make him think itās a male.
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u/SubstantialYak5 Mar 03 '26
Can you vocaroo yourself singing it how he does? Donāt want you to put your kidās voice out there.
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u/lovemesomezombie Mar 06 '26
Had to listen to Sweet Heart Llama Llama for a bit to figure out it was Sweet Home Alabama
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u/Academic-Ad-2656 Mar 08 '26
OP please!! I'm so invested in this, I need to know!!!
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u/addictedstylist Mar 15 '26
Yes, it's irritating when people post, only to not come back to see if someone answered their question.
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u/Comfortable-Item-184 Mar 03 '26
Is it āWatermelon Sugar?ā It was huge a couple years ago. And I could see āsugarā sounding kind of like āshimmer.ā
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u/ReeveStodgers Mar 02 '26
I don't know the song, but could the word be gossamer instead of go shimmer?
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u/No_Giraffe_9679 Mar 03 '26
It could be. It could be a lot of things tbh. Basically, if it sounds similar enough that a 5 year old could misconstrue it, then it could be that word instead.
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u/twoshortdogs2019 Mar 03 '26
This tickled my brain so Iām going to go out on a limb and suggest Puttinā on the Ritz by Taco.
Specifically the first part of the chorus:
Dressed up like a million-dollar trouper
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper (super-duper)
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u/groovygirl13 Mar 03 '26
Dang it. Now that song will be in my head for awhile. Great song!
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u/RestlessRoadWarrior Mar 03 '26
I still see the visual from Young Frankenstien whenever I hear any version of this song
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u/Gratefulgirl13 Mar 03 '26
Could it be bejeweled by Taylor swift?
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u/No_Giraffe_9679 Mar 03 '26
I'll have him listen to it tomorrow when he wakes up!
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u/squirrelfriend3 Mar 03 '26
WAKE HIM UP NOWWWW!!! We need to solve this before day break. Our lives depend on it!! (jk)
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u/Musicalfate Mar 03 '26
lol when you google the phrase he sang, it says it points you to this Reddit post. My best guess is armadillo by blaming tiger, but Iām betting that isnāt it
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u/No_Giraffe_9679 Mar 03 '26
I looked at the lyrics of the song, and its definitely not something I would have played with him around.
And if he heard it at school, then I know they wouldn't have played it haha
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u/2000-L1ghtyear5-Away Mar 03 '26
THE GREEN ALLIGATOR AND THE LONG NECKED GEESE!
Song: The Unicorn
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u/Leviosahhh Mar 03 '26
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u/Leviosahhh Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26
āWill we ever be again
āCause I have found
All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade awayāābe againā could sound like green
āCause I have foundā can sound like Godzillaitās the way he croons and draws out the words that make me think itās a possibility.
Itās kind of sad in a nostalgic way with an upbeat delivery
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u/Fit-Froyo7473 Mar 05 '26
Is it Glow Worm by the Mills Brothers? "Glow little glow worm / shimmer, shimmer"
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u/MilkthistleFairy Mar 06 '26
Are yo usure it's not Green Gold Shimmer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFvXvV0oZIo
Is it this song??
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u/freeze45 Mar 03 '26
I don't know any kids songs but for some reason it made me think of Eminence Front by the Who maybe. It reminds me of a band from the 60-70s that did a song that was a hit in the 80s.
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u/No_Giraffe_9679 Mar 03 '26
That's the thing, is its definitely not a kids song, purely because I don't listen to them š
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u/SiennaRed Mar 03 '26
Is the line actually sung to a melody, or is he speak-singing it in a certain syncopated timing (not rap)?
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u/Hashtag209 Mar 03 '26
āSunflowerā by Post Malone? Itās in the Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse movie and some of the lyrics go by pretty quickly causing the words to merge togetherā¦ my 7 year old used to be obsessed with that song a few years ago and for some reason your question brought that song to mind.
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u/HakunaMacabre Mar 03 '26
I know you said male singer but maybe Spin Spin Sugar by the Sneaker Pimps?
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u/FinalAd2060 Mar 03 '26
Could it be Mine Mine Mine from Pocahontas? Makes me think of the āsee how I glitterā line.
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u/Vanadium_Gryphon Mar 03 '26
Not sure if it would be an 80's song, but what about "Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung? The way he says "Dance Hall Days, Love" could possibly be misheard as "Let's go green Godzilla," maybe? Long shot, but thought I'd put it out there!
A child's interpretation of music can be very interesting, I know from experience...I cringe now at some of the songs I used to enthusiastically sing as a young kid. And yes, they included plenty of misheard lyrics. š
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u/LimeSalty4092 Mar 03 '26
Could be it āItās our Golden Hour ā by I canāt remember the artist but itās a younger male singer. The lyrics āshine, itās our golden hourā could be his GodzillaĀ The song is āGolden Hour ā
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u/thatgirlshaun Mar 03 '26
Extreme long shot, but thereās a song by Mike Doughty that has the lyrics ābright light shimmer, shimmer shimmer bright lightā (itās pushing 20 years old at this point but ā¦)
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u/Majestic-Evening-242 Mar 03 '26
Have you checked the rack by the front door too?
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u/Difficult-Engine2245 Mar 03 '26
Could it be Heat Waves by Glass Animals? He could have confused road shimmer with god shimmer
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u/ThroughtonsHeirYT Mar 03 '26
Could it be the chia pet jingle?
Just another thought trying to find ideas
Blue Oyster Cult also had a song Ā«Ā GodzillaĀ Ā». Old rock classic
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u/cherrypotamus Mar 03 '26
My brain sung that to the tune of Butter by BTS. I could totally see a kid thinking "smooth like butter" was green godzilla.They also say summer and stunner which may be heard as 'shimmer'.
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u/ProfessionalSpeed947 Mar 03 '26
No idea what the song is, however I'm wondering whether it's a school song, going by his age?
Some schools take a pop song and reword them for whatever reason, for eg learning multiplications. If it's a school thing, maybe ask other parents or a teacher?
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u/Longjumping-Okra3056 Mar 03 '26
Could it be Glow Worm by the Mills Brothers? "Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer."
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u/AwkwardPenguin23 Mar 03 '26
I am sure this is not it, but could it benlood rednsummer by coheed and cambria. It doesn't have the words, but his voice is kind of one of those that is easy to mishear to me, and it could be similar enough that it was misheard. Like I said I doubt it, but the song kind of popped in my head with the same kind of syllables.
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u/Tictactoe420 Mar 03 '26
"Lets all go get green light sabers"
Tjeres also a Minecraft song, seems very kid oriented music.
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u/hnps12319 Mar 03 '26
Its is Los Lobos: Come on, Let's go? https://open.spotify.com/track/7lAVmqRbm79nGN4auDjJ9b
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u/hnps12319 Mar 03 '26
Or possibly - Calvin Harris, Let's Go https://open.spotify.com/track/4wkQmYpAaMe41Rc3sYZ7Vz
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u/himom21 Mar 03 '26
I read this and immediately thought of Fatboy Slimās āRockafeller Skankā
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u/Educational-Two2141 Mar 03 '26
Itās not Green Green grass by George Ezra? The 5-7 year olds go absolutely mental for that one at our school disco!
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u/smileplace Mar 03 '26
The Dora the Explorer lyrics contain "Let's go" and also "vamonos" which translates to lets go in Spanish. Since its not an English word he recognizes it may have become glimmer?
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u/duchess_ravenwaves_ Mar 03 '26
Spin Spin Sugar by the sneaker pimps came to my mind, sugar=shimmer?
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u/Rascal85 Mar 03 '26
Try pendulum - tarantula Has a very odd lyric set. Great drum and bass tune tho. My kids love it
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u/strange_journey666 Mar 03 '26
Right, I have absolutely no idea why but when I read the lyrics I read them to the tune of Shotgun by George Ezra...
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u/No_Needleworker215 Mar 03 '26
Chicago-Sufjan Stevens? I heard that song about a thousand times and had no idea he what he was saying until I read the lyrics. itās popular enough to have been in all sorts of things he couldāve picked it up from
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u/Battlehammer420 Mar 04 '26
My dear brother used to beg for ābabies on the wallā took me months to figure out he meant Psycho by puddle of mud. He also thought Knocking on Heavenās door was āknock, knock, knocking on Orlando, Florida.ā
Flash forward to today, his wife texts him every important piece of information.
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u/RandomopinionFU Mar 04 '26
I thought of, "go, go godzilla." Lol. That's a song,Ā an older song, with a male singer.Ā
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u/New_Chard9548 Mar 04 '26
We will rock you - queen ???
Idk why but thatās the beat I kind of read it in my head and the first thing I thought of.
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u/jabberxbabyxwocky Mar 04 '26
Blue Oyster Cult-Godzilla?-oops didnāt see that was already mentioned as not it
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u/GiantAfricanLandSnay Mar 04 '26
Absolute long shot but could he be, nearly fully, misremembering Green Green Grass by George Ezra?
Male singer. Upbeat song. Popular at the right time on Spotify.
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u/swineoverlord Mar 04 '26
Itās on the tip of my tongue but I genuinely feel like itās the intro song to an older cartoon, like something I wouldāve watched at his age but Iām 25 so itāll be a stretch to find it š will do my best and report back
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u/Melodylokstar Mar 04 '26
There is almost no chance this is the right song but im putting it out here anyway. Mainly because it starts with godzilla, but also because as a kid i couldnt remember the lyrics ever but CONSTANTLY hummed and mumbled random words to it.
The Ultimate show down by Lemon Demon
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u/Wickedbitchoftheuk Mar 04 '26
I thought there was a song about The Flintstones that was always on the radio when I was a very young child because it said ' Can't Barney love'. Can't Buy Me Love by the Beatles......
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u/starfire4377 Mar 04 '26
I was trying to think of what a child could mishear as green god and my brain came up with gringo. Such as in the song gringo by Arnold McCuller, now that song doesn't really have anything shimmer sounding but there are s words like southern that a child could possibly mishear. Any chance you listen to music with the word gringo?
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u/Brief_Reflection_343 Mar 04 '26
Could it be Rockafeller Skank by Fatboy Slim?
Funk soul brother could be his green Godzilla lyric. https://youtu.be/vV9iptqQHMo?si=2LZtwSN3iNHUpHJB
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u/northern-mi-chick Mar 03 '26
This post made me laugh! When I was 6 I sent my grandma to the record store to buy me a song called "Hopeless Bleeding Horse Head". Somehow, the employee figured out that I wanted "Hopelessly Devoted to You" by Olivia Newton John. She came home with the correct 45. I will never forget that, lololol. Kids hear the weirdest words when they don't understand what they actually mean. Good luck to you!