Need help finding a song

[Friend of a Mouse]

I need help finding the name of a song. I heard it at work the other day but could not hear the lyrics clearly. It is one I have heard before and believe it was recorded within the last few years. It features a male singer with back up vocals also performed by men. There is syncopated clapping throughout and itmismsomewhat reminiscent of a jig or country song although it is a pop song. If anybody thinks they know what it is, please let me know! It's been driving me nuts!

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Is there a cowbell involved?

 

[Friend of a Mouse]

Nope

 

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons?

 

[Scrappy_Tink]

Is there a cowbell involved?

MORE COWBELLS!!!!

 

[ckay87]

Do you know at least 4 or 5 consecutive words in the lyrics?

 

[tony111]

I need more clues. Whoever gets the answer from the info given is a genius in my book, We're talking a Stephen Hawkins type genius here. I'll be checking every day on this thread , can't wait to find the answer, and then we'll all go " of course, it's obvious innit ". Best of luck.

 

[shoney]

Cotton Eyed Joe?

 

[FlightlessDuck]

That's not really enough information.

 

[maslex]

Could it be "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers?

 

[Judy from Boise]

It could also be "centefield" by fogerty. Put me in Coach !

 

[KYfriedPanda]

maybe Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

 

[KYfriedPanda]

wait, never mind what I just said... I didn't see the men background thing... sorry... i'll keep thinking

 

[Janepod]

The Power is On, The Go Team.

 

[Janepod]

Is it Gabby Douglas's floor music? We No Speak Americano?

 

[nkjzmom]

I suggest downloading an app called Shazam....you can let it record just a bit of a song and it will tell you the name of the song and the artist. AWESOME!!!!!

 

[Friend of a Mouse]

I tried Sound Hound but wasn't able to hum it close enough for it to come up with a match. I remember trying to hear the few lyrics I could and remember them, but then another song got stuck in my head and drove them right out!

The park only plays contemporary music within the last 5 years or so- Fireflies, One Direction, We are Young, etc. So Saturday Night is too old. It is less country than Little Lion, but more melodic than The Power is On. It was definitely all in English, so not We No Speak Americano.

There were violins or some kind of strings I'm pretty sure and the "jig" sound was sublte, but more Irish than country flavored. The clapping was very prominent throughought the piece.

 

[Fortuosity]

Probably not what you're looking for, but maybe Some Nights by Fun?

 

[Friend of a Mouse]

YES! That is it exactly!

 

[FlightlessDuck]

YES! That is it exactly!

Which? Some Nights?

The autotune irritates me a little. Not much, but a little. At least it's used sparingly.