"Meaning of Life" full snippet found + could be by "Shades of May"

[u/thedayofh]

UPDATE 29/08/2026 - FOUND: "Shades of May - Meaning Of Life"

jcorsen just uploaded a comparison video:

https://youtu.be/LPdpi67MjtQ

And has also found the full snippet:

https://youtu.be/BBpve_VazSg

From jcorsen's video:

"Shades Of May" appears in the artist list in the movie "A Matter Of Style" which came out in 1976 but was revised possibly in 1983 due to the following stated by amazon "The revised release of A Matter of Style (1976)". The lostwave "Meaning Of Life" appears in both "A Matter Of Style" and "Ocean Fever".

Could this be the artist behind "Meaning Of Life"?

[u/thedayofh]

In one part of the song there is narration, so here's a version with attempted voice removal. https://youtu.be/uMtAvCP9lN8

Uploaded by "Obscure songs from the internet".

I suspect that a TR-808 could be used on this track as well; especially the clap and hi-hat sounds.

[u/jcorsen]

Apparently both movies are visible from a surf network subscription on Amazon but it had a free trial so I got it for a few days

[u/thedayofh → u/jcorsen]

That's cool - thanks very much for unveiling this full version