Fair Verona - The Downfall of a Well Known Actress (1999)

[@probablynotblufur]

downfall of a well known actress? no, rise of an unknown artist

[@NateIsNotOkay]

Turns out the band split up two years after the song’s release, and one of the band members, Beth Cameron, is now apart of a band by the name of Eliza The Arrow (AKA Forget Casettes) and the band is still present, their last album was released back in 2015.

[@NateIsNotOkay]

@@TheKing60210Definitely an added perk to the whole mystery element, finally finding out who the real geniuses are behind these amazing songs, I literally was a huge RTP fan after they found Funky

[@bojayna-qr2yu]

is there any information about the other band members for fair verona??

[@NateIsNotOkay]

@@bojayna-qr2yuNot that I could find at the time I originally posted it, I could check again and edit this comment. Edit: I found more people in the band! Beth Cameron (guitar and vocals), Leah Nicholls (bass and vocals), Shawna Potter (guitar and vocals), Doni Schroader (drums), and Brent Summers (drums), I’ll try and edit again explaining more about each person. Leah is mentioned and interviewed in an article from 2000. I couldn’t find anything else about her. Shawna was also interviewed in the same article, and has been in two other bands, Sand Which Is (1996-2003) and Avec (2003-present). Avec’s last album was 2007. Not from the same article, but I had also found results for a feminist musician and after some searching, I found out it was her. She’s in a band called War on Women that is actually surprisingly popular with around 40k followers on Facebook. It started in 2010 and their last song was released in 2020. It is also said she went by Medusa at the beginning of her time at Fair Verona. She is also the only band member to have her own website where she also states she is an author. Doni went on to join Forget Casettes with Beth but was also in another band called And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (2004-2007) I couldn’t find anything on Brent.

[@NateIsNotOkay]

@@bojayna-qr2yuI had a long response written out that KZbin removed explaining what all other band members went on to do. I couldn’t find anything about bassist (and vocals) Leah Nicholls or drummer Brent Summers after Fair Verona. Doni Schroader (drums) ended up being in a band called And You Will Know Us by the Trails of Dead. Doni also joined Forget Casettes with Beth Cameron. Shawna Potter (guitar and vocals, same as Beth) was in three other bands. She appears to be the most known out of the band members, being the front man for War On Women, a feminist band. She was also in two other bands by the names of Sand Which Is and Avec. She has her own website where she claims she is an author and intimacy coordinator. She also went by Medusa at the beginning of Fair Verona.

[@NateIsNotOkay]

Extra Information I Found: Fair Verona was originally called Calypso, and had one album. They released two other albums under Fair Verona. A playlist of all their songs (FV and Calypso) was created by MirageIslander on YT. The boy in the blue shirt is likely to be Brent, as Doni is not listed under the credits of this album. Doni is credited under Fair Verona’s last album, The Last Recordings. Beth Cameron (also sometimes mentioned as E.G Cameron in Forget Cassettes) was apart of two other bands, Ponychase and [Black Bra]. Link to MirageIslander’s playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLRVNhI7RF9Coe0X_PQuWeeE1e8WFa1qwa&si=JQWVQmvWoZwjsEQL LOWKEY OLIVIA, CLAUDIA, AND ART OF LIES ARE ALL SO GOOD 😭😭

[@melonmuncher15]

This is actually the best lostwave song in my opinion

[@sgmasterbr7629]

Agreed 🤝

[@TRCumbox]

LTW solos lol

[@rainstorm3247]

“I Love You, Julie” is the best

[@kusfhizjingjiongia4564]

praise for a change

[@ymmugdetfig]

@@wavypurplesavail and this one are my favorite

[@TotoDG]

If Fair Verona (or at least the still-active members) wanted to come back, 'The Downfall of a Well Known Actress' could be the rise of a little-known rock band.

[@NateIsNotOkay]

They unfortunately split up in 2001

[@egghamsil]

the panchiko ending

[@renivene]

OFFICIAL lyrics given by Fair Verona: June arrived with a bitterness so cold I looked around expecting December In the distance, the sound of the highway The last thing I can remember So you think you wanna go, well let me go? Then you think you wanna stay, well I know I’ll step outside, once again I'll be leaving Be leaving Believe me There is a song somewhere inside of me Damn them all, one-hundred fifty-three I can't protect them from myself And who is gonna save me? You took away all the comfortable silence And left behind a beautiful future The faces never ceased to amaze me The amazement doesn't even begin to phase me So my life is just beginning to hit me I'm already six feet under Your timing just kills me It just killed me (It killed me) There is a song somewhere inside of me Damn them all, one-hundred fifty-three I can't protect them from myself But who is gonna save me? Who is gonna save me now? This is a beautiful movie We play in And I'm gonna change it when I Get in This is a beautiful movie We play in And I'm gonna change it when I Get in

[@Ifyouseethisgetoutofmychannel]

Did u contact her or sm?

[@TiredInAugust]

I think it’s driving instead of timing

[@GameyGaming]

Sveta strikes again. Seriously, some people in this community are crazy talented

[@TiredInAugust]

That’s my cousin btw :)

[@TameyTaming]

@@TiredInAugustcool

[@bojayna-qr2yu]

​@@TiredInAugustYOU NEED TO ASK THEM HOW THEY FIND ALL OF THESE SONGS

[@katie2275]

I didn’t really like this snipped until the full thing dropped, I thought it was just a break up song but the context of it being about a famous actress spiralling into mental illness is just beautiful

[@SaturnD]

god damn the lostwave community is KILLING it lately

[@lanudaseret7915]

fr

[@Akikochan985]

I’m surprised this song is made in 1999 I thought its made on 2005 same year as funky by royal treatment plant

[@enoinoi99]

i thought it was mid-late 2000s, it’s very ahead of it’s time

[@ZapperRS]

Not really ahead of its time. "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit came out the same year

[@NGU7754]

@@ZapperRS It's a completely different song tho. This fits more the mall emo criteria while "My Own Worst Enemy" it's pure 90s pop punk.

[@Vitorio582]

It's VERY mid to late-90s to me. It reminds me of other rock bands with female singers from the time like Letters To Cleo, Plumtree, Veruca Salt, etc.

[@snxffys6436]

i mean for music, a 5 year difference isn’t as jarring tone wise as something like a movie or a tv show

[@enoinoi99]

congrats to sveta for solving yet another song! ❤️❤️ also glad i could help with this one since it was one of my favourites :o)

[@enoinoi99]

⁠@@adobezythanks! also your grammar’s fine haha dw

[@Shadowmanisreallycool]

yooo great job on helping to find it! this song is great, you both did really good

[@egghamsil]

gamzee makara

[@VesselGunpoint]

I love how this song is very emo (from just the title and the sounds) before emo was popular. Pretty much sounded like any emo rock bands from 2004-2008 and it's kinda ahead of its time actually.

[@Xgennn57]

Yeah, insane that this was from 1999. Truly proto-Myspace-emo-pop-rock or whatever. Ahead of their time.

[@PixelZyxelPH]

Downfall was found. Lostwave is truly on its Uprise

[@creepymiddleagedman]

[Verse 1] June arrived with a bitterness so cold I looked around, expecting December In the distance, the sound of the highway The last thing I can remember [Pre-Chorus 1] So you think you wanna go or let me go? Man, you think you wanna stay, well I know I’ll step outside, once again I'll be leaving Be leaving Believe me [Chorus] There is a song somewhere inside of me Damn them all one hundred fifty-three I can't protect them from myself And who is gonna save me? [Verse 2] You took away all the comfortable silence And left behind a beautiful future The phase has never ceased to amaze me The amazement doesn't even begin to faze me [Pre-Chorus 2] So my life is just beginning to hit me I'm already six feet under Your timing just kills me It just killed me (It killed me) [Chorus] There is a song somewhere inside of me Damn them all one hundred fifty-three I can't protect them from myself And who is gonna save me? Who is gonna save me now? [Bridge] This is a beautiful movie We play in I'm gonna change when I get in This is a beautiful movie We play in I'm gonna change when I Get in

[@fournerr_]

I’m pretty sure it’s “This is a beautiful movie we play in, and I’m gonna change it when I get in”

[@WiltedRoseFlower]

@@fournerr_Yeah, I have a lyric document in my notes app of this song as that’s what I had down for that specific lyric.

[@strebersleftforearm]

THEY FOUND THIS SONG TOO???? THIS IS LITERALLY THE PEAK OF LOSTWAVE!! IM SO HAPPY I LOVE THIS SONG

[@shad0wchateau]

your username/@ has me in fucking hysterics😭

[@strebersleftforearm]

​@@shad0wchateau😈😈😈

[@strebersleftforearm]

​@@shad0wchateau😈😈😈

[@Moody_ami]

Good news for everyone is now on spotify

[@ZapperRS]

It is? What about the rest of their discography?

[@robinfernando5970]

@@ZapperRS right now it's just this song

[@roecatgaming]

JUNE ARRIVED WITH A BITTERNESS SO COLD

[@Element30Zn]

I LOOKED AROUND EXPECTING DECEMBER

[@mysoul000]

WERE THE LAST THING I CAN REMEMBER

[@teinaka]

@@mysoul000SO YOU THINK YOU WANNA GO, WELL LET ME GO

[@kadaverklown]

BROOOO THIS IS LIKE MY FAVORITE LOSTWAVE SONG AND ITS SOLVED NOW???? AAAAUGFGVFTCHHHH

[@Cal-Kestis]

One of my all time favorite lostwave songs! So happy it's been found

[@shad0wchateau]

songs are being found every day at this point, this was THREE IN ONE DAY. future is looking bright

[@spunchbop47428]

3 lostwaves found today were on a roll

[@Akikochan985]

what’s the other 2 that is found today? did I miss something?

[@spunchbop47428]

@@Akikochan985they’re 2 songs from “wings wild wonders” outtakes he posted them earlier

[@Akikochan985]

@@spunchbop47428 thanks

[@crepechan]

DOWNFALL WAS FOUND??? OMGOMG I LOVED THIS SONG SO MUCH

[@krakenkats]

My god every lostwave song I ever wanted to be found are being found so quickly

[@AidanDrotzur-uz5sz]

My two favorites Blind the wind and forgive forget are still lost

[@TheCaptainAmelia]

This absolutely slaps, I think I confused Delbert by singing along with it at top volume in our shared cabin

[@ChaseDaOrk3767]

This song kinda reminds me alot of "All Around Me" by Flyleaf

[@janhavinoronha]

I love this album and just passin by album's art sm

[@NGU7754]

It's scary how much the girl in the white shirt looks like an ex-co-worker of mine.

[@NOCTACRY]

We're in the lostwave singularity

[@NateIsNotOkay]

NO WAY THIS WEEK Y’ALL WIT AND WENDY, BRAVELY, AND NOW THIS??

[@jimmyshid]

if i had a penny for every dfhad cat mascot solve, id have 2, very odd, but makes sense since catto

[@enoinoi99]

jimmyshid

[@ZapperRS]

Mike Worst

[@Xgennn57]

I was almost sure this is a MySpace era song. I guess I was wrong 😅

[@rocshia]

Same 😭😭😭 I would put “downfall/[lyrics] myspace before:200_” in my searches while looking for the song ☠️

[@NGU7754]

They were ahead of their time.

[@SkyFlyR1]

sveta is on a roll

[@discoduckgandolf]

Why am I only learning of the news just now??? This is the second time I missed the news of a favorite lostwave being solved by a long period (the first being Johnny In The Middle Of The Park). Either way, finally!

[@Karmy.]

I wanna hear more from this band now

[@MirageIslander]

I uploaded most of their other songs i will post the rest soon

[@Karmy.]

@@MirageIslander sick

[@Ifyouseethisgetoutofmychannel]

@@Karmy.you can find their songs in the description

[@slowyourroll1146]

some of their stuff is up on bandcamp

[@Derpy_UwU2006]

I have been listening to this song non-stop, that's how good it is..! 🥲✨️✨

[@phizzywizzy12D3]

im so happy this song was found!!! i was obsessed with it for weeks but i went to the og link and saw ''solved'' in it and i was so happy!

[@anium_]

WAIT HUH WHY DID I ONLY KNOW LEARN THAT THIS SONG HAS BEEN SOLVED 😢😢😢😢 HASHTAG HEARTBREAKEMOJI

[@Nitzustride]

Golden era of lost wave

[@adrianpaul1985]

how was this solved?

[@enoinoi99]

i compiled a list of songs from the site last fm with “downfall” somewhere in the title/artist name, sveta searched through thousands of songs on the list and finally came across this downfall :o)

[@adrianpaul1985]

@@enoinoi99 damn...that must've took a while

[@ΜΙΧΤΑΡΕ]

​@@adrianpaul1985It does, took me like 10 hours (more or less) total to find a song with only 1 line: "you've been on my mind" which is very common

[@UnnamedVirtualReality]

so many of my favorite lostwave songs solved in the past few weeks, great year for lostwave so far.

[@summerlaverdure]

AAAHH I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THIS, thank you so much for finding this, this is one of the best lostwave songs ive heard

[@bombcolor1273]

IM SO HAPPY THIS ONE GOT FOUND ITS ONE OF MY FAVS

[@para5694]

I DISCOVERED THIS ONE TEN DAYS AGO WHATTTTT

[@jayminyoel7911]

DOWNFALL ARGHHHHHHHHHH

[@Bayernesk]

I was aware this song could be solved soon An amazing song is solved finally

[@TheJesseYouKnow]

I really like this music actually Now this is in my osu taiko to map list

[@Bedroomrips]

So happy this was solved!

[@MissFixation98]

This song is so good

[@bearchan17]

HELL YES this was one of my favorites

[@Da.Liar-Pig]

Ahh i knew that the name of the file where the op found it as Downfall.mp3 was the name of the song (atleast)

[@aquahoshino45510]

OMG I THOUGHT THIS WOULD NEVER BE FOUND

[@Loveliyi]

Literally 1999 yyxy

[@kevvybathory]

YES YES UAUUAUAU YESSSSS LETS GO I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ONE SHSKSHSKSGFHAHSH

[@AMEAME22]

I like this, I wish I knew how to make vocaloid covers without a base vsqx or ust 😢

[@weezertard008]

You gotta try! You can’t just sit there and wait for it to reach you!

[@cischsr2794]

nah

[@termitesc.aardwolf3644]

Gives me Paramore vibes.

[@1sharkville]

i added this song to my playlist yesterday wth

[@krankergeist2519]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@wieldylattice3015]

If I was playing Gran Turismos 2-4 and this just randomly played I would not question it for a good minute, it’s up there with that Daiki Kaisho quality

[@Felix-xv3wg]

Now that it's solved can someone figure out if this song is related to the unknown song "Fixation"

[@oofitzgiddy]

The lyrics kind of remind me of the lyrics to Platonic by Flyleaf

[@sethhhhz]

They sound like Flyleaf and Paramore 😭😭‼️ it’s so good oh my god

[@kuro02kuro]

animatic material /pos

[@Mrdoge-hr8jo]

Yessss!!!

[@AbrasiousProductions]

this is actually pretty wicked, don't know why I disliked it for 5 seconds

[@EpicMickey2AintBad]

Legit kinda sounds like Hokago tea times brush pen ballpoint pen

[@aspenx-qc3rm]

NO WAY OMG

[@JFrohlichMusic]

OH MY GOD YESSSS

[@nonsense-me]

Awesome

[@Loveliyi]

This is good!!!!!! Yay

[@De19thKingJulion]

E-GAD BRAIN!

[@Oneiricwave]

Planning to resume my search on "Everything I Have Is Yours" and "Black & Chrome" - anyone who'd like to join me? Let's get those finally solved!!

[@WHATSAHANDLEIDKIDK]

Yeeesssss.

[@Shadowmanisreallycool]

WOOOOOOO!!!!

[@lifeisanightmare6298]

WHAT MUSIC GENRE IS THIS? IM LOOKING FOR MORE SONGS LIKE THESE!

[@ZapperRS]

Pop punk

[@NGU7754]

It's emo rock. (If you are looking for similar-sounding bands, recommend 2001-2004 Jimmy Eat World, 2003-2006 My Chemical Romance, 2003-2005 Fall Out Boy, 2005 Paramore, 2002-2007 Taking Back Sunday, 2009 Flyleaf, and 2005 British Beef.)

[@Vitorio582]

Sounds more like 90s alternative rock to me

[@brvflovski]

listen to the pretty reckless

[@DaNavyCobra]

WE ON A STREAK BOYS 🔥🔥🔥

[@parappatheconstipatedmaggo209]

YEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@songofstor4759]

Epic

[@MirageIslander]

lets gooo

[@lanudaseret7915]

WE DOWNFALLING WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Loveliyi]

Not funny. ATTACK WATERMELON CATS!!!! /j this song is so coool

[@Karmy.]

Ayo lets go

[@TiredInAugust]

I’m so glad to call sveta my cousin ❤

[@jimmyshid]

sveta aint ya cousin mate, wtf????

[@jimmyshid]

GET OUT MY COMMENTS YA BUSTER

[@TiredInAugust]

Halal?

[@chrishill9197]

Epic, reminds me of Avril Lavigne!

[@felipehasashi2382]

What about "Fixation" ? Is it also a song by this band?

[@user-QLostwave]

No