Viral Mystery Song 'Everyone Knows That' Identified Thanks to Eighties Porno

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Viral Mystery Song 'Everyone Knows That' Identified Thanks to Eighties Porno
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It’s called “Ulterior Motives” and was made by Christopher Saint Booth and Philip Adrian Booth. It appears in the 1986 adult film Angels of Passion. [...] "two angels are sent back to Earth to provide some sexual satisfaction to the mortal humans".

The news even made it to Christopher Booth, who’s been working as a composer, director, and producer for years, mostly on horror flicks and TV series. “Well today, my mind has officially been blown:) WOW,” he wrote on Instagram.

some kind soul has uploaded a heavily censored, safe-for-work version of Angels of Passion to YouTube.

Link to song.

I'm out of the loop on this one

Just of those songs that ‘everyone knows’ but no-one knew who wrote it. It’s been driving people crazy for decades.