How I Used ChatGPT to Identify Two Songs I Heard Once — Over 30 Years Ago

The author had been searching for two songs from the early 1990s for decades, with only vague memories of the beat and a few lyrics. They approached ChatGPT as a research assistant, providing structured inputs such as genre, rhythm, era, vocal type, and source context. The author refined their query through several iterations, using prompt chaining and rejection criteria to narrow down the results. ChatGPT helped identify the two songs, "Dreamtime" by Zee and "Dream" by W.I.P., which the author never expected to find. This experience demonstrates how large language models can help reconnect people with pieces of their lives that search engines have left behind. The process was not just about finding songs, but about proving how human memory and AI reasoning can solve emotional puzzles. The author notes that this experience is not unique to them, but a reminder that humans and AI can bring back lost memories. The author to share their own experiences of using AI to find lost pieces of their past.