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Greensleeves is almost 500 years old. I'm sure there were other very popular songs when it came out, but Greensleeves had to staying power to still be here. What do you think is today's Greensleeves? (en.wikipedia.org)

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Not just a song that can be found in the archives, but one that almost everyone can hum, even today.

(Somebody asked what was meant by "today's...." Throw whatever you want out, somebody tossed out "Love me tender" as being a tune from in the 1860s.)

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[-] xilliah@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

Something from Michael Jackson maybe. I heard you can go somewhere where there is no civilization and they'll still know him.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This made me wonder what the oldest tune that would still be familiar to a lot of people today would be. Dies Irae is a good candidate. It's around 800 years old and is probably best known today from the 1980 version of The Shining, although I know it best from the Dr. Tongue stages in Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

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[-] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 4 months ago

I have never heard of or heard Greensleeves until today

[-] flan@hexbear.net 1 points 4 months ago

gucci gucci

[-] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago

We Three Kings.

[-] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Look, this is objectively funny because it's the same exact tune.

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