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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)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 45 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Happy Birthday has the kind of universal recognition you'd be looking for. Maybe in 300 years there'll be a lyrical shift towards something more interesting. I know multiple versions of Greensleeves. The Cuckoo is the other song that I can think of with a long history. The wiki article doesn't fully capture it. I'll stick something in here later.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cuckoo_(song)

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Happy Birthday owes it's place to function. I don't think anybody actually enjoys it as music.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

My 2 year old begs to differ!

[–] alyth@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You just dug up the rap song Happy Birthday by Flipsyde ft. Piper from the depths of my memory after it had been buried for 14 years.