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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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[-] CanadaPlus 82 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

One thing people might not realise, is that memorable old music can come and go. Until someone recorded a successful rendition in the 60's, Cannon in D had been forgotten for centuries. Now it's almost synonymous with wedding music, and seems completely timeless.

It's possible everyone will be crazy about 1919's El sombrero de tres picos in 2450, and (with this all being indistinct distant history) will picture us in 2024 playing it on boombox at a 2050's-style holo-orgy.

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I think having a dance associated with the song is integral to the staying power of a song. The Twist, Hokey Pokey, Electric Slide, all great contenders.

But time will prove that the champion is The Macarena, by Los Del Rio.

[-] gnu@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Nutbush City Limits might have a chance then, we'll see whether Australian public schools are still teaching the dance in a couple of hundred years...

[-] CanadaPlus 1 points 1 month ago

I guess, but I couldn't hum the Cakewalk for you.

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I can, as well as my gran, so there's that. Try and keep up.

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