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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?

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.)

DrBob ,

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://…wikipedia.org/…/The_Cuckoo_(song)

blackbrook ,

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

taiyang ,

My 2 year old begs to differ!

alyth ,

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.

Wahots ,
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It’s not new, but this tune will keep being reused for a billion years. It’s got religious adaptations, too, providing incredible staying power. It will probably be used for many more years, as it’s one of those “golden” tunes that people will never quite forget.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Mountain_Thyme

If you went to Mass, you have probably heard it. Here’s a modern, secular cover of it:

youtu.be/LFw81n_nD1s

corsicanguppy ,

had to staying power

I’ve got questions.

tacomama ,

‘You are my Sunshine’

Bwaz ,

Yesterday

blazeknave ,

Stairway

shinigamiookamiryuu ,

While not what one would think of when they think of songs that survive hundreds of years from now, the only song I can think of that’s not a folk song that’s both archived and hummable (and actually has a tune, so that excludes pop songs)… is the Pokémon theme song. Go up to anyone and say in tune that you wanna be the very best and someone’s gonna ask “like no one ever was”.

artichokecustard ,

i have this thing where when i’m focused, but switching tasks, i’ll click my tongue but it’s always the tune of nick nick nick n’nick nick nick o lo dea onnn

Tolookah ,

You need more Nick. One before n’nick and one after.

Source: I kinda still want to go to space camp.

fubo ,

Orange you glad …

RBWells ,

Based on what I hear playing, my money is on Mr. Brightside.

Gershwin’s Summertime is my real answer. It has been covered by so many artists already, it might keep going.

fubo ,

How many 1700s drinking songs does anyone know the tune of today? Well, there’s “To Anacreon in Heaven”, better known as “The Star Spangled Banner”.

“Aura Lee” is from the 1860s, but the tune is better known today as Elvis’s “Love Me Tender”.

Ensign_Crab ,

The guy who put that high note in a drinking song is one of my favorite humans.

mindbleach ,

Dirty Maggie Mae, they have taken her away!

sparky ,
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Coincidentally, Elvis’ is only the second best song titled “Love Me Tender”. Nothing could ever be better than this absolute, uh, masterpiece

youtu.be/slGLYt3--GY

apotheotic ,

The nes super Mario bros overworld theme comes to mind. People who have never played a Mario game in their lives know that tune.

mo_lave ,

Today’s Greensleeves

Fixbeat ,

So, 500 years from now people will still be doing this?

Feathercrown ,

I can see it

Melatonin OP ,

I want to click, but I don’t want to click

cygnus ,
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XcQ, link stays blue

NickwithaC ,
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Well, green.

datavoid ,

Damn the Voyager app, no way to view link contents

TokenBoomer ,

He shoots, he scores!

cygnus ,
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Define “today”? My first pick would be Yesterday, but that’s about 60 years old already.

anothermember ,

On the scale of Greensleeves, I would suggest Yesterday is today.

xilliah ,

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

ianovic69 ,
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Oh this is easy, but you may not thank me for it. Hum, whistle or sing, anyone near you will do the same after a minute or so. It’s timeless and it even has it’s own website

I give you Lipps Inc. - Funky Town

lettruthout ,

What? “Baby Shark” hasn’t been mentioned here yet?

MacroCyclo ,

It’s been a day camp classic for at least one generation.

mindbleach ,

Wow. I’d managed to forget how much I despised singing at camp.

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