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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.)

menemen , (edited )
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Imo Greensoeeves mostly endured because it can be perfectly whistled by everyone and still be played by professional musicians in a way that awes the audience.

This will probably not be th reason why current songs will stay arround. If society doesn’t break down, I assume that every popular melody, be it from the US, China or Lebanon, will stay around and get reused every ~30 years to grab some quick money.

Silentiea ,
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This MF: Greensleeves can be perfectly whistled by everyone

Me: can’t even whistle Mary has a little lamb

Thcdenton ,

Darude - Sandstorm

EarWorm ,

Amen Brother by The Winstons, more specifically the drum break on it. It’s by far the most used sample of any song ever, and once you know of it you’ll hear it everywhere kind of like the Wilhelm Scream in movies.

RampantParanoia2365 ,

Aka the Amen Break

flubo ,

Probably a Jazz song since the musicians often cover the same Songs over and over again and thats how they could stay very long? Dont know which one though. A Train? Misty?

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

tacomama ,

‘You are my Sunshine’

Bwaz ,

Yesterday

cupcakezealot ,
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hot to go

beejboytyson ,

You can take me ❤️

KammicRelief ,

lol! I jokingly thought of that song when I clicked in here. Definitely the most catchy thing around rn.

PeterLossGeorgeWall , (edited )

I don’t know what it is but I hear it at sports stadiums. Duh duh duh duh- duh duh duh-duh It repeats

Edit: I’ve just found out it’s called papas got a brand new pigbag.

mindbleach , (edited )

“Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes.

linearchaos ,
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I know it’s not the song that you’re saying but I read that in Suzanne Vega - Tom’s diner tone

lolcatnip ,

There’s a surprisingly good cover of it by Britney Spears.

PeterLossGeorgeWall ,

There is a better cover by AnnenMayKantereit, imo.

kholby ,

Kernkraft 400

ShittyBeatlesFCPres ,

In the U.S., “Neck” by Cameo has become a college marching band standard. I wonder if that will help. Not that it would come from U.S. college sports but maybe a song like “Sweet Caroline” or “Seven Nation Army” that’s played at professional sporting events in multiple countries.

givesomefucks ,

I always forget there was a real historical figure and assume Greensleeves is Gull’s little sister from those old Magic books.

Not sure how well they hold up, but like 25 years ago Arena and the Greensleeves trilogy seemed like the best books ever.

RampantParanoia2365 ,

One of my favorite little details of Blood and Wine, Witcher 3, is random people humming or singing small refrains of modern pop songs like the Beatles, implying these tunes are exactly what you’re asking about.

samus12345 ,
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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.

TheRealKuni ,

The leitmotif for Palpatine is (loosely) based on the Dies Irae. And, AMAZINGLY, that leitmotif shows up in the happy singing of children during the parade scene at the end of the Phantom Menace. Because John Williams is a fucking genius.

ghost_of_faso2 ,
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merzbow

corsicanguppy ,

had to staying power

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