Listen to the oldest song in the world!

Hear the resemblance? Maybe not, but vaguely similar.

Tone deaf?

Sounds like something out of a Final Fantasy game!

Lighten up Stravinsky.

I have a degree in music. Professional musician longer than you've been alive.

Played very differently:

Very nice. Thank you. I can't see how this is the same piece of music that I posted, however this sounds more authentic on the period Lyre.

Needs some horns though:

This sounds much better than that other crap rendition.
This one sounds stately, magnificent in a primitive kind of way.

I hope you don't have life dependant ambitions.

I should have known better than to mess with an Irish woman.

No harm no foul. Touche'

exactly what I thought ancient sumerian music would sound like

Reminds me of the theme from 'Sonic Jam' for the Sega Saturn.

Sounds like the inspiration for oriental music...

yankee doodle went to town…ah….--

yankee doodle went to town ah….

then yankee doodle ah went to town etc…...

And some cow bell.

Awesome thread, but I noticed you didn't link to the source of the article in your original post… if you're unable to post the source (link is censored, etc.) please find another source, or do not post the article.



In this case I have edited the thread to remove the article portion.

humans also danced before they made music, supposedly

Cool find OP! 5*

I thought it kind of sounded like this, but sped up:



Last Edited by Subway Prophets on 09/03/2014 12:49 AM

Love it! Imagine in a different time....

Everyone knows the oldest song is:

"A lion is eating my foot off, will somebody call a cop!"

(By Mel Brooks, a known jew)

Great post OP. Green karma sent!

Needs more cowbell though... lol.

I liked this version better, it was probably composed by a homeless Sumerian.

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Needs more cowbell

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