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What is The Oldest Song?
- Published_at:2014-04-18
- Category:People & Blogs
- Channel:vlogbrothers
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- description: In which Hank sings the oldest song we know of...the Seikilos Epitaph. Most songs from this period were written with only the lyrics, but the Seikilos Epitaph, buried as part of a funeral, contained an unmistakable chord chart. And so, 2000 years later, I can still sing it for you. Here the Seikilos song on the lyre...possibly a little bit more likely of an interpretation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xERitvFYpAk And here's Hurrian Hymn #6, the oldest piece you're ever likely to hear, though it's incomplete. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxN2VXPMLc And here's where you can buy my album: Explicit: http://dftba.com/product/1803 Clean: http://dftba.com/product/1802
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