From which decade is the oldest song you own?

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Simple enough. From when is the oldest song on your computer, iPod, phone, whatever? I.e. if you have some Bessie Smith, your answer is probably 1930s, The Beatles 1960s, Spice Girls 1990's, and so on...

If you own classical music please could you ignore it for the sake of this poll (although feel free to comment on it if you want).

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  • smartpatrol11
    11 years ago | pl

    I have an album of polka music dont know what era its from but its still better than Justin Bieber

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  • Anime7
    11 years ago | pl

    Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Blots. Plus, I have a bunch of other songs that I got from playing Fallout.

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    • [Old Memory]
      11 years ago | pl

      "The ink spots" you mean....i don't want to set the world on fire.....I just want to start a flame in your heart........

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      • Anime7
        11 years ago | pl

        In my heart I have but one desire ... and that one is you no other will do.

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        • [Old Memory]
          11 years ago | pl

          It sounds like a serial killers theme song though lol, everytime i hear it i have this image of an old man in overalls cutting up a body in his garden shed with this song playing on an old gramophone lol (that would make a great movie scene i think). Fallout rules.

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          • Anime7
            11 years ago | pl

            That sounds pretty awesome, now that's what I'm going to think of from now on.

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    • DannyKanes
      11 years ago | pl

      That's where I got most of my songs from too lol. And Bioshock :)

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      • Anime7
        11 years ago | pl

        Never played Bioshock. But the music in Fallout was pretty awesome I thought I'd put in on my ipod.

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        • DannyKanes
          11 years ago | pl

          Bioshock is awesome, you should play it. That's where I first heard the song If I Didn't Care by The Ink Spots :)

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          • Anime7
            11 years ago | pl

            I'll have to listen to that song. I'm honestly not that big into video games. Besides, I've watched my brother play Bioshock before and I'm certain I'll watch him play Infinite when it comes out. I've seen enough Bioshock to be satisfied.

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  • Mando
    11 years ago | pl

    Is it fair to exclude song/music that is older than the 20th century by saying no classical - (which is just a specific musical form and period)? Anyone listen to celtic and other folk music for example? Its your poll but I'm just saying.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago | pl

      I was purely interested in "popular" music (not implying classical music is unpopular, just that if half the people here have Pachelbel's Canon in D Major in their collection, half the answers would be 1680s). I just didn't want the results to be skewed.

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago | pl

    The oldest would probably go to my Classical Collection spanning many different movements. But since it's not a option here, I'll put them back in the chest:(

    In my personal collection it would probably be 80's-90's.

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  • kit291
    11 years ago | pl

    beethoven lol mine would be vera lynn i love her voice and i so wish i could have been a live around world war 2 so i could have seen her live.

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  • anti-hero
    11 years ago | pl

    I have Django Reinhardt's first album entitled Paris 1945. It is from 1945, go figure.

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  • Nokiot9
    8 years ago | pl

    Thank you fallout new Vegas. "I got heartache by the number" try finding that on a plastic ep.

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  • DemonicFortuneCookie
    8 years ago | pl

    80's. Hit The Lights.

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  • Mando
    10 years ago | pl

    s it fair to exclude song/music that is older than the 20th century by saying no classical - (which is just a specific musical form and period)? Anyone listen to celtic and other folk music for example? Its your poll but I'm just saying.

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  • rekltalni
    11 years ago | pl

    18th century. Im into classic music.

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  • NocturnePonyFan
    11 years ago | pl

    The oldest song I have is "Come on a My House" by Rosemary Clooney. Freaking catchy!

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  • NoraBaker
    11 years ago | pl

    Bessie Smith and Benny Goodman from the 20's. Lovely poll :)

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  • Aleks85
    11 years ago | pl

    50s I like Perry Como.

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  • howaminotmyself
    11 years ago | pl

    I have some jazz from the 20's, maybe earlier, not sure. I likely have something from every decade.

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  • Shackleford96
    11 years ago | pl

    I am really not sure exactly when the songs came out, but I have a few songs by Elvis, which are probably close to if not the oldest in my collection. Elvis rocks!

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  • disthing
    11 years ago | pl

    Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds - Mbube (You know, 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'? Well that was a rework of this song from the 1930s.)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrrQT4WkbNE

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    • dappled
      11 years ago | pl

      Coincidentally, I was listening Jimmy Cliff's version less than an hour ago.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV384RgElsc

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  • iEatZombies_
    11 years ago | pl

    Two beautiful words: Buddy Holly.

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    • Shackleford96
      11 years ago | pl

      by Weezer

      :P

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      • NoraBaker
        11 years ago | pl

        Oh!!! Can we finally start our infinite playlist?! I want that one! :D ♫ uh-eeh-uuh...

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        • Shackleford96
          11 years ago | pl

          Okay, how does it work? (I've never actually seen that movie before...)

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          • NoraBaker
            11 years ago | pl

            As I just said, we decide how it goes! The Middle by Jimmy Eat World is our next song, your choice. (I didn't know it until a few minutes ago!) Next has to be Gone Daddy Gone - Violent Femmes, who originally sing it!! :D

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    • iEatZombies_
      11 years ago | pl

      Actually, I like several several songs from the 30's and 40's... I change my answer. 30's.

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  • KeddersPrincess
    11 years ago | pl

    "Always" by Irving Berlin 1920. I also have "You Made Me Love You" that came out somewhere in the 1890's, but I have Judy Garland's version, so i guess that doesn't count. About half the songs on my ipod are between the 1920's-1960's, haha:D I also have old radio shows like "Suspense" and "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" fromt he good ole' 40's. No one can rock the oldies like me!

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  • tori
    11 years ago | pl

    I love the song At Last by Etta James. That was in the late 60's. Also, Chain Chain Chain, Chain of Fools by Aretha Franklin.
    And the group Bread. Their song Baby I'm a Want you.
    There are so many. I have old 78's that I love also. Can't play them. Need to get myself a record player!!!

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    • disthing
      11 years ago | pl

      At Last is amazing. I love to sing it in the shower :D

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      • tori
        11 years ago | pl

        Isn't it wonderful!!!
        I would love to sing it too. But my singing makes cats cry!! Haha! :)

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  • NotFloydzie
    11 years ago | pl

    I have about 18 songs from the 1940s.

    Is you is or is you ain't my baby?

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  • DannyKanes
    11 years ago | pl

    One of my favourite songs in the world is Moonlight Serenade by Glen Miller, released 1939. Another song I like is If I Didn't Care by The Ink Spots also released in 1939 :)

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  • flutterhigh
    11 years ago | pl

    1928

    Louis Armstrong (and his orchestra) - Muggles

    So fuck all of you.

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