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  Sometimes I wonder if great songs of the past sound like anything today. If you go back in time and hear, say...  King David play music, we might say "Hey, that's a Van Halen song" >
  
  Hammurabi Blow Chunks was an underground punk hit in 1775 BC in Babylon. >
  
  If you ever get the opportunity,  check out a pow-wow.  American Native dance and music is super interesting, I think. >
  
  Beethoven’s music really picked up once he visited the future and played an electric piano in the mall. >
  
  The number of mall cops they had is insane >
  
  Yeh u kno that one that goes like da da dumdum dee dum da da stone age bitch wot da dumdum dee dum da da then the phat stick tapping solo at the end >
  
  That one was written down. Check out the book Hand, Hand, Finger, Thumb >
  
  I think I know it, it's one of boogajooga the cave poets finest works >
  
  I bet some of the melodies we enjoy today have been recycled from ancient songs that have been passed down. For sure we’ve lost some along the way.