Melody most likely to survive 1000 years?

[surf's up]

beach boys - 'dont talk put your head on my shoulder' is one of the few melodies that still gives me the same feeling it did the first time i heard it.

[MichaelAlan]

Astrodan, is that a "wreck of the John B. reference."

[Brian Brock]

Well "Sicut Cervus" by Palestrina has already lasted like a thousand years, as has "Sumer is Icumen In" (the earliest work of polyphony) and hundreds of chants. I would bet they'll last.

Bach's Cello Suites are another good bet, although I would believe that the cello might not last 1000.

"Yesterday" is a good bet from now-a-days. Anything associated with a super important movie is a good bet - maybe the theme to Jaws.

Miles Davis Kind of Blue should last, along with Lush Life or something.

[-MK-]

Computer Love by Kraftwerk. Specifically the mix on "The Mix"

Seconded on both counts.

I just listened to that song today for the first time in a while and realized why I like that one Coldplay song so much - they ripped off Kraftwerk's melody note for note! If someone does this every decade of so, the melody should easily survive for 1000 years. I hope the Kraftwerk guys are getting royalties for that.

[Seamonster]

"Ring Around the Rosie," because supposedly children of all cultures use a variant of that melody to taunt each other:
"Naa naa, na naa naa..."
-- Hoagie

[philbo]

"Ring Around the Rosie," because supposedly children of all cultures use a variant of that melody to taunt each other:
"Naa naa, na naa naa..."
-- Hoagie

Foreigner had a song like that too, where the last half is all "Nah naa na naa naa...." I think it was called "Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin"
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[kdarr]

Computer Love by Kraftwerk. Specifically the mix on "The Mix"

Seconded on both counts.

I just listened to that song today for the first time in a while and realized why I like that one Coldplay song so much - they ripped off Kraftwerk's melody note for note! If someone does this every decade of so, the melody should easily survive for 1000 years. I hope the Kraftwerk guys are getting royalties for that.

Coldplay did indeed get permission to use Kraftwerk's "Computer Love" melody on "Talk". So it's kosher.

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[BeepBeep]

The motif to Beethoven's Ninth would be my guess.

My first thought was actually Beethoven's Fifth, as it has that really strong and simple motif.