Crazy Music History!

Music makes the world go round. It makes us smile, cry, and laugh. In the centuries that we have had music, some pretty interesting things have happened! Read on for some crazy music history facts!

Did you know that the oldest surviving song is the Hurrian Hymn Text H6? This hymn is written on 26 clay tablets found in the 1950s in an ancient Syrian city.

Did you know that the British Navy once used music by Britney Spears to scare of Somali pirates because the pirates disliked Western music?

Did you know that plants grow faster when exposed to classical music? Hmmm . . . wonder if that works on humans too?

Do you know what the longest song title? That award goes to Hoagy Carmichael for his song, “I’m a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin’ Those Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-on-my-Seato, Hirochito Blues.”

Did you know that Mozart has sold more CDs than Beyonce? Classical music is where it’s at!