Somebody That I Used To Know (Bardcore | Medieval Style Cover with Vocals)

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“Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye
Arranged and Performed by Hildegard von Blingin, featuring Friar Funk
Well met, strangers, and ever so glad to see you, old friends! Here's a banger from 8 years ago, but like you've never heard it before.
I’m trying my very best to put out a song once a week while your interest in Bardcore continues, and will continue to do so for as long as I can. Your support sustains me, I really mean that. I'm slowly making some moves towards getting this music on Spotify, so hang tight on that front. I'm also hoping to get some instrumental versions up for use as karaoke tracks or background music for gaming.
The art used is a modified image from the Tacuinum Sanitatis.
Lyrics:
Now and then I think of when we were together
Eros surely hit the apple of mine eye
I believed thou wert right for me,
but felt so lonely in thy company
But that was love and ‘tis an ache I still remember
One becomes enamoured with a certain kind of sadness
This resignation to the end, ever the end
When we found we could not make amends
Thou declared we would e’er be friends
But I concede that I was fain to be parted
Was there cause to cast me off?
Act as though it never happened and that we were nothing
In sooth I do need thy love
But thou makest me a stranger and that feels so rough
Hadst thou need to stoop so low?
To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters
I need no longer write them, though
Now thou art somebody whom I used to know
I lament the many times that thou impugn’d my honour
But maintained it was ever something I had done
No more shall I live that way
Uncertain what thy words bewray
Thou said that if I were to go
I would not find thee pining for somebody whom thou used to know
Was there cause to cast me off?
Act as if it never happened and that we were nothing
I do not even need thy love
But thou makest me stranger and that feels so rough
Hadst thou need to stoop so low
To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters
I need no longer write them, though
For now thou art somebody whom I used to know
Now thou art somebody whom I used to know

[@gerrymichaelperez4762]

When she stops replying to your homing pigeons

[@aarongardeniagrey1373]

I laughed out loud!!

[@alarconrichaela]

LMAO

[@Frederic_S]

We have all bin there.

[@douglasfreer]

And she stopped replying because she was making them into pigeon pie.

[@delphinidin]

@@douglasfreer yikes! now THAT's a breakup!

[@sevatar2777]

When she marries the earl she told you not to worry about

[@PartisanOgrae]

Too soon

[@santiagocortez9554]

But you can't loose the gauntlet and lift swords with him in a duel for you are only a mere peasant stuck in a barn

[@TenseSwagChannel1560]

Wow😭😭😭

[@Chris-pi3ze]

More like when her father abruptly breaks your betrothal and marries her to the Dauphin of France, matrilineally.

[@helin7435]

Dustin Lyssy It's been like 6 centuries

[@centin9315]

Damn I still can’t believe they modernized this song.

[@TheQueensWish]

Yeah, the 2000’s ruined it.

[@davidszabo1618]

At least they waited 800 years. These days covers are done in less than a decade

[@MattyH64]

This is technically a parody because the lyrics are not the same, so it’s fair use.

[@chestnut...]

@@MattyH64 Lies! This here version is the original which we've all been listening to for the past few centuries, good sir. Everyone knows that!

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@lordsiomai]

As a simple laborer toiling away in the fields for my feudal overlords, I hereby confirm that this tune is indeed spontaneously combustible

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

I hope the muck-gathering goes well for the lord!

[@lefuedebout]

@@Hildegardvonblingin ... that would be muck spreading, m'lady! 🙂

[@neilcam]

@@lefuedeboutSurely, before one can spread thy lord's muck, one must firstly gather thine muck.

[@rizzymattizzy3804]

Spontaneously combustible? Thou soundeth like a witch!

[@biank1816]

​@@Hildegardvonblingin You are amazing

[@cdandbookshelf]

Damn. The pain of when a guy refuses thy letters.
He hast ghosted thee.

[@Granolees]

Hast thou aparitioned thee

[@jeremysmatana2592]

He HATH, actually. He hath ghosted thee. He hath, thou hast.

[@user-zj8jn3hs6f]

I have - Ich habe
Thou hast - du hast
He hath - er hat
English used to be basically just a dialect of German :)

[@zerogbot23]

He hast abandoned thee just as a heretic abandons god

[@jana7359]

@@user-zj8jn3hs6f This actually helps a lot when trying to understand these comments, so thanks

[@cloroxbleach7554]

When you caught her showing her ankles to someone else.

[@steviesosa5617]

😂🤣 underrated comment

[@chellymurphy]

When you find another mans leggings in her bedroom

[@londontrada]

T😂

[@kuyaleinad4195]

Chels Murphy Or Codpiece 😂

[@nocomprendo1409]

When you find someone else horse in your stable.

[@kristofevarsson6903]

"I lament the many times that thou impugned my honor" _UGH_ what a line. Nobody ever uses 'impugned' anymore, and it's so satisfying when it finally comes back around.

[@shaymininfernape7088]

Yeah and we all definitely knew what impugned meant before listening to this song 😅

[@kristofevarsson6903]

@@shaymininfernape7088 I don't know about y'all, but I'm a huge El Dorado fan. I knew what "impugne" meant before I knew how to spell it 😂

[@mackerelle9789]

​@@shaymininfernape7088learned it from a pair of con men that were most likey more than friends trying to escape after getting caught redhanded by their victims

[@bnjmnwst]

I use it.

[@greyone40]

I guess everyone says "diss" now. I prefer impugn.

[@michaelriley2925]

the dedication to the lyrical changes is remarkable. the "To send a wagon for thine minstrel" bar is just amazing

[@MrHoundDoug]

Verily she did layeth down the bec de corbin with it.

[@jdc327]

Pure genius!

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@SirHawkCaptainOfTheOrderOfScDi]

Isn't thine and mine only for when it's followed by a vowel?
e.g.
thine/mine apple
thy/my wagon

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

Right!! I devour the rewording & how they make it fit in the music.

[@xanderx2523]

Her voice was so enchanting...so after this song we burned her at the stake.

[@pikarat_nova]

What?! Who do you think we are, the Spanish Inquisition? Logically, we weigh her against a duck to see if she is made of wood and therefore see if she is a witch or not.

[@Pandalka]

she sounds like a nun 😂

[@nesehai]

Would like your comment but you're at 666.. To fitting

[@juanantoniogragasin1685]

@@pikarat_nova
Her burning: tis but a scratch.
*Skin peels of.
Her burning: just a flesh wound.
*Whole body literally burnt.
Her burning: I've had worse.

[@deirdreevangelista856]

@@Pandalka She went thee to a nunnery........lol ...😇😂

[@Liviathan]

“So what kind of music do you listen to?”
“Oh like classics”
“Omg 80s? 70s?”
“Like 1200s”

[@cowboybeep3542]

“Yeah I found this neat parody cover of Somebody I Used To Know.”
“Oh sweet, who’s the artist?”
“H-..... Hildegard von Blingin’ and Friar Funk.”
“What.”

[@janchixvlogs5045]

@@cowboybeep3542 haha good one

[@SourceCod33]

“80s?”
“Yeah, 1280”

[@bob1503]

''yeah the music I listen to is pretty old''
''how old?''
''yes.''

[@yugotuber]

😂😂😂😂😂❤️ blessed thy posting

[@Voltaire8559]

Only 10th century kids will remember

[@SarahSmith-oz8vi]

Not true. I'm 11th century, and still remember

[@Wil_Dasovich]

Sounds like you just entered a potion shop in a Zelda game

[@Panzerfaust_1939]

Ye

[@hayleyoates]

😂

[@pacotaco1246]

Þe

[@0_Cardboard_0]

When Juliet from the tavern doesn’t contact you back via carrier pigeon

[@1Ring42]

Rosalyn when romeo sees juliet

[@personya4418]

these are too medieval for me to understand lmao

[@phillD144]

Via Raven, much faster like Fedex

[@MADNML]

😂😂😂😂

[@jt0308]

@LagiNaLangAko23 this made me actually lol

[@rickiavelli]

"Handeth me the lute."
"Thee bett'r not playeth rubbish."

[@kimiyamk]

In any way, here is the Wall of Wonder.

[@concerned7563]

Patrick this is what I’ve been looking for my entire life

[@TranscendentLion]

*in sooth playeth 'Stairwell unto the Heavens'*

[@gavin8545]

Thou*

[@PaulusCunctator]

"Nay, thy playeth shite."
"Lyre"

[@wordwoman9900]

Why is this the best version of this song I've ever heard?

[@Strider91]

Because it is!!

[@nicobones9608]

Now Gotye is just some artist we used to know.

[@heatherduke7703]

Right??

[@noellegrace2313]

It totally is!!! This is SO good! I was so sick of this song too, but this makes it worth listening to.

[@melfzs]

This is excellent 👌 😅

[@joaovictor_of]

I love how this version flips the genders: Hildegard's angelic voice for Gotye's part and the Friar's deeper, resonant voice for Kimbra.

[@calvin8284]

The result when you write “I very much hope we can still be acquaintances” in your breakup letter

[@cal9403]

Yo lol

[@jana7359]

You mean to tell me modern English speaking folk don't say acquaintance? Sounds fake but okay

[@sharkeatsyou2905]

@@jana7359 People say acquaintance, but generally don't say it in that context

[@jana7359]

@@sharkeatsyou2905 What other context is there?

[@sharkeatsyou2905]

@@jana7359 I'm just saying that people don't generally say they want to stay acquaintances after a breakup

[@Residentgnome]

Her: "What´s your taste in music?"
Me: "It´s complicated."

[@scapegracer]

Yesss

[@MyannaErDejlig]

😂😂😂😂

[@KnickRKnack]

Have you ever seen "Romeo and Juliet" now think about what the soundtrack should have been for that....
Now that you've got somthing. You're wrong and listen to this.

[@ScarlettAngel007]

Exactly my response to that question.

[@jacobcarlson4010]

Yep, accurate.

[@flameon123]

They need to play this at a Renaissance fair. That would be absolutely awesome! 😂

[@jtischCB]

The greenshow at the Shakespeare festival would be perfect!

[@kayleighgeo10]

I remember back in 1471 when my beau would sing this lovely song to me, he was the love and joy of my life. He’s long gone and this song was nearly lost in my memory, and Gotye and Kimbra’s cover brought me back here, nothing beats the classics.
R.I.P Bertrand

[@Mornewillemse09]

When she moves to another village and starts dating the blacksmith

[@philleW12]

Not the blacksmith, i would accept the stonecarver but not the blacksmith!!!

[@Grieldric]

Biceps, man. Gotta love’em

[@philleW12]

I understand the allure of biceps, but blacksmithing is such a crude proffesion where as stonecarving is both manly yet artistic!

[@influenza3736]

Falconry is the true chad trade.

[@theinvisiblegentleman1142]

*courting

[@sendvicizrobina6911]

People in medival times when someone was tortured to death: “Now thou art somebody whom I used to know”.

[@Lunageldia]

*the Casket dance begins to resound from the nearby troupe*

[@mrsp7481]

😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

[@clintgolub1751]

Dude you need to listen to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History podcast episode on medieval torture. Unreal

[@trueblade39]

Have you ever read the works of Shan Yu?

[@sineadthomas2024]

Medieval*

[@akabeni_mj]

2:19 "I need no longer write them though" always brings tears of emotion to my eyes when I sing along 🌙

[@ruescent]

"in sooth i do not need thy love, but thou makest me a stranger and that feels so rough" new fav song

[@livingdeadgirl5663]

He was a stable boy, she said “see thee
later, boy”

[@polyhymnia701]

Best suggestion yet 😂

[@livingdeadgirl5663]

Polyhymnia why thank you haha it needs to happen 🖤

[@addylowden2212]

Yaaasss

[@kristarose5765]

Yessss!!

[@kmen07]

Yes please, Lady
Hildegard von Blingin'...

[@SolarWebsite]

Original version: "Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over"
Medieval version: "I lament the many times that thou impugned my honour."
They sounded so much more classy back then!

[@carlosandleon]

lmao but only in rhyme. Pretty sure people talk shit to each other all the time

[@plederfagella9774]

It probably sounded like how we feel about our language now. I mean if you speak to someone in say French or something it sounds more romantic. To a French it would sound pretty normal

[@genbeuden2114]

@@plederfagella9774 as a French I agree

[@carlosandleon]

@@plederfagella9774 to a European it sounds like bullshit lmao

[@theperfectprettygirl5194]

Okay, do not take any offense but as someone who is studying the language, I feel like speaking French sounds more like gargling and swallowing letters only to spit out every other syllable than anything remotely romantic. 🤣 French people, please confirm.

[@marky5755]

That voice was a direct gift from God. Period.

[@AndrewJ9673]

Ok its a banger and everything but the singers have *beautiful* voices

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

Thank you so much!

[@AustrianGD]

​@@Hildegardvonblingin Is your voice female or male?

[@Franco99028]

@@AustrianGD You must be a privileged10 y/o, didn't you read the description?

[@AustrianGD]

@@Franco99028 what I was supposed to find there?

[@matichagak548]

​@@AustrianGD Hildegard is the female voice.
Ignore the other guy, that comment was really unnecessary

[@bartuc1990]

"Anyhow, allow me to serenade thee with "wonderwall""- Some heathen

[@jessiang9708]

Some heathen xD

[@sabianrios3747]

THEY NEED TO DO WONDERWALL

[@kejonza]

WONDERWALL NEXT PLEASE

[@madisondines7441]

@@sabianrios3747 plz no

[@Brent-jj6qi]

They need to do Wndrwll, Noel Cicieregas remix of wonderwall

[@slimeyvids7304]

“To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters.”

[@Wkumar07]

Extremely clever lyrics given the age which the song is set.

[@BombastionSez]

I love the implication that this minstrel's just been hanging out and is too awkward to ask to leave.

[@dongkrakata]

Writing this rearrangement must be a different kind of puzzle because you have to fit modern context into age old ones. Brilliant.

[@parallax7789]

Read that as soon as she sang it.

[@seadkolasinac7220]

This was the best part.

[@arlanstrong1424]

I don't believe what I just heard. I could never have imagined this song could be more beautiful but here it is.

[@voidstarq]

Every single changed line is better in the original 15th century English. Every. Single One. Not that Gotye's 2011 remake isn't a great song in its own right, but modern English just doesn't have the same flow.
* "enamoured with a certain kind of sadness" vs. "addicted to..."
* "we could not make amends" vs. "we could not make sense"
* "would not find thee pining for" vs. "wouldn't catch you hung up on"
...to pick just a few.

[@geraldzano142]

​@@voidstarq How is Gotye's 2011 song a "remake"????

[@dewiicat]

​@@geraldzano142 I hope I don't come off as insulting but its supposed to be a joke

[@cyninbend]

I was wondering the same. Some are joking, pretending this medieval version came before Gotye's hit. But I think this person might have believed the jokes. Or else I am mistaken about Gotye creating that perfect song from scratch himself... @@geraldzano142

[@sparrowwilson4514]

I can’t explain it but the whole idea behind this channel just fills me with so much delight and joy. It’s at the same time extremely intelligent while being extremely silly and whimsical. Whoever had the idea for this channel is a genius. 😂😂

[@ilcondottierocartografo6770]

It comes from passion, this is passion

[@vincentwoodhead6411]

When you're Catholic and find out he's Protestant

[@Bafftubz10]

Your comment deserves more lol

[@Emily-ye1rj]

The Orange and The Green is that but gone supposedly right

[@alorable1391]

*King Henry dissaproves

[@Artur_M.]

You mean heretic?

[@alorable1391]

@@Artur_M. Oof burn 👌👌

[@ecyor0]

"What kind of music do you listen to?"
'tis a fraught question.

[@mmtruooao8377]

But like, this? And also punk rock, Appalachian folk, Japanese pop, opera, etc.

[@avonacolyte]

A merry comment, in faith!

[@alexanderhensel611]

Yo, the power of his voice at 3:33 is insane. Perfect combination of vocals and melody combining. Get chills every time.

[@scottpearce8772]

... Ok kids, this is why you nEeD an English Lit degree, i have listened to about 12ish versions of this song in the last 24, and this is the most beautiful and creative, this is exactly what the interweb was designed for...

[@SilverCinder1]

Jokes aside, the singers have the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.

[@AV6Q]

She sounds just like Kimbra and he sounds just like Josh Groban. Can bardcore become the next thing?

[@EH23831]

Agreed! Voice of an angel

[@archstanton3611]

Absolutely! Pure joy to listen.

[@crystalstar927]

She sounds like a grandma to me, how's that beautiful lmao

[@freehugs3363]

Aight what kinda grandma has this range?? 😂

[@GriziDaWiz]

When your friend gets exiled for disrespecting the church.

[@hannahpocock4152]

*Excommunicated

[@ayayay9587]

relatable

[@KBzaz]

Hannah Pocock too real

[@johnliu977]

Uhhh I hate when that happens

[@itsjustme7614]

Dont remind me :(
I miss them so much

[@Lord_Pilaf]

I remember jamming out to this banger at the Scarborough Fair in the Summer of 1176. Shit was lit

[@manuelcuesta4789]

"To collect thy minstrel" has me dead, someone needs to make this a sketch

[@alang9891]

The “Bardcore” genre is the perfect mix of comedy and actually good music.

[@unsatisfied_goose]

That and Wilbur soots music

[@robbobb4050]

And Ninja Sex Party

[@angelserenade]

Barcode?

[@marjanaking404notfound3]

@@angelserenade google it dude! It's a music genre.

[@dazc9965]

There is absolutely NOTHING funny about how good this is

[@C19520]

"... and refuse my letters. I need no longer write them, though," is actually more of an emotional gut-punch that the original lyrics imo

[@davidczenner5784]

Aye.

[@Amblin80s]

Aye, that it was.

[@kathowed]

Somehow, this retelling of the song exposes the brilliance of the original writing… and, for that, I thank you!

[@Toeken42]

Somehow through the magic of RUclips, Hildegard Von Blingin popped into my feed. The cover reminded me of the original, and I realized this was written in 1411, and was covered by Gotye and Kimbra. I didn't think it was impossible to fall in love with voice, but here we are.

[@voidstarq]

I already knew the 2011 version was a cover of the '80s hit, but I hadn't realized even that was a remake of a fifteenth century classic.

[@diminishedtriad2]

I have been listening to this song for about 700 years and it never gets old.

[@mai7790]

Ik right?!?

[@rebeccacoomes2501]

Yep.... Love this.

[@WesModes]

T is the same f'r me. I can not stand ho. I shall not stand ho

[@erikfinkel2717]

A knight of the palm spring republic I see

[@halfmonk]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@ALCPEREZ]

"To send a wagon for thy minstel and refuse my letters" best line ever.

[@eileenrouhani6294]

I almost shrieked when that part came up!

[@EGFritz]

I screamdt

[@sixstringedthing]

Lyrical genius.

[@matthewnations501]

Seriously

[@onetruetroy]

Forsooth!

[@aumoelwal8375]

The perfect tool to get grandparents into pop culture!

[@theinvisibleme4104]

"Refuse my letters" sounds a billion times better than change your number

[@Loxias1989]

it does

[@pst5345]

In the context of medieval time it should be heralds, though.

[@nicestpancake]

Really a lot of these lyrics hit different this way for some reason

[@yourvenparianen5390]

Like an arrow in thy knee

[@Jessica-qv8yg]

So cute

[@mrcastillo4240]

When quarantine hits you nostalgia SO hard that you went back to medieval times

[@lenny_1369]

Thou hath committed thy acts of crime, for yee hath giveth a _stolen commenth_

[@shirah528]

LMAO

[@SoMeOne-ox2ki]

LOL

[@pankajsinghtomar2461]

Yeah but this is too old shouldn't have gone to this time🙄

[@presleymberry]

Nostalgic for the last plague

[@avariereiner8563]

When he giveths a green gown to duchess you knew not of.

[@RGerard_Costa]

Damn... this truly is a "timeless" song. I've earwormed the heck out with the normal and the 80's versions, and now this banger...

[@Samuel-by1zg]

She is the Queen of Bardcore. No one beating her covers

[@MrMagikBananas]

SHE IS BARDCORE BEYONCE.

[@rhue2532]

Agreed (≧▽≦)

[@EiriktheNordAndersen-ju4gl]

@@MrMagikBananas You're calling her trash?

[@nickkraw1]

Her voice is beautiful and she actually has a grasp of music theory, and her lyrics actually make sense. Everyone seems to think that medieval people communicated with a bunch of garbled nonsense where they just tried to express everything in the most complex way possible.

[@gigacringe8119]

Actually this is the best cover ever:
ruclips.net/video/zJB_74Xl9aw/видео.html

[@fanny3553]

"Was there cause to cast me off?" That hit deeper than the original lyrics

[@oddboyproductions]

For real

[@myapoison]

indeed

[@missmeinnameistfee6061]

Trueee

[@DakotaDoesStuff]

True

[@102938475646665]

more archaic english words/vocabulary really hit in a different way. i feel like it's so much more expressive and able to convey deeper feelings. it's why i love reading Shakespeare and older works of literature. the language and wordplay are so good at evoking emotions and feelings. every word has purpose behind it

[@jaredjadlowski2433]

I love stuff like this and orchestral pop songs- who’s to say they didn’t rock and jam in their own way before recordings?

[@stellaluna6421]

The best part of this song is that by choosing to use the old-fashioned-sounding "thee" and "thou" forms of address rather than the "you" that sounds modern to our ears but was used concurrently with the other forms, the singer is actually using the more intimate form of address. They're saying "I'm over you (Did you have do do it like that?)" but still referring to their ex as a loved one rather than a stranger.

[@stellaluna6421]

The irony: "Now you art somebody whom I used to know" vs "Now thou art somebody whom I used to know"

[@hairyball.legtor]

*"Kids today only listen to mainstream shit"*
*Kids today:*

[@moonsylav6875]

Lol, yeah

[@hlabhlabhlab]

Ironic these bardcore songs wouldn't exist without their mainstream originals...

[@jupiter9907]

My daughter sent this to me. 😂

[@picklebeanjuice5526]

Most people I know don't listen to gold like this which is a big shame

[@Geoun]

Pfft- 😂

[@mbunnyj7051]

Okay guys, here's the plan. If we ever get trapped in medieval times, and we're looking for other time travellers to help us get back, we start singing this.

[@whiteflame0713]

Yes, but we might need a back up plan.

[@cassualtea2040]

@@whiteflame0713 Ye I'm an alto and could never.

[@RoninAround_]

Yes, if the other travellers is a good person.., if not we can get killed by them

[@whiteflame0713]

@@RoninAround_ hm. True, true..

[@obiwanfan3334]

Great plan!!!

[@kingchief4038]

Love the interchange of words, tis nectar to thy ears

[@MarsyBarsyO3O]

"I need no longer to write them though" is just my favorite line also your voice is angelic 🫶

[@lancelotxiii9089]

This new "bardcore" genre is something I can definetely get behind

[@internetgoat4831]

I wouldn't say it's something new tho

[@PROSCOPEGaming]

Not new at all lol

[@alang9891]

My darkest musical fetish. “Bardcore”

[@Artur_M.]

Well, certainly gaining popularity then.

[@hollister2320]

Makes 2020 a bit better

[@jackyjimenez2406]

Hozier's "Take me to Church" would jam

[@kaylag5043]

Yeah, that would be awesome

[@elsagranquist9755]

YESSSS OH MY GOD

[@leasagna2202]

Sneaky gay song

[@sam_0226]

Yes!

[@daroand9887]

@@leasagna2202 bugger off

[@Mikilangelo]

This is a masterpiece on so many levels! Lyrics, divine voice, that magical flute... It's heartbreakingly beautiful.

[@hollisbostick2872]

I know I'm very late to the party here, but I had to drop by to celebrate and congratulate you all on this incredible cover. I already loved the original song, and this transliteration -- both musically and especially lyrically -- is quite possibly even more lovable 😀. It was also fun to imagine small bard troupes performing this in a crowded tavern 😂. Lovely work; thank you so much.

[@Raminess]

I made a Playlist of bardcore music (this song included) at a medieval themed barbecue years ago. It was a hit, watching people's faces light up when they recognized the referenced song was gold.

[@sevenan]

"but you didn't have to cut me off" - Anne Boleyn

[@grippingrope9937]

Henry VIII's wife: *Doesn't give birth to a boy*
Henry VIII: "You know the rules, and so do I"

[@ma2manytx]

Gold, pure gold

[@grec.]

Gonna like this at 146 and come back in a few days to se reach the Ks

[@PodmornicaFTW]

The only reason i didnt like your comment is because it currently has 420 likes, and that seems just right for such a lit joke.

[@carucath97]

H

[@kappaross6124]

The line "send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters" got me. Genius.

[@MellowJelly]

Hahah same

[@LexValidus]

I was sooo curious to see how they'd spin that one. Nailed it.

[@eh5320]

what does it mean?? i didnt understand it :((

[@runningwolf6271]

@@eh5320 To send a wagon for thy minstrel was originally "have your friends collect your records" so they are picking up their music source (minstrel) but sent someone else to get them (the wagon) rather than come themselves

[@catherineyoung3889]

Send thy wagon for thy minstrel.....🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@groovyroses]

I would love to see a medieval music video of this song.

[@Skyebright1]

The minstrel on the wagon ;)

[@trueblueedits4673]

Memes aside, her voice is actually insanely beautiful. The male singer is great too.

[@MegaNega24]

Simp

[@_S3]

SIMP

[@jeremy8658]

people r saying simp when u actually compliment a girl i-

[@monbub]

@@MegaNega24 stfu thats not what the word means

[@frostyelkk]

Shrimp.

[@austinmaccarthy2095]

Friend: What kind of music do you listen to?
Me: The classics.

[@mikayugu316]

Friend: What kind of classics?
Me: Medieval classics

[@adridaplague-boi]

Oh, like the beatles?
No, the classics.
What, symphonies?
Ugh, no, the *c l a s s i c s*

[@WhenAllTheWarmthLeavesUs]

@@adridaplague-boi this made me laugh so hard my lungs are now yeeting itself out my body 😂😂😂

[@Michael_______]

yes lol

[@willowdigger617]

Them: “So, rock”
Me: “More like marble”

[@epipsychidionozymandias5021]

This is unironically beautiful in a tearjerking way.

[@smalls9852]

How am I just hearing this?! Absolutely beautiful

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

Welcome to the awesomeness!

[@temporaryaccount6325]

“This claps harder than father’s backhanded strike.”

[@cockylockridge8644]

By God's bones 😶

[@lilianrose715]

I'm done I’m literally done with RUclips 😂😂😂🤦🏾‍♀️💀

[@arta.xshaca]

Wtf is wrong with this comment and the first reply.

[@molly-zx9cr]

The picture looks like a medieval version of the distracted boyfriend meme

[@killjoytw1nk]

OMG YES

[@RahulUpadhyay-xj2cw]

Looks more like a jealous ex 😂

[@brianjordan3063]

Molly, you are a Genius. I didnt catch that until you mentioned it.

[@puffingcat]

OMG DEAD

[@MatthewVanston]

But the lady in red is his GF now.

[@avamorrill]

Why does this actually make PERFECT sense? I clicked thunking it would be vastly different and sound not right but this is so cool and believable.

[@heidiwangxiao6506]

The pain hits differently.

[@VaporsUnion]

Only true 1300's kids will remember this.

[@F3yris]

Relatable

[@Trixtah]

I laughed out loud at thy japery

[@ariandel8917]

Overused joke

[@VaporsUnion]

@@ariandel8917 Cool

[@letsreadtextbook1687]

Your username fits

[@helenaveiga6186]

I remember when King Arthur dedicated this song to Guinevere in a festival, it was a scandal

[@KeithFraser82]

After Queen Guinevere did flee with Sir Lancelot and refuse ye King's letters, he did sing ye ballad "'Tis A Most Fair Morn" by Sir Michael de Buble.

[@thatb1h855]

ah but i heard he was having an affair with his manservant

[@helenaveiga6186]

@@thatb1h855 merlin you’ve been summoned

[@helenaveiga6186]

@@KeithFraser82 Fortunately, King Arthur did not “bless” us with his voice ever again after dear Lady Guinevere decided to return to her kingdom

[@cosmic7336]

@@thatb1h855 ah, i see thou art a man of culture, as well

[@VagineerHuur]

"Now thou art somebody that I used to know" 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@smartacious]

This made me realize people had feelings in those days too 😢

[@Kat-PM]

The lyric “Was there cause to cast me off?” really hits different

[@thebishopofme]

Did you really have to cut me off: hmm, sad
Was there cause to cast me off: alas, fair maid, shouldst thou deny me, shouldst I but pierce mine heart with mine blade

[@jaidaniels905]

I feel the same about "i need no longer write them, though".

[@TheVoidedRealm]

This hits harder as that hits me

[@evnovave]

and that shift during the "no more shall i live that way"

[@Cognatusinfinitum]

Hits hits for sure

[@elizrebezilmadommdo1662]

Last time I was this early, the plague hadn't taken over Europe yet.

[@grungar3x7]

Which plague, pray?

[@aidengray3998]

That's either centuries ago or very recent.

[@grungar3x7]

@@aidengray3998 forsooth!

[@reymichaelsungazornosa4040]

the one that came from china or the one that came from china

[@dapa091]

You're gonna have to be more specific than that...

[@mitchellkrever421]

This would have been a banger back in the day.

[@yungariesx]

me and my boyfriend listen to this when we stop by the tavern !

[@d4peters86]

I don’t know who/why they started this bardcore trend, but I am digging it

[@joshformerlyjambicglortpam8775]

I am *here* for it

[@dehavillandvampire]

I think it was Cornelius Link with a Medieval cover of Astronomia and then Pumped up Kicks.

[@brendaneichler5244]

It actually started as a riff in the Astromedia/Coffin Dance meme and it expanded from there.

[@shrexy3189]

Same

[@1Ring42]

Long live bardcore

[@guillermojrboy3292]

When the world is in the midst of a plague, and she wouldst not respond to thy letters. 😢

[@xXxM0nzt3r_V0m1TxXx]

“To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters, I need no longer write them though, now thou art somebody whom I’ve used to know”
I just like this part

[@joao690]

I didn't know I needed this in my life. Thank you so much, oh mighty algorithm.

[@CHROMEBARS]

“When we found we could not make amends, thou declared we would eer be friends..” I felt that 😔

[@SaltyPeanutz]

Emo spotted

[@CHROMEBARS]

Victor Lara oh wow you got me 😳

[@juicyjesstv]

Ashley Cruz from staten island?

[@smokanmiraz6942]

Dumped and friendzoned. Ouch!

[@crumblestheclown]

J Reyes No, those are Vampires 😂

[@ENTProductions]

Last time I was this early Constantinople hadn't fallen.

[@afilthypeasant9646]

Last time I was this early the romans were still feeding their lions christians hadn't fallen

[@mryashparab]

Last time I was this early Trojan Horse wasn't a virus

[@shrexy3189]

Someone should’ve use last time I was this early the peasants revolt hadn’t happened

[@ionracas8743]

Last time I was this early the Russians failed to reclaim Constantinople because Britain and France took the side of the very people that took, destroyed, and renamed it.

[@jabrrwocky]

@@ionracas8743 lol

[@the_hawk7460]

We need this on spotify 😁

[@kylezierow5492]

Honestly, the effortlessness with which she sings all the archaic words makes it so I probably wouldn't even notice if I wasn't reading them too. Beyond impressive.
Also, props on the enunciation.

[@stephtar]

Appreciate how the masculine and feminine singers are lyrically switched in this version of the song

[@timkeefe5676]

Should be credited as Kimbro, though -- who doesn't sound like a himbo, forsooth.

[@alexandrasantiago2893]

I agree

[@buddyadams4781]

I prefer the original arrangement. The lyrics make more sense that way.

[@kaiju2296]

Buddy Adams how so?

[@buddyadams4781]

@@kaiju2296 Technically, it would work either way, but the first dozen or so times I heard it, the roles were reversed. So it's distracting.

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

“Send a raven.”
But Lord Snow, we’ve sent 9 ravens so far....
“SEND ANOTHER!”

[@ASmartNameForMe]

@@Ravenist he changed his mind, he now wants another instead

[@VJamrita]

HahahhahahaH I'm ded

[@jaremakarwowski1574]

My ravens must be broken since she is not answering my letters.

[@thenaynaycat]

She's eating them

[@Densoro]

"refuse my letters/I need no longer write them, though" is a _full upgrade_ over "change your number/I guess that I don't need that, though," because it calls back _more specifically_ to the preceding line. The whole thing's a masterpiece but I didn't see anyone talking about that in particular.

[@NayatSari]

Verily, I doth still recall hearing this music for the first time upon a cold winter's day in the year of our Lord 1488, amidst the snowy streets of new Habsburg Netherlands. I oft doth return hither, to hearken unto this gem of a melody, and findeth myself stirred with emotion as I recollect mine own akin tale. I doth tarry here awhile, allowing all to unfold, accepting it, ere I take my leave. Yet, I knoweth that I shalt return anon.

[@gravespawn6478]

I feel like the world is ready for a bardcore version of Safety Dance.

[@socpancake]

yes please dear god yes

[@readstoomuch2070]

A thousand times yeeesss

[@Supermelo29]

OMG YAAAAAAAS. You are a genius.

[@madisondines7441]

Also needs "Land Down Under"

[@Crystal-ei4zl]

Madison Dines did they have vegemite sandwiches in medieval times? Pretty sure there wasn’t sliced bread tho😂

[@kerrigalloway2343]

"To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters." I'm dying over here, that's genius.

[@velvety2006]

the poor minstrel was stuck in the middle lol

[@stuart_wiewiora]

Absolute Genius 😂

[@ElveeKaye]

I'm amused at the idea of people borrowing each other's minstrels.

[@hotdog1214]

I was wondering how they were going to handle the 'Have your friends collect your records and then change your number' part, truly inspired!

[@marioluigi9599]

The real question is, what was the minstrel doing at her house the entire time????

[@Angelina14799]

The wagon to collect thy minstrel? Cold.

[@thepaintedpoppies1010]

Love the channel name. And why did it take RUclips so long to show me this?! Absolutely lovely!

[@maryamhzh]

Screw all other music, this is the only type of music I’m listening to now

[@bridge4]

haha no doubt

[@igobyross8045]

haha no doubt

[@Nukaria]

I had the same thought 😂

[@lololxd4362]

same, listening to this before sleep

[@littlegrifflett8598]

Screweth them all