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Leonard Nimoy: The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins [2:19] (youtu.be)

submitted 6 months ago by Graphy@lemmy.world to c/obscuremedia@lemmy.world

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Might not be super obscure but as a lifelong LoTR fan and new Trek fan this was my first watch!

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[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As much as I love this wonderful terrible song, it is in no way obscure anymore. People have been posting it online pretty frequently for like 10-15 years now lol

It even has it's own Wikipedia entry! It came out in 1967!

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I mean, even though it's not unknown or forgotten, everything from 1967 can be called obscure for it's 63 yo and the majority of fans haven't even been born when it aired and see that through a modern cultural lense. As non-native, I don't know if 'obscure' stretches that far in it's meaning, but people born in 40s watched it in a completely different way than we do.

[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As of today, 56 yo give or take

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 months ago

Math hard. Head hurts.

[–] abbotsbury@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

everything from 1967 can be called obscure

Dude, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band came out in 1967.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

But wait, there's more!

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k8rGB_NGkgen0ypJNgPf9_C4pxFN_s-UU

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago

This made me incredibly happy! Thank you.

[–] Graphy@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Anyone know what year this came out?

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Released as a single in1967. And in 1968 on the album Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 2 points 6 months ago

as a trekker, i'm sorry to say that Dr. Demento was my introduction to the golden tones of Bill Shatner and Leo Nimoy. an absolute classic!