Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' but played on medieval instruments

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Needs some Olde English lyrics.

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TBH, I am slightly disappointed that the link went to the actual medieval instruments video and was not a regular rickroll.

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Not to be too dweeby, but the closest thing to a medieval instrument in that video is the recorder. The stringed instruments are a lute-shaped guitar and what might be an octave mandolin or Irish bouzouki, depending on strings and tuning. Fine for Renaissance Faire stuff but hardly “authentic historical instruments” territory.

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Sounds like catgut spirit. How to devo-modernize the chorus oooooo, give. you. up.

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I was going to post a similar comment, so it’s not too dweeby. Well, I guess it is dweeby but take heart in the fact that you’re not the only music dweeb here. Needs some vielles and shawms and stuff.

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Hurdy gurdy or gtfo

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I desperately want to see and hear this.

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Very early Nirvana.

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