{"id":43060,"date":"2025-04-21T14:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=43060"},"modified":"2025-04-21T14:09:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:09:16","slug":"sound-but-not-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/04\/21\/sound-but-not-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound but Not Heard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sound-but-Not-Heard-0.mp3<\/a>
\nSound-but-Not-Heard-0.mp4<\/a>
\nSound-but-Not-Heard-I.mp3<\/a>
\nSound-but-Not-Heard-I.mp4<\/a>
\nSound-but-Not-Heard-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nHave I found the sound…
\n(How absurd it can’t be heard?!?!)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nEighteen-sixty
\n(Seems like an eternity)
\nTwo thousand and eight
\n(Seems a bit late)
\nSound (but not heard)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n(Ah, ha) Ah ha
\nWhat a fate
\n(Ah, ha) Ah ha
\nPlay me the tune
\n“Au Clair de la Lune”<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nHave we found the sound
\n(The word: it can be heard)
\nBound to come back round
\n(And heard by the herd)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nOh, oh don’t you know
\nOldest surviving audio
\nA hundred years
\nTo play to cheers
\n(Sound is found)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n(Ah, ha) Ah ha
\nWipe your tears
\n(Ah, ha) Ah ha
\nPlay me the tune
\n“Au Clair de la Lune”<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nHave we found the sound
\n(The word: it can be heard)
\nBound to come back round
\n(And heard by the herd)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nWhat a fate
\nBetter late
\n(Than never ever)<\/p>\n

A SCIENCE NOTE<\/p>\n

First Known Recording of Sound (Not Playable Until Later)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Year:<\/strong> 1860<\/strong>
Device:<\/strong> Phonautograph<\/strong>
Inventor:<\/strong> \u00c9douard-L\u00e9on Scott de Martinville<\/strong> (France)
Recording:<\/strong> A snippet of \u201cAu Clair de la Lune\u201d<\/strong>, a French folk song.<\/p>\n