5 nursery rhymes turned so dark, I'm 99% sure you will be HORRIFIED

[@MusicalBasics]

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[@pessimisticpianist582]

Yes

[@illumistache5701]

Yep

[@frankpan2905]

Yas

[@frankpan2905]

I watched ur other vid it was sooooooooooooooo good

[@KingDeadMan]

I kinda wanna copy that first and turn it into a trap, because I the feeling it gives off. Bad intention just get me so fired up.

[@StillARandomGuy]

These sound more horrifying to my hands than my ears.

[@flushed834]

Underrated comment.

[@debjoeysmom1595]

Preach

[@sharonranjit4227]

Lol same

[@kellystevie9878]

HE IS THE MESSIAH

[@Adam-bb9rm]

Exactly, songs were pleasant

[@justjoshin956]

The nursery rhymes have unlocked their true forms.

[@hickysama]

Very true. Also, 80% of these songs already have deep, darker meanings. But our parents had no idea and just sang these songs to us lmaooo

[@Zaire82]

@@hickysama Yea, pretty weird considering how most of us figured out those deeper meanings ourselves while we were still kids, despite our parents not having noticed them. It's testament to how twisted we're becoming...

[@boomkittyFX]

and i love it, they are also full versions.

[@Rarok666]

And now... They can *A S C E N D* though the strenght of _others_

[@hoody__dk1458]

So true

[@Schwazz7]

Old Mac Donald's actually sounds like it should be in an epic battle scene

[@pumpkinmenadianepumpkinpie8596]

Agreed!

[@itsatrenado5656]

I was gonna make these a game...

[@jemmiedelgadooo]

This should be Mcdonald’s exe theme

[@sugarasphalt2008]

Yissss

[@deryeshck]

yes dude

[@LostPetey]

Reasons why twinkle twinkle eternal darkness is my favorite: It sounds like a song that the misunderstood villain would sing for their exposition/backstory scene. In most parts you can hear their anger and their need for vengeance. In the softer and lighter parts you can hear them showing their vulnerable side or explaining what drove them to madness or what made their life so miserable they turned to evil. And i think the imagery that this piece paints in your head is so clear you can almost hear the villain singing. The title could even have a meaning like “they had an innocent twinkle in their eyes until their life fell into eternal darkness” or smth like that.

[@Akashathesilentassassin]

Yes! That's exactly what I was thinking!

[@DraghulGaldana]

Epic. Just... just epic. Probably the best comment you'll find here.

[@difubao8882]

Yas and epic😊

[@CsMsLady80]

OMG SAME

[@kimmorris9664]

I’m writing that story

[@orangejuice8339]

When the movie’s villain is singing a lullaby for her kids

[@SalwaCreationTime]

Yeet-

[@KrSu]

Lion king 2?

[@Ricky71012]

Isabella?(The promised neverland) *tho its not movie i know*

[@polariee]

Lmfao-

[@holeofdarn]

Hotel Transylvania did that. Dear god did that franchise go downhill.

[@kanaki7428]

Basically, these are how nursery rhymes will be in Star Wars.

[@nzy7982]

Lol nice one

[@Basil_omri]

yep

[@alexkorinth6459]

My thoughts exactly.

[@leaho-c4259]

Lol yeah! So true XD

[@mr.fluffypantz4150]

That’s the joke...

[@justarandompersonlikeyou2999]

"Dad?" "Yes son?" "Can you sing me old McDonald had a farm?" "Okay okay..." **PIANO INTENSIFIES** "DaD nO!!!!"

[@skeletongaming828]

I could just see massive slaughter houses spewing out smoke, and animals slowly marching, propelled onwards by whips.

[@vxngothsz]

@@skeletongaming828 me too lol

[@thecooldray1234]

Aight im not- HOLY FU- OOHHH MY- HELPPPP- AHHHHHHH- HELP ME- PLEASE HELP- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH- ITS SO HORRIFYING- MY HEAD IS HURTING- Literally just a joke.... The Old Mcdo has an empire look liked a Boss battle and amazing

[@freshmints]

i thought he would sing old McDonald has an empire

[@dorisamegbey7429]

That is how i felt with the first song

[@lightninghershey]

This music would be great for a school concert or for like a play or something along those lines. The dark versions were so good and not really horrifying, but really really grooving, in depth, and just plain dramatic and amazing!

[@galaxy_lord218]

True

[@andrewchanathip]

The parts where he didn't play the piano himself is just a footage of him practicing playing with his mind 40 hours a day XD

[@MusicalBasics]

Reality is all in the mind anyway, isnt it? 😂

[@azyle2104]

@@MusicalBasics lmao wow

[@DontAskWhy]

ling ling

[@suspiciousbacon]

@@DontAskWhy why.

[@hellohowareyou9745]

Hello, Ling Ling, so we meet again.

[@yinghungman4471]

Composer: hmm my song needs to be scarier C minor: *my time has come*

[@insert1]

Shifting songs like that always works.

[@buwumet]

@@insert1 Not always, some songs rely on certain parts of their original key too much that shifting modes just destroys the feel instead of changing it

[@thefragnatic1156]

Every song just sounded the same because of this...

[@buwumet]

@Michelle Eve Murphy you seem like you need to be surprised how evil minor keys can sound. You don't have to go to phrygian to make it evil. I think, the "happy vs sad" categories don't fit the modes. They should be sorted on a spectrum of bright to dark. Minor is just darker sounding than most other modes; the only "standard" modes that sound darker are phrygian and lokrian.

[@Bm-nf5mg]

i personally think F minor is the most horrifying key

[@MinYeo]

The title should be corrected to “5 nursery rhymes turned EPIC” instead..

[@BlackKiryu]

True that

[@selinacrnkovic8400]

Da kann ich dir nur zustimmen. Es. Ist. Einfach. Nur. GEIL.

[@coffiecat05]

Yes

[@nevanada2961]

Epicly dark

[@bedeadgray48orfiipinoyt48]

No its EVIL EPIC DARK MIDI

[@roberttseng5042]

What impress me, besides the obvious dexterity to play like this, is the mental skill. Each piece is still recognizably what it is, but altered… like choosing different words to impart a subtle twist in meaning to a well known speech. This not just artistic, it is conversant. Not just playing music, but speaking. To know how to change something…without changing it. That is what truly impresses me in Lionel’s work.

[@CocoaVR7]

D E E P

[@indecisive_STC]

A good alternate title would be: Turning nursery rhymes to boss themes

[@leenone1129]

In one of those horror games where it starts out all nice and absolutely nothing bad happens at all (untill it does)

[@thetoyodacar2264]

yes

[@fanciullo4047]

UNCLE MCDONALD BOSS BATTLE.

[@kanhaiyalalgautam1841]

This would be a good topic ngl do it.

[@Saet-ey]

Alternate title title turning nursery rhymes into dark songs with things that look like Star Wars references in the titles

[@juhp9068]

Nursery rhymes are sick of kids messing up their lyrics

[@connordoesexist1807]

-baby shark-

[@angelaberardo9204]

"old Mcdonald had a farm and bingo was his name oh"

[@mx3324]

*VENGEANCE*

[@bababooie9420]

So they fought back XD

[@gundhamtanaka1921]

Lol

[@Alex-tj8ms]

Therapist: horrifying nursery rhymes don't exist, they can't hurt you Horrifying nursery rhymes:

[@alexeljosh5849]

They would Definitely hurt your hands

[@supersmilyface1]

*Ring around the rosie*

[@finesse5820]

Anti meme material

[@maskymemo793]

supersmilyface1 SSF1 "ring around the rosie, a pocketful of posies, ashes ashes we all fall down."

[@maitheingisuan8033]

Nah,they are already horrific.

[@arkanixarcmage]

I always thought the originals were a bit evil. Too happy and fake. These are insanely beautiful! Gave the goosebumps! My kids are listening to these lullabies as the slip into their dreams. Arcmage. 🤘

[@hollowwoods7130]

Wow you're so edgy. I'm guessing you feel cool by hating things that are happy. Let me guess, you have children's shows too cause they're "too happy and fake"

[@aryaman5516]

aww hell nah kids listening to these sheesh

[@MeGaGaMer-ws5tj]

@@aryaman5516ikr

[@AnnoyedAstronaut]

Yes

[@deborahsmith652]

I would listen to this if I want nightmares

[@EhAchilles]

When you realise twinkle twinkle is the same as the ABC song and it becomes the most badass ABC s ever

[@icewaterandwolves2815]

ABCDEFG Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

[@rachelleredd8803]

So is Black Sheep

[@Tralby19]

And black sheep

[@kouluruoka7920]

So is johny yes papa

[@PRGME7]

Otto Ruokola so is friends theme

[@Mochi_Dough]

Mother: It's time for bed child, i'll sing you a lullaby to help you sleep... Child: Why do I hear boss music?!

[@CrimsonMey]

because the child is Isaac

[@gingersnap8036]

haha this comment wins

[@spacemen1747]

When your mother becomes a final boss. Mom at least let me hear my last lullaby songs When u notice the song is dark *final boss moments*

[@kcajnosnaws2444]

This happens in Russia all the time.

[@DarkVidz]

XD

[@Automaticshows]

“Old McDonald has an empire” Yes he does, he made lots people obese with his Big Macs

[@Stormfly121]

And with the monster mac

[@dandamrandomposts7569]

Lol

[@chocolatechicken1045]

HAHA LMAOOO

[@BlahajBeholder]

I refuse to join the empire. (I dislike McDonald's)

[@gunter9861]

Haha that made my Asthma worse

[@coinjack1543]

I absolutely loved each of the "dark" versions!! They had depth and character and I wouldn’t tire of a single one.

[@asamixd6154]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Me at 3 am: old MacDonald had an empire

[@wjb7796]

Asami xd prob the best thing to sleep to :)

[@n1thecaptain965]

It would have worked better with Reich in my opinion

[@tigersharkzh]

Me at 5:18 am...

[@tearsofthesenuts34]

So old MC Donald IS actually a terrible person :'D

[@cavenjagunap3369]

@@tigersharkzh yes

[@SD__90]

Who else thought the dark versions were actually beautiful

[@prodharmender]

Me (duh)

[@wysmartypants3798]

Me too

[@sharonxiaoyunhou2615]

@ZAYNA KHAN SAME

[@ilikespace420]

Y E S

[@pancake_pony3200]

E- I mean *NES* I MEAN ME

[@sokkasdissapointment1403]

MusicalBasics : I'm 99.99999% You willl be horrified Me : Dancing to the music

[@birb2197]

Ikr, i’m just groovin

[@coffiecat05]

Same

[@jeanpenn2496]

Wai Kamo MOOD

[@SarahAbramova]

Yeah basically. I know you can change the mood of the song just by making it a minor key or dissonant.

[@sokkasdissapointment1403]

Da heck I got more likes than MusicalBasics xD

[@gachabloxgirl3958]

99% horrified? Should be 100% horrified. Horrified at how amazing they sound and how good you are at playing piano!

[@merel1464]

Hey, i know u 😦

[@the_otherworldly]

The song: "If you're insane and you know it" me finishing the lyrics: *Stab a man!*

[@ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb]

I read this right as that part came on, and finished it like that. XD

[@TiaNeedsSleep]

IF YOURE PSYCHO AND YOU KNOW IT STAB A MAN

[@hypertwisted]

More like stab your boyfriend/girlfriend

[@wolfkid4297]

If your insane and you know stab a man, if your insane and you know kill your friends, if your insane and really want to show it set fire to the mental hospital you end up in. 😆🤣 me 😈 Totally me 😁 Don’t worry it’s fine I haven’t killed anyone I’m only a kid.

[@Zain-Corona]

Play it to kids They'll love it (JK)

[@voinburg916]

The scariest part about them is how the piano plays itself

[@Em-rg2wg]

Your comment, pfp, and username just makes me feel complete

[@vishXices]

Yes

[@Enderia2]

Curse of vanishing hands

[@Ranolog]

He's probably trying to make it look scary Aaaand he can't play them

[@ashd9498]

ooflord dynamics probably because they’re so hard like old mc Donald has an empire is so fast paced

[@snowiwoohsh409]

*Title* "I'm 99.99999% sure you will be HORRIFIED" Me: *enjoying the dark versions of the songs* "Hah, horrified of what? Of how COOL you made them?"

[@CamdenWallraff]

Horrified of the hidden darkness the originals subtly reveal

[@maryamrharib]

Lol same 😂😂😂😂

[@Hatkid_]

i just dont see where this is horrifing

[@リーナさん]

Me too

[@oh_omo7989]

It just makes me feel excited

[@mintii3375]

I just love listening to Twinkle Twinkle Eternal Darkness over and over again. It's like my area of zen or something! Nice work!

[@galaxyckk]

When you tried to make a disturbing version of some nursery songs but you accidentaly turned it into a relaxing and beautiful art

[@staceyosborn8568]

Correct!

[@jmredulla7844]

This video will take it back to you

[@AnnoyedAstronaut]

Yes

[@AnnoyedAstronaut]

Sounds like music from a anime lol

[@EdgarHic-x6p]

YES BEAUTIFUL NOT SCARY

[@drumsofberk]

Darth Vader: I have an Empire Old MacDonald: Hold my pitchfork

[@jupitermelonmikey]

let me get my Star destroyer

[@Ranolog]

Let me by get popcorn The special popcorn

[@TiasTia__]

Imagine they have a fight to see who has a better empire and old Mackie is showing off his pigs 😂

[@destroyergeek8776]

@@TiasTia__ he took control of the animal farm from george orwell and now he's in space with an armada of animald

[@kathleenjordan1072]

@@destroyergeek8776 And Napoleon has been defeated and he becomes Darth Schwein.

[@unknownx6203]

Ya know, themost scariest thing is when the "horrified music" start, it has no hand playing the piano

[@_thunderscore_9063]

unknownx lol

[@Abhinay_Limbu]

it's not something u can play with hands i think

[@DMob-yu7cp]

So how do you play it? 🤨🤨

[@jamesrockybullin5250]

@@DMob-yu7cp LEDs

[@hminhha]

Oh ya

[@sab_rina_sab_rina]

Alternative Title: ″Nursery rhymes unlock their true form″

[@Ashy-zz5ug]

These “remixes” of nursery rhymes don’t scare me at all. In fact they’re awesome. Someone please put them on audiomack or Spotify or something.

[@laylaaaaa1901]

YES I need them in my playlist

[@twinklechaurasia1666]

Exactly!!!!!

[@just_cattttt1620]

YESH

[@vishwas5371]

Exactly! XD

[@cathal3943]

True

[@satsujin4027]

Ok but how about this: There was this boy and his father played the piano and teached him twinkle twinkle little star when he was just a child, but then a few years later the father died of cancer. That crushed the family, the mother put the piano in the basement, but the boy would still play in secret. One day the mother got a new boyfriend which was a horrible greedy man and when he found out about the piano he decided to sell it. The boy, now a young man did not want that but couldnt do anything. That night he went to the basment and started playing twinkle twinkle but as his sadness and anger emerge he played this version.

[@chacharealscared9024]

Beautiful...

[@lunakibutsuji5263]

That this dude isn't traumasized yet.

[@acegodosiris8609]

That is now the backstory of da song for me

[@clonespec-ops1795]

If it were me in the boy’s situation, you know I’d steal a shotgun and blast that fool in the gut and leave him to bleed out on the floor.

[@alexr1318]

I read this and heard that again. so beautiful, so much emotion, I nearly cried

[@ali-bz7zz]

Teacher: someone play me a song The class: The kid who never talks: *starts playing the piano*

[@vale3242]

Wanna hear a story?

[@randallr4511]

abigail astillero sure

[@mynx5993]

Rat Kingdom and there never was…

[@tylerb1923]

🤣🤣🤣

[@movednewchannelinchannelde5047]

6:14

[@kallopi33]

this is a masterpiece, not meant to be in youtube, destined to be in a museum remembered by all. you have created something else, this is not more just rhymes or songs, this is art. this is beautiful. you have created more than art, you have created a story, that will guide lifes of others, this is beauty in its finest. this is everything and all between earth and the infinite void of vast emptynes. this is where we are but shall no more because you have created everything and nothing, so insignificant and worthless , but at the same time something so passionate and beautiful. i'm. so are you. and all, everybody around us. this is word of mine.

[@James-ou3oj]

Me: mom, when can I quit piano? My Asian mom: when you’ve learned these five nursery songs. Me: nursery songs that should be easy. My Mom: EVIL EPIC VERSION.

[@egzona5149]

@@Likes_to_learn hahaha I thought that too

[@James-ou3oj]

William Perez no I just didn’t see the need to repeat myself. Just bc I don’t specify that my mom is Asian doesn’t mean she’s not anymore

[@rkolangara]

Y do u wanna quit the piano?!!

[@James-ou3oj]

Ravikumar Kolangara well it’s not really quitting piano but more like the lessons and recitals that come with it

[@foxyy2048]

@@James-ou3oj Plot twist: You have 2 mothers

[@MusicalBasics]

01 [00:05] Old MacDonald Had A Farm 02 [00:21] Old MacDonald Has An Empire 03 [03:03] Row, Row, Row Your Boat 04 [03:23] Row, Row, Row Your Starship Destroyer 05 [05:53] Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 06 [06:14] Twinkle Twinkle Eternal Darkness 07 [09:26] Mary Had A Little Lamb 08 [09:51] Mary Had A Scheming Lamb 09 [12:28] If You're Happy and You Know It 10 [12:44] If You're Insane and You Know It

[@x3r4ph41]

Those song titles🤣

[@akuanaksehatgaming9081]

This Is A New "Star Wars" Movie Film

[@fallenwhisper]

@@akuanaksehatgaming9081 WELCOME, TO DARK SIDE

[@claudiavalencia7445]

Why are you down here? Pin yourself so everyone can see

[@unworthychicken8132]

When you realize the channel likes their own comment... good vid

[@diddyman07playz39]

Most people: Geez that’s creepy Me: wait the piano is playing itself!?

[@pessimisticpianist582]

* most people: Epic music

[@agnesongrea-ilano3523]

Yeah

[@katherinemcconnell4735]

Omg! I didn't even notice til I read this! 😂

[@unknownrandomosity4536]

The true horror

[@luckyfc2923]

Diddyman07 Playz 🤣

[@SpammingY]

The corrupted "If You're Happy & You Know It" should just be the theme of the Joker. A childish and playful tune at heart, but it's been twisted and tortured to become dark, chaotic, and disturbing through loss and misfortune. Noicely done.

[@baconbliss4796]

Old Mac Donald had a farm wasn't always battle music but then they stepped on his lawn.......

[@seandunbar7364]

Honey get the shotgun!

[@sk00k]

Don Alejo Garza Tamez approves

[@illicxt7480]

Oh- VERY GOOD PLOT

[@adblockturnedoff4515]

@@illicxt7480 plot? I see what you did there 😉

[@oreo7259]

Only in Texas

[@jamesyboi2733]

“I’m 99.99999% sure you will be horrified” Me (and probably a lot more people): these are amazing songs

[@AsheNAshez]

Yeah they are pretty amazing and I could hear this all day

[@briaharris183]

Yes it's more epic than anything else! Awesome job dude!

[@BEEGestOfThemAll]

It's scary for your hands... just imagine playing all of these yourself

[@thatsnotme3235]

Reuben Matthias i think some need two people! Some are just impossible with only two hands!

[@thatsnotme3235]

And they sound similar to classical pieces! They’re very melodic and not too demonic

[@bethya.2478]

Me: **Jamming out, pretending to play piano/lip syncing** My friends: Ooo cool, what are you listening to? Me: ............ old mcdonald had an empire ............

[@rhyslanden5511]

Me: Mary Had a Scheming Lamb........

[@ravinarampersaud3479]

Me: Row, row, row your starship destroyer.

[@alannablakeley5696]

Moood

[@kittyfox2o441]

Twinkle twinkle eternal darkness-

[@sansthepunmaster905]

@@kittyfox2o441 If your insane and you know it.....

[@allycat969]

DUDE. OLD MCDONALD HAS AN *EMPIRE* IS A FREAKING MASTERPIECE!!

[@Deadpool-mcu2024]

We call it the McDonald's Empire get it ? Nah

[@NickIncomplete]

It should be the anthem of the great empire

[@Iseabby]

Is it just me or the nursery rhymes turned dark are better than the original

[@mahbubmaleksyed5301]

abby27 7127 well yes, those simple things need a little flavour

[@chairmanxijinping2688]

its better for me too

[@michaelmcdonald8304]

Same here buddy

[@nelle6419]

Yes ,I love them the dark way 😈😈😈😈

[@tydomingo6504]

not just u pal

[@TheCompodulator]

Old McDonald had an empire: Sit, child, sit and listen. These days they call him a hero, the harbinger and the uniter of the nation, but then? A madman. Some say he started with the empire passed to him from his father Old McDonald did nothing but bring it to a turning. Some say he was a mere counselor, but one who became somewhat of a friend of the emperor. Do you know why Old McDonald was truly terrifying, child? Because he was none of these things. No, child, no, Old McDonald was but a son of a farmer. Old McDonald grew on a farm with his father and sister. His mother was lost to some bored, sadistic guard who passed as he escorted the king to one place or another. It is then he took his vow - the vow to not merely kill, but eradicate the king like vermin. And so he did, child, he did. At first, he tried to simply put poison in his foodstuff and drinks, but that, of course, did not bring the... desired, shall we say, result. The king, of course, had a man to test and taste his foods to be sure it is up to par, you see. If Old McDonald was caught there and then, put through the court, and stuffed into prison, the entire revolution wouldn't have happened. As he was brought before the court, his father begged they took him instead of Old McDonald, he begged to pay for his child's wrongdoing. The court agreed and executed Old McDonald's father before his very eyes, and so his rage grew a thousandfold. When his sister passed, his rage became sadness, and then once his mourning finished, anger. Not anger like that of a common city guard stepping in the droppings of a peasant, no child, anger like that of gods. Now, a man with nothing to lose but his life, which he had not cared for, he snuck into the king's castle. It was a sight like no other - some hundred men lay breathless on the ground, each next to the other, but there was no blood. He strangled each man, one by one, and then brought their lifeless bodies back to their posts, as if to say "it is here where you die, your majesty, not in war, not in struggle or a fight, but at the foot of your door, and there is nothing to postpone this." The foolish king grew anxious, for what monster would not just do, but be able to strangle a hundred well-trained guards right there and then? Right there at their post? Why was there no commotion, no fighting, no resistance? Why would they give up their lives in such a hurry? And so, he brought every man and woman to try and protect him. Old McDonald had no fear in him, child. More men meant nothing to him, you hear, child? More guards - merely more men to slaughter. And so he did. When he came to the room of the king, he made sure it would be noon, he wanted to see the eyes of the king turn white as he took his life, child. Some say he took it with a dagger, some say he took it with his own hands, some say poison, but if it was anything of those, it could not be. The next day the king was found. He made sure of it by bringing his lifeless shell to the then-city's middle hub. There was no puncture in his skin, child, no blood, although it was all drained. There was no sign of poison in his body, no bruises, no nothing. It was if the king suddenly gave himself to the gods. The only thing missing was his heart, but even that was taken away cleanly - no cuts, no deforming. It was as if the king saw Old McDonald and his body ejected his heart immediately. Truly, a sight of its own to behold. It is then Old McDonald took over the city and began his thirteen crusades. There was no resistance. Unlike the king, Old McDonald brought himself to the battlefields to fight along with his men. When the king fought, he did so in the comfort of his castle, but Old McDonald? An entirely new sight to behold. Some of the old guards say there was a strange, nigh sadistic twinkle in his eyes, as if light came through them as he fought. And so, child, through the thirteen crusades old McDonald overthrew thirteen kings more and made them kneel before him. Only one other king was foolish enough to try and resist. Then and there they saw the same thing happen - once more the king lost his life. Once more, no puncture, his blood and heart missing, and his eyes turned pure white. They do not know if Old McDonald was a god himself or perhaps something other, perhaps a demon. Those who spoke against Old McDonald were imprisoned right there on the spot and... "educated", he called it, but they were not the same as they were when the guards came. Were they possessed? Nobody knows, child, nobody knows. And so, through his acts of cruelty and so-called education, Old McDonald brought the empire together. True, some men and women became hollow, but those who did not, pledged their allegiance to Old McDonald and fought along him to conquer more and more for the empire. The more they fought, the more the empire grew, and more men and women were educated. The more people were educated, the more the empire grew. A cycle like no other. And so, once Old McDonald passed away, through all his deeds, the empire was united. The new emperor is a mere replacement, a statue of sorts. The laws abolished by Old McDonald remain abolished, the laws put in place by Old McDonald remain in place to never be changed. The emperor does nothing but sit on Old McDonald's throne and watch. The new emperor does not govern as harshly as Old McDonald did. He does not need to. Most people are educated now. All the emperor now does is simply seek more and more people to educate, not out of need, but out of fear, for if a revolution is to rise, the emperor would be overthrown in not days, not hours, but in seconds. Sometimes, child, it is said that the spirit of Old McDonald still walks the castle. Some say Old McDonald's spirit whispers things in the emperor's ear and educates him further. I do not believe Old McDonald to be truly gone, child. ... ... Ah, I apologize, child, you go on your merry way. The ramblings of an old man should not bother you as much. Worry not of the future, Old McDonald has united us all and brought us the education we so much needed. Hop on to school now and you too will receive it. We all will.

[@emryekipe]

That was epic

[@benmeep5866]

1171 words

[@MasterBeiberEverything]

Underrated comment

[@soda_drawzz]

God DAMN this is amazing-

[@hunterdeloche8660]

Deserves more likes. This was great

[@chocolattepiano370]

Feel like it should be “Mary had a battle ram” instead

[@demonsoldier8066]

You are big brain

[@rosyskies5458]

I feel like Mary grew up and killed the lamb

[@teafvl]

Rosy Skies money

[@TA-ls5nr]

DaWaed there is a spin off rhyme where she finds out that her father killed her lamb and she was eating it on a shepherds pie

[@lunastars715_]

Good one

[@swapnanomula3387]

Happy version : humans playing Dark version : PLAYING ITSELF !!!!!

[@RandomJeevanYT]

Mainy beacuse their impossible to play by a human like rush E

[@SamarAyaan-ju3hn]

Yep they cannot do that that it is playing itself

[@jerrydoe2101]

Teacher:Can anyone play a rhyme or at least anything The Quiet raises his hand The Class:???? The Quiet kid:

[@abis5752]

The quiet kid isn't always a boy.

[@atlaswilliams9639]

@@abis5752 Oh my god, just laugh at the joke and move on

[@shubbyshabaas]

*The quiet raises his hand*

[@gamerdog2781]

Quiet kid: *Raises hand,* Mere mortals, I'll show you what I can do!

[@karusensei8281]

@@abis5752 ok feminist

[@pandancer1345]

The actual lyrics to Mary has a little lamb are Mary has a little lamb Her father shot it dead Now it goes with her to school Between two hunks of bread

[@debbiemarsh7726]

LOVE IT XD

[@cobblerox9444]

Yes

[@ehangr]

Lol sleek

[@emotionalsociopath7279]

bruh

[@jessicasvlogs1282]

GOD *shivers*

[@summercoverstalks4325]

Nobody: Old Macdonald Has An Empire: *exists* Me: finally...some good f*ckin music

[@rowena4663]

Same

[@randomlilith]

*yes*

[@bichimadorable9697]

The Mary had a Little Lamb one kind of sounded like anime music

[@summercoverstalks4325]

@@bichimadorable9697 honestly it all sounded either like an epic anime ost or the star wars soundtrack...😂😂

[@korbolt4886]

Yup

[@gamingwonder7647]

Damn! I loved the echo the piano did at 8:24. Really fits the name of the alternate song

[@Zula_The_Squid]

"Three years ago, my subjects were cows. Three years ago, my daily fight, was about milking. Feeding. Gathering eggs. Three years ago, my empire was but a farm. Protagonist, you will never win! I am the perfect being. Allow me to reintroduce me, who you know as 'Crazy Old Man MacDonald from the Farm'. I am Emperor Willhelm Donald from the Kaiserreich of Bauerland!"

[@MusicalBasics]

Hahahaha😂😂😂

[@Clonley]

i am finding the dark music better than the other is it normal?

[@Zula_The_Squid]

@@Clonley Short answer: Yes.

[@baguette745]

LOL😂😂😂

[@user-vr5zk9ox8d]

Master of all Cephalopods: Comrade Zulaski Kaitzo You mad lad 😂

[@normyocete7536]

People: That’s a lot of notes Beethoven: *hol my piano*

[@onedeadcorpse]

More like chopin

[@spyzento2206]

Hold*

[@kodoqbesar4301]

Chopin and Liszt : Hey!!!!

[@spyzento2206]

@@kodoqbesar4301 Do I know you?

[@127zig]

@@spyzento2206 ????????????

[@sweetsunia]

These aren’t scary, they FRICKING SLAP. I love the ‘darker’ versions. ESPECIALLY ROW ROW ROW YOUR STARSHIP DESTROYER. Row row row your starship destroyer honestly sounds amazing. Edit: or maybe I’m just a psychopath. Edit: also, props to the 8 legged spider that played these songs.

[@poifferfoshssocool]

You're not a psychopath for enjoying some music.

[@pumpkinmenadianepumpkinpie8596]

2:33 is where the good part is at :D Also I’d laugh as well thinking of things funny whilst listening to this. Or a random laugh

[@adhjwkwhejbs7279]

This is what I listen to on the daily buddy.

[@lihieniv3391]

So I am a psycho as well. Dark versions RULE.

[@scrubbywubby2694]

Lihie Niv you’re not a psycho for enjoying music! the darker versions sound epic!

[@almighty44j61]

As a 13 year old, the dark versions of these nursery rhymes are spectacular and oddly beautiful.

[@melissahardy2998]

As a fellow 13 year old, I approve and agree with this statement.

[@crabspriteberry9572]

As a fifteen-year old who's technically your senior, I completely agree.

[@ghislainewong6762]

So true.

[@ghislainewong6762]

Same here.

[@ghislainewong6762]

Sending this through mum's phone. Me owning my own device and only finding this comment now: ohhhhh I'm so stupid. LOL😆 🤣 😂

[@avathewolfie8571]

Everyone else: "These songs are so epic rather then scary!" Me, an intellectual: "The red keys look like jellybeans"

[@neonpelt]

@AvaTheWolfie I hate and love how right you are-

[@souhridyobose4362]

@@neonpelt Same

[@margethordottir]

You made me notice it!

[@catwesk]

Hard same

[@awe_chloe]

I was thinking that hahah

[@SephDark18]

*Sees title* Can’t be that different... “Old Macdonald Has An Empire” “Row, Row, Row Your Starship Destroyer” “Twinkle, Twinkle, Eternal Darkness” “Mary Had A Scheming Lamb” “If You’re Insane and You Know It” Old Macdonald, the emperor of the Old Empire, having long conquered the depths of outer space with his Starship Destroyer, is now coasting within the Eternal Darkness of the void, his Little Star long gone. His ship piloted by the Lamb of Mary, he sits in his chair, clapping to the beat of his own Insanity.

[@Ruben41441]

I like it! Sounds cool lol!!

[@joywong8651]

insane placement of words

[@zeianairediamond6863]

@@joywong8651 lmao

[@yurigacha-san1367]

Me after finding out Emperor Palpatine secretly liked sheep: *A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one*

[@michaelwhitehorne5568]

@@yurigacha-san1367 I'm more surprised he was also named McDonald 😂😂

[@Cherry_Pie_Slice]

"You will be horrified" Me: *interested as hell*

[@arimailife]

Bro honestly 😂

[@BallisticWistfully]

was that "as hell" thing intentional?

[@candelarialunar2421]

Lol dude same

[@insertusernamehere8324]

Yesssss!!!!!!!!

[@Cherry_Pie_Slice]

@@Lay_ray YESSSSS

[@viviansong412]

So amazed by your talent, the songs could be one of the most beautiful symphony of all

[@arix74]

The old MacDonald one sounds really cool if anything, not horrifying

[@jonimercado9121]

Naoki R. Yeah your right! :3

[@epicspeedster2344]

So does the mary had a little lamb one

[@mariproietti54]

Agreed ;)

[@yenjungliu4600]

Has an empire is just cool just amazing war

[@gunit1211]

Yeah...

[@protechtips1978]

I come here in 2021 to repeat myself : The Dark Versions actually sound more beautiful than the original. I'm NOT Horrified, I'm freaking amazed.

[@InternalChickens]

Y E S

[@blank19192]

Me Too!!!!!

[@Kevin_the_Chef]

Same

[@midnightgamer2158]

Same

[@difrractsliver1031]

Same

[@jehanbuot1569]

Most children's nursery rhymes were originally had dark origins so I wouldn't be surprised if these were the original versions.

[@jmackeysisters75]

Sound like ring around the Rosie! LoL!

[@idkutellme-rp9qe]

Ikkkk

[@christiandave6681]

9:51 feels like a light version or best dark version of the 5 lullabies

[@liammarek9122]

"Old MacDonald Made Some Meat" "Row, Row, Off The Ledge" "Twinkle Twinkle, Dying Light" "Mary Sacrificed Her Lamb" "If You're Hurt and You Know It, Cut Your Wrists" Cool Titles if you remixed these even more, technologically.

[@MusicalBasics]

Liam Marek these are great 😂

[@liammarek9122]

Thanks for the heart! I appreciate it so much, and I really liked the songs!

[@afriendlycanadian9371]

"Row, Row off the ledge" I'M CRYINGGGGG

[@kaipollarf635]

I prefer, "Mary had a piece of lamb"

[@liammarek9122]

@@kaipollarf635 Hm, I do need to change it to the tune, thanks for the suggestion though!

[@chamomileclover]

each one sounds like the villain’s reprise of the protagonist’s cheerful song at the beginning of a movie. well done.

[@Emily-sw5xr]

Title: "I'm 99.99999% sure you will be HORRIFIED" Not a single soul: Me: Ah! :) Beautiful music at last

[@logansanders9307]

I'm the 0.00001

[@sammydalley5693]

Same beautiful music

[@tinakennedy8073]

@@logansanders9307 you're not alone

[@threekidsinatrenchcoat9876]

True works of art

[@Shaw_Pao]

Im more horrified at your profile

[@Fae2705]

Old Mac Donald sounds like a friggin murder mystery anime opening!

[@skelesage9140]

This is what vampires teach their children to play on piano instead

[@earlcabusao3630]

Lol

[@Ashy-zz5ug]

Yes

[@Ari-oi8wo]

My sim would be so proud

[@isha5284]

If a child can play something like this, I’m gonna quit piano lmao

[@Ranolog]

This is what I want to be taught to play

[@sophiesmith9300]

"Nursery rhymes turned so dark I'm 99.99999% sure you'll be *horrified* " _Me vibing with the cooler version of my childhood_

[@ginasbe]

If you’re INSANE and you know it, stomp your feet.(stamp stamp) HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@justanothersimp6788]

Yeah their not that scary ive seen way worse and I can't even compare it thats their difference

[@thebestwolfygamer9690]

So true

[@notnscmpls7123]

Yup

[@ashartzz]

Velvet Feather I know, right.

[@yazin9319]

*This doesen't sound horrifying, it just sounds like Dracula had too much sugar on the weekend*

[@mellennia9]

I wanna join Drac's band...

[@jimmyfriej3776]

*true*

[@insidheramir]

lol Xd

[@samyueru3184]

Not wrong in fact the nursery rhymes were scarier

[@samyueru3184]

Mah name is Dracula Bla bla bla

[@sheisgoingthroughit]

0:34 Old McDo had a farm 0:34 Old Macdo had an Empire 3:03 Row row row your boat 3:24 Row row row your starship destroyer ✨5:37 5:53 Twinkle twinkle little star 6:15 Twinkle twinkle eternal darkness 8:18 9:27 Mary had a little lamb 9:52 Mary had a scheming lamb 12:28 If you're happy and you know it 12:45 If you're insane and you're know it ✨14:13

[@tjelol]

Mary had a Scheming Lamb sounds like a song that might play when you fight sans in a Undertale AU.

[@Akashathesilentassassin]

Row, Row Your *STARSHIP DESTROYER*- LMAO-

[@sheisgoingthroughit]

@@Akashathesilentassassin Oh Its not mine I just copy-paste the comment for myself to get the time stamps but I didn't name the "dark" songs but that's funny indeed

[@Akashathesilentassassin]

@@sheisgoingthroughit Ah, okay!

[@rohancrow5474]

Whenever I listen to this I just imagine A angel or something is trying to teach they’re demon friend how to play a few happy little piano songs but every thing that the demon try’s to play turns out to be some demonic sounding masterpiece and the angel is just like ...well that’s nice and all but not really what we’re trying to do here

[@ikimono7382]

That's wholesome and hilarious and I love it

[@osuwizisbad1460]

It’s got the Spongebob ‘FUN’ song vibe, it’s cheerful in SpongeBobs version, but when plankton does it, it’s evil

[@rohancrow5474]

Oh my gosh yes 😆

[@anthonydavid4116]

Mimikyu The dragon thinking the same thing

[@anthonydavid4116]

It sounds better

[@toothbrush9477]

does anyone else imagine themselves playing this in school and shocking everyone in class xD

[@the.creature._]

yeS-

[@ssently7512]

All the time

[@rhyslanden5511]

uh- I- uhm- yeah-

[@miningflame9847]

I imagine needing corrective hand surgery after playing all of these.

[@stew148]

Ellie playz well stop imagining and start practicing 😁. I play violin and today in the practice room I was ripping it thinking that I was alone and I surprised myself at how good I sounded (I’ve played violin for many years and it’s my life) and then someone poked their head into the room and just said “that was cool”. I felt really embarrassed but also proud. It’s literally the best thing to be really good at something and be able to impress people, especially people you know. So it doesn’t matter what age you are, if you have the passion you can learn this and you can knock the socks off anyone you want.

[@roseboshh]

The scariest bit, was the fact that there was a ghost playing....

[@KiwiaKiwi]

Leon Mann no I think they were using a app

[@aria_6137]

@@KiwiaKiwi it was a joke..

[@thebestwolfygamer9690]

Lol

[@tortoise4429]

Leon Mann .-.

[@g-hStLmoN]

r/wooooosh

[@hufgerbad9364]

Finnaly, I needed a new soundtrack for my ꙅЯƎbɿUm thanks!

[@biscutboi813]

There is something wrong with me. Listening to the dark versions of the songs made me feel so happy.

[@CuriousCrow31]

Same, thet sound better too

[@theidiotbehindtheslaughter]

Same here!

[@lineblume5960]

Yeah, me too, i think thats because its sound better

[@man_guo]

yeah no shit something's wrong with you but that something is thinking you're any different or edgy for liking something "dark"

[@jvetsuggs7365]

bro i was lookin for somthin to put me to bed (foR gOOD) and these worked :)

[@etps4444]

Ideas I came up with for each -epic- dark version: 1. We see how an extremely successful farm that sells meat products makes it food - by slaughtering the animals on the farm. 2. Someone thought it would be a good idea to go for a boat ride on the river during a storm, and thus faced the consequences by ending up in a boat wreck and drowning. 3. Someone is trapped in a dream ((or rather, a nightmare)) and cannot wake up. The nightmare is filled with their greatest fear(s), and thus they are locked in eternal darkness. Everytime they think they have the slightest bit of hope, things take a turn for the worse. 4. A young girl develops a lovely friendship with a lamb that lives on her family's farm, and it follows her everywhere she goes. Eventually though, as these things go, the lamb is sold or killed for its meat and fleece, and the girl is devastated. 5. Every time a killer finds a new victim, he throws them a little "party" and makes them act happy. He makes them have as much fun as possible before their death.

[@bebopboba]

ETPS I love it

[@etps4444]

@@bebopboba Thanks!! :D

[@pinkkmaggit]

The last one’s very wholesome in a weird way...

[@lizya2123]

You should make old McDonald slaughter humans too, that would make even darker lol

[@DraconicDuelist]

For number 4, what if Marry kept her lam form being slaughtered. but eventually die to some accident, it still dies anyway. She goes to school the next day after burying it only for it to follow her again, and again. And again... Basically Marry lived next to the Pet Semitary without realizing it...

[@QueenAlfred]

This was not horrifying at all, it was just EPIC!

[@merinakhumair1768]

Agree 👍

[@audreyhopkins1573]

Queen Alfred ya these are beautiful pieces

[@kaaiplayspiano7200]

IKR

[@Isemij]

I actually want the lyrics xD

[@viviansong412]

So impressed by the creativity, so beatiful

[@atree4487]

“Mary has a scheming lamb” high key sounds like a hero’s/returning home song and I’m living for it

[@KateMeacham]

“Alright this has gone on long enough... time to finally kick your ass, once and for all

[@lwasnothere]

Honestly that one wasn’t turned dark I think it was more like a better version of Mary Had a Little Lamb

[@mawungeteye657]

@@lwasnothere ikr

[@ShadowCosmos]

Mary is definitely the villain in this story

[@tvb083]

Totally!!!

[@voinburg916]

“Old McDonald has a slaughterhouse”

[@falsely.sachaa]

The Old McDonald behind the slaughter.

[@ashd9498]

Lmao

[@karmaakabane8261]

Old McDonald creepypasta lol

[@kathleenjordan1072]

I mean, where did you think McDonald's gets their meat for the hamburgers? Old McDonald gives his nephew Ronald McDonald a discount.

[@weathr.6688]

“Grandpa where did all the animals go to?”

[@gwenperez7092]

The musical notation of “If You’re Insane and You Know It” matches the title perfectly. It represents the concept of insanity so well, highlighting each facet of such an unpredictable, manic personality, You can hear the shifts in light heartedness suddenly plunge into a dark chaotic moment then easily shift back to the same light hearted facade. You can hear the subtle nuances and “levels/ intensity of insanity in the song. Its vibrant, psychotic, sadistic yet powerful elements make this song well written. Well done, you’re a truly talented musician man.

[@maheknurazkhan4287]

Wow, deep thoughts

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

🎼If you’re crazy & you know it clap your hands 👏👏 If you’re crazy & you know it clap your hands 👏👏 If you’re crazy & you know it then it’s time for you to show it If you’re crazy & you know it clap your hands 👏👏🎼

[@suga4864]

so what does that means

[@insertusernamehere8324]

There’s a problem though: if you’re insane, you aren’t capable of rational thought, so technically, you can’t know if you’re insane...

[@stpidstuff]

@@insertusernamehere8324 fuck I could be insane and not know it

[@phoenixfeathers4128]

These scared the heck out of me! They were so dark and imposing that they became beautiful. I love them

[@AnnoyedAstronaut]

Yes

[@MusicalBasics]

Hope you guys enjoy my dark remixes of these nursery rhymes! Make sure to like this video 👍 if you enjoyed!

[@jeff-hd9og]

MusicalBasics 🚳💯

[@JamieSeeLevel]

I really love yours and Toms Mucenieks dark and epic versions but please bring back the hands!

[@augustarichards7219]

Could you release them as singles?

[@augustarichards7219]

🙏please....

[@gecko9974]

Would love to see "Old McDonald Had an Empire" performed in an orchestra.

[@crazykids3940]

Yes. Please

[@inquisitorwalmarius6650]

id love to see them all in a orchestra setting

[@dg-7273]

I'm personally curious about the lyrics and also where I can download old Mcdonald had an empire because that would never stop playing 😁

[@zswu31416]

@@dg-7273 musescore.com/user/34271544/scores/6379283

[@dg-7273]

@@zswu31416 thanks man. good luck in 2021 and best wishes to you

[@haemi5971]

This is just another proof that when played in minor everything can make people feel uneasy, but honestly, what is truly terriffying about these songs are all those semi-demi-quarters.

[@_bolognese]

But what if they're hemi-demi-semi quavers?

[@haemi5971]

The one who can play hemi-demi-semi quarters and do it right, without skipping notes, in a tempo above 120 may name my future child.

[@Sciguy95]

Not too bad though, my uneasiness is only minor.

[@albertoguardadocastaneda7354]

EMILIA 0312 what does that mean, I’m not piano expert🙈😅

[@haemi5971]

@@albertoguardadocastaneda7354 it means hemi-demi-semi quarters, but played really fast

[@deborahcoy8535]

So beautifully played. Your talent and personality will ensure your music will be enjoyed for many years.

[@3namesfinn]

It took me a minute to realize that the spooky version of the song’s titles were associated in a way to the dark side of the force.

[@cristianolaboureur5999]

Lol same

[@n1thecaptain965]

Hol up Where's the mindblown emoji?

[@abdul-io1002]

lmao same here

[@TheHamza5788]

All it took me was see their name.

[@irumasuzuki725]

@@TheHamza5788 yep

[@azzie15]

*Old McDonald has a farm changes to Old McDonald has an empire* “Well that escalated quickly”

[@BingChi0]

McDonald👀

[@demonchilde6664]

Posionous potatos in the water supply certianly helps control a population. Old mcdonald has an empire e a i o u and in that empire he had an executioner. With a chop-chop here and a chop-chop there.

[@enderverse760]

It should've said "Old McDonald HAD a farm"

[@laura7654]

Yes

[@laura7654]

He must've become rich from selling potatoes

[@noormartin3374]

Not so sure about the horrified. I would willingly listen to this on a daily basis.. they just sound so much cooler.

[@EsteraV06]

One part I like from this is the creativity you put in the dark names.😀

[@MrSirSquishy]

when you try and make a scary song but accidentally turn it into a sick beat

[@helmetongrass1893]

Yea 😂😂

[@firejade46]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@3ybh3lloll3hby3]

Old Macdonald had an empire sounds pretty anime and ridiculous lol.

[@kirstybyrne3806]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kirstybyrne3806]

@@3ybh3lloll3hby3?

[@VulcanaV9]

Ppl: That's too many notes Beethoven: hold my grand piano **I N H A L E**

[@flops1792]

He can't hear them lol

[@VulcanaV9]

@@flops1792 umm it's typed. And he can read.

[@flops1792]

@@VulcanaV9 he's dead tho 🤔

[@VulcanaV9]

@@flops1792 -.-

[@VulcanaV9]

@@flops1792 not exactly this second, like if we had phones in 1792 ;-;

[@sirMAXX77]

A lot of Nursery Rhymes and even old children's stories, despite sounding innocent have dark and morbid origins behind them.

[@vale3242]

Not so innocent.?

[@autter]

Old Mac Donald HAD a farm

[@ivovonbank8895]

That on about the mouse running up the clock was about the black death.

[@vale3242]

@@ivovonbank8895 the clock symbolizes running out of time and the mouse is the cause of the black death

[@ella_425]

Ring around the rosie is about a plague and how they put posies on the graves of people who died from it. I'm pretty sure it was originally "we all drop dead" not "we all fall down" 😂

[@MythicMonsters]

I really liked the darkened versions of the songs. In my opinion they kinda sound as if they would be like a villain origin story, or how something so sweet and innocent turned to betrayal. (Somehow i got most of this from Old McDonald had an Empire)

[@tyegordon]

Alternative Title: "Nursery Rhymes that will put Kids to Sleep *For Good* ."

[@wesxd5292]

Jesus XD

[@Hopibopi]

That took a dark turn

[@miamystcz768]

Whoa... 😂😂😂

[@Dragfire22]

That took a fairly dark turn.

[@BRUHItsABunny]

XD

[@sleepy_llt3307]

To be honest, nursery rhymes were always creepy to begin with.

[@calebramos941]

Truer words have never been spoken

[@metafox6942]

Yup some french ones for exemple...

[@metafox6942]

...are about torture

[@tsumugishirogane3925]

Meta fox I think there’s a nursery rhyme about World War 2.

[@icchasaki]

True, true. Like ring-around-the-rosy? That one is about the plague.

[@stephevans7745]

Alternative title: if nursery rhymes were anime battle OSTs

[@faithleanneperez2465]

I relate

[@_thunderscore_9063]

Steph Evans wow

[@esotericsheep8311]

True.

[@nickxu7451]

Yeah it would be great for a RPG or anime

[@memory1435]

This needs to be a thing-