ICONIC CORPSE- Haydn's Head!

Move over Betham's Head- there's a new skull in town!
Order members Colin Dickey & Bess Lovejoy both wrote excellent accounts of Haydn's skull capers in their books, linked below.
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**CREDITS**
Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
Writing & Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)
**Read More**
Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses, Bess Lovejoy. Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius, Colin Dickey. Unbridled Books, 2009.

[@DrumWild]

The head was missing, which ended up being a macabre case of “Haydn seek.”

[@malum3091]

You deserve an award

[@jenniferhart559]

@@malum3091 all the internets 😄

[@blinkydatiger]

😂🙌🏾

[@raggedyanarchist]

Are you... my... dad?

[@johnsanchez5146]

Omg

[@kelseyrobinson1917]

Absolutely no one: Me at 2am, completely unbidden: h a y d n's h e a d

[@HorrorPrincess]

BENTHAM'S HEAAAAAAAAAAD!!!!!!

[@elizabetharcher8762]

Everyone's asleep and I'm trying not to laugh my arse off!!! That just about killed me!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👻👻👻💀

[@janedoex1398]

8:49 ! 😂😂😂

[@maegramowski2023]

It's 2:45 here and I've already seen this video twice yet I'm watching it again

[@beth7467]

@@elizabetharcher8762 Same!

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

Two guys Having shared custody of their friend's head Five blocks apart Cuz they're not gay

[@maddy557]

k00llllll

[@wtripley]

And they were roommates

[@MinatheRaichu]

@@wtripley my god, they were roommates

[@greenaum]

Is that what you think "gay" is?

[@sadoldnerd]

@@greenaum they were referencing a meme

[@Logitah]

I told my dad about this and he invented a new saying. When something frequently changes owners it "gets passed around more than Haydn's head".

[@Qinglin888]

Haydn's head... *BENTHAM'S HEAD*

[@kristenpaigegoodson]

Im new, what's the background on that? Lol

[@KMStarner82]

🎶 HAYDNS HEAD 🎶

[@NewGothOnTheBlock]

A real *Head to Head* battle!

[@theblackbaron4119]

@@NewGothOnTheBlock All of you, stop as long as you're a-head.

[@HorrorPrincess]

@@kristenpaigegoodson Watch the video on Jeremy Bentham. Then everything will make sense.

[@ladeeeeM]

Bentham’s head vs Haydn’s head - the battle has begun for best head 😂

[@nishkaghzala762]

We shall wait for a third head 😂

[@starlinguk]

Team Hayden's head.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

starlinguk Team Bentham's Head! The Orginal & The Best! 💀 #BenthamsHead

[@matthewfequet-lavallee1814]

Amina Jane Ishaq I laughed so hard with that

[@Dungeonfreak]

Team Bentham’s head, I was so disappointed to miss his head being on display

[@lolatJESS]

Women: "I'm menstruating" Men in ANY period of time: "Gross."

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@lolatJESS ROTFLMAO! I used to have a boyfriend who if he started 'making the moves' on me. & I didn't want to have sex with him. I would just say to him "Sorry I'm on my period." & that shut everything down *real* fast. Nothing puts a guy off sex like the the thought of blood flowing 'Down Under'. 😉

[@emilinebelle7811]

It is gross though. That’s just how it is.

[@BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow]

@@emilinebelle7811 I mean, no? Just as gross as any other kind of body fluid? It's there, doing its thing, like the hormones tell it to. It's not really nice smelling, and you may certainly find it gross, but it's not that objectively nasty as you may think :P

[@maddy3852]

PERIOD of time ... lol

[@MegaPollitoconpapas]

I am shocked to find out I casually met 3 bfs who didnt give a fuck about periods and went for it anyway. No it wasnt my idea

[@visualskies3858]

Every time "Haydn's Head" was echoed I lost it. I shouldn't have watched this at work hahaha. Thanks for the vid!

[@alexmarchetti4818]

Hahahaha me too. My parents were looking at me like I was crazy.

[@ultraboombean]

I luv it 🤣

[@marywright8612]

You should see the one on Bentham. I believe it's where that bit originated.

[@kimbercoleman7089]

Bwahhaha....giggled every time!

[@faustlove]

Why is that so funny?!! I was trying not to laugh in my Dr's office. I showed the nurse what I was watching and she's a fan of the channel too!!

[@laurachapple6795]

"One of his other skulls." How many did he *have* ?

[@Corbeaux08]

@monny287 “Them is wild skull stealin’ days!”

[@1andonlyzara]

He was a phrenologist. He probably had a few. lol

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

*Hayden's Head:* My head is the new Bentham's Head! *Bentham's Head:* Like hell it is! *BENTHAM'S HEAD!* 💀

[@jenniferjohnson1725]

Amethyst 😂😂

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Jennifer Johnson Thank you glad you found it amusing. 😄

[@rosemaryknell3845]

Amethyst i

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@rosemaryknell3845 Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Succubus2Angel]

That tiny “Haydn’s Head” soundclip is so funny and adorable lol!

[@Kendrix_76]

At 4:28 .. anyone else find the line "Hayden's "decomposing" head".. hilarious? lol. Musical humor. I'll see myself out now..

[@froggydoodle808]

I didn't get it until you pointed it out. Thanks!

[@erikaswanson7072]

There's a song by Monty Python called "Decomposing Composers" which would fit with this video...

[@Kendrix_76]

@@erikaswanson7072 listening to it now. lol.

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Unintentional but still funny 😂

[@Spongebobs4Life]

I nearly died at the massive BENTHAMS HEAD at the end 😂

[@devoncummings2853]

That actual made me jump lol

[@bryntendo]

If you watch it again and actually do die, can I have your skull? For... Pseudoscience. Lmao xD

[@mirhasanoddname]

Spoilers dude lmao

[@mallowhoney]

i don't know why i felt betrayed when i scrolled to the comments at the beginning to the vid and saw this. i was literally thinking "god i hope there's a BENTHAM'S HEEEAD- hey SPOILER wtf"

[@drunkvegangal8089]

Em B The winner of the dueling heads? Benthams! (the original pop-up head!!)

[@ellawilde7353]

“Them be wiiiiiild skull steelin’ times!”

[@vickinoeske1711]

Bela Lugosi 😁😂

[@aaronpelchat7699]

Honestly the most iconic line in the video

[@harveyabel1354]

"Them wuz the days"

[@maryduke1018]

Fact. This is the best line.

[@ironsnowflake1076]

Bela Lugosi back in the days when men were men....and skulls got shoved into mattresses, ahhh the good old days :D

[@M2ofEMMM]

the prince's men digging up Haydn's corpse: "wig"

[@andmataren]

I'm hospitalized with a deep postpartum depression, my kids, cats and rats at home which is f*ing killing me with anxiety... And here I am, feeling absolutely okay for the first time in too long thanks to this in my face cure from fear of death. The nurses are a wee bit worried about me staying in bed finding comfort in watching a perky mortician making death so relatable instead of rocking back and forth in a chair in the hallway ripping hair, biting toe nails and talking to disembodied voices but hey, whatever floats my boat. Thank you so much for helping me forget my troubles for... Almost four hours straight. You are a lifesaver.

[@beastshawnee4987]

I hope you are better. Go on the healing carnivore elimination diet if you are not better-then you can heal faster!

[@rhapsody710]

Have you ever heard that story about the pianist who actually bequeathed his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company, in hopes that it might be used as Yorick in a production of "Hamlet"? It was finally actually used in the production starring David Tennant.

[@eliotmccann2589]

Apparently the skull's name is Tchaikovsky. Not THAT Tchaikovsky, but an assumed relative.

[@joannamysluk8623]

David Tennant? *_That_* David Tennant?

[@feegee4671]

Joanna Mysluk yep the doctor who one.

[@Logitah]

That is INSANELY cool and actually makes sense! If you love theatre your whole life, why not be part of it after?

[@blueshell292]

YOOOOOOO MY TENNANT BOY

[@VeganVampire.]

I feel bad for the guy who had to clean the carriage. The residual smell of week old decomposing severed head and a pile of vomit to clean up, there's just not enough febreze in the world!

[@harveyabel1354]

Unless he exited the carriage just in time?

[@batman0dino]

throw the whole carriage away!!

[@Mary-sd8jd]

He placed a spider in the carriage and then had reason to burn it whole.

[@carmendelcastillo7724]

Light it up like the fourth of july.

[@Primalxbeast]

There were some quests in World of Warcraft where the quest item was a severed head and you had to carry them in your bags until you got around to turning them in. I used to joke about them smelling up my bags. I wouldn't want to do those quests irl.

[@makaliaweeks9156]

At the end I was hoping to hear at least one more “Hayden’s Head”. What I got was even more than I could’ve wished for

[@cramerfloro5936]

I would love to see you cover Ötzi, the iceman, iconic corpse from South Tirol He is a 5.000 year old mummy who's story is still, mostly unknown...

[@Chief2Moon]

cramer floro I second that request!

[@janethagaman1998]

Just look for it on KZbin or National Geo. There is lots of info and he is still being studied. So that is as far it will take you, because he's now under lock and key

[@cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967]

If you wanna know more, just look up the video Biographics did on him. There's a lot of info in both the video and the comment section!

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

They did figure out that he was murdered. They found an arrowhead in his chest

[@conquesotador]

I can’t handel this

[@Anastashya]

Holly 😂 very clever.

[@kaking211]

Lol. If you can't, bring the skull Bach!

[@DVincentW]

Get a Handel on it!

[@mrsp7481]

Omg you guys are too funny 😂😂😂

[@rameyzamora1018]

Don't worry; these composers were sometimes gone, but Offenbach.

[@sabrinagranger5468]

You know, I have ambitions in life, but just in case they don't work out and I die alone and unknown, I hope someone does something fun with my remains so that I can at least become an Iconic Corpse.

[@SelinaCat]

Sabrina Granger or at least your head so Caitlyn can make a jingle out of it.

[@banditobambino]

🎶Sabrina's Head🎶

[@SelinaCat]

Bandit wish I could give that multiple likes 😂😂😂 YAAAASSSSS

[@harveyabel1354]

Back in the early 70's I read about a body just sitting on a cliff in England...wonder what happened there and if Caitlin could do something on it?

[@ceil5001]

Sabrina Granger what a great wish!

[@natalia6469]

2:00 - I started laughing as hell because of Johann's middle name. In polish Nepomuk sounds kinda similar to 'nie pomógł', which means "he didn't help". Sorry to waste your time reading this 😅😂

[@TheKazadoodle]

That's classic.

[@MissBee13]

Thanks for helping with my Polish lessons... I’m serious. ♥️ That’s just beautiful.

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

I have to show that to my Polish friend

[@xfallenxlostx3254]

That was absolutely NOT a waste of my time! I live it 😊

[@littlewendigo5055]

Lol pozdrowienia z Łodzi, łączmy się, polish deathlings!

[@paulchaplin73]

I’m so happy to have “Benthams Head” as my phones message alert 😂😂😂

[@Ham-Prince]

*in a familiar jingle* Haydn's head~

[@ninawernick6501]

I was sad every time she said Haydn's head and the little jingle didn't come up

[@Ham-Prince]

Nina Worthe Exactly! It made me antsy but oh well

[@stickshiftstarship]

That needs to be a ringtone.

[@EddieMillerStudios]

*_BENTHAM'S HEAD_*

[@prokesuk]

"Get In Bed With Haydn's Head" is my classical death metal band name.

[@NewGothOnTheBlock]

prokesuk at wich festival will they be HEAD-lining? 🤟🏼

[@ucitymetalhead]

kinda gives a new meaning to head-banging.

[@rosalierowan]

As a hungarian, I can say you pronounced prince Eszterházy’s name perfectly well😻

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I doubt I could even spell it...😊

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

{I can SCREW UP names like "Bob" and "Sam" on GOOD DAYS. And [American] English is my native language...😁}

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Hungarian isn't the easiest language to learn for English speakers

[@lizwonder09]

i really hoped someone mentioned this, thanks! she really does a great job being authentic to the pronounciation and the history of these things.

[@alleneverhart4141]

I appreciate how she avoided the "decomposing" pun.

[@horseluver2509]

"the whereabouts of Hydn's head" do you mean Hydn's headquarters?

[@Sunny-sv7ib]

Sorry if I sound rude,but it's spelt Haydn

[@darknessanddistance4469]

no oh, it's spelled i t apostrophe s

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

It took some BRAINSTORMING...😄

[@darknessanddistance4469]

Is this a reference to Haydn's toilet?

[@cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967]

Underrated comment!

[@sarahb1862]

"Sorry I'm late. I was... recovering... from.. a.. beating."

[@emersonjakes8119]

Morrigon VR me walking into my first period late

[@eliotmccann2589]

I'm loving the little "Haydn's heeead..." interjections...

[@babygeraldino5139]

That small "Haydn's head" popping once in a while with the voice kills me lmfao jesus

[@bryntendo]

My dog died last week, 18yrs old and my silly little buddy... We had a home funeral for him and buried him in the yard he so loved to poop all over, hahaha... I'm pretty torn up about it, but as a Deathling I was well prepared for the inevitable loss, and I just want to say - Thank you for everything you do Caitlin, your work is helping so many people in so many ways. Never stop being you and rocking your awesome death positive message. And RIP Jet, you are dearly missed 💚

[@vitoriarocha1572]

Be Strong!

[@amethystsamia]

I lost my precious Blackie 3 years ago. He was 18+. Positive thoughts & vibes to you in your grief.

[@amesch840]

Humans don't deserve dogs, they are truly the best...sorry for your pain and I hope you bring comfort in knowing you gave your dog the best life

[@bryntendo]

Thanks everyone, I know he was beyond old and it was really time for him to go. It was peaceful and heartbreaking and beautiful... I'm 29, I literally grew up with that boy... And now he's not there anymore and it's weird, but I know it's so much better for him. 18 is crazy old for a doggo, and he had the very best (and maybe longest) life he ever could've had. I spent a few hours sitting next to his fresh grave and reflected on the fact that, even after all that time, even throughout his death and his burial and his inevitable decomposition... I was still by his side. He always knew he was loved beyond measure, in the way only a dog can really love.. And I smoked a cigarette while talking to him, then drew a heart in ash on the paver put over his grave. That's my boy. It's a shame dogs only get to live a fraction of their humans lives, but he was there through all the most formative years of my life and I'll be damned if I wasn't going to be there for him right until the end and well beyond. He was always the most loving and affectionate creature I knew, I will return the favour in every way I can until I can't anymore. He will live a million lives in a million ways, as his cells become the earth and the trees and the flowers and the stars - But the combination I knew them in is several feet underground wrapped in his favorite blanket with a treat and I can't deny that it was... Peaceful and relieving alongside heartbreaking, to see him returned to the earth after an extremely long and well lived life. I just miss him, selfishly, like we do, but I can handle it. His fur was blowing gently in the breeze as my dad dug a grave for him. He seemed like he was asleep, and younger than he'd been in years. We all need to go sometime. I just hope that when it's my time, I'm shown the same love, care, and mercy that we gave him. RIP Jet - I met you as a loud energetic puppy when I was an awkward pre-teen boy, and I had to say goodbye to an old tired rickety dog as a a fully grown man, and I'll still never let you go.

[@amesch840]

Bryn Jackson beautifully written, I have tears

[@StellaMariaGiulia]

...aaand as any good heist film, the female token in the gang is there for her body... well, head.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I guess saying _"she had a good head on her shoulders"_ would PROBABLY be INAPPROPRIATE...😊

[@Cesiaj]

“Dude, where’s my skull?” - Esterházy

[@racheltimokhina9221]

Can we get a little history on the Iconic Corpse of William Burke? He was a body snatcher turned human skin purse and now resides in Edinburgh.

[@theblackbaron4119]

Nice, ask him if he's got a spare purse for you.

[@AirQuotes]

Never heard of him but I hope his body was treated as well as he treated the bodies he snatched.

[@Burning_Dwarf]

Purse, notebook and anatomy model. I am curious what ever happend to Hare tho

[@scottplumer3668]

How could he find the head if it was... Haydn?

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Scott Plumer D'Oh!!!

[@johnopalko5223]

Ba-da-BUMP!

[@cassandra5516]

Scott Plumer Nailed it.

[@deborahgate965]

Nice one!

[@salmonsays1466]

That's just what happens when you go around Chopin people's heads off.

[@jkwaggy004]

I need a Bentham's head and Haydn's head ringtone/notification asap 💀💀💀

[@ChrisTian-rm7zm]

Haydn's head popping up is so cute.

[@HorrorPrincess]

Bentham's head for the win!

[@cindykei7761]

That little Haydn's head thing is gonna be stuck in my head all day now.

[@ikathiggs13]

YES YES YES I'M STUDYING HAYDN AND I WAS DESPERATE FOR YOU TO DO THIS STORY

[@ikathiggs13]

I audibly gasped when the notification came up.

[@ladymopar2024]

Isobel Higgs she's the best teacher of all you should give an a

[@Timenow1]

Isobel Higgs Yay! You'll DEFINITELY learn a LOT from Caitlin's vid! 😁

[@ikathiggs13]

Ms Zavala haha I'm studying his music so I'm not sure this will help in my exam! But it's interesting nonetheless. I'm going to want to try to incorporate it and hope the moderator is a fan of death facts..."Haydn spent much of his career isolated in Esterhazy, meaning that his symphonies rarely incorporated newer instruments, and he certainly didn't make use of the clarinet to the extent that Mozart did. Haydn's head was stolen and studied after his death and was not reunited with his body until over a century after."

[@Alefiend]

"Examine his friend's genius bumps." Boom-chicka-bow-wow ...

[@NewGothOnTheBlock]

Ale_Fiend it also sounds like a weird pick up line. Hey.. Love your “Genius bumps”. 🤣

[@Jazzy.girl.Sarah2023]

I love the little " Haydn's Head" side entry melody. Lol

[@alternativeprincess4783]

First there was Benthams head, now there is Haydn's head... Whose head will be next? Find out on a future episode of Iconic Corpse, head edition

[@andyjay729]

According to the Wikipedia article, Beethoven's head almost met the same fate as Haydn's.

[@fashelanas]

Betham's head got a friend

[@SelinaCat]

fashelanas friend, or rival? 🤔😲

[@SyronJAG1]

Bentham's head isn't interested in friends. This is a contest for dominance. It would hump Haydn's spine hole if it could.

[@mannifester8889]

Being British it would be great to hear about Henry VIII 's wives heads.. where'd they really go? *Team Haydn*

[@MrKristopherT]

Only two of his wives were actually be headed!

[@mannifester8889]

Kristopher Tryczak yeah I know but where'd the heads go. Henry was a jealous man after all and if anyone knows, its Caitlin :)

[@MrKristopherT]

Reportedly, the heads were buried with the corpses, however when the chapel grounds were being restored under the reign of Queen Victoria the body of Catharine Howard was never identified...

[@mannifester8889]

Kristopher Tryczak the plot thickens.. I gotta check this out!

[@DannyTVoriginal]

you know, who doesn't have 3 skulls just lying around

[@hopkinsamye]

Little musical voice, "Haydn's Head"

[@eleanornorfolk8959]

"Genius bump" that's what I'm gonna call the egg on my head next time I headbutt a cupboard at work.😂😂😂

[@harveyabel1354]

Makes perfect sense.

[@Dsdcain]

Thank you for the entertaining and educational video. *That ending LOL.* I would also like to note that the gentleman replacing Hayden's head looks more like a guy who would steal a head, just sayin'.

[@tonyabible7982]

That hair though....

[@Alex_Off-Beat]

To me he looks more like the kind of guy who would reconnect Haydn's head to his body on a gurney in his secret lab during a lightning storm...

[@polluxblaze]

In his SEEEECRET lab

[@Sunny-sv7ib]

My name is Hayden

[@heathercameron1485]

"Rosenbaum (which means "rose tree" in German btw) was SO EXCITED YOU GUYS!!!"

[@aciefarris1828]

That "Haydn's Head killed me every time! Laughing so hard made it difficult to understand what she was saying. Had to watch it 3 times to get the story. Luv the vid...

[@shatondrayauch8606]

I would have totally not been as grumpy in high school when I had to play Haydn's pieces if I had known this. The man seemingly had it out for trumpets.

[@brandonreed5006]

Could you make a video about misidentification of corpses?

[@fijionthebeach]

the two girls from michigan who were in a car accident. one died. they buried her- but they got the id's wrong. injuries to both made id difficult. they swapped the names. found out as the survivor recovered.

[@swbigfan1]

Can I be honest? I rewatch this whenever I need a good laugh to cheer me up. Every time Haydn's head pops in I can't help but grin.

[@stellastarfield1111]

Anyone else instinctually said “Haydn’s head” the first time? And every other time? Lol.

[@deeznutz3534]

Just like Oprah. You get a HEAD, you get a HEAD and you get a HEAD! Where's my HEAD?

[@ham2629]

Bentham's hea- Wait.

[@merrymary5]

I thank you now for the random "Haydn's Head" that will go through MY head for months, nay, YEARS aHEAD! :oD

[@cinnastyle3260]

The battle of the heads at the end 🤣

[@Thechangelingpnw]

Whose freaking heads was he giving away?!

[@AskAMortician]

You know, just all the other skulls he had.

[@Thechangelingpnw]

Ask A Mortician Like ya do...

[@HighTideSoaps]

Nichole C A good sneaky phrenologist always has some decoy heads laying around for situations just like this. It’s kinda like a macabre Scooby Doo episode... the ol’ switcharoo!

[@kymlysaght9819]

Doesn’t everyone have a stash of skulls to give the police whenever....

[@Thechangelingpnw]

Well crap, maybe I need to get a stash for those awkward moments with the police.

[@ByzCSGO]

You god me in the end with that lil jumpscare :D (but my inner perfectionist was sad when not every "haydn's head" received it's jingle

[@AskAMortician]

I made Landis the editor cut some! He would have KEPT THEM ALL.

[@ByzCSGO]

Oh I see, maybe it would have too noisy if he actually kept all of them :D

[@KatzenwagenTV]

gahd I thought I'd be ready for the jumpscare because of this comment, but I was not expecting what came next and I yelped... it's 1:05am here btw XD XD XD

[@ellenjak]

The OCD in me says you should have left them in.

[@pepsibookcat]

the horrible story of Erzabet Bathory and why no one knows where her body is

[@donnacollins402]

Wasn't she walled into her castle?

[@darknessanddistance4469]

She was imprisoned in her rooms in her castle with only a slot to pass food and water through. A guard peering through the slot to see the purported beauty of the countess instead discovered her corpse. She was not officially charged with her crimes and was never officially declared guilty of her crimes but I doubt if many people came to her funeral, if she had one. As a member of royalty she was entitled to a church burial... But where exactly.? Anyone from Romania know??

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@darknessanddistance4469 A story I heard a long time ago was that supposedly. She was buried in the family church but that her grave wasn't marked. So no one could come & pray over her grave. Also it's been said that none of her family came to the funeral. & they also didn't allow priests to say a requiem mass for her soul. Basically so she couldn't get forgiveness & she would go to Hell.

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Pretty sure priests wouldn’t say a requiem mass because she was actually Protestant. Surprised me too

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@gloriamontgomery6900 I'm sure that Protestants have their own equivalent of a requiem mass. But what ever it is, the story I heard was that Bathory didn't get it when she died.

[@Julesnshane]

Grave diggers upon opening Hayden's tomb: ...'So no head?'

[@SeanMcGuire92]

I was so disappointed when the Patreon card came up at the end. What, no guest appearance by Bentham's Head? I was sad. LITTLE DID I KNOW... 😂

[@GilesArt]

If there was ever a zombie apocalypse, the zombies wouldn't touch you, Cait. - They'd be ransacking the city for brains, one of them would go for you, but then all the others would be like: "Hey, leave her alone, Don't you know who that is?? That's Caitlin Doughty you fool!" - then they'll fistbump you and possibly make you their empress. They say you get out of life what you put into it, and I think it's fair to say this applies for death too. ;)

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

"But a little vomit, small price to pay for Haydn's head." -Caitlin Doughty, 2018

[@jackiejewel1239]

In the same musical vein, Frederic Chopin and his heart in a bottle.

[@archive9796]

I see I’m a”head” of most people as it’s under 100 views

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

7991 0313 Ba-dum-tiss! 😂

[@pinkiedee]

🤦🏻‍♀️ *groan*

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

James Rhodes Yes our Death Momma 💀 is truely awesome.

[@AlexanderRJaruk]

Amethyst Ok, awesome as Catelin is, she's a mortician, funeral director, KZbinr, author, and undertaker: not the goddess Kali.

[@Sleepy-ih2bo]

Can you make a video about the difference in decomp time in a natural burial compared to an embalmed body? Pleeeeease!

[@AskAMortician]

This is a good one!

[@Sleepy-ih2bo]

Ask A Mortician Thank you, I thought about it while reading about different death rituals in your book (which was AMAZING)!

[@StanSwan]

I can't answer for her and am no expert but the average body buried in the earth in a warm climate is reduced to bones in a few months. I can't post links but "The Big Boper" was on the airplane Buddy Holly was on in 1959 when it crashed and killed all 4 people. The day the music died. About 5 years ago they had to move his body. His son was not born until after the Boper died. They viewed his body and people he knew in life were amazed he looked almost perfect other than some mold on his face. That was 12 + 21 years ago.

[@gracebunderson4671]

I got more excited than I should have at the revival of BENTHAMS HEAD 💀

[@ovni2295]

Legend says that to this day, Bentham's Head and Haydn's Head are still fighting over which corpse is more iconic.

[@bryntendo]

Who else pimps out Caitlin's channel every time they see another video from someone else mentioning anything she's covered before, then trawls the comments looking for other Deathlings? I've seen _Benthams head_ jokes popping up (heh, popping up) all over the deathy side of KZbin recently

[@ElpSmith]

Bryn Jackson There’s a deathly side of KZbin?

[@Burning_Dwarf]

I do that in the not so deathy side of youtube. This is the only "macabre" channel i watch

[@grannysb.s.4209]

"Take that, you garden gnomes"

[@twstf8905]

Haha you missed a couple of "💀Haydn's Head🎶" opportunities. 🤣

[@MeeshT]

The “Bentham’s Heaad” tune was echoing in my head randomly so I came back to rewatch it and this one in passing. I forgot about the “Haydn’s Head” vs “Bentham’s Head” at the end and now I can’t stop laughing xD

[@rippley3772]

Not sure if he counts as an Iconic Corpse but I'd love to know about Rasputin! Thanks for all the cool knowledge on death though! It's making me way less spooked about it

[@wastelander138]

Before continuing with the video I went and listened to one of his compositions. I listened to "Surprise." Not going to lie, I almost threw my phone across the room in a panic with the jump in volume on this track. Guy is an old school troll.

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

Oh yeah, that's a GREAT piece! For something a little less chaotic, I'd suggest the Farewell Symphony.

[@Lucius1958]

@@sophiatalksmusic3588 Weird little footnote: as I was driving back from the hospital, after saying goodbye to my brother's corpse, what should be playing on the radio? Yep: the "Farewell" symphony. It was touchingly appropriate...

[@DanteTCW]

Haydn's Head - A story of how to get ahead in music.

[@Angie_NG]

The way you pronounce Eszterházy is so perfect, as a Hungarian it was sooo satisfying to hear! 😁 also i'm IN LOVE with this series!

[@ttintagel]

I'm curious; how do other people pronounce it? The way she said it is how I always have.

[@Angie_NG]

@@ttintagel its more about her pronuncing it so quick and effortlessly, i imagine some parts like the "sz" (which is equivalent with an "s" in english) and the "á" can cause some confusion or tounge-twist, but to be honest i don't hear the name very often from non-hungarians, so i can be wrong! :)

[@ttintagel]

@@Angie_NG Thank you! That makes a lot of sense! And since I wrote that, I have seen some videos where Americans pronounce it with a long a (which sounds horrible to me!) Thanks again for taking the time to answer!

[@ulaladiva]

Dude, whurs muh skull?

[@Isrjisoneavalable]

There’s a great episode of the podcast Case Notes on this. Rosenbaum had an additional motivation for the thief; pissing of the Prince. The prince had been his employer and had refused him permission to marry the woman he loved, the opera singer Therese Gassmann, and to add insult to injury, later fired him. This story really needs to become an costume-drama-thriller-hist film.

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

Wait, Therese Gassmann wouldn't happen to be related to Leopold Gassmann?? As in the guy who taught Salieri?

[@fredfirth3834]

Here's one for you - Floyd Collins. After he was trapped in Sand Cave and died, his body was displayed in a glass coffin and was stolen at least once and one leg lost.

[@akh7194]

As someone who studied and teaches music... HOW DID I NOT KNOW!

[@mallardtheduck406]

I was "heading" to bed, but had to watch this hilarious video... I never heard this story before.

[@sarajanehaven]

Thanks for covering this story, Caitlin. Your stories are always educational, engaging and your makeup always impeccable 💄❣️

[@theblackbaron4119]

8:31 this is going to confuse future archeologists. "Back in the day they had two skulls D:"

[@darkstrifequeen1458]

much respect to haydn, coming from a piano virtuoso! he might not be at rest, since his head is missing. yeah, screaming skulls have been a spooky phenomenon you might wanna look into, Caitlyn.

[@emilyfarfadet9131]

I would love these sound clips for a ringtone. *Benthams head* ooh text!

[@oblivious_prime]

That bit at the end with the "dueling heads" was hilarious...

[@Clarinetboy82]

The skull duel at the end was hilarious!

[@Fwyd]

What a wild tale! Vomiting in the carriage from the smell is the high point, undoubtedly!

[@bean3550]

Hey Caitlin! For this series, would you be open to discussing the fate of Albert Einstein's various...miscellaneous organs? Poor guy seems to have really gotten around in the past 50 years

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Tobyn Walker Dark Matters did a segment on Einstein's brain, very informative.

[@JakeStephensMrJakeStephens]

The "Heads" add-ins have cracked me up for weeks. I literally do it irl when a deceased person comes into conversation, but I say it internally, and nod my head like there's a graphic lol. Yep, weird like that, Caitlyn... I learned from watching you! hahhahahhaha

[@emmamcallister1743]

The fact that one of my favorite composers made it onto iconic corpse makes me happy.

[@pandora9202000]

Oh No! Now Bentham's Head and Hayden's Head are going to have to meet at high noon, and have a shoot out UNTIL.... death.....Oh....Hmmmmm...that was awkward. *looks about the room whilst whistling*

[@No-yz7hv]

You neeeeeeeed to make another video involving the head of an iconic corpse, Marie Antoinette (if she’s iconic) if you haven’t already done a video on her?? We need the four horse heads of the apocalypse!!!!

[@frodo322]

There is not much to say about Marie Antoinette. She was executed, but her head was interred with the rest of the body in an unmarked grave. One of the cemetery people secretly marked the spot. After the revolution when the monarchy was restored her body and head were properly buried at the Basilica of St Dennis outside Paris, where it still is today. She had an iconic death but she is not an iconic corpse really.

[@KM-ld9ln]

Check Madame Tussaud! It mentions her briefly but I think she’s cool anyways! :)

[@rottendreeuhh]

“Why did he do it? To examine his friends genius bumps” 😂

[@helenanilsson5666]

imagine archeologists 10000 years later finding Hayden and his bonus skull. What fun they will have speculating on the significance of this random head.

[@eireduchess]

The battle of the heads just made me clap my hands in joy