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Waltz me to the pyramid

(WARNING: Archaeo-music fiction post!)

inspiration

According to some archaeologists, this is the first known live performance of the song "Waltz Me To The Grave". Kimb-Ra met The Thebes Pro Mourners to sing an a capella rendition of the song at a funeral cortege around 1300 BC. As depicted in the image above, she was preceded by Rodgers of the Nile -who had played the guitar part on the original studio version-. The lyrics of the song were slightly different in those days:

The Ay-oh-whey-oh's scattered throughout the verses were clearly a nod to The Bangles' "Walk Like An Egyptian".

Until recently, it was believed that "Waltz Me To The Grave" was performed live for the first time by Kimbra at The Observatory North Park (San Diego, California) on April 2015.

• San Diego video.
• The next day at El Rey Theater (L.A.).