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March 22, 2013 04:55 am GMT

Learn the History of Ringtones With This Wacky Song

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Ringtones are undeniably the most irritating concoction the tech world dreamed up since T9 texting

Those little jingles are solely responsible for the world's heightened noise pollution and the reason some of us are forced to listen to "Who Let the Dogs Out?" on repeat till the phone's owner picks up their call (vibrate mode, people, really)

But, nonetheless, those robotic ditties and orchestral snippets are as recognizable as the phones they are emitted from. But where did these repetitive tones come from? A ringtone composer? A song fairy?

SEE ALSO: A Brief History of Text Messaging

Good thing PaulTheTrombonist has put together this neon-filled, wacky song to help teach us how the simple ring has evolved over the years


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