The Top-10 Songs with a historical meaning
Can you think of a better way of learning some history ? There are several songs with a focus on historical events and as a matter of fact, some of them are very accurate and meaningful ! In this lens I am highlighting what I believe are the best 10 songs with a history theme.
1. Alexander the Great (1986)
Iron Maiden
Number 1 on my list one of the many Iron Maidensongs with a history theme. It was released in 1986 with the album Somewhere in Time. It follows the life of the Great Macedon King, highlighing all his great achievements until his unexpected death by fever in Babylon at the age of 33. Highly recommented song but you should really listen to it with the lyrics in hand so you can enjoy it to the full.
2. Wind of Change (1990)
Scorpions
Image by SSGT F. LEE CORKRAN [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
3. We Didn't Start the Fire (1989)
Billy Joel
According to Wikipedia, the lyrics of this Billy Joel song are made up from rapid-fire brief allusions to over a hundred headline events between March 1949 and 1989 for which he believes that his generation was not responsible:We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
Copied from MetroLyrics.com
This was one of the rare occasions were Billy Joel himself wrote the lyrics.
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5. Run to the Hills (1982)
Iron Maiden
6. Brothers in arms (1985)
Dire Straights
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7. Buffalo Soldier (1983)
Bob Marley
This is a famous reggae song wrtten by Bob Marley. It refers to the black cavarly US soldiers that fought in the Indian wars in the 1860's and were known as Buffalo Soldiers.
8. Roads to Moscow (1973)
Al Steward
This is one of the most popular songs of Al Steward. It's the story of a Russian soldier who was captured by the Germans.It is said that Stewart's research before writing it included him reading over forty books !
9. Rasputin (1978)
Boney M
This disco hit from 1978 has is named after the Russian politician Grigori Rasputin and describes aspects of his life with a comical approach.
10. Spanish Bombs (1979)
The Clash
According to Wikipedia, "Spanish Bombs" praises the heroism of Republicans - who ranged from centrists to revolutionary anarchists and communists - in the Spanish Civil War, a major conflict that devastated Spain from July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939 and ended in the victory for the Nationalists"..The song was part of the album London Callingwhich was released on 1979.
Image by Ufficio Storico della Aeronautica Militare (Archivos libres de la guerra civil) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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