History lesson through music!

[Charger]

My #4 is gonna be about a warlord that conquered half of Asia AND half of Europe only to fall at the gates of Rome...

This is about ATTILA the Hun by ICED EARTH!

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

^^^
That one was on my radar but I haven't decided which of the 100s of IE songs to choose from!

[Charger]

Yeah...!

For me the two were pretty clear as I had used Waterloo already for the places one....

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

For my fourth pick I'm going with an author who died the same day as JFK... and so his death didn't get much coverage (a bit like Mother Teresa and Farah Fawcett when they died the same day as Princess Diana and Michael Jackson respectively).

Hawkwind - Aldus Huxley

The British author best known for the book Brave New World. This is an ambient piece which uses recordings of Huxley and later his wife, Laura, and comes from the 2023 album The Future Never Waits

[Vyn]

Ex Deo teaches us about Romulus (was he real, was he myth? We'll never know, but one thing is for sure, Rome is a thing)

[Charger]

Half way through!

This is gonna be bit on the left field but it (atleast sort of) is about Elvis Presley.

[Zzzptm]

Time for pick number five and I have to say these lists are incredibly fun to do!

I'm going to dig through my Gospel trove for this next one, it's a two-parter:

Otis Jackson - "Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt (Parts I & II)"

It's an amazing eulogy for FDR, done in an a capella style, so the backing vocals provide all the instrumentation. Elements of Boogie-Woogie show up in the bass line and the lyrics are a definite Blues structure. While not welcome in more staid, traditional churches, the Jubiliee style grew in popularity all through the 40s and early 50s... and led to secular musicians borrowing its elements for what became known as Rock and Roll.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

I forgot to post yesterday... I hope you wern't waiting for me! Anyhoo, my 5th pick is...


Iced Earth - Waterloo

I felt my IE choice came down to either this or Red Baron/Blue Max... but while the latter has grown on me it's still not a patch on Waterloo. Both songs come from The Glorious Burden, and recounts Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo... I suppose I could have done the ABBA song!!!

[Charger]

I wasn't around yesterday either...so no problem.
Oh I had forgotten about the Red Baron! Shit. Actually that could have been my first choice instead of Jack...DAMNIT!


My 6th is going to be About John Fian and his alleged coven of witches and the NORTH BERWICK WITCH TRIALS ran by King James back in 1591

Great heavy doom rocker this one...and the lyrics flow great and have that usual Lee Dorrian twist.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

6th Pick! I do feel I should try to go with more genuinely olden time figures... however!

Weezer - Buddy Holly

This one just came to me earlier. It kinda rocks and the video is pretty good!

[Thelemech]

That is easily the best Weezer song and the video is fun, brings back memories

[Vyn]

Grave Digger - Excalibur

Again, was King Arthur real or myth? We'll never know, but one things is for sure, a lot of money has been made by people writing books and movies about the dude!

[Charger]

^^^
I'm inclined to believe Arthur was real...with maybe some legend thrown in...not so sure about Merlin though...


My 7th pick is going to be about not just one person but 3 American heroes that took the giant leap for mankind back in 1969.


SAXON and THE EAGLE HAS LANDED!

This live version from Wacken back in 2010 is rather brilliant!

[Vyn]

I've always liked that song, that was the first I've heard that live version and it kicks hard!

[Zzzptm]

I owe two picks since I was out the other day, so...

Pick #6 will be...

Blue Oyster Cult "Harvester of Eyes" - contains a reference to "ocular TB", which Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas cited as his reason for avoiding military service.

I could also use BOC's "ME 262", with its references to Goering and Hitler, but I had that tune in the vehicle list, so I'll let it be an honorable mention for this thread.

Pick #7 will be...

The Dogs - "John Rock 'n' Roll Sinclair" - about the Detroit activist John Sinclair who, among other things, managed the MC5, got Iggy Pop started, and was able to successfully win his freedom over being sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment on marijuana possession charges.