Historical theme songs

[bibliophile]

If you were to give a historical character a song as their theme song what would it be? The choice should be make sense to anyone who knows about the person. I'll start with some examples.

Voltaire - Stevie Wonder Superstiton

Von Braun - Elton John Rocket Man

Al Capone - DJ khaled We takin' over

Tomás de Torquemada - The Doors Light my fire

[Deth Muncher]

If you were to give a historical character a song as their theme song what would it be? The choice should be make sense to anyone who knows about the person. I'll start with some examples.

Voltaire - Stevie Wonder Superstiton

Von Braun - Elton John Rocket Man

Al Capone - DJ khaled We takin' over

Tomás de Torquemada - The Doors Light my fire

I contest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oppHeMlaLVM) this.

[Raiki]

How did I know that that song would be brought up? For shame sir, for shame.

Nevermind that I've been singing it ever since I came across this thread.
~R~

[Deth Muncher]

How did I know that that song would be brought up? For shame sir, for shame.

Nevermind that I've been singing it ever since I came across this thread.
~R~

Don't you be drinking that Haterade. Don't you be eating them Hatertots. Mel Brooks' songs > ...other stuff.

[Athaniar]

Genghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan (Dschinghis Khan). Duh.

Sargon of Akkad, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal, and Gilgamesh - The Mesopotamians (They Might Be Giants). If you've heard the song (or read the lyrics), you know why.

[Fifty-Eyed Fred]

I'm Henery VIII, I am! Henery VIII I am, I am!

[Yarram]

Genghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan (Dschinghis Khan). Duh.

I've always felt that Genghis Khan was more of a "In the Hall of the Mountain Kings" kind of guy if you know what I mean?

[AlterForm]

Rasputin - Rasputin (Turisas)

[Beholder1995]

I'm Henery VIII, I am! Henery VIII I am, I am!

Just because a song repeats the name of a person over and over again doesn't necessarily mean it is an accurate embodiment of that person's character. :smalltongue:

Henry VIII would need a song that captures the essence of being a royal jerk...

[golentan]

Just because a song repeats the name of a person over and over again doesn't necessarily mean it is an accurate embodiment of that person's character. :smalltongue:

Henry VIII would need a song that captures the essence of being a royal jerk...

Sort of like how people look at you if you sing more than 2 verses of Henry the VIII?

[Dogmantra]

Rasputin - Rasputin (Turisas)

No, he'd have the original by Boney M.

[Fifty-Eyed Fred]

Sort of like how people look at you if you sing more than 2 verses of Henry the VIII?
How about this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fadCAHjN-s :smallamused:

[Beholder1995]

Also, George S. Patton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu11QRO9BrQ). (Is it cheating to use the soundtrack from a person's movie?)

[Trobby]

The Entire Crusades (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv-KcF3Rkv8)

Quantum Physics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrP2hzVabmM)

Hmm...I think I'd need to be a little bit more into music to really get good theme songs for historic figures.

Edit: And it IS sort of cheating to use the sound track from the movie he was based on. I mean, some historical figures already have theme songs...Scrub scrub scrub some of which are awesome. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed_-brFWYdQ)

Hmm...I should be able to do better than that. Let me try to get at least ONE decent song-to-historic figure comparison.

Final Edit: Nah...I'm drawing a blank. 3=

[Athaniar]

I've always felt that Genghis Khan was more of a "In the Hall of the Mountain Kings" kind of guy if you know what I mean?
I don't, actually, even though I like that one as well.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Winston Churchill - Our Solemn Hour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2spp13URxQ) :smallamused:

[Deth Muncher]

Oliver Cromwell. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ1yPz14LrU)

[Fifty-Eyed Fred]

Winston Churchill - Our Solemn Hour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2spp13URxQ) :smallamused:

I see what you did there.

[Yarram]

I don't, actually, even though I like that one as well.

Well, it's just...:smallconfused: Despite containing the word Kahn... That song hardly depicts the millions of people slain by armies under Genghis Khans control.
If it weren't Peer Gynt, it'd have to be comparable to A Night on Bald Mountain.

What about:
Julius Caesar - Fortune Plango Vulnera

[Athaniar]

Well, it's just...:smallconfused: Despite containing the word Kahn... That song hardly depicts the millions of people slain by armies under Genghis Khans control.
If it weren't Peer Gynt, it'd have to be comparable to A Night on Bald Mountain.

I'm not too familiar with Peer Gynt, but I had no idea it was really about mass murder. Hm.

But Dschinghis Khan isn't supposed to be a history textbook. It's a song, which does mention his reputation as a fearsome warlord.

[GallóglachMaxim]

Too obvious maybe? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCPw7P7rjSI)

[Tavar]

Science (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc&playnext_from=TL&videos=gYf95wK5Xb4).

[Lawless III]

Otto Von Bismarck: Queen- I Want to Break Free

[Trobby]

Either every single civil rights activist (especially Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAgceen153I&feature=related)