"rock chorus in a major key, dominated by a distorted electric guitar and full vocals. Despite the song's catchiness, it was passed over as the lead single from the album; the track ""So Long"" was chosen instead. ""So Long"" was chosen primarily because it had the same uptempo beat as their 1974 hit single, ""Waterloo"". Lyricist Ulvaeus has said that, after three years of trying to figure out what style would define them, ABBA found its identity as a pop group with the release of ""SOS"". The song was the subject of one of the first pioneering music videos produced"
"Duncan and Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson both painted Bruce's encounter with de Bohun. John Phillip painted Bruce receiving the sacrament on the eve of the battle. John Hassall painted a similar theme. William Findlay also depicts Bruce at the battle. The Swedish power metal band Sabaton wrote the song ""Blood of Bannockburn"" on their album ""The Last Stand."" Battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Bannockburn ( or ) on 23 and 24 June 1314 was a significant Scottish victory by King of Scots Robert the Bruce against the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of"
"Wellington's Victory Wellington's Victory, or, the Battle of Vitoria (""Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria""), Op. 91, is a minor 15-minute-long orchestral work composed by Ludwig van Beethoven to commemorate the Duke of Wellington's victory over Joseph Bonaparte at the Battle of Vitoria in Spain on 21 June 1813. It is known sometimes as ""The Battle Symphony"" or ""The Battle of Vitoria"", and was dedicated to the Prince Regent, later King George IV. Composition stretched from August to first week of October 1813, and the piece proved to be a substantial moneymaker for Beethoven. After the Battle of Vitoria,"
"Agincourt Carol The Agincourt Carol (sometimes known as the ""Agincourt Song"", the ""Agincourt Hymn"", or by its chorus and central words, ""Deo gratias Anglia"") is an English folk song written some time in the early 15th century. It recounts the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, in which the English army led by Henry V of England defeated that of the French Charles VI in what is now the Pas-de-Calais region of France. The carol is one of thirteen on the Trinity Carol Roll, probably originating in East Anglia, that has been held in the Wren Library of Trinity College, Cambridge since"
"The Battle of Benburb ""The Battle of Benburb"" is an Irish song commemorating the 1646 Battle of Benburb. The tune was composed by Tommy Makem, with the lyrics drawn from a nineteenth century poem by Robert Dwyer Joyce. On 5 June 1646 Owen Roe O'Neill, the leader of the Ulster Army of the Irish Confederates, won a major victory over the Scottish Covenanter Army in Ireland at Benburb in County Tyrone. The fighting took place as part of the War of Three Kingdoms, with both sides pledging allegiance to Charles I while advancing distinctively Catholic and Protestants agendas in Ireland."
"The Battle of New Orleans ""The Battle of New Orleans"" is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood. The song describes the War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier; the song tells the tale of the battle with a light tone and provides a rather comical version of what actually happened at the battle. It has been recorded by many artists, but the singer most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton. His version scored number 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1959 (see 1959 in music). ""Billboard"" ranked it as the"
"The Battle (George Jones song) ""The Battle"" is a song by American country music artist George Jones. It was composed by Norro Wilson, George Richey, and Linda Kimball and became the title track of Jones' 1976 LP. The song uses war as a metaphor in describing an argument and eventual reconciliation between a couple, with the woman emerging victorious and the narrator exclaiming, ""Oh, what a sweet surrender!"" The song begins with the sound of drums mimicking the start of a battle march. Despite Billy Sherrill's ambitious production and Jones' committed vocal performance, the single did not crack the Top"
"was to become the Hungarian national symbol for freedom after Francis II Rákóczi's defeat against the Habsburgs in 1711. The battle, specifically the cavalry charge, is the subject of the song ""Winged Hussars"" by the Swedish metal band Sabaton, as part of the album ""The Last Stand"". The battle is the subject of the song ""Fire on the Mountain (1683)"" by the band Twilight Of The Gods in their first album ""Fire on the Mountain"". Several culinary legends are related to the Battle of Vienna. One legend is that the ""croissant"" was invented in Vienna, either in 1683 or during"
"Prinz Eugen, der edle Ritter ""Prinz Eugen, der edle Ritter"" (Prince Eugene, the Noble Knight) is a German folksong about the victory of Prince Eugene of Savoy in 1717 during the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718. The song is a narrative of the Siege of Belgrade (1717). The text diverts from historical accuracy in two aspects. The day of the final assault on the defenders is given as the 21 August although it was 16 August. Second, the song tells of the death of one of Eugene's brothers named Louis (""Prinz Ludewig""). Eugene had two brothers named Louis but none of"
"Concord Hymn ""Concord Hymn"" (original title was ""Hymn: Sung at the Completion of the Concord Monument, April 19, 1836"") is a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson written for the 1837 dedication of the Obelisk, a monument in Concord, Massachusetts, commemorating the Battle of Concord, the second in a series of battles and skirmishes on April 19, 1775, at the outbreak of the American Revolution. In October 1834, Emerson went to live with his step-grandfather Ezra Ripley in Concord, at what was later named The Old Manse— less than a hundred paces from the spot where the battle took place. In"
"the Band Played Waltzing Matilda"" which consisted of an account from a young Australian soldier who was maimed during the Gallipoli Campaign. The song has been praised for its imagery, evoking the devastation at the Gallipoli landings. It remains widely popular and is considered by some to be the iconic anti-war song. In Turkey, the battle is thought of as a significant event in the state's emergence, although it is primarily remembered for the fighting that took place around the port of Çanakkale, where the Royal Navy was repulsed in March 1915. For the Turks, 18 March has a similar"
"song called ""To Anacreon in Heaven"", the official song of the Anacreontic Society, an 18th-century gentlemen's club of amateur musicians in London. The song eventually became known as ""The Star-Spangled Banner"". Congress made it the United States national anthem in 1931. Battle of Baltimore The Battle of Baltimore was a sea/land battle fought between British invaders and American defenders in the War of 1812. American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces. The British and Americans first met at North Point. Though the Americans"
"annually on the weekend closest to 6 June. The 2016 event was the 35th such re-enactment. The battle is commemorated in the song ""Billy Green"" from the 1999 album ""From Coffee House to Concert Hall"" by the late Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers. George Fox also sang ""Billy Green"" which is on his album, ""Canadian"". Battle of Stoney Creek The Battle of Stoney Creek was fought on 6 June 1813, during the War of 1812 near present-day Stoney Creek, Ontario. British units made a night attack on an American encampment. Due in large part to the capture of the two"
"sing in praise of Sir Herbert Stewart’s little army, That made ten thousand Arabs flee At the charge of the bayonet at Abou Klea </poem> and so on for 19 stanzas. And also the battle and one of its notable participants is mentioned in the song ""Colonel Burnaby"", which has as its chorus: Weep not my boys, for those who fell, They did not flinch nor fear. They stood their ground like Englishmen, and died at Abu Klea The rhymes in these poems show varying attempts at pronouncing ""Klea"" from the English spelling, and the rhyme with ""fear"" shows British"
"bullet. Prince Eugene was shattered, because he loved him so much. He had him carried to Peterwardein.</poem> Prinz Eugen, der edle Ritter ""Prinz Eugen, der edle Ritter"" (Prince Eugene, the Noble Knight) is a German folksong about the victory of Prince Eugene of Savoy in 1717 during the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718. The song is a narrative of the Siege of Belgrade (1717). The text diverts from historical accuracy in two aspects. The day of the final assault on the defenders is given as the 21 August although it was 16 August. Second, the song tells of the death of"
"military power of continental Europe. Following the war, Louis XIV began to be referred to as the ""Sun King"". Following the war, the United Provinces started to show signs of decay; their pre-eminence as a naval power would eventually be ceded to England. Ruled by William III after the Glorious Revolution, England was to become the sworn enemy of France. Spain and Sweden, shy participants in this conflict, lost importance and would suffer great territorial losses in the following decades. The song ""Auprès de ma blonde"", or ""Le Prisonnier de Hollande"" (""The Prisoner of Holland""), in which a French woman"
"Nelson had been wounded in the battle, and he was proclaimed a hero across Europe and was subsequently made Baron Nelson—although he was privately dissatisfied with his rewards. His captains were also highly praised and went on to form the nucleus of the legendary Nelson's Band of Brothers. The legend of the battle has remained prominent in the popular consciousness, with perhaps the best-known representation being Felicia Hemans' 1826 poem ""Casabianca"". Napoleon Bonaparte's victories in northern Italy over the Austrian Empire helped secure victory for the French in the War of the First Coalition in 1797, and Great Britain remained"
"this battle in its final scene. The soundtrack features in this scene a funeral march, ""La Madrugá"", composed by Colonel Abel Moreno for the Holy Week of Seville, played by the band of the Regiment Soria 9, heir of that which participated in the battle, the oldest unit in the Spanish Army, and since nicknamed ""the bloody Tercio"". The sedan chair belonging to the elderly Spanish infantry general Paul-Bernard de Fontaines, who was suffering from gout and was carried to battle in the chair, was taken as a trophy by the French and may be seen in the museum of"
"piece with the full complement of 193 live cannon: modern technology has allowed it to be played using electronic firing devices, operated by the orchestra percussionist. Wellington's Victory Wellington's Victory, or, the Battle of Vitoria (""Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria""), Op. 91, is a minor 15-minute-long orchestral work composed by Ludwig van Beethoven to commemorate the Duke of Wellington's victory over Joseph Bonaparte at the Battle of Vitoria in Spain on 21 June 1813. It is known sometimes as ""The Battle Symphony"" or ""The Battle of Vitoria"", and was dedicated to the Prince Regent, later King George IV."
"10, stalling at #16 and continued the singer's commercial slide as a solo artist. Meanwhile, the single ""Golden Ring,"" a duet with his estranged ex-wife Tammy Wynette, became a #1 hit that same year. The Battle (George Jones song) ""The Battle"" is a song by American country music artist George Jones. It was composed by Norro Wilson, George Richey, and Linda Kimball and became the title track of Jones' 1976 LP. The song uses war as a metaphor in describing an argument and eventual reconciliation between a couple, with the woman emerging victorious and the narrator exclaiming, ""Oh, what a"
"of Antietam, or Sharpsburg as the Confederates called it. This would be the bloodiest day in American history and while the battle was indecisive, Lee was forced to abandon any hope of continuing the campaign. During the last phase of the Second Anglo-Boer War in the former Orange Free State, the Afrikaner people of Winburg taunted the local British Army garrison with a parody of ""Bonnie Dundee"", which was generally sung in English. The parody celebrated the guerrilla warfare of Boer Commandant Christiaan De Wet. Bonnie Dundee Bonnie Dundee is the title of a poem and a song written by"
"erected to commemorate the battle, such as the Roncesvalles Pass Monument in Navarre, Spain. Roland's Breach, situated in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, is a gap thought to have been caused by Roland while fighting. At the summit of the Roncevaux Pass are the remains of an early chapel of San Salvador also known as Charlemagne's Chapel and the Charlemagne Monument built in 1934; both built to commemorate the Emperor's campaign in the region. The song is also commemorated in the Italian literary classic ""Orlando Furioso"". The battle is also referenced in the song ""Roncevaux"" by Van der"
"successful attack on a superior US force. The battle was described as a ""rampage of VC who threw satchels at the command bunker, knifed Americans in their sleep and destroyed all communications equipment. The Ottoman Empire had an infantry corp named ""Lağımcılar Ocağı"" (Tr: ) (literally: ""Sapper Corps""). These infantries were used in most of the Empire's sieges, demolishing enemy fortifications and defences. Sapper Island, St. Joseph Channel, Algoma District, Ontario was named in honour of sappers, especially those who graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada. In the 1978 song by Australian rock band Cold Chisel, ""Khe Sanh"","
"¡Ay Carmela! (song) ¡Ay Carmela! is one of the most famous songs of the Spanish Republican troops during the Spanish Civil War. The most popular lyrics to this Republican song have two variants known as El Paso del Ebro and Viva la XV Brigada. The first one is related to the Battle of the Ebro and the second mentions the Battle of Jarama, two of the main confrontations of the Civil War. The melody, however, is a folk tune of far greater antiquity, dating back to the Peninsular War in the early 19th century. The sentence ""Luchamos contra los moros"""
"After that contest the tune never got a mention or a rating. It was copied and played in the US. It was seven years later as a result of the Gallipoli war that the tune became famous. At the first parade in London of the Gallipoli veterans in 1916, the UK bands leading the parade were looking for a tune to represent the ANZAC troops. Someone suggested The 'Invercargill March' as it was by a composer from both New Zealand and Australia. However people thought ""Invercargill"" was a place in Scotland! (There is only one Invercargill in the world and"
"of the Peninsular War occurred near Vitoria-Gasteiz along the river Zadorra on 21 June 1813. An allied British, Portuguese, and Spanish army under General the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan. The victory assured the eventual end of French control in Spain. There is a monument commemorating this battle in the main square of the city known as the Monument to Independence. When news came to Vienna in late July of that year, Johann Nepomuk Mälzel commissioned Ludwig van Beethoven to compose a symphony, the op. 91 Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht"
"flag design was based was actually used as a standard at the battle. A song called ""Piper's Refrain"" by Rich Nardin is based on the legend of a Scottish Highlander soldier, Duncan Campbell, who is doomed to die ""at a place where he never had been"" called Ticonderoga. He is a member of the Highland brigade and dies in the attack on the fort. There is another song by Margaret MacArthur on the same subject. The Nardin song was recorded by Gordon Bok, Anne Mayo Muir, and Ed Trickett on their album, ""And So Will We Yet."" The battle is"
"battle with GWR Records was resolved. Some of its songs – including ""The One to Sing the Blues,"" ""I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care),"" ""No Voices in the Sky,"" ""Going to Brazil"" and ""Shut You Down"" – were originally performed on Motörhead's 1989 and 1990 tours. The title track – an uncharacteristically slow ballad in which Lemmy's singing is only lightly accompanied – is a tribute to, and reflection on, young soldiers who fell in battle during World War I. In his 2002 memoir, Lemmy reveals that the song was inspired by the Battle of the Somme: Although songs"
"Battle Symphony (Linkin Park song) ""Battle Symphony"" is a promotional single by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was recorded by the band for their seventh studio album, titled ""One More Light"". The song appears on the album as the fourth track. The song was written by Linkin Park members Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda. The song was released on March 16, 2017, but it was leaked some days before. The title ""Battle Symphony"" was first seen in a picture posted on Joe Hahn's Instagram story on September 6, 2016 of Brad playing acoustic guitar with the band's song"
"He also improved conditions of the soldiers with better food, better cantonments, better organization for military leaves, and suspended the deadly offensives to limit the casualties. This song was anonymously created, though surely by many authors. The song constantly evolved during the course of the war due to the changing role of those engaged in combat. The song first appeared under the name ""La Chanson de Lorette"" evoking the Battle of Lorette à Ablain-St. Nazaire that occurred between the twelve months of October 1914 and October 1915. The song was modified in order to sing about the Second Battle of"
"Sunday Bloody Sunday ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album ""War"" and was released as the album's third single on 21 March 1983 in Germany and the Netherlands. ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"" is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies. One of U2's most overtly political songs, its lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, mainly focusing on the Bloody Sunday incident in Derry where British troops shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, bystanders and children. At"
"The melody was written at Harrison's Landing, Berkely plantation's old wharf, by Norton and then General Daniel Butterfield. Total losses during the Seven Days Battle included 15,849 Union losses killed, wounded, or missing compared to the Confederate's 19,749 killed, wounded, or missing. At a cost of nearly 20,000 lives, Lee had defended Richmond, pushing the Union Army of the Potomac back to the James River. Less than a month later, in August, the Army of the Potomac withdrew from the Peninsula completely, ending the Peninsula Campaign and the Battle of Seven Days. Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) – (See"
"been documented as a rallying cry in battle. At the battle of Jemappes on 6 November 1792 it is written that, ""the sans-culottes in the army rushed the enemy singing ""La Marseillaise"" and ""La Carmagnole."" It was a great republican victory, and all of Belgium fell to the revolutionary armies."" When not sung during an actual battle, the Carmagnole was often sung after political or military victories. One such event occurred after the storming of the Tuileries Palace on the night of August 9–10, 1792. The radical people of Paris asserted their power by forcing the king to flee to"