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mildred_of_midgard2020-04-14 05:49 pm
Fritzian Playlist (Pop)
Just for fun, we came up with a playlist for Frederick the Great. This is the popular music version. Operatic/symphonic version to come!
1 Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the one where you can hear the lyrics.
2 Berlin Philharmonic, the one without a synthesizer, atcahn's request. ;)
Bonus track: Alexander the Great vs. Ivan the Terrible, from the Epic Rap Battles of History. Despite the name, it includes Ivan the Terrible vs. the "great"s Alexander, Frederick, and Catherine. It's also hilarious, and had to be included even if it didn't fit the playlist. Frederick the Great's part is from 1:43-2:50, though the whole thing is worth listening to.
| Song | Artist/Other Context | Historical Parallel |
|---|---|---|
| "Children's Work" | Dessa | Wilhelmine and Fritz |
| "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" | The Four Seasons | Fritz and Orzelska |
| "Come Crying to Me" | Lonestar | Teenage Peter Keith to Fritz |
| "Origin of Love" | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Fritz/Katte |
| "You Should See Me in a Crown" | Billie Eilish | Fritz and power |
| "Devil in Disguise" | Elvis Presley | Europe to Fritz in 1740 |
| "Respect" | Aretha Franklin | Maria Theresia and the War of the Austrian Succession |
| "Commissioning a Symphony in C" | Cake | Fritz as 18th century monarch |
| "C'est Moi" | Camelot | Algarotti to Fritz |
| "You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son" | Wolf Parade | Fritz to Heinrich |
| "The Book of Love" | Peter Gabriel | Fritz/Fredersdorf |
| "That's All" | Genesis | Fritz/Voltaire |
| "O Fortuna"1 "O Fortuna"2 | Carl Orff | Fritz and the Seven Years' War |
| "History Repeating" | Shirley Bassey, Propellerheads | Older Maria Theresia |
| "The Unforgiven Ones" | Crash Test Dummies | Fritz, Heinrich, and realpolitik |
| "We Don't Need Another Hero" | Tina Turner | MT to Joseph, on Fritz as a role model |
| "Diamonds and Rust" | Joan Baez | Older Fritz to Voltaire |
| "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" | Jose Carreras | Fritz grieving his dead |
| "Lazarus" | David Bowie | Fritz dying |
1 Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the one where you can hear the lyrics.
2 Berlin Philharmonic, the one without a synthesizer, at
cahn's request. ;)Bonus track: Alexander the Great vs. Ivan the Terrible, from the Epic Rap Battles of History. Despite the name, it includes Ivan the Terrible vs. the "great"s Alexander, Frederick, and Catherine. It's also hilarious, and had to be included even if it didn't fit the playlist. Frederick the Great's part is from 1:43-2:50, though the whole thing is worth listening to.