WORD CULTURES THE SOUNDTRACK GREATEST HITS 2009-2019

The songs listed here are officially retired. They have been played out and used over and over. Also, over the past 10 years, these songs consistently have been identified to be an excellent match for their characters.

Historical Figure Culture Song Artist Year Explanation of Song Akhenanton Egypt Born This Way Lady Gaga 2011 Pharaoh had female features Alexander the Great Greece All I Do is Win DJ Khaled 2012 Marched Across Asia Alexander VI Renaissance Ali Baba Islamic

Empires For the Love of Money

The O’Jays 2009 Stole Money From Thieves

Anne Boleyn England Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus 2014 Seen as the cause of Henry VIII’s first divorce Anne of Cleves England UGLY Song 2014 Divorced because she wasn’t attractive to Henry VIII Assassins Islamic

Empires Every Breath you Take

The Police 2014 Like the song, the Assassins were relentless to their cause

Atahaulpa Inca Won’t Get Fooled Again

The Who 2011 Atahaulpa was tricked by the Spanish

Aton Egypt Here Comes the Sun The Beatles 2011 Emerged as the Sun Al-Razi Islamic

Empires Dr. Feelgood Motley Crue 2010 Brilliant Islamic Dr.

Augustus Rome You’re Powerful Skillet 2009 Augustus was powerful like Caesar Aztecs Aztecs Final Countdown Europe 2010 Aztecs predict end of world 2012 Baldwin of Boulogue Europe Oscar Meyer Theme Commercial Jingle 2012 Crusader City-State King Benito Mussolini Italy Black Bart Pirates Scurvy Sponge Bob 2014 Disease pirates came down with because of lack of

vegetables Blackbeard Pirates The Boyars Russia Brutus Rome Backstabber The O’Jays 2009 Caesar’s friend and main conspirator to his death Caesar Rome Womanizer Britany Spears 2009 Known for his friendliness with women Caesar+Cleopatra Rome Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye 2009 Relationship between these two Caligula Rome Basket Case Green Day 2009 Made his horse a Senator Captain Kidd Pirates Cardinal Mazarin France Cardinal Pelagius Crusades Cardinal Richelieu France Mean Taylor Swift 2014 Known to be a Political animal Catherine of Aragon England Only the Lonely Divorced by Henry VIII

Catherine de Medici France Catherine the Great Russia Killer Queen Queen 2011 Had a part in her husband’s death Ceasare Borgia Italy Ch’in China Flagpole Sitta Chiodos 2009 Many innovations/decrees to protect him from enemies China China Christopher Columbus Exploration Sailing Christopher Cross 2014 Discovered America Cincinatus Rome WKRP in Cincinatti TV Theme Song 2011 Rome needed someone to lead in a desperate moment Cleopatra Rome/Egypt Diva Beyonce 2010 Known for friendliness and political ambition Commodus Rome Crazzy Grarls Barkley 2010 Late Roman Emperor known for his unpredictability and

cruelty Confuscious China My Philosophy Boogie Down

Productions 2011 Great Chinese Thinker

Constantine Rome The Sign Ace of Base 2010 Unified Rome under Christian symbol Copernicus Europe Mr. Sun Barney 2010 Proved Earth revolves around Sun Cortez Aztecs Ain’t No Rest for the

Wicked Cage the Elephant 2010 Took advantage of the Aztecs for money and power

Cosimo de Medici Italy Camileo Cavour Italy That’s Amore Dean Martin 2011 Pivotal leader of Italian Unification Crocodiles Egypt Crocodile Rock Elton John 2011 Crocodiles were used to destroy Osiris Cronus Greece Eat the Children Otep 2012 Greek god that ate his children to protect himself from his

demise Cyrus the Great Mesopotamia On the Road Again Willie Nelson 2011 Persian leader that created a road system Czar Alexander Russia Darius III Persia Chicken Song 2009 Fled the battlefield multiple times Dennis Diderot Europe ABC Jackson 5 2011 Worked on the Encyclopedia Egypt Egypt Walk Like an

Egyptian Bangles 2009 Song about the way wall paintings and movement of

Egyptians Elizabeth Tudor England Emperoress Olga Russia Emperor Hirohito Japan Emperor Yongle China Erebus Greece Shadows of the Night Pat Benatar 2011 Greek god of night Eros Greece How to Love Little Wayne 2009 Greek god of love Factory Industrial

Revolution Working in a Coalmine

2014 New forms of power and technology developed during this time of industrialization

False Dmitri’s Russia Father Miguel Hidalgo Mexico Show Me the Way Styx 2011 Leader of Mexican Revolution Francisco Pizarro Inca/Spain God Will Cut You

Down Johnny Cash 2012 Killed the leader of the Inca, who was considered to be a

god. Tricked Atahaulpa by saying he was a god.

Franz Ferdinand Austria Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Pat Benatar 2011 Assassination that started WW I

Frogs Egypt Not Easy Being Green

The Muppets 2011 Primordial gods emerged as frogs and snakes

Forbidden City China Gaia Greece Captain Planet Children’s TV Show 2009 Greek god of earth Galileo Europe When You Wish

Upon a Star Disney Song 2009 Discovered stars and explored outer space

Geb Egypt Mr. Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra

2010 Egyptian god of earth

Genie Islamic Empire Friend Like Me Aladdin, Robin Williams

2011 Genie from Ali Baba

Germany Germany German National Anthem

2013 Song of the Unified German state

Ghenghis Khan Mongols Fighter 2014 Warrior the unified Mongols Gold Inca Miner’s Song Woody Guthrie 2011 Inca’s had plenty of gold for Atahaulpa’s ransom Grand Canal China Around the riverbend Disney Song 2014 Yongle increased the size of Chinese canals Greece Greece Grease Lightning John Travolta 2010 The Olympics originated in Greece Guisseppe Garabaldi Italy Talkin’ Bout

Revolution Tracy Chapman 2011 Key member of Italian Unification

Guisseppe Mazzini Italy Guy Fawkes England Pumped Up Kids Foster the People 2014 Considered the main part of Gunpowder Plot Hades Greece Devil Went Down to

Georgia Charlie Daniels Band

2011 Greek god of the underworld

Hadrian Rome The Wall Pink Floyd 2009 Roman Emperor who built Hadrian’s Wall in England Hatshepsut Egypt Respect Aretha Franklin 2010 First female ruler of Ancient Egypt Henry VIII England Dr. Love KISS 2014 Had 6 wives Hernan Cortez Aztecs/Spain Hippos Egypt Hippo Song 2011 Used to block Nile to destroy Osiris Hong Wu China Serial Killa Motorhead 2009 Vicious and cruel Chinese Emperor Horus Egypt The Power Snap 2009 Mythical god of Egypt, considered first Pharaoh Huascar Inca Huh Egypt Time After Time Cyndi Lauper 2011 Wakes up the sun in Egyptian Mythology Hussein Islamic Empire Ibn Sina Islamic Empire Like a Surgeon Weird Al Yankovic 2010 Teenage doctor and boy genius Imad al-din Zengi Islamic Empire I Want it All Queen 2014 Didn’t want Middle East controlled by Europe Imhotep Egypt Bob the Builder Bob the Builder 2009 Architect of the Pyramids Inca Inca Top of the World 2014 Lived in the Mountains Isis Egypt Stand by Me Ben E. King 2010 Wife of Osiris

Isis+Osiris Egypt Please Don’t Go Double You 2009 Isis brought Osiris back to life Isaac Newton England Newton Rap 2009 Scientist of Europe, discovered laws of gravity Italy Italy Ivan III Russia Ivan the Terrible Russia Who let the Dogs Out 2014 Used dogs to kill enemies Jane Seymour England Sweet Jane 2012 3rd wife of Henry VIII, most beloved Joan of Arc France Roar Katy Perry 2014 Female hero of Hundred Year’s War John Calvin Europe John Locke Europe Think 2014 Enlightenment Thinker Jose de San Martin South America Joseph Stalin Soviet Union Bad Michael Jackson 2010 Leader of the Soviet Union, known for his cruelty and

paranoia Julius II Europe Kasim Islamic Empire Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson 2009 Ali Baba’s brother, stole from the criminals King Baldwin IV Middle East Die Young The Band Perry 2011 Because of his leprosy, Baldwin died early in life Klemens von Metternich

Austria

Knights Templar Middle East Knights of the Round Table

Monty Python 2011 Elite fighting group from the 1st Crusade

Kublai Khan Mongols Kuket Egypt Paint it Black Rolling Stones 2011 Egyptian god that placed stars and colors in the nigh sky Leo X Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci Renaissance Anything You Can

Do Doris Day & Rob Goulet

2009 Father of the Renaissance

Loki Vikings Bad to the Bone George Thorogood 2009 Viking god of evil, starts the end of the world Lorenzo de Medici Italy Magnificient U2 2014 His nickname of the Magnificient Louis XIII France Louis XIV France Control Janet Jackson 2014 Louis controlled all parts of France Louis XVI France Hurt Me Culture Club 2011 French king executed Lucrezia Borgia Italy Sweetest Girl Wyclef Jean 2014 Daughter of Pope, made to marry for politics Lucricia Rome Beautiful Girls Sean Kingston 2009 Roman girl who commits suicide after being raped by

Etruscan king Manco Inca Inca Marie Antoinette France Last Friday Night Kay Perry 2013 Known for her irresponsible life while queen Mark Anthony Rome I Like to Move It Reel to Real 2009 Known for his ability to fight and enjoy himself Mark Antony+Cleopatra

Rome/Egypt At Last Etta James 2009 Love between two was more genuine than Caesar and Cleopatra

Mars Rome Shadow of Death Megadeth 2011 Roman god of War Martin Luther Germany Don’t Stop Believing Journey 2009 German monk that created 95 Thesis

Marx/Engels Europe It Takes Two Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock

2011 Together made the Communist Manifesto

Mary Tudor England Royals Lorde 2014 Daughter of Henry VIII, queen of England Mekmet II Middle East Istanbul

(Constantinople) The Four Lads 2011 Captured the city of Constantinople

Mencious China Don’t Worry Be Happy

Bobby McFarrin 2009 Chinese philosopher who looked at the positives of mankind

Michelangelo Europe I’ll Transfer Ya Chris Brown/Lil Wayne

2010 Great Renaissance Painter and sculpter

Middle East Mesopotamia Arabian Knights Aladdin Soundtrack 2009 Song about the deserts of Arabia Modern Europe Europe Boom, Boom, Pow Black Eyed Peas 2010 Modern Europe had to deal with WW I, WW II, and Cold

War Mongols Mongols Montesquieu France Spoonful of Sugar Mary Poppins 2011 Like measurements, Montesquieu was exact about his

work Montezuma Aztecs Morgianna Islamic Empire Pink Panther Theme Movie Soundtrack 2013 Loyal slave that helped protect Ali Baba Mu’awiyah Islamic Empire Napoleon France I am a Model of a

Modern Major General

Pirates of Penzance 2011 French general who change warfare and modern Europe

Napoleon III France Takin’ Care of Business

Bachman Turner Overdrive

2011 Nephew of Napoleon, who entered various treaties and wars in Europe

Nero Rome Fire Burning Sean Kingston 2010 Great Fire of Rome is blamed by Nero who blamed it on the early Christians

Nun Egypt You Are My Sunshine

Jimmie Wakely and the Sunshine Girls

2011 Works with the sun

Nyx Greece Fireflies Own City 2010 God of Darkness Oliver Cromwell England Osman Islamic Empire Sultans of Swing Dire Straits 2011 Rich sultan of Ottoman Empire Otto von Bismarck Germany Deutschland Joseph Haydin 2011 Prime Minister during German Unification Pandora Greece Stupid Girl Pink 2009 First woman on earth, let out evil by opening a box from

Zeus Pedro de Almagro Inca/Spain Conquistador Procol Harum 2011 Partner with Pizarro who double crossed Pizarro Peter the Great Russia Handlebars Flobots 2011 Multi talented Czar of Russia Phillip II Greece Daddy Wasn’t There Austin Powers 2009 Father of Alexander the Great, Alex continued his work

who was murdered while he was a teenager Pierre Boyle Europe Frere Jacques Children’s Song 2011 Classic French song, classic French guy Pope Urban II Europe Living on a Prayer Bon Jovi 2009 Pope that called for 1st Crusade

Poseidon Greece If I lived under the Sea

Barney and Friends 2012 Greek god of the sea

Quetzalcoatl Aztecs Human The Killers 2011 God that was to return and live with the Aztecs Ramesis Egypt Girls Beastie Boys 2010 Pharaoh who lived for over 90 years and had over 100

children Rasputin Russia I Get Knocked Down Chumbawamba 2010 Russian monk that almost survived gun shots, stabbings,

and poisoning Rats Europe Hickory Dickory

Dock Children’s Nursery Rhyme

2012 Rats carried the Black plague

Reynald of Chatilion Europe Sneaky Snake Tom T. Hall 2011 Knight of the Crusades that was disliked by both sides Rhea Silva Rome Dear Mama Tupac 2012 Mother of Romulus and Remus Richard the Lionheart Europe Little Lion Man Mumford and Sons 2014 Bravely fought and defeated Saladin Romulus and Remus Rome Identical Twins Olson Twins 2012 Brothers and founders of Rome Robespierre France Clock Runs Out All Star Weekend 2011 Hero to villain of French Revolution Rurik Russia Saladin Islamic Empire Seth Egypt Thunderstruck AC/DC 2009 God of thunder and war Simon Bolivar South America Sixtus IV Renaissance Snakes Egypt Snake Song 2011 Primordial gods of Egypt Socrates Greece I Fought the Law Bobby Fuller Four 2009 Philosopher executed by drinking hemlock Sparticus Rome We’re Not Gonna

Take It Twisted Sister 2010 Escaped gladiator slave hunted by the Romans for 3 years

Suleiman the Great Islamic Empire Sun Tzu China Epoch of War 2009 Wrote the Art of War Tartarus Greece Lake of Fire Nirvana 2011 Primordial titan/god of the underworld Tefnut Egypt Have You Ever Seen

the Rain Clearance Clearwater Revival

2010 God of Rain

Toussaint L’Overature Latin America Uprising Muse 2011 Lad the revolt in Haiti Theodora Rome Show Me How to

Burlesque Christina Aguilera 2012 Theodora started as a bear dancer prior to marrying Justin

Tycho Brahe Europe USA vs. USSR World Back in the USSR The Beatles 2010 Conflict between USA and USSR during Cold War Valkeries Vikings Somewhere over the

Rainbow Judy Garland (Wizard of OZ)

2009 Women that transported fallen Viking to Odin’s palace Valhalla

Vladimir I Russia Come Together The Beatles 2010 Converted the Russian People to Orthodox Christianity to unify the land

Vladimir Lenin Russia/USSR Internationale (Soviet Union Anthem)

2011 Founder of the Soviet Union

Vikings Vikings I’ve Shipped Out Drop Kick Murphy’s

2010 Song about sailors of the ancient world

Voltaire France Dear God XTC 2010 French philosopher who questioned the Catholic Church War of the Roses England Xunzi China Land of Confusion Genesis 2009 Chinese philosopher who saw the world and people as

confused and untrustworthy Zheng He China Row Your Boat Children’s Song 2009 Chinese sailor who sailed all the way to Africa and

Atlantic Ocean Zoroaster Mesopotamia My Sweet Lord George Harrison 2011 Regional religion of Mesopotamia, he was their god.