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“History for Music Lovers” adapts famous historical events and figures to famous songs. It began in the early 2000ʻs, started by two teachers of ancient/Medieval history (Amy Burvall and Herb Mahelona) living in Hawaii who wanted to find creative ways to introduce course content.
The project went on hiatus as the two creators moved on to different teaching jobs and different cities/islands and schools. They decided to make the videos available to the public (unmonetized) in case they might prove useful to other history teachers.
The worldwide pandemic of 2020 allowed them to revisit this project, upscale older footage, complete unfinished projects and contemplate new ones as the pandemic has greatly facilitated distance collaboration.
Hopefully these videos will spark discussion, questions, debate, and help teachers engage their students in the fascinating, endlessly complex drama of human history.
The project went on hiatus as the two creators moved on to different teaching jobs and different cities/islands and schools. They decided to make the videos available to the public (unmonetized) in case they might prove useful to other history teachers.
The worldwide pandemic of 2020 allowed them to revisit this project, upscale older footage, complete unfinished projects and contemplate new ones as the pandemic has greatly facilitated distance collaboration.
Hopefully these videos will spark discussion, questions, debate, and help teachers engage their students in the fascinating, endlessly complex drama of human history.
Louis XIV ("Telephone" by Lady Gaga)
A lyric video to a musical parody about the great "Sun King."
LYRICS
Age of Absolutism, century 17
European monarchs took control of everything
But France had the ultimate- his name was Louis
Louis Quatorze , the Fourteenth…
Known as the Sun King, He was the Sun King (Louis Ex One Vee)
Louis Quartorze, the Fourteenth, He was the Sun King
Mazarin was regent ‘cause the king was only four
The Peace of Westphalia ended the 30 Years War
When he came of age demanded complete sovereignty
Unchallenged authority led to stability
Stop ballin’, start crawlin’, I don’t wanna hear anymore
Talk to the hand I am Louis Quatorze!
nobles fallin’; it’s appallin’ how I treated those Hugenots
Edit of Nantes revoked; Protestants no more!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c'est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
Wearing my heels and my lace and my wig
Living the life of a libertine
Dancing ballet,
Levee’ and couchee’
That’s right, you gotta follow my routine
Building Versailles
I’m an exquisite guy
with unparalleled vanity
quite an athlete , I can even sing
when I was a kid I liked drawing
Identified with Apollo, Greek god of arts and peace
Started Academies, had a mistress named Louise
Annexed Madagascar and improved the military
Bulked up the treasury, boosted the bourgeoisie
From the House of Bourbon, the Capetian Dynasty
Bolstering his power with the divine right of kings
Had a Grand Dauphin but all his other kids died young
His son was important in the Spanish Succession
War of Succession, 12 years of no fun
The turmoil left France bankrupt but in the end we won
Stop ballin’, start crawlin’, I don’t wanna hear anymore
Talk to the hand I am Louis Quatorze!
Fouquet’s fallen, it’s appallin’, he was flauntin’ his wealth, you see
No finance minister is better than me!
Stop ballin’, start crawlin’ I don’t wanna hear anymore
Talk to the hand I am Louis Quatorze!
Stop stallin’ , have a ball and, come check out my Hall of Mirrors
I bring the glamour and the glory to court!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c'est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
Ermine-trimmed cloak with the fleur de lys
Glamorous bloke, that’s me, Louis!
Wearin’ my heels and my lace and my wig
Playin’ at cards and gambling!
Movin’ court to Versailles, away from Paris
to control the aristocracy
Forbid English wool, started a girls’ school
Introduced paper money
Louis Fourteen
Later in life, I got a new wife
Dontcha know we secretly married?
The real Sun King
Seventeen one five, that’s the year I died
Europe’s longest reigning king
LYRICS
Age of Absolutism, century 17
European monarchs took control of everything
But France had the ultimate- his name was Louis
Louis Quatorze , the Fourteenth…
Known as the Sun King, He was the Sun King (Louis Ex One Vee)
Louis Quartorze, the Fourteenth, He was the Sun King
Mazarin was regent ‘cause the king was only four
The Peace of Westphalia ended the 30 Years War
When he came of age demanded complete sovereignty
Unchallenged authority led to stability
Stop ballin’, start crawlin’, I don’t wanna hear anymore
Talk to the hand I am Louis Quatorze!
nobles fallin’; it’s appallin’ how I treated those Hugenots
Edit of Nantes revoked; Protestants no more!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c'est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
Wearing my heels and my lace and my wig
Living the life of a libertine
Dancing ballet,
Levee’ and couchee’
That’s right, you gotta follow my routine
Building Versailles
I’m an exquisite guy
with unparalleled vanity
quite an athlete , I can even sing
when I was a kid I liked drawing
Identified with Apollo, Greek god of arts and peace
Started Academies, had a mistress named Louise
Annexed Madagascar and improved the military
Bulked up the treasury, boosted the bourgeoisie
From the House of Bourbon, the Capetian Dynasty
Bolstering his power with the divine right of kings
Had a Grand Dauphin but all his other kids died young
His son was important in the Spanish Succession
War of Succession, 12 years of no fun
The turmoil left France bankrupt but in the end we won
Stop ballin’, start crawlin’, I don’t wanna hear anymore
Talk to the hand I am Louis Quatorze!
Fouquet’s fallen, it’s appallin’, he was flauntin’ his wealth, you see
No finance minister is better than me!
Stop ballin’, start crawlin’ I don’t wanna hear anymore
Talk to the hand I am Louis Quatorze!
Stop stallin’ , have a ball and, come check out my Hall of Mirrors
I bring the glamour and the glory to court!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c'est moi!
L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l’e L’e l’e l'état c’est moi!
Ermine-trimmed cloak with the fleur de lys
Glamorous bloke, that’s me, Louis!
Wearin’ my heels and my lace and my wig
Playin’ at cards and gambling!
Movin’ court to Versailles, away from Paris
to control the aristocracy
Forbid English wool, started a girls’ school
Introduced paper money
Louis Fourteen
Later in life, I got a new wife
Dontcha know we secretly married?
The real Sun King
Seventeen one five, that’s the year I died
Europe’s longest reigning king
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THIS PLAGUE IS BUBONIC!!!!
We need a remaster of this.
Atilla the Hun
thank you mr elling
Henry VIII may have had six wives, but Catherine Parr had four husbands before Henry. Then, after Henry died, she got remarried. So Catherine Parr had six husbands. Ivan the Terrible in Russia had eight wives. But neither Henry nor Ivan could beat Solomon. According to the Hebrew Bible, Solomon had 300 wives, and if you count their ladies-in-waiting, that brings the number up to 1000!
Catherine of Aragon had many children. Her first child was a stillborn girl. Her second child was a son, Prince Henry. That prince died in infancy. Her third child was also a stillborn son, as was her fourth. Her fifth child was Mary, the only one who survived childhood. The tragedy of Catherine's children was what led to Henry VIII having to divorce her, and she spent more than twenty years as his wife.
Unité et indivisibilité de la Republique: Liberte Egalite Fraternite Ou la mort.
William the usurper
Whyd i have an obsession with this song when i was 12😭 ive graduated now
Wow! Awesome and fun! Love this!
I've just, today, managed to purchase a beautiful 👤 of my 👑. I am the happiest priest in the world. I'll pay homage to you and the 👑 on the summer solstice and 🍓 🌚 🙏 ⛩ 😇 👑 😘 ❤❤❤❤.
Anna of Cleves lived longer than Catherine Parr
BIG FAN/ AWESOMELY DONE!
What a great song. Took me a while to notice 🙏🙏🙏
why did we have to watch this as kids......
I'm sure that song is a popular choice for history teachers to educate students about this horrifying disease.
W THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
this song incredibly traumatised me to an extent in like 5th grade 😂
My history teacher showed us this and told us if we mention it to the grade above us they’ll know exactly what we’re talking about😂😂 apparently he made his own version too😂
Ms fail, if you see this, this is your most annoying student Ms fail was my 6th grade teacher who played this in class
Anyone else’s teacher play this in yr7
I’ve only just noticed she’s dressed all 3 estates. Red for the first (clergy), the robe a la Francaise (nobility), and the black frock coat and lace jabot (commoners)
The fleas are on the rats
I’m too old to have seen this in school and I want a refund
art
Waiting for the COVID-19 version to drop in 200 years.
Anyone in 2024? Fun fact: this video was released same year of mt birthday. XD
zynyh🍭
What does 721 mean in this song?
ChatGPT be like: 0:32
Who smoked weed before making this 😂
My history teacher seemed like the most composed and serious person ever yet he'd just show us these music videos and it was so humorously random 😅😂
Bro it's been like 6 years since I saw this in history class and I'll never forget
mr muscat is the man
Not me but my inglish one
👑 nefertiti, you are my true beautiful 👑, now and forever. 😘 ❤❤❤.
We're making it out of the Tudor household with this one! 💯
I'm watching this in May 2024...love it.
13 years after it released its still being shown in year 12 history classes, iconic honestly
@thejessicakaylee this you?
is this that one girl that does the POVs?
This is giving us history
Louis XIV would be proud! Except he would have preferred if the whole thing was in French....! ;)
Петрович 😂
My sister was taught by this song 12 years ago, she’s 23 now and she’s passed this song on.
My AP teacher played this in class and its been stuck in my head for the past 3 days
If this song isn’t played at my wedding I will flee to Egypt like Antony and Cleopatra and draw my sword straight into my belly
My AP teacher showed this to us in class and now it is one of the most played songs on my playlist. I’m singing this song in my sleep at this point I’m gonna be taking the AP exam and when Mansa Musa gets mentioned I will start belting out the lyrics to this song so perfectly I will automatically get a 5 on the AP exam.
Yea I listen to REAL music
Memories of the past that have been recovered