Top 10 Songs with References to History

Songs that are about (or mention) places, historical figures, or events.

The Top Ten

1 The Trooper - Iron Maiden

2 Waterloo - ABBA

Waterloo is a town in Belgium where Napoleon was finally defeated.

3 Aces High - Iron Maiden

4 Holy Wars... the Punishment Due - Megadeth

5 Alexander the Great - Iron Maiden

6 Black Prophecies - Dark Angel

It's about Nostradamus and his prophecies, and the song retells a big part of history.

7 Valhalla - Blind Guardian

It's about the historical shift from the Norse pagan religion to Christianity.

8 Hiroshima - Gary Moore

9 Rasputin - Boney M.

It's about Grigori Rasputin: "Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian Queen".

10 Poor Man's Crusade - Demons & Wizards

The Contenders

11 Cleopatra - Weezer

12 Nostradamus - Judas Priest

13 The Rise of Hannibal - Ex Deo

14 Roads to Moscow - Al Stewart

15 Da Vinci - Weezer

16 Countess Bathory - Venom

17 Genghis Khan - Iron Maiden

18 I, Caligvla - Ex Deo

19 Ghost Division - Sabaton

20 Primo Victoria - Sabaton

21 Screaming Eagles - Sabaton

22 Banish from Sanctuary - Blind Guardian

Refers to religious history - it's about the life of John the Baptist.

23 Another Holy War - Blind Guardian

24 Out in the Fields - Gary Moore & Phil Lynott

25 Paschendale - Iron Maiden

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