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Pages in category "Songs about Napoleon" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bonaparte's Retreat;
"Napoleon" is the second single by Peter Wolfe. Unlike his debut "For Lovers", the reception for "Napoleon" was mixed; [citation needed] particular criticism was levelled at Wolfman's singing, described as "mo-no-tone ratatat". [1] The single reached number forty-four in the UK Singles Chart. [2]
Napoleon (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film) is the soundtrack to the 2023 historical drama film Napoleon directed by Ridley Scott. Based on the life of Napoleon Bonaparte , the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the titular character and featured musical score written and composed by Martin Phipps .
Jerrold Laurence Samuels (May 3, 1938 – March 10, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and talent agent. [1] Under the pseudonym Napoleon XIV, he achieved one-hit wonder status with the #3 hit novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966. [1]
The song became an instant success in the United States, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 popular music singles chart on August 13, [3] No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles charts, No. 2 in Canada, and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. [4]
The title "Bonaparte's Retreat" is a reference to Napoleon Bonaparte's disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812, which cost the French ruler most of his Grand Armée and eventually led to his downfall. Some 19th-century British folk songs celebrated the event, since it ended the longtime danger that Napoleon would try to invade England.
The later song "Comrade Napoleon" praises Napoleon and fails to represent freedom at all. This change is used to show the corruption of the principles of the animals' rebellion by Animal Farm's leader Napoleon. [1] Both The Internationale and "Beasts of England" reflected the principles of Marxism and Animalism, respectively. Their replacement ...
Napoleon is led off in The Rogue's March to the Island of Elba while a fifer and drummer perform the music. Cartoon by George Cruikshank.. The Rogue's March (also Poor Old Soldier, in some contexts Poor Old Tory or The Rogue's Tattoo) is a derisive piece of music, formerly used in the British, American and Canadian military for making an example of delinquent soldiers, typically when drumming ...