Assignment 23- Sam Ederington

My playlist will be history themed songs to inspire my world conquest in Europa Universalis 4.

1. Waterloo by ABBA
2. Pompeii by Bastille
3.  Wavin' Flag (Original version) by K'naan
4. Over There! by George Cohan
5. 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky and performed by the 2018-2019 Henry Clay Wind Ensemble

1. This song is about Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, so I know to make sure to limit the number of countries I'm fighting at once. And also to try not to fight at Waterloo as the French.

2. This song might be about a Volcano, but it encourages me to compete with the natural disaster. After all, if a volcano can wreck so much havoc without letting loose the dogs of war, then what can my armies do plundering the countryside?

3.  This original version is about Somalia's and other underdeveloped countries' struggles with refugees, and even though its not exactly the most world conquest-y, its still my favorite song ever, and it reminds me to push on.

4. A good old WW1 propaganda song to help the U.S. draft soldiers. It fits in very well in a game about sending soldiers all of the globe to colonize and establish trade companies.

5. To end with a literal bang, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture is an epic tale of Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia, from the Russian perspective, so its music fits right in home. Especially the cannons at the end. And since I played, I have to choose my performance of it, don't I?

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