Horrible Histories Songs vs Originals | Series 1-5 Original Cast Seasons
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- Listen to all the songs from Horrible Histories series 1-5 (including specials & featuring the original cast!) Comparing the songs and the originals that they parody!
I couldn't find some originals so if you have any ideas pop them in the comments
TIMESTAMPS
00:16 Series 1
02:35 Series 2
05:18 Horrible Christmas Special
06:22 Series 3
09:12 Series 4
12:05 Blue Peter's Big Olympic Tour Special
12:25 Scary Special
12:43 Series 5
16:10 Ridiculous Romance Special
16:30 Frightful First World War Special
Make sure to check out my other Horrible Histories videos!
The "Best Of Songs" series:
Best Of Mat Baynton Songs • Horrible Histories | B...
Best Of Jim Howick Songs • Horrible Histories | B...
Best Of Ben Willbond Songs • Horrible Histories | B...
Best Of Martha Howe-Douglas Songs • Horrible Histories | B...
Best Of Laurence Rickard Songs • Horrible Histories | B...
Best Of Simon Farnaby Songs • Horrible Histories | B...
Best Of Supporting Cast Songs • Horrible Histories | B...
Subscribe for more of the "Best Of Songs" series plus more Horrible Histories content! Please give this video a thumbs up if you liked it and if you have any requests for HH content you'd like to see pop it in the comments!
I also have ideas for some Starkid content and lists, and also for Puppet History from Watcher, let me know if you're interested!
SONG SUGGESTIONS from the comments:
S1Ep6 "A Gorgeous Georgian Lady" parodies "National Anthem of the Ancient British" (thanks to commenter 'Mecha Fox')
S1Ep7 "I'm A Knight" parodies the Tot's TV theme song (thanks to commenter 'Andrew Tempest')
S1Ep9 "It's Not True" parodies "The Laughing Policeman" by Charles Jolly aka Charles Penrose in 1922 (thanks to commenter 'neep')
S2Ep6 "Blackbeard’s Song" parodies "When I Was a Lad" from Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore (thanks to commenter 'The Ironix')
S2Ep7 "Victorian Inventions" parodies "Flash Bang Wallop" from Half A Sixpence with a music hall style setting (thanks to commenter 'Iloveboys36')
S2Ep10 "Boudicca" parodies "Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways (thanks to commenter '50doctorwho') other commenters have also suggested "That's Not My Name" by the Ting Tings and "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry
S3Ep3 "William Wallace, Scottish Rebel" parodies "Doctor Alibi" by Slash and Lemmy (thanks to commenter 'Jaden Davison')
S3Ep6 "The Truth About Richard III" parodies "Misunderstood" by Robbie Williams (thanks to commenter 'Sophie Day')
S3Ep8 "The Suffragettes’ Song" parodies "Venus" by Bananarama (thanks to commenter 'Leesh Dee')
S4Ep8 "The Luddites!" parodies "Fought the Law" by The Clash (thanks to commenter 'Megan Robinson') other commenters also suggested "Bodies" by The Sex Pistols
S5Ep6 "Alexander The Great" parodies "Leaps and Bounds" by Paul Kelly (thanks to commenter 'April Wakefield'), other commenters have also suggested Foo Fighters, Michael Buble and U2
S5Ep12 "We're History (The Finale)" parodies "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" by Argent (thanks to commenters 'Stephen' and 'Jack Dougill')
Frightful First World War Special "Cousins" parodies songs by Noel Coward (thanks to commenter 'Stephen')
Anyone: What order did these monarchs come?
Every British child within a hundred yards: * Inhales *
i'm not even british n i do this
Oh yeah we know where this was going😎
William William Henry Stephen Henry Richard John...
wilaim william henry steven henry richard john oy henry ed ed i cant remember rest lol
william william henry stephen henry richard john oy henry ed ed ed rich2 then 3 more henries join our song edward edward richard 3rd henry henry ed again mary 1 look queen liz james and charles and charles again james will mary anne gloria george george george george will victoria edward george edward george 6th and queen liz2 completes the mix
*is it sad that i remember the whole thing a year later?*
I've always liked how they're able to parody songs so it's clear what the original is but at the same time is completely different
it's a crime there was never a Horrible Histories Top of the Pops special
OMG that's just a missed opertunity 😂😂😂 but I guess the savage songs special are their version of top of the pops 😂😂😂😂
LunaBallons ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ
Opportunity*
@@quagmire4469 I avant spell to save my life sorry
@@lunaballons3617 There was the awesome RAH concert!!
No but there was a horrible histories prom concert-which is also on you tube
This video is proof that Mat has RANGE.
I'm right in the middle of doing individual 'best of' songs for the OG cast & matt has the lead on nearly 40 songs!
I'm honestly not surprised! He has an amazing voice and he helped with writing some of the episodes so he deserves it.
Jim too. god they're so talented
@Just Another StarKid Fangirl omg a starkid and horrible histories fan!!! 😍🥰
He has that rrrrrange darling
The days when Horrible Histories didn't just parody songs they thought were trending *cough* new Horrible Histories *cough*
Uh excuse me they did bohemian rhapsody
+Bi Cycle I didn't see that, but glad to hear it. Would've been better if it was the old cast though
New HH is blasphemy to the original
@@bi_cycle say it louder for the people at the back🙌😔
@Brandon B-L yeah, the new cast have no chemistry with each other and they just keep forcing in “trends” like putting in Fortnite dancing in one bit.
3:49 sounds familiar oh i know why
Bbc ghosts "i am the very model of a modern major general"
great spot! I included that specific Gilbert & Sullivan song as a little easter egg to BBC Ghosts!
I should be so lucky was also in Ghosts
Yet another reference slipped into Hamilton! Never noticed it before 😂
Emily Booth when was it said in Hamilton?
Sophie Ingram George Washington says it in Right Hand Man
You have no idea how bad I’ve wanted a video like this.
I sat down and watched it with my family
Me too! It's been so long😭😂
Realising that horrible histories maybe the reason for bardcore being so popular
bardcore???
@@jodiescrivener8005 checkout Hildegard Von Blinging doing Pumped Up Kicks
@@jbennett5634 I love that!
Yes probably! Haha
When I was younger The Dick Turpin song was my favourite song ever
It's mine now....
Yeah it's great
gimme ur munie 🔫😈
Yes. In class the teacher was nice and at the end of day would put on 1 song and we always said that one. He didn't mind bc it was educational
Everyone who is a girl 😂
Is it bad that for a lot of these songs I prefer the Horrible Histories one...?
Nah I'm the same with almost all of them! 😂
Same they made them sound better in my opinion The Joan of Arc song was better sounding then it's original 13:55
True
Same
it means your sane.
lets all agree, we are like 16 watching this for memories and sang along to all the hh songs
I'm 18... and I watch HH,with my son all the time and belt my heart out to the music. It's amazing mann.
Yes I'm 16!
I'm 12 😂😂 been watching HH for years
I'm 23 and practically grew up with the HH fandom! I will always love and support the OG cast in whatever they do!
I'm 15
When it gets to "we're history" and now your eyes ate tearing up...
Same......
It takes one second of the music and you know what is coming
Nah that makes me cry every time cause it marks the end of my child hood
True. When the original cast up sticks and left we knew something special had passed. The replacements did their best but just weren't the same.
Same
My biggest flex is the fact that I could sing the verses for the monarchs song as well as the chorus
Same. I'm embarrassingly proud of the fact that I can do that :D
@@beth7935 Same here😂
I’m not embarrassed at all that I spent an entire summer trying to mémorisée as many horrible histories songs as possible
Same and I am damm proud of it
How? When I try, I end up stuttering at some part
They actually said in an interview that they wrote the Monarch Song. So I don't think they parodied any song
We had a similar song in the 80s in school.
Stop being everywhere
@@fannybutton4891 😝
Lmao I just came from your channel
The tune in the background sounds familiar from somewhere. Maybe I'm just a wee bit too obsessed with Horrible Histories and have listened to it so many times that it's burned into my brain lmao
So many of them didn't have original songs. Just shows how wonderful the writers were. I miss this show.
Even then they’re either inspired or parodied but still takes skill
@@tattie.b8594 Definitely. They`re all so talented
Yep they are actually better than most songs and you're learning!
I learnt more from this show the in my actually history class at school. I actually used some of the song to help me pass history.
Same!
I sat in classes and exams singing the monarchs song
BROO SAMEEE I learned more history from watching 6 seasons than the 4 years of history I did at school
My history literally used horrible history to teach us some history
Same, I actually corrected my teachers and they were like ‘oH’
1:20 damn never noticed horrible histories parodying Monty python before now, although it's obvious python was definitely an inspiration for the style of humour.
Yeah me too!
A lot of the writers also wrote mont python
@@SvensHistoryLab I don’t think any of the members of Monty Python actually worked on horrible histories
It reminds me more of Men in Tights than Monty python though.
It becomes way more obvious what they're parodying as the show goes on
Yeah the new horrible history(seasons 6-8) is so bad😭😭
@@nikolajancy6711 I find it good you get used to the actors
@@spacelavayt7446 it's only about 5% facts though, aside from that it's just poo jokes and r/fellowkids material
@@skye5793 Yes I do agree, I have watched series 7 (It's the only HH series they play on BBC iPlayer) And it is not very good with the cast doing things like fortnight dances and trying to make new "Trends", and I'd hate to say it but its very cringe. Series 6 was 7/10 with cast members Lawry, Simon, Jim, and Sarah returning for a guest star but Series 7 has become as I have said not very good. But thankfully UK Netflix has Horrible histories series 1-5 so we can still watch it.
@@nikolajancy6711 I agree
That last sing gave me goosebumps. Rip good horrible histories, you will be sorely missed
I remember i cried when I saw it on TV lol
It definitely had that tone of finality about it when I first heard it
Yeah I cried so bad
Let's not forget Boudica's little nod to M's Pop Muzik with the "Colchester, London, St. Albans, everybody talkin' bout dead Romans" bit~
Grear job! I did find two though that were actualy inspired by a particular band:
--"Boudicca" was inspired by The Ting Tings, namely "Thats Not My Name". Its not a direct parody, but you definitely bear the influence
- The Suffragettes was inspired by Bananaramas, namely the song "Venus".
Honestly, Boudicca has more of a, “Cherry Bomb,” by the Runaways vibe.
The best parody they did by far was the Dandy Highwayman with Stand and Deliver haha iconic!! They even got the “huh!” in too! Ah my childhood :))
And he said ‘stand and deliver ‘ in it too
@@luvrdelreyy and Prince Charming ha!
6:29 it’s the GUYLINER
My favourite song :D
Y’all talking about Mat while I’m still tryna comprehend that Ben is both Henry VIII and William Wallace.
King of Bling, Dick Turpin song, the cleopatra one and the English monarchs were the best out of all of them. You can't change my mind.
I agree 100%
I agree 100%
As a raf cadet I personally think the raf pilot song is the best
Pachacuti is s vibe. And we’re history
And the Mary seacole song
And William Wallace
And the Borgia family
And the Henry the seven song
And the Rosa parks song
And Marcus ligmus Crassus song
And the transportation song
If you got chills at the finale song, you're a true fan
I usually start crying at it- ;-;
I remember I was like 11 when the song was on TV and I cried for like half an hour after it lol. Still kinda cry tho
I get chills and I cry because this great show has ended 😞
Yep. Every time
I cry every time I listen to it
Surely "miserable" is a parody of "heaven knows I'm miserable now" great video tho
The title is definitely a parody of the smiths "heaven knows I'm miserable now" but the actual song melody and visuals of Charles dickens "miserable" seemed far more similar to "this charming man" to me
@@rebeccapenn7603 I think it's definitely a mixture of both
@@rebeccapenn7603 kinda like how the RAF Pilot song is definitely a parody of Relight My Fire, but they still mention other Take That songs in the lyrics
You missed one: The Horrible Histories Theme itself! ;)
It's based on "I'd like to know" by Supergrass (which is so cool!)
The Charles Dickens song is a mix of this charming man and heaven knows I'm miserable now
There is also a trace in there of Sheila, Take A Bow in that parody.
you are the only valid human. Doing gods work
Read the books and the magazines as a kid in primary school. Watched the series as a teenager when I came home from secondary school. Bought the books for my class and every history lesson plan involved searching for a relevant Horrible Histories clip as a teacher.
Literally grew up with this series and still love it as much as ever
I may or may not have the got the books for Christmas this year
What a great, and cool, teacher you are. Lucky students. Wish Horrible Histories had been around when I was a kid. Wish I'd had good teachers too. My kids, I'm glad to say, have grown up with HH, and my 17yo son is history obsessed thanks to HH and the Age of Empires computer game (and history-mad parents) hasn't decided what he wants to do with it though.
season 1: fun songgs for kids
season 5: *smiths parody, tom jones parody*
I thought The Luddites was specifically I Fought the Law by The Clash
Well, they do quote the title line of that song 😂
I’d say more RaTM tbh with The Luddites as that is the vibe it goes.
You know when Horrible Histories songs are better than so called music today😏
It suddenly seems like there’s a tsunami of HH videos on TH-cam right now.
It's probably just the algorithm. You might have engaged with HH content more than before at some point so it's pushing more your way
I love it😂 Also the official HH channel has finally uploaded the songs as videos - they were hard to find for ages!
I believe "it's not true" was based of the laughing policeman song
Great find!
I think that this song could also be a parody of "Baggy Trousers" by Madness. They sound quite similar, especially at the beginning and at the ending of the verses.
yes i always assumed this! the laughing policeman song was my grandad’s favourite song
the owain glyndwr song also has a section of Kiss,, as Tom Jones had covered the song (originally by Prince)
The English Civil War song and the RAF song are so underrated
This !! They’re two of my favourites
Factssss
POSSIBLY SIX FOOT SEVEEEEEN
BU' ALL YA' REALLY NEED TA' KNOW IS THAT AH' SENT ENGLISHMAN TA' HEAV'AAAAAN.
Did I have a wife or no?
Do you really care???
These guys were BRILLIANT. I found these by chance and was hooked--especially "Stupid Deaths". I got that most of them were parodies of other songs, but this is an excellent resource. I could binge watch these for hours.
Im just rewatching this, how has nobody realised the dickens one was based off of 'Heaven knows im miserable now'. His last line even is 'Heaven knows im miserable now'
I think its definitely a mix of both! ^-^
@@withintheyar2324 It's mainly just because the smiths songs are all fairly similar in instruments and such
The best part is when you notice that Simon is struglling to follow the moves in the civil war song
Could you do one with the new inferior cast, I don’t watch it any more so just want to know if the quality went down
I can give it a go! I've never watched those series either but might do one for the new series & possibly one for the HH film too
Rebecca Penn cool 👍
The quality went down...
The quality DEFINITELY went down, & it's gone further down each series, imo. I've only watched series 6 really, & there *were* some good songs- I love the Magna Carta Epic Rap Battle- but the series 7 & 8 songs I've heard...
And think seriously about watching the movie- it's so bad it made me want to stab my eyes out! :D
@@beth7935 Nooo, the HH movie was good, better than series 6 on at least! Can't beat the original cast though...
I think Shakespeare's song was supposed to be a parody of a Michael Bublé song.
I think it's closer to Beyond The Sea by Bobby Darin.
Surely, the Alexander the Great song spoofs Coldplay, especially Viva la Vida, which has the line "that was when I ruled the world", which fits!
Wow, very surprised no one got that... :S I don't even like Coldplay that much, and I could hear it!
Always wanted a vid like this
I love how they parodied loads of musicals ☺️
it makes my theatre kid heart so happy :))) I love this show so much everyone in it is so talented and I learn so much!
Yes I am so happy
Mathew and Jim , You can say anything but damn they can SING 🤷♀️awww matthew’s face😊 in evil emperor song and their high notes😱😂
If you have any ideas for the originals of the songs I missed or couldn't find I'd love to hear them! I've made a list of all your suggestions in the description!
Give this video a like if you'd like more Horrible Histories content 👑
The Victorian invention song is actually a parody off “flash bang wallop” from the musical half a six pence
@@colonyofrats4193 great find!
A gorgious georgian lady sounds like it could be based on the 'National Anthem of the Ancient British'
Yes! More Horrible Histories content, please! :)
For Blackbeard's song, I believe I can properly pin down the original as "When I was a Lad" from Gilbert and Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore"
OMG this is so good, thanks for this I knew some of the originals but was wondering others. I can't stop watching HH videos, send help!!!!
the fact that they did a cover of the smiths AND the cure. taste.
THE PLAGUE SONG WAS A PARODY OF THE OLD MAN BLUE FROM CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG HOW DO PEOPLE NOT KNOW THIS ITS AN AMAZING MUSICAL
Look at the development throughout the series, love them all but you can definitely see how their budget increased!! I can’t believe how many songs of these I just adoreeee
This is the best thing I've ever seen
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William Wallace Scottish Rebel is based on Slash and Lemmy's Doctor Alibi. Practically the same song haha
IVE BEEN NEEDING THIS VIDEO FOR A SOLID SEVEN YEARS
the scary special in season 2 also parodied Michael Jackson when they do the thriller bit!
Jim is underrated, I mean his High notes!🙌
Yess
Especially in the Winston Churchill song
Thanks for this. There are a few songs there I knew were parody of a genre of music but didn't realize they came from specific examples. On the flip side, I think Boudica could be a straight up parody of Cherry Bomb by The Runaways.
i’d be lying if i said i didn’t sob the first time i heard the finale when i was younger
I’d be lying if I didn’t say the same
Me to so sad that mat wasn't in the later series 😭😭
Can we talk about of some of the song were proper original songs. God this was a great show
Brilliant video! They’re so funny I still laughed at some 3 second clips! Also let’s all agree that I Sat On A Bus fucking SLAPS
Yes! I Sat On A Bus is Mowtown-worthy brilliance!
@@beth7935 honestly wish it was on Spotify. They got Aretha’s style just right ahaha
This really helps me realise how much weaker the Series 1 songs were (besides Born 2 Rule OFC)
I think the songs were much better when they weren’t trying to use lyrics from the book and made more original parodies but that isn’t a bad things as it shows the growth
Great thing about having two middle aged female family members is that when u watch the hh songs they will immediately tell u what it’s a parody of 👏🏼🤦♀️
14:44
Ben actually sounds so good in that first bit omg
I swear if the BBC stuck all of the HH songs onto a CD I would be so happy and I wouldn't listen to anything else.
Same
Been wishing for this for years.
Same
When I was a kid my dad made me a burnt CD of them 😅
I'm a Knight is a parody of the Tot's TV theme song
Luddites is based on Bodies by the Sex Pistols
Highway man has to be in the top 5, well i think so atleast
i'm pretty sure british things is a parody of masquerade from Phantom of the Opera. Might be wrong though. :)
No I don’t think so as I can’t see any link at all to masquerade in British things.
Hey love horrible history
3:49 omg I love how they also used that in ghosts 😂
never before appreciated just how good mat's impressions of adam (and the ants) and morrissey were, damnnnn
Thank you thank you thank you!
I have often thought before how good it would be if someone did this!
Btw my fave is Natural Selection based on Bowie's Changes.
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Unpopular opinion: I don't hate some of the newer HH songs/parodies. Some of them are fun and clever, like the Magna Carta 800 years song being a parody of 500 miles by the Proclaimers. That being said, the new series just doesn't measure up. The new cast just doesn't have the charm and chemistry of the six idiots, and that's not their fault.
Why does the Aztec stay alive song still creep me out years later...?
Making the Pilgrim Fathers song a parody of Empire State of Mind is so genius
Is the Cleopatra one also parodying Ra-Ra Rasputin? Nice video by the way!
Maybe-but bad romance makes more sense-mark anthony and cleopatra's romance ended badly-and changed the course of history!
The specific lyric is, but the song/character as a whole is definitely Gaga
And we made it horri-BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!
I started trying to figure these out a few weeks ago and got stuck so many times I gave up, so I can really appreciate how much hard work must have gone into making this video! Well done! It's certainly helped me place a lot of the parodies that I knew I knew but didn't know where from (although I'm sure the 'aye ya-ee ya-ee ya ya' bit in Alexander the Great is from something more modern and very specific that I still can't put my finger on)
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I can see I'm extremely late to this, but it was suggested (on another channel) that Alexander is based on Viva la Vida by Coldplay...?
The Magna Carta 800 years song is a parody of I’m gonna be 500 miles
Thanks! If I do one for the new series I'll include it
Rebecca Penn ok
Yesss
What a great video Rebecca, well done on all that effort! Also shows how great Richie Webb was in making the music close to originals without getting sued!
1:41 'It's not true' is based on the laughing policeman
I can't find the video now but there was someone who watched "Literally" and said which song they thought it was a parody of... If anyone can find the video or just remembers/ knows the answer please let me know!
It's very reminiscent of Whitesnake's 80s power ballads
Thank you for posting this. I just discovered HH a month ago and have been devouring every show I could find. As a senior a lot of the pop stuff just passes me by. One thing I would comment on is the Shakespeare and the Quills is not Big Band it is more 'lounge singer stuff like Tony Bennett. Just my quibble. Otherwise this video is great.
This seriously explains my music taste
You’re doing the lord’s work, my friend 🙌
Dear Author, thank you so much for this storm of emotions and lots of new knowledge about the origins of my favourite songs! Great job!
Actually, it’s not true was based on ‘the laughing policeman’ which kinda scares me with the laugh
What happened to the old videos? I've been listening to them for the last 2 years and now there gone "horrible histories vs originals series 1-4"? Has it been deleted?
You should do All Over The Place parodies, kind of different era I think but still good.
We all know the borgers
i hadn't watched the civil war song since i watched west side story, but when i saw it this time i immediately realised what it was a parody of
the we're history song always made me a bit sad because it was like the end
Same I cried so hard
I loved watching Horrible Histories. Probably more than my son did at the time. It was fun, entertaining and a great way to learn history. ❤️
I love Mathew Baynton very much I always have and I always will💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖he is the only one I love and look up to
I am impressed by this list and by you putting this video together. Thank you
7:39 also that specific part of the video is clearly a reference to Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues
I love Mathew Baynton very much i always have and I always will💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖he is the only one i love and look up to
They alter the songs so much often time they dont sound like the original at all
I liked when they parodied ads. Like God compare instead of go compare.
I think everyone can agree with me all of the horrible historie songs are better than the originals like if you agree