Cleopatra's Nose
Lyrics
The Roman Empire is a logical consequence Of the length of Cleopatra's nose Inasmuch as its perfect proportions made, in some sense Mark Antony fall in love When he felt in love he allied himself with Egypt against Octavian Which led to the Battle of Actium
Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo by a bacteria He had a cold And so he delegated command on the day To Marshal Ney Who had four horses shot from under him This led to faulty judgements For example, sending in The Garde impériale Two hours too late
Chronology
Book
- Mayo Thompson - vocals, drum machine, guitar
- Rüdiger Carl - accordion
- Recorded live in November 1991 in Zürich
Interpretations
- Based on a quote from Blaise Pascal: "Cleopatra's nose, had it been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed."[1]
- Cleopatra
- Mark Antony
- Octavian
- Battle of Actium
- Napoleon
- Battle of Waterloo
- Michel Ney