F Wilhelm (***) dead, dead Emperor: Fritz invades Silesia – I had to change this anyway so the meter worked
I find the first half of this pretty difficult too. Does "triple monarch turnover" work any better for you? It's not ideal for me (mostly "turnover"), but I find it a bit easier. If so, I can use the images to show which monarchs--and really, Anna's death was instrumental in Fritz's invasion too.
World War Zero, Menorca, Austria versus Prussia
Is "four-front war in Prussia" too much of a tongue-twister? It fits the meter better than "Austria versus Prussia," but I find "four-front war" a little twisty. (Historically, it should be "four-front war *for* Prussia," but that's even worse.)
Crown Prince Fritz, Paris Wits, English Marriage Project – Crown Prince Fritz is a tongue-twister, but I don't know that there's much getting around that!
Teenage Fritz? It's not as historically on point as "Crown Prince", but it covers the period of the English marriage project, and easier to sing.
If not, "young prince Fritz" is just maaaarginally easier for me than "Crown Prince Fritz," because of the lack of diphthong, but "prince Fritz" is the real tongue-twister for me. No good solutions yet; like you said, hard to get around.
Sun King old, War in Spain, Habsburgs out and goodbye – "Habsburgs out" is for some reason really hard to sing for me
Is "Habsburgs lose and goodbye" any easier? Or "Habsburgs gone and goodbye," which is slightly harder but alliterates?
I actually find "aging Sun King" easier than "Sun King old"--how about you?
Huh, I kind of like "Aging Sun King, War in Spain, Habsburgs gone and goodbye." Thoughts?
Or maybe "Biche is stolen, Fritz upset?" (to rhyme with the earlier Gottsched") - if that's easier to sing, that is)
Or "Fritz sees red," to make the rhyme even closer? Though I think "sees red" is slightly harder than "upset." (Although I was wrong about Newton, so we'll give Cahn the choice.)
It's a pity "dognapped" is so hard to say; "Biche is dognapped, Fritz sees red" is fun to listen to--but not so easy to sing! (Even in addition to the fact that I would have a hard time not cracking up.) "Biche is stolen, Fritz upset" is certainly easier.
France in debts, Scottish vets, English colonies dodge tax
It has to be "France in debt," as we discussed; "Scottish vets" is great even now with a slightly imperfect rhyme; "dodging tax" is way easier for me than "dodge tax," but doesn't fit the meter here. "Yankees dodging tax" works in isolation, but then we've lost two syllables we need to make up. "Yankees won't stop dodging tax"?
"France in debt, Scottish vets, Yankees won't stop dodging tax"...I can sing it. Cahn, what do you think? The extra two syllables could maybe be improved (and then they could go either before or after "Yankees").
F Wilhelm (***) dead, dead Emperor: Fritz invades Silesia – I had to change this anyway so the meter worked
I find the first half of this pretty difficult too. Does "triple monarch turnover" work any better for you?
Yeah, I think that's a little better.
World War Zero, Menorca, Austria versus Prussia
Is "four-front war in Prussia" too much of a tongue-twister?
I think that's doable. Four-front war for Prussia is not, though! :)
Crown Prince Fritz, Paris Wits, English Marriage Project – Crown Prince Fritz is a tongue-twister, but I don't know that there's much getting around that!
Teenage Fritz? It's not as historically on point as "Crown Prince", but it covers the period of the English marriage project, and easier to sing.
If not, "young prince Fritz" is just maaaarginally easier for me than "Crown Prince Fritz," because of the lack of diphthong, but "prince Fritz" is the real tongue-twister for me
Teenage Fritz works for singing! But yeah, it's "prince Fritz" that is hard.
Huh, I kind of like "Aging Sun King, War in Spain, Habsburgs gone and goodbye." Thoughts?
I think the word Habsburgs is just hard for me! But I like the alliteration.
Or maybe "Biche is stolen, Fritz upset?" (to rhyme with the earlier Gottsched") - if that's easier to sing, that is)
Or "Fritz sees red," to make the rhyme even closer?
I am voting for "upset" :)
"France in debt, Scottish vets, Yankees won't stop dodging tax"...I can sing it. Cahn, what do you think? The extra two syllables could maybe be improved (and then they could go either before or after "Yankees").
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Re: We didn't start the fire: Anglo-picking
Date: 2025-03-06 02:42 am (UTC)F Wilhelm (***) dead, dead Emperor: Fritz invades Silesia – I had to change this anyway so the meter worked
I find the first half of this pretty difficult too. Does "triple monarch turnover" work any better for you? It's not ideal for me (mostly "turnover"), but I find it a bit easier. If so, I can use the images to show which monarchs--and really, Anna's death was instrumental in Fritz's invasion too.
World War Zero, Menorca, Austria versus Prussia
Is "four-front war in Prussia" too much of a tongue-twister? It fits the meter better than "Austria versus Prussia," but I find "four-front war" a little twisty. (Historically, it should be "four-front war *for* Prussia," but that's even worse.)
Crown Prince Fritz, Paris Wits, English Marriage Project – Crown Prince Fritz is a tongue-twister, but I don't know that there's much getting around that!
Teenage Fritz? It's not as historically on point as "Crown Prince", but it covers the period of the English marriage project, and easier to sing.
If not, "young prince Fritz" is just maaaarginally easier for me than "Crown Prince Fritz," because of the lack of diphthong, but "prince Fritz" is the real tongue-twister for me. No good solutions yet; like you said, hard to get around.
Sun King old, War in Spain, Habsburgs out and goodbye – "Habsburgs out" is for some reason really hard to sing for me
Is "Habsburgs lose and goodbye" any easier? Or "Habsburgs gone and goodbye," which is slightly harder but alliterates?
I actually find "aging Sun King" easier than "Sun King old"--how about you?
Huh, I kind of like "Aging Sun King, War in Spain, Habsburgs gone and goodbye." Thoughts?
Or maybe "Biche is stolen, Fritz upset?" (to rhyme with the earlier Gottsched") - if that's easier to sing, that is)
Or "Fritz sees red," to make the rhyme even closer? Though I think "sees red" is slightly harder than "upset." (Although I was wrong about Newton, so we'll give Cahn the choice.)
It's a pity "dognapped" is so hard to say; "Biche is dognapped, Fritz sees red" is fun to listen to--but not so easy to sing! (Even in addition to the fact that I would have a hard time not cracking up.) "Biche is stolen, Fritz upset" is certainly easier.
France in debts, Scottish vets, English colonies dodge tax
It has to be "France in debt," as we discussed; "Scottish vets" is great even now with a slightly imperfect rhyme; "dodging tax" is way easier for me than "dodge tax," but doesn't fit the meter here. "Yankees dodging tax" works in isolation, but then we've lost two syllables we need to make up. "Yankees won't stop dodging tax"?
"France in debt, Scottish vets, Yankees won't stop dodging tax"...I can sing it. Cahn, what do you think? The extra two syllables could maybe be improved (and then they could go either before or after "Yankees").
More when time!
Re: We didn't start the fire: Anglo-picking
Date: 2025-03-06 04:18 am (UTC)I find the first half of this pretty difficult too. Does "triple monarch turnover" work any better for you?
Yeah, I think that's a little better.
World War Zero, Menorca, Austria versus Prussia
Is "four-front war in Prussia" too much of a tongue-twister?
I think that's doable. Four-front war for Prussia is not, though! :)
Crown Prince Fritz, Paris Wits, English Marriage Project – Crown Prince Fritz is a tongue-twister, but I don't know that there's much getting around that!
Teenage Fritz? It's not as historically on point as "Crown Prince", but it covers the period of the English marriage project, and easier to sing.
If not, "young prince Fritz" is just maaaarginally easier for me than "Crown Prince Fritz," because of the lack of diphthong, but "prince Fritz" is the real tongue-twister for me
Teenage Fritz works for singing! But yeah, it's "prince Fritz" that is hard.
Huh, I kind of like "Aging Sun King, War in Spain, Habsburgs gone and goodbye." Thoughts?
I think the word Habsburgs is just hard for me! But I like the alliteration.
Or maybe "Biche is stolen, Fritz upset?" (to rhyme with the earlier Gottsched") - if that's easier to sing, that is)
Or "Fritz sees red," to make the rhyme even closer?
I am voting for "upset" :)
"France in debt, Scottish vets, Yankees won't stop dodging tax"...I can sing it. Cahn, what do you think? The extra two syllables could maybe be improved (and then they could go either before or after "Yankees").
Yeah, this is better.