Sunday, 10 April 2022

Snapshots #235: A Top Ten Shakespeare Songs

Is this a dagger I see before me? No, it's the answers to this week's Saturday Snapshots. Ten songs named after some of William Shakespeare's finest plays...


10. I'm Ross Rye.

Anagram - and a slight misreading of the play...

Morrissey - King Leer

9. Malfoy.

Harry Potter fans will know that Malfoy's first name was Lucius.

Lucius - (The) Tempest

8. The first man has gotta have it.

Adam was the first man. And you gotta have Faith

Adam Faith - As You Like It

7. Mafia Moggie.

The Mafia is the Family. A moggie is a cat.

The Family Cat - Hamlet For Now

6. Hello, this is Phil. Or Grant.

Hello, this is Joanie.

Phil & Grant Mitchell. (Bear in mind that I haven't watched Eastenders in at least 30 years.)

Joni Mitchell - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Quite a rarity that, but it's a lovely little tune.

5. Curly cabbage.

Curly kale, I was thinking of.

John Cale - Macbeth

4. Yes, sex is important. But it's not everything.

David Essex - A Winter's Tale

Out of season, but still applicable.

3. Roman General wins two points.

One point for title, one for artist.

Titus Andronicus - Richard II Or Extraordinary Popular Dimensions And The Madness Of Crowds (Responsible Hate Anthem)

2. Sparse rugs.

Anagram!

Supergrass - Richard III

1. Are you attired, Sir?

"Attired, Sir" was another anagram.

Great song. Terrible video, in which they choose to represent the lyrics literally, from exploding die to gold and silver chains. Clearly directed by a 6th Former.

Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet

To be or not to be more Snapshots? That is the question that will be answered next Saturday.

2 comments:

  1. I really should brush up on my Shakespeare.
    Unfortunately I far prefer the way Lucius look in that pic to how they sound; I was hoping for some sort of space age psychedelic punk. Oh, life is full of disappointment...

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