Most of you probably know how this works by now - below are 25 lines from classic and contemporary songs but translated into a Shakespearean stylee. The idea is to work out the original lyric, the song it's from, and the artist. Full credit only goes to an answer that gives all three. Good luck!
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i) Behold mine delectable heaving feminine breast and posterior! Examine them verily.
"My lovely little lumps. Check it out." - My Humps - Black-Eyed Peas - IceBus
ii) I shalt keep on going forever, relinquish it to me. Thy head is filled with sinful thoughts! I art aroused by the youthful caress.
"Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind. I always get it up for the touch of the younger kind." - My Sharona - The Knack - j00ni
iii) I happened upon a young lady who asked after mine title. I relinquished said information.
"I met a girl, she asked me my name, and I told her what it was." - Somewhere Else - Razorlight - Gilly
iv) I art slaving away for the bank teller!
"I'm working for the cash machine" - Cash Machine - Hard-Fi - Gilly
v) Whilst attempting to board the carriage, I was set upon by a slovenly dressed gentleman.
"Went to get in a taxi, Man in a tracksuit attacked me" - I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs - Pumpkinstew
vi) Imagine this sight in thy mind's eye; myself and mine lady friend, wearing not a stitch, striking repeatedly 'pon the outhouse decking!
"Picture this, we were both butt naked, Bangin' on the bathroom floor" - It Wasn't Me - Shaggy - Pumpkinstew
vii) It goes without saying that I art flotsam and jetsam, but 'tis I; struggling to keep mine foothold as I depart.
"So needless to say I'm odds and ends But I'll Be Stumbling away" - Take On Me - Aha - Tru
viii) If thou art a fan of the card or the dice, I art the gentleman thou seeketh.
"If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man" - Ace of Spades - Motorhead - Weebull
ix) I art perpetually unable to receive any form of gratification.
"I can't get no satisfaction" - Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones - Gilly
x) Complimentary groats, thy poultry likewise!
"Money for nothing and your chicks for free" - Money for Nothing - Dire Straits - j00ni
xi) This is the final occasion on which I shall verbalise the following. I recall the initial occasion; the initial wicked deceit.
"This is the last time, That I will say these words. I remember the first time, The first of many lies" - This is the Last Time - Keane - Pumpkinstew
xii) Perchance, dost thou desireth that thy good lady were as visibly pert as mine self?
"Don't you wish your girlfriend was Hot like me" - Don't Cha - Pussycat Dolls - Gilly
xiii) Furthermore, we art blocking the circumventory carriageway. Egad!
"And we're holding up the bypass, oohh-oh" - The JCB Song - Nizlopi - Pumpkinstew
xiv) I aspied your visage amongst a veritable sea of faces, and now I art baffled.
"I saw your face, in a crowded place, and I don't know what to do." - You're Beautiful - James Blunt - Gilly
xv) Anon, I gropeth the steely furnace. Hey nonny! Also, I art dressmaker's aids and sewing utensils.
"And I feel heavy metal, woohoo! And I'm pins and I'm needles" - Song 2 - Blur - Weebull
xvi) I art pleased verily that I barged in unannounced at the ceremonial joining; 'tis superior to reminiscing on said event with sadness.
"And i’m glad i crashed the wedding, Its better than regretting" - Crashed The Wedding - Busted - Gilly
xvii) Egad, Michael! Thou art physically appealing. Thou art physically appealing to the extent that thou hast made mine head explode. Egad, Michael!
"Hey Mickey! You're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey!"" - Hey Mickey - Tony Basil - Weebull
xviii) Thee and I, in a rather cramped purveyor of children's playthings, purchase a pouch full of pig's bladders using the coinage we have accumulated 'tween us.
"You and I in a little toy shop, buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got" - 99 Red Balloons - Nena - MoNkeE
xix) I desireth not any gent of such arrogant and lewd behaviour, for such a man be a chap who shalt receive but naught of mine affections.
"I don't want no scrubs, a scrub is a guy who can't get no love from me" - No Scrubs - TLC - Weebul
xx) 'Twould be best if thou would leap. Leap!
"Might as well jump. Jump!" - Jump - Van Halen - Weebull
xxi) I wish to dwell in surroundings similar to that of the peasants, and partake in the same activities that they themselves partake in.
"I want to live like common people, I wanna do whatever common people do" - Common People - Pulp - Gilly
xxii) Prepare thy steed for the off, take to the carriageway, keepeth an eye out for perilous undertakings and for any incident that might befall us.
"Get your motor running, head out on the highway, looking for adventure, in whatever comes our way" - Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf - Joe T
xxiii) Folk attempt to bite their thumbs at us! I speaketh only 'pon the subject of mine kin of similar age.
"People try to put us down. (talkin' 'bout my generation)" - My Generation - The Who - Tru
xxiv) I hath come into possession of a donkey and plough, and I shalt proffer thee the carrot on a stick.
"I've got a brand new combine harvester and I'll give you the key." - Combine Harvester - The Wurzels - Pumpkinstew
xxv) Mine guts have been spilled and mine vision inverted! Yet, I hath put quill to parchment in view of getting these words to thee.
"My Insides are outside, right side on the left side. But I'm writing to reach you" - Writing to Reach You - Travis - j00ni
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i) Behold mine delectable heaving feminine breast and posterior! Examine them verily.
"My lovely little lumps. Check it out." - My Humps - Black-Eyed Peas - IceBus
ii) I shalt keep on going forever, relinquish it to me. Thy head is filled with sinful thoughts! I art aroused by the youthful caress.
"Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind. I always get it up for the touch of the younger kind." - My Sharona - The Knack - j00ni
iii) I happened upon a young lady who asked after mine title. I relinquished said information.
"I met a girl, she asked me my name, and I told her what it was." - Somewhere Else - Razorlight - Gilly
iv) I art slaving away for the bank teller!
"I'm working for the cash machine" - Cash Machine - Hard-Fi - Gilly
v) Whilst attempting to board the carriage, I was set upon by a slovenly dressed gentleman.
"Went to get in a taxi, Man in a tracksuit attacked me" - I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs - Pumpkinstew
vi) Imagine this sight in thy mind's eye; myself and mine lady friend, wearing not a stitch, striking repeatedly 'pon the outhouse decking!
"Picture this, we were both butt naked, Bangin' on the bathroom floor" - It Wasn't Me - Shaggy - Pumpkinstew
vii) It goes without saying that I art flotsam and jetsam, but 'tis I; struggling to keep mine foothold as I depart.
"So needless to say I'm odds and ends But I'll Be Stumbling away" - Take On Me - Aha - Tru
viii) If thou art a fan of the card or the dice, I art the gentleman thou seeketh.
"If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man" - Ace of Spades - Motorhead - Weebull
ix) I art perpetually unable to receive any form of gratification.
"I can't get no satisfaction" - Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones - Gilly
x) Complimentary groats, thy poultry likewise!
"Money for nothing and your chicks for free" - Money for Nothing - Dire Straits - j00ni
xi) This is the final occasion on which I shall verbalise the following. I recall the initial occasion; the initial wicked deceit.
"This is the last time, That I will say these words. I remember the first time, The first of many lies" - This is the Last Time - Keane - Pumpkinstew
xii) Perchance, dost thou desireth that thy good lady were as visibly pert as mine self?
"Don't you wish your girlfriend was Hot like me" - Don't Cha - Pussycat Dolls - Gilly
xiii) Furthermore, we art blocking the circumventory carriageway. Egad!
"And we're holding up the bypass, oohh-oh" - The JCB Song - Nizlopi - Pumpkinstew
xiv) I aspied your visage amongst a veritable sea of faces, and now I art baffled.
"I saw your face, in a crowded place, and I don't know what to do." - You're Beautiful - James Blunt - Gilly
xv) Anon, I gropeth the steely furnace. Hey nonny! Also, I art dressmaker's aids and sewing utensils.
"And I feel heavy metal, woohoo! And I'm pins and I'm needles" - Song 2 - Blur - Weebull
xvi) I art pleased verily that I barged in unannounced at the ceremonial joining; 'tis superior to reminiscing on said event with sadness.
"And i’m glad i crashed the wedding, Its better than regretting" - Crashed The Wedding - Busted - Gilly
xvii) Egad, Michael! Thou art physically appealing. Thou art physically appealing to the extent that thou hast made mine head explode. Egad, Michael!
"Hey Mickey! You're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey!"" - Hey Mickey - Tony Basil - Weebull
xviii) Thee and I, in a rather cramped purveyor of children's playthings, purchase a pouch full of pig's bladders using the coinage we have accumulated 'tween us.
"You and I in a little toy shop, buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got" - 99 Red Balloons - Nena - MoNkeE
xix) I desireth not any gent of such arrogant and lewd behaviour, for such a man be a chap who shalt receive but naught of mine affections.
"I don't want no scrubs, a scrub is a guy who can't get no love from me" - No Scrubs - TLC - Weebul
xx) 'Twould be best if thou would leap. Leap!
"Might as well jump. Jump!" - Jump - Van Halen - Weebull
xxi) I wish to dwell in surroundings similar to that of the peasants, and partake in the same activities that they themselves partake in.
"I want to live like common people, I wanna do whatever common people do" - Common People - Pulp - Gilly
xxii) Prepare thy steed for the off, take to the carriageway, keepeth an eye out for perilous undertakings and for any incident that might befall us.
"Get your motor running, head out on the highway, looking for adventure, in whatever comes our way" - Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf - Joe T
xxiii) Folk attempt to bite their thumbs at us! I speaketh only 'pon the subject of mine kin of similar age.
"People try to put us down. (talkin' 'bout my generation)" - My Generation - The Who - Tru
xxiv) I hath come into possession of a donkey and plough, and I shalt proffer thee the carrot on a stick.
"I've got a brand new combine harvester and I'll give you the key." - Combine Harvester - The Wurzels - Pumpkinstew
xxv) Mine guts have been spilled and mine vision inverted! Yet, I hath put quill to parchment in view of getting these words to thee.
"My Insides are outside, right side on the left side. But I'm writing to reach you" - Writing to Reach You - Travis - j00ni
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. I can always repost them here, I just won't be so quick to update the answers. Maybe if I do them ten at a time?