The Great Shakespearean Music Quiz Mk. III

Oops, forgot about this...

11. Thou art fully able to accomplish the task if only thou wouldst make the effort...
Of this I am aware, my good lady! But thou must comply by reciprocating with thine posterior.
"You can do it put your back into it. I can do it put your ass into it." - You Can Do It - Ice Cube - Tru

12. Thou hast been clouted by, and furthermore walloped by, a smarmy deviant indeed.
"You're been hit by, you've been struck by, a Smooth Criminal" - Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson - Gilly

13. Forsooth, remove my portrait from the drawing room panelling if it emits no audible tune for your benefit.
"Take my photo off the wall if it just won't sing for you" - Look What You've Done - Jet - Borris

14. I heard the town-crier imparting current events to me this very day, young lad. Twas regarding a fortunate fellow who was top-notch, verily.
"I read the news today oh boy, about a lucky man who made the grade?" - A Day In The Life - The Beatles - Gilly

15. I remain steadfast in my position, on mine own two feet, despite many a year having passed.
"I’m still standing after all this time" - I’m Still Standing - Elton John - j00ni

16. Do my ears deceive me, or didst thou request that I should never again recall times past with such great fury?
"Don't look back in anger, I heard you say" - Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis - Royality

17. Extend thine arm, brother,in an attempt to pluck the constellations from their very fastenings. After accomplishing this feat, ascend to every tall peak thou art able to, and anon, to a taller one each time.
"Reach for the stars. Climb every mountain higher" - Reach - SClub7 - j00ni

18. Folk attempt to deride and abase us. I am orating in general tho', regarding my peers of similar age.
Yeah, it's My Generation again.

19. Thou simply must retaliate in defence of your legal liberties to celebrate festivities.
"YOU GOTTA FIGHT, FOR YOUR RIGHT, TO PAAAAAARTAAAAAY." - Fight For Your Right - Beastie Boys - Gilly

20. Which rotten scoundrel released the hounds?! I shall henceforth proceed to imitate said mangy curs with gusto.
"Who let the dogs out. Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!" - Who Let The Dog Out? - Baha Men - j00ni

21. Each minute action she partakes in involves witchcraft and sorcery! Such acts, however, verily cause my loins to burn.
"Every little thing she does is magic. Everything she does just turns me on." - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police - Gilly

22. This brew has cooled to room temperature, wench! And I am now sitting here contemplating the futility of alighting from my hammock in the first place.
"My teas's gone cold I'm wondering Why I got out of bed at all" - Thank You - Dido - Pumpkinstew

23. Douse those candles! I have it on good authority that it is safer when it is dark. Aha! We have arrived. Now dance for us jester, dance!
"With the lights out it’s less dangerous. Here we are now, entertain us" - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana - j00ni

24. If thou desires to lay with me, thou must first of all understand the minds of mine acquaintances.
"If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends" - Wannabe - Spice Girls - Tru/Borris

25. Myself, and some fine fellows from the workhouse, formed a musical club of sorts. We worked our little cotton socks off!
"Me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard" - Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams - Borris

At least one of these was featured in the quiz earlier, I just forgot I'd done it already...
 
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j00ni said:
Not so confident about this one...

"I’m still standing after all this time" - I’m still standing - Elton John??
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That's just about the only one I couldn't remember myself, but I'm pretty sure that's it because it's what I guessed as well.
 
Tru said:
From memory, for shame. :o
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Your memory's skipping like an old record - it's 'If you wanna be my lover' :p

Edit: Edited before I made my edit.

Edit 2: Except I confused Borris' post for Tru's so there was in fact no original edit. No point me editing all this out now. Does 'edit' sound funny to anyone else right now?
 
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Borris said:
Are these songs indicative of your record collection?
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No, but we can all have a dream. :) You have to use fairly well known songs with lyrics that are easily attributable to the translation. Unfortunately these tend to either be classics, cheese or mainstream pop. Actually, you might be right...
 
TGSMQ Mk II Repost

1. We raise our glasses to you, madam! You may claim to know how much the deity adores you, but I assure you that you underestimate Him!
"Here's to you Mrs Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you can know" - Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel - Pumpkinstew

2. I am an admirer of the more rounded rump; I am unable to deceive you on this matter. Furthermore, mine brethren cannot dispute this.
"I like big butts and I can not lie, you other brothers can't deny" - Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-lot - Joe T

3. Gazing at whence I came, above mine scapula, verily I observe an ocular manifestation in ye.
"Looking back, over my shoulder, I can see that look in your eye." - Over My Shoulder - Mike and the Mechanics - Doohickey

4. Twas one score and naught ago this very morn, that the condiment militia commanded the minstrels to strike up a tune.
"It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play" - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles - j00ni

5. If ye were to offer me the apparel of a surgeon, I would decline, for the apparel of a surgeon is not worthy of my adoration.
"I don't want no scrubs, a scrub is a guy who can't get no love from me" - No Scrubs - TLC - Roberta

6. Tis winter! And the litter from the very trees are of consistent hue, the heavens, similarly, are dreary indeed.
"All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey, I went for a walk, on a winters day" - California Dreaming - The Mamas and the Papas - Roberta

7. Your earlier expectations of mine character likened me to a horsed warrior. You are now aware of my delight, and its uppermost limits.
"You once thought of me as a white knight on a steed, now you know how happy I can be" - Daydream Believer - The Monkees - Roberta

8. Mount thine steed and make him speed to a gallop, then take to the main thoroughfare! Today we seek out perilous undertakings, no matter what form they may take!
Born to be Wild again...

9. The lady doth heil from the land of the gods, and hath a healthy appetite for learning!
"She came from Greece, She had a thirst for knowledge" - Common People - Pulp - Pumpkinstew

10. I was subject to an examination of my cranium, carried out by a winged beast that could only be the work of sorcery! Twas a difficult task, but then they are rarely simple.
"I got my head checked, by a Jumbo Jet, it wasn't easy, but n-o-othing i-his.....Yeah" - Song 2 - Blur - Pumpkinstew

11. I spilled my seed upon a log. To further add to my embarrassment, I experienced the eery feeling that the leafy end of it witnessed the whole sordid event.
"I came across, a fallen tree, I felt the branches of it looking at me-ee" - Keane - Somewhere Only We Know - Pumpkinstew

12. I was once in your possession but you mislaid me. You also appear to have embibed hemlock, judging by your state. I dread to think how many gold sovereigns I have spent out on you over the years.
"You had me, you lost me, You're wasted, you cost me" - You Had Me - Joss Stone - Roberta

13. Jack took to the air, naked as the day he was born. Twas a merry wheeze.
"Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas." - Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones - Roberta

14. The moment the authorities attmempt to take you away, release the merchandise as if it were stolen, even if t'were not.
"When the pigs try to get at ya, drop it like its hot" - Drop It Like It's Hot - Snoop Dog - DRZ

15. Passeth me the water for the horses and let me know what ye desireth in return. Dost thou understand what I am talking about?


There's in fact three others that have already been used, but they're different lines so see if you can get them!
 
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Roberta said:
YES! This suddenly came to me!
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:D

The last two are The Monkees and... Geri Halliwell :o If anyone had actually got that one without a clue they probably would have been banished!
 
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