A stick-figure Shakespeare comic by Mya Lixian Gosling
Exorcising all my earworms for this year by turning them into Shakespeare songs…
In case you don’t have any kids in your life, here is the original song:
And in case you want MORE Shakespeare-themed song parodies, check out my holiday songbook, full of Shakespearean twists on seasonal classics complete with ukulele chords and murder.
With all the talk of Wicked: For Good going around I thought it would be a good time to revisit the classic Shakespearean tale of witches. And so today I’m presenting a song from Wicked: For Bad.
(Original song here, if by some miracle you’re not aggressively familiar with it already.)
“Once I’m with King Duncan
My whole life will shine,
’Cause when I kill King Duncan
His crown will be mine!”
Grab your mink robe of state, kick back in your Mojo Dojo Castle House with a brewski small beer, and sing along to this:
In case you are somehow not familiar with Ryan “No Known Relation But I’m Not Ruling It Out” Gosling’s epic performance of this song from last year’s Barbie movie, please check it out immediately.
Another dip into the Patreon archives today! I’ve been writing a lot of Shakespearean-themed song parodies that I can play on my (relatively) newly-acquired ukulele, and this classic song had only only four chords and a really obvious parody opportunity.
“We’re gonna get in trouble now but stab by me…”
We interrupt your Shakespearean bingo cards to bring you a song to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday tomorrow! (If you’re not familiar with the tune, get caught up here first.) ALL TOGETHER NOW!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
For more fun Shakespeare birthday content, check out my brand new Man From Stratford archive page!
If you’ve been following my work here for a while, you know I love writing musical parodies. Seriously, I can’t get enough of it. And now you can browse all my musical parodies in one place!
In related news, I got a ukulele last year and am planning to put together “The Song Book of Shakespearean Parodies That Are Particularly Easy to Play on the Ukulele” sometime in the uncertain future. Don’t hold your breath, but it’s going to happen.
Time for another Shakespearean Christmas carol! (This is for you, Michael Bahr.)
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
To be honest, I’ve always felt that “Carol of the Bells” sounds like someone turned a panic attack into a song. Pretty sure my blood pressure was elevated while I was working on this. Gonna go chill out to some “Silent Night” now.
For more Shakespearean Christmas carols, check out the Good Tickle Brain Holiday Songbook!
I’m taking next week off but I’ll see you back here when the new year FINALLY rolls around.
It’s Shakespeare’s (kind of) birthday again! Let’s celebrate with a rousing song ripped off from Cole Porter!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
In search of some more Shakespeare birthday cheer? Check out:
2018: Shakespeare Month
Happy birthday, big guy. Thanks for the enjoyment and the employment.
