{"id":4313,"date":"2013-05-17T18:09:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T23:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/?p=4313"},"modified":"2013-05-21T17:56:37","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T22:56:37","slug":"shakespeare-song-parody-courtships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/archives\/4313","title":{"rendered":"Shakespeare Song Parody: Courtships"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the 36th in a series<\/a> of 40 pop-music parodies for Shakespeare fans.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

\nCourtships<\/strong>
\nsung to the tune of “Starships”<\/p>\n

(With apologies to Nicki Minaj – she knows why…)<\/p>\n

Touchtone
\nWent into the wood, could
\nWoo his Audrey,
\nAnd he said, they would wed, if she’d agree.
\nIt was a nervous service, led by a vicar,
\nWhich is unofficial, so he could leave her quicker.
\nBut at least a priest wed them with us;
\nA contract is a fact, nothing to discuss.
\nAs it turned out, they got along;
\nThree years gone by, and they\u2019re still going strong.<\/p>\n

Phebe\u2019d abhor, abhor
\nHer would-be man:
\nA shepherd poor, poor,
\nShe could not stand.
\nBut she fell for, for,
\nMy little scam,
\nDid what she swore, swore,
\nNow look at them!<\/p>\n

Courtships, based on a lie,
\nYou\u2019d think would quickly die,
\nBut may be worth a try;
\nIt happens all the time.<\/p>\n

Courtships, based on a lie,
\nYou\u2019d think would quickly die,
\nIt happens all the time.
\nWorth a try…<\/p>\n

A liar makes a lively lover!
\nA liar makes a lively lover!
\nA liar makes a lively lover!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nYour brother met a shepherd girl;
\nHe thought that.
\nHer simple manners won his heart;
\nHe knew that.
\nBut she was a princess; he didn\u2019t get mad.
\nIf you think it through, it isn\u2019t so bad.
\nBlow, blow, thou winter wind.<\/p>\n

Every honest lover has to say, say, say,
\nThe complete truth and today\u2019s that day,
\nFinally explain that resemblance uncanny,
\nMy name was Rosalind, as you called me Gany.<\/p>\n

So you fell for, for,
\nMy little scam,
\nDid what you swore, swore,
\nAnd here I am!<\/p>\n

Courtships, based on a lie,
\nYou\u2019d think would quickly die,
\nBut may be worth a try;
\nIt happens all the time.<\/p>\n

Courtships, based on a lie,
\nYou\u2019d think would quickly die,
\nIt happens all the time.
\nWorth a try…<\/p>\n

A liar makes a lively lover!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the 36th in a series of 40 pop-music parodies for Shakespeare fans. Enjoy! Courtships sung to the tune of “Starships” (With apologies to Nicki Minaj – she knows why…) Touchtone Went into the wood, could Woo his Audrey, And he said, they would wed, if she’d agree. It was a nervous service, led […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,12,48,78,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-as-you-like-it","category-humor","category-music","category-parody","category-shakespeare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4313"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4325,"href":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4313\/revisions\/4325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}