"I am the milkman of human kindness, I will leave an extra pint," sings the ever-inventive British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg.
Shakespeer quote with the word sting full#
"Yet do I fear thy nature, it is too full o' th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way," says Lady Macbeth. "The Milkman of Human Kindness" – Billy Bragg "Oh untimely death." is one of the lines that pokes out, from Oswald's death scene.
While making a sound collage for "Walrus"'s fadeout, they switched on a radio in the studio and caught a broadcast of King Lear. But there was only this one, and it was a happy accident. With their all-encompassing cultural reach, you might think that the Fab Four would've had more Shakespeare references in their songs. Morrissey has flirted with the Bard in several songs, most notably "Cemet'ry Gates" and this one, which opens with a slight variation on a line from Much Ado About Nothing: "As merry as the days were long." 3. Sample couplet: "Juliet the dice were loaded from the start / And I bet, and you exploded in my heart." 2. But this beautiful tune from Mark Knopfler stands out for its streetwise retelling of the tragic love story. These are just a few of many artists who've referenced the name Romeo in their songs. Dolly Parton, Steve Forbert, Elvis Costello, Michael Penn.
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