Till we have built Jerusalem, In England's green & pleasant Land

[sovay]

Well, yeah, duh:

(nicked from Gwenda Bond)

You Are Archery

You are a bit of a traditionalist. You like old fashioned things with deep traditions. You also like to see the result of your accomplishments right in front of you. If practice makes perfect, that's fine by you. You like to practice a skill.

What Olympic Sport Are You?

I did archery for seven years. I won medals; I was not Olympic-quality. I still miss it. Between seventh grade and my first year of college, I probably had better posture than ever before or after in my life.

I am naturally biased, but at the moment Chariots of Fire (1981) may have my vote for cleverest title allusion ever.

Comments

[sovay]

casually singing "Jerusalem" to the tune of the verses from "Yellow Submarine", which for some reason is among the things that tend to come out when I am doing the washing up.

Awesome.

I assume you are aware that you can also sing "Girlfriend in a Coma" to the tune of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" . . .

[rysmiel.livejournal.com]

That one I had not come across before.

I presume you know the obvious ones such as the "Clementine"/"Mack the Knife"/Ode to Joy clade (to which you can get"Venus in Furs" to belong with a small modicum of forcing) but I was particularly pleased to finally find something that sonnets scan to: "Stairway to Heaven". (Though one has to skip over the bridge.) I also really like how "Hello Mother Hello Father" fits to "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

I also recently, courtesy of ISIRTA, was very pleased to note that "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" goes to the Dam Busters March.

[sovay]

I also really like how "Hello Mother Hello Father" fits to "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

Now that I want to hear.