Right, so I was cleaning out my Facebook notes the other day...
… and found this, from about 2010, when I decided to assign theme songs to all the English kings and queens.
I will not deny that it still makes me laugh like an idiot.
William the Conqueror (1066-1087)– I Will Not Bow (Breaking Benjamin)
William Rufus (1087-1100) – Strut (Adam Lambert)
Henry I (1100-1135)– Before He Cheats (Carrie Underwood)
Stephen (1135-1154) – Walking Disaster (Sum 41)
Henry II (1154-1189) – Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche Mode)
Richard the Lionheart (1189-1199) – Give ‘Em Hell, Kid (My Chemical Romance)
John (1199-1216) – Destroya (My Chemical Romance)
Henry III (1216-1272) – I Can’t Decide (Scissor Sisters)
Edward I (1272-1307) – Fame < Infamy (Fall Out Boy)
Edward II (1307-1327) – I Found a Boy (Adele)
Edward III (1327-1377) – Can’t Let It Go (Goo Goo Dolls)
Richard II (1377-1399) – Tyrant (One Republic)
Henry IV (1399-1413) – Inside Job (Don Henley)
Henry V (1413-1421) – The War (Angels & Airwaves)
Henry VI (1421-1461) – I’m Going Slightly Mad (Queen)
Edward IV (1461-1483) – The Game of Love (Santana feat. Michelle Branch)
Edward V (1483) – Dead! (My Chemical Romance)
Richard III (1483-1485) – Be Prepared (Lion King)
Henry VII (1485-1509) – We Can Work It Out (The Beatles)
Henry VIII (1509-1547) – Jilted Lovers and Broken Hearts (Brandon Flowers) alternately Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)
Edward VI (1547-1553) – Already Gone (Crossfade)
Mary I (1553-1558) – Sunday Bloody Sunday (U2)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603) – She’s My Man (Scissor Sisters)
James I (1603-1625) – St. Jimmy (Green Day)
Charles I (1625-1649) – The Hero Dies In This One (The Ataris)
Charles II (1660-1685) – Bling (Confession of a King) (The Killers)
James II (1685-1689) – It’s Not a Fashion Statement, It’s a Death Wish (My Chemical Romance)
Mary II and William III (1689-1694/1702) – Oh What a World (Rufus Wainwright) additionally Dear Father (Sum 41)
Anne (1702-1714) – I’m Not Dead (Pink)
George I (1714-1727) – I Don’t Care (Apocalyptica)
George II (1727-1760) – Mister Cellophane (Chicago)
George III (1760-1820) – America (Santana feat. P.O.D.)
George IV (1820-1830) – Yellow Submarine (The Beatles)
William IV (1830-1837) – Hello/Goodbye (Erin McCarley)
Victoria (1837-1901) – ‘Til I Get Over You (Michelle Branch)
Edward VII (1901-1910) – Do I Disappoint You (Rufus Wainwright)
George V (1910-1936) – Confusion and Frustration in Modern Times (Sum 41)
Edward VIII (1936) – Quitter (Carrie Underwood)
George VI (1936-1952) – The Show Must Go On (Queen)
Elizabeth II (1952-present) – Time (Chantal Kreviazuk)