Knightmare parody of 'Proud' by Heather
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Based on one of the funniest scenes in Knightmare's history! Series 2 dungeoneer Neil had
encountered the evil Mogdred, who cast a SHROUD
spell rendering him invisible. The team's task was simple: 'dispel' the magic by
calling out the letters of SHROUD in a jumbled order. However, for some reason they
kept leaving out the letter 'O', and were baffled as to why it wasn't working! Treguard was
supposed to be restrained by Mogdred's power and unable to speak, but tried to give
them a hint by groaning "O!" – only to be completely ignored as they thought he
was just making random noises. *g* After several failed attempts at dispelling, the team
thought they must have to do something else, such as offering Mogdred one of their clue
objects! The penny didn't drop until Treguard finally said "Let-ter O". (The advisors
then smugly congratulated themselves on defeating the villain... before dying a few rooms
later in similar circumstances, when they forgot the name of their own spell!!) The
'SHRUD' incident also inspired a Beatles parody by David, which was made into a
brilliant music video by a
couple of his Twitter followers. :D
Parody lyrics
I spell D-U-R-H-S one more time
Reversing what we hear is all I've ever tried
A scene out of the ordinary
I can see the spell's not ending
It wants to stay, can't work it out
And things still look the same, yeah
What have you got to say to take off Neil's shroud?
Whatever else can we try?
What have you got to say to shake off Neil's shroud?
This would stump so many people
Need a way to break this evil
What have you got to say to take off Neil's shroud?
Why it isn't working, I don't know
(Oddly, this isn't working)
All we get from Treguard is howling "Ohhh"
(But Treguard just says "Oh")
It's a scene out of the ordinary
I can see the spell's not ending
It wants to stay, can't work it out
Things still look the same, yeah
What have you got to say to take off Neil's shroud?
Whatever else can we try?
What have you got to say to shake off Neil's shroud?
This would stump so many people
Need a way to break this evil
What have you got to say to take off Neil's shroud, eh?
What can we change, Tre?
Do it again, eh?
The result is still surprising
Strange, eh?
Nothing has changed, nay
So forget the gameplay
'Cos I can see we'll need to bribe him!
What have you got to say to take off Neil's shroud?
(To take off his shroud, yeah)
(Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya)
So what have you got to say to shake off Neil's shroud?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Though it would stump so many people
Someday we'll break this evil
So what have you got to say to take off Neil's shroud? Duh!
Original lyrics – audio
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way, can't stop me now
And you can do the same, yeah
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know
(There are so many answers)
Realise that to question is how we grow
(To question is to grow)
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way, can't stop me now
You can do the same, yeah
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud, yeah
We need a change, yeah
Do it today, yeah
I can feel my spirit rising
Change, yeah
We need a change, yeah
So do it today, yeah
'Cos I can see a clear horizon
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
(To make you feel proud, yeah)
(Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya)
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
'Cos you could be so many people
Just make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
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