19 songs with royal titles to add to your coronation playlist
The coronation of Charles III as King of the United Kingdom takes place on Saturday, May 6.
To get you in the mood, Insider has compiled a list of songs with royal titles.
Included are songs by ABBA, Billy Ocean, and Dire Straits. Listen to our playlist here.
"Dancing Queen" by ABBA
Royal lyrics: "You are the dancing queen / Young and sweet / Only seventeen."
"Royals" by Lorde
Royal lyrics: "Let me be your ruler / You can call me queen bee / And baby, I'll rule / Let me live that fantasy."
"Mississippi Queen" by Mountain
Royal lyrics: "Mississippi Queen / You know what I mean / Mississippi Queen / She taught me everything."
"Your Love Is King" by Sade
Royal lyrics: "Your love is king / Crown you in my heart / Your love is king / You're the ruler of my heart."
"Royalty" by Gang Starr
Royal lyrics: "And all the girls they want to spoil me / My honey anoints me with oils, G / After work she greets me, and treats me like royalty."
"King" by Years & Years
Royal lyrics: "And, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh / I was a king under your control / And, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh / I wanna feel like you've let me go."
"Princess Diana" by Ice Spice feat. Nicki Minaj
Royal lyrics: "Nowadays, I be duckin' them cameras / And they hype that I'm up on them banners / Callin' my phone, but they know I don't answer / In the hood, I'm like Princess Diana."
"Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder
Royal lyrics: "For there's Basie, Miller, Satchmo / And the king of all, Sir Duke / And with a voice like Ella's ringing out / There's no way the band could lose."
"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" by Nas feat. Lauryn Hill
Royal lyrics: "If I ruled the world (imagine that) / I'd free all my sons, I love 'em, love 'em, baby / Black diamonds and pearls (Could it be, if you could be mine, we'd both shine) / If I ruled the world."
"Queen of Hearts" by Juice Newton
Royal lyrics: "Playin' with the Queen of Hearts / Knowin' it ain't really smart / The Joker ain't the only fool / Who'll do anythin' for you."
"Monarchy of Roses" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Royal lyrics: "The cross between my former queen / Her legendary stare / The holy tears of Ireland / The lovely cross to bear."
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
Royal lyrics: "I pulled up to the house about seven or eight / And I yelled to the cabbie, "Yo holmes, smell ya later" / I looked at my kingdom / I was finally there / To sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air."
"Caribbean Queen" by Billy Ocean
Royal lyrics: "Caribbean Queen / Now we're sharing the same dream / And our hearts they beat as one / No more love on the run."
"Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits
Royal lyrics: "He can play the Honky Tonk like anything / Savin' it up, for Friday night / With the Sultans / We're the Sultans of Swing."
"Kings and Queens" by Thirty Seconds to Mars
Royal lyrics: "We were the kings and queens of promise / We were the victims of ourselves / Maybe the children of a lesser God / Between heaven and hell / Heaven and hell."
"Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap
Royal lyrics: "She my trap queen, let her hit the bando / We be counting up, watch how far them bands go."
"King of Rock" by Run-DMC
Royal lyrics: "I'm the king of rock, there is none higher / Sucker MCs should call me sire / To burn my kingdom, you must use fire / I won't stop rockin' till I retire."
"Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler
Royal lyrics: "And when I hold you / You'll be my Duchess, Duchess of Earl / We'll walk through my dukedom / And a paradise we will share."
"JEWELZ" by Anderson .Paak
Royal lyrics: "I ain't even put my jewels on / I ain't even play my latest greatest song / I ain't even put my jewels on / Mh, had to make or break / 'Cause the whole trip way too long."
Listen to the entire playlist on Spotify.
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