WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT IAGO (GO, GO, GO)
A Filk by Sandra Dermark
written the 23rd of October, 2025
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DESDEMONA (GHOST):
We should talk about Iago, go, go, go
We should talk about Iago
For...
It was my wedding day
OTHELLO (GHOST):
It was our wedding
DESDEMONA (GHOST):
We were getting ready and there wasn't a cloud in the sky
OTHELLO (GHOST):
No clouds allowed in the sky
DESDEMONA (GHOST)
Iago walks in, with a mischievous grin
OTHELLO (GHOST):
Thunder!!!
DESDEMONA (GHOST)
You're telling the story, or am I?
OTHELLO (GHOST):
I'm sorry, my darling, go on...
DESDEMONA (GHOST):
Iago says it looks like strife
OTHELLO (GHOST)
Why did he tell us?
DESDEMONA (GHOST):
In doing so, it cuts like a knife
OTHELLO (GHOST):
And I'm one of those clingy fellows...
DESDEMONA (GHOST)
My spouse wound up taking my life!
OTHELLO (GHOST)
What a tragic day, but anyway
we don't talk about Iago!
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EMILIA:
Grew to live in fear of Iago's plotting and his scheming
I could always hear him sorta not exactly seeming
I associate him with the sound of hissing snakes
hss, hss, hss,
It's a heavy lift, with him always teaming
Always kept everyone of their nightmares dreaming
grappling with intrigues when he your psyche overtakes
Do you have what it takes?
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SHAKESPEARE:
An icy blue gaze, dagger at his side,
when he's got you fazed, you can't fight the tide
yes, he sees your worst dreams and feasts on your screams...
EVERYONE:
We don't talk about Iago!
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RODERIGO (GHOST):
He told me my girl would leave,
the next day, wed!
CASSIO:
He told me I'd lose my rank,
and that's what he said!
EVERYONE:
That's what he said!
OTHELLO (GHOST):
He told me my wife would be unfaithful
and thus, now we're both dead...
EVERYONE:
Your fate is sealed,
and your world turned on its head!
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CASSIO:
He told me that the life of my dreams
would be promised and someday be mine
He told me that I'd reclaim the rank
that I'd lost drinking much punch and wine
EMILIA:
Listen, Iago's on his way...
RODERIGO (GHOST):
He told me that the girl of my dreams
would be just out of reach,
she'd marry another...
Like I can hear him now...
CASSIO:
Hey you,
I want not a sound out of you!
EMILIA:
Go Iago,
Go, no go go Iago,
I really need to know about Iago,
give me the truth, and the whole truth, Iago!
LUDOVICO:
Desdemona, your boyfriend's here!
EVERYONE:
Time for supper!
(Everyone sings their parts in a madrigal)
We should talk about Iago, go go go
We should talk about Iago!
