In a segment of The Late Late Show with James Corden, Jamie Foxx and James Corden sing a variety of songs in the public domain. Follow the guidelines in the MLA Handbook for citing drama (1.3.4) and include each singer’s name in all capital letters followed by a period before the singer’s words: If you are citing more than three lines at a time from the song, set the lyrics as a block quotation. YouTube, uploaded by The Late Late Show with James Corden, 6 Jan. For the opening song, “Pop Goes the Weasel, ” Jamie Foxx sings, “Round and round the mulberry bush / The monkey chased the weasel,” and James Corden continues, “The monkey stopped to pull up his sock / Pop goes the weasel” ( Public Domain). A short title provided in parentheses- Public Domain-keys to the first element of the works-cited-list entry: In the example below, the prose makes clear that Jamie Foxx sings one line of the song “Pop Goes the Weasel” and that James Corden sings another. You can make clear in your prose which performer is singing which lines and key your in-text citation to the first element of your works-cited-list entry.
If you quote lyrics from a printed source-such as liner notes, a website, or video captions-and borrow fewer than three lines at a time from the song, you can run the quotations into your text.
How you quote lyrics from a duet depends on how you accessed them and how many lines you are borrowing. For up-to-date guidance, see the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. Note: This post relates to content in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook.
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