The Witcher 3 Easter eggs/Music


 * A virtual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. The term draws a parallel with the custom of the Easter egg hunt.

This article catalogues Easter eggs and pop culture references in. For easier viewing, this page has been broken up into sub-pages based on the topic.


 * Children in Toussaint sometimes sing a little rhyme "We slip through the streets while everyone sleeps, getting bigger and sleeker and wider and brighter", lines from The Cure song "Love Cats".
 * One of the women in Crippled Kate's Brothel can be overheard saying "It's a material world, and I'm a material girl.", referencing Madonna's song "Material Girl".
 * During the Fencing Lessons quest when Rosa var Attre runs off towards a tavern, Geralt remarks that "girl just wants to have fun" references the Cyndi Lauper song of the same name.
 * One of the first missions in the game called Twisted Firestarter references the lyrics of the song Firestarter by Prodigy. "...I'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter..."
 * The name of the tavern Rosemary and Thyme is a reference to the English folk song "Scarborough Fair" most known by its performance by Simon and Garfunkel.
 * One of the workers at Corvo Bianco can sometimes be heard singing "I'd rather be a sparrow than a quail, yes I would..." - a reference to another Simon and Garfunkel song, "El Condor Pasa"
 * The same worker at Corvo Bianco will also recite, "And I say hey hey hey, what's going on," a reference to the 4 Non Blondes' song, "What's Up."
 * The song Johnny sings to Gran is the translated version of the Polish lullaby "Na Wojtusia z popielnika".
 * The piper at the Inn at the Crossroads integrates parts of the "Palästinalied" by Walther von der Vogelweide into his play.
 * Older peasants will sometimes hum Polish old cabaret song "Wesołe jest życie staruszka".
 * A loading tip says "When the time of the White Frost comes, do not eat the yellow snow.", referencing Frank Zappa's song "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow".
 * In the quest Turn and Face the Strange which involves the witcher mutation laboratory of Professor Moreau, the quest's title is a reference to the lyrics, "(Turn and face the strange)" from the 1972 rock song by David Bowie, "Changes."
 * During the mission Equine Phantoms, Geralt asks Roach how he can cross large distances when the former whistles. Roach tells Geralt that he will be there "for you-ou-ou as the world falls down", a reference to David Bowie's "As The World Falls Down" from Jim Henson's 'Labyrinth'.
 * In Toussaint, a random male villager will sing the lines "I once had a girl or should I say she once had me" from The Beatles song "Norwegian Wood."
 * In Toussaint, in the Corvo Bianco Courtyard, a man can sometimes be heard singing "... the book of lust is long and girthy, no one can grip the damn thing." This is a rather lewd reference to the song, "Book of Love" by The Magnetic Fields, in which the true lyrics are: "the book of love is long and boring, and no one can lift the damn thing."
 * In various cities and villages throughout the world, the song "Foggy Dew" can be heard played by an unseen tin whistle player, as well as the tune "Morrison's Jig", both traditional Irish pieces of music.
 * A guy at Beauclair's Harbor sings "Girl From Ipanema".
 * The quest Stranger in a Strange Land is a reference to the song by Iron Maiden of the same name. The lyrics of the song coincide with what happens before and during the quest. "What became of the man that started, All are gone and their souls departed, Left me here in this place, So all alone" references how Geralt caused the fight in the tavern and everyone else involved died. "Stranger in a strange land, Land of ice and snow, Trapped inside this prison, Lost and far from home" references how Skellige is very different from the northern realms, the area is more arctic, he is inside a prison cell, and he is very far from Kaer Morhen. There are also other parallels between the lyrics and what has happened thus far in the game.
 * Some strumpets and courtesans in Novigrad might be heard saying "I was made for loving." This is probably a reference to the hit song "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by the popular hard rock band Kiss from their 1979 album "Dynasty".
 * A young boy in White Orchard often sings “It’s rainin’, it’s pourin’, emp’ror Emhyr’s snorin’, he bumped his head when he went to bed and wet himself come mornin’”. This is a reference to famous childrens nursery rhyme It’s Raining, It’s Pouring.