Newport (Ymerodraeth State Of Mind)

Reality Bytes · Post by **Reality Bytes** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:21 pm

LMFAO!!!!!

@meric@nwom@n · Post by **@meric@nwom@n** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:09 pm

Well now that was just....erm....interesting. I am glad they used subtitles.

Hearing that accent with that type of music...heh it actually made rap bearable.

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:20 pm

I think what we have here is a classic example of "culture specific humor"....

It sort of loses something when you haven't got the slightest idea what the hell the guy is talking about....

@meric@nwom@n · Post by **@meric@nwom@n** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:02 pm

I thought it was just me.

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:38 pm

Oh christ, it took me five minutes to get my breath back I was laughing so hard..

Hysterical...

"Frebreeze on the dashboard for where me Nan sits." I nearly had a hernia.

It's not fully "culturally specific" Jim, as it's a parody of the well known American "artist" Jay Zee's Empire state of mind."

@meric@nwom@n · Post by **@meric@nwom@n** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:51 pm

Probably is culturally specific then, just not the culture I was thinking.

The Hen · Post by **The Hen** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:49 am

Laughed my arse off.

Our shopping centre's quite new;
Big leeks will inspire you,
When your in Newport, Newport, Newport ....

Guinevere · Post by **Guinevere** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:59 am

Is that English? hIt's well done, but onestly, I can understand Jay-Z far better. My 6-year-old nephew (who loves NYC) adores the Alicia Keys song which is in the middle of the video.

I would try to post the original for comparison sake, but I can't seem to make the freaking video imbed. HELP (pretty please)!

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:16 am

Not English but Wenglish (Welsh English)

Here's the original, just more of the usual rap bluster about niggas whores and crap...

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:31 am

The more i watch the OP the funnier it gets...

"Bugger off Alicia, Shirley Bassey is our queen."

"On the dance floor raving, pack of 16 Benson,
someone fighting bouncers
– turns out it's Gavin Henson."

"In Newport, twinned with Guangxi Province in China,
there's no province finer.

Josie D'Arby's from Newport.
Yes it's strange we didn't know either,
thank you Wikipedia."

I wish I could find the full lyrics online:)

Guinevere · Post by **Guinevere** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:32 am

No no, at least post one with the lovely photography, not just lyrics and music.

HOW do I embed videos? I tried entering the video ID string as directed and it didn't work.

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:36 am

You only need the ID of the clip, in between the [you tube] [/you tube]

So for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjsXo9l6I8

You only need 0UjsXo9l6I8

which gives you;

The Hen · Post by **The Hen** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:41 am

God I love this song!

Yes it is my life blood
These streets they are a part of me
The yin to my yang
The Craig to my Bellamy

Catch me in the kitchen
I got cheese - I am melting it
Caerphilly ham and bread
Hey Presto it's a rarebit.

I wish there was such a song about Canberra.

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:32 pm

BTW, I speak with that accent, I must try my hand at rapping then, look you...

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:37 am

As I walk through the valley of Wilmslow road
I take a look at my life and realise its been cold
Cause I've been eating and laughing so long that
Even Akram thinks that my mind is gone
Never overcharged, a man who didnt deserve it
Pay more than a pound; you know thats unheard of
You better watch how you talk, and where you walk
Cos if your daddy finds your girlfriend, youll be lying in chalk
I really hate mint flavour, but I gotta cope
As I cough I see myself in the shisha smoke ... fool
I'm the kinda uncle, little freshies want to be like
Wilmslow road, Eid night; waving flags in the street light
---
They been spending most their lives living in a Pakistani paradise
Buy Mercedes at used price, living in a Pakistani paradise

Look at the situation, they got me facing
Can't live a normal life, My parents chose my wife
So I gotta be down with the cricket team
Too much watching TV cricket, got me chasing dreams
My son at private school, with all the money I can find
Got 10 A*s, and dentistry in mind
I'm a loped out pound shop-owning, big gangster
And my wholesalers down so dont arouse my anger ... fool
Discount price aint nothing but a heartbeat away
what can I say?
I'm 43 but will I live to see 44
The way things seem, I don't know

Tell me why are we so blind to see
That one whole pound, seems more than 99p
---
They been spending most their lives living in a Pakistani paradise
Only buy Basmati rice, living in a Pakistani paradise

Money and Chapatti, water and the flour
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's running, but half of them aint looking
A rat is in the kitchen, and I dont know whats cooking
They say I've got to stop running those red lights
If they can't find out, how can they put up a fight?
I guess they can't
I guess they won't
I guess they front
That's why I know Im from Pakistan ... fool
---
They been spending most their lives living in a Pakistani paradise
We been spending most our lives living in a Pakistani paradise
They been spending most their lives living in a Pakistani paradise
We been spending most our lives living in a Pakistani paradise

Tell me why are we so blind to see
That Wilmslow Road is the only one for me

Crackpot · Post by **Crackpot** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:42 am

loCAtek · Post by **loCAtek** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:13 am

I keep wondering (hoping) when this Rap craze is going to end? Generally, most other youth music genres had a popularity life span of about ten years(The adolescent/rebellious stage). Then they stopped topping the charts.
Granted; 'Rap' is easy to write and perform, but hasn't it out grown it's usefulness yet, please!?

Reality Bytes · Post by **Reality Bytes** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:09 pm

The Running Man was invented in Cardiff - the proof LOL

Daisy · Post by **Daisy** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:01 am

Gob wrote:

As I walk through the valley of Wilmslow road
I take a look at my life and realise its been cold
Cause I've been eating and laughing so long that
Even Akram thinks that my mind is gone
Never overcharged, a man who didnt deserve it
Pay more than a pound; you know thats unheard of
You better watch how you talk, and where you walk
Cos if your daddy finds your girlfriend, youll be lying in chalk
I really hate mint flavour, but I gotta cope
As I cough I see myself in the shisha smoke ... fool
I'm the kinda uncle, little freshies want to be like
Wilmslow road, Eid night; waving flags in the street light
---
They been spending most their lives living in a Pakistani paradise
Buy Mercedes at used price, living in a Pakistani paradise

Look at the situation, they got me facing
Can't live a normal life, My parents chose my wife
So I gotta be down with the cricket team
Too much watching TV cricket, got me chasing dreams
My son at private school, with all the money I can find
Got 10 A*s, and dentistry in mind
I'm a loped out pound shop-owning, big gangster
And my wholesalers down so dont arouse my anger ... fool
Discount price aint nothing but a heartbeat away
what can I say?
I'm 43 but will I live to see 44
The way things seem, I don't know

Tell me why are we so blind to see
That one whole pound, seems more than 99p
---
They been spending most their lives living in a Pakistani paradise
Only buy Basmati rice, living in a Pakistani paradise

Money and Chapatti, water and the flour
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's running, but half of them aint looking
A rat is in the kitchen, and I dont know whats cooking
They say I've got to stop running those red lights
If they can't find out, how can they put up a fight?
I guess they can't
I guess they won't
I guess they front
That's why I know Im from Pakistan ... fool
---
They been spending most their lives living in a Pakistani paradise
We been spending most our lives living in a Pakistani paradise
They been spending most their lives living in a Pakistani paradise
We been spending most our lives living in a Pakistani paradise

Tell me why are we so blind to see
That Wilmslow Road is the only one for me

I just shot espresso out of my nose ....

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:57 am

Newport's transporter bridge has reopened after a £1.2m restoration with a performance of a hit song about the city which has won acclaim on YouTube.

The bridge was closed in December 2007 because of safety concerns.

But work which started in January this year has now been completed in time for the Ryder Cup in Newport in October.

The reopening featured Alex Warren and Terema Wainwright playing Newport (Ymerodraeth State Of Mind), their take on Jay-Z's New York State of Mind.

The transporter bridge features in the song and video, which has had more than 1.8m views on YouTube since it was posted on 20 July.

Some 300 people turned up for the ceremony and to see the pair perform their song which affectionately name checks many of the sights and sounds of Newport.

Anne Gatehouse, of the Friends of Newport Transporter Bridge, said she was "over the moon" that the landmark had reopened.

"It's the icon of Newport - most people in Newport love it," she said.

"It's just such a big part of our heritage. There's only eight [transporter bridges] in the world and we've got the only one in Wales."

Around £180,000 was spent on refurbishing the bridge ahead of its centenary in 2006.

Newport council said the latest work involved "replacing all the high-level rails which support the travelling gondola, and painting the high level boom and both towers".

The assembly government gave £800,000 towards the project, with £350,000 from the council and £75,000 from heritage body Cadw.

The council said the restored bridge would be one of the legacies of the Ryder Cup because the work was part of the city's "enhancement programme".

Ms Gatehouse added: "We hope that people who come for the Ryder Cup will come to visit it."

The opening ceremony also included performances from Newport Male Voice Choir and Côr Casnewydd, the Newport community children's choir.

Members of Friends of Newport Transporter Bridge group are opening a visitor centre offering tours and souvenirs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-sout ... s-10810818

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