Fraction Liquefaction Parody

The suburb of Parklands following the Magnitude 6.3 earthquake on February 22nd, 2011.

Twenty second of February, in the province of Canterbury
We got the shaking of our lives
We've got rivers instead of roads, it was flat now it's full of holes
And we're in silt up to our eyes
There's a fraction liquefaction, there's a fraction liquefaction yeah
Driving 'round is too much trouble, what you need is a great big shovel
There's a fraction liquefaction yeah, oh yeah
Broken sewers and broken pipes, no water we are in strife
Worst part is perching over a hole
Hundreds, hundreds of aftershocks, dirty undies and stinky socks
Just cooking tea is a rigmarole
There's a fraction liquefaction, there's a fraction liquefaction yeah
Cars buried up to their axles, daily life is a great big hassle
There's a fraction liquefaction yeah, oh yeah.
Look for a man with a great big shovel, look for a woman who will lend a hand
When it's rainy it turns to slush, when it's sunny it turns to dust
Christchurch just needs a good steam clean
Looking forward to normality, chokkie bikkie and cup of tea
And running water in my latrine
There's a fraction liquefaction, there's a fraction liquefaction yeah
Neighbourhood is like a ghost town, don't touch anything if it's brown
There's a fraction liquefaction yeah...

• Category

  Comedy

[happy5818]

Are there any lyrics to this anywhere??

[TeamReyno1ds]

Sure, click on the 'Show More' tab under the description.

[TeamReyno1ds]

Sure, just click on the 'Show More' tab under the description.

[xoxanniexo]

just talking bout this on the edge and how mike feels ripped off as he said "theres a fraction liquefaction first in september lol just came on here to have a look but its a great song and everyone is saying that mike should be honored lol :)

[TeamReyno1ds]

I had no idea what you were talking about as we're not The Edge listeners- but have listened to it online this morning. We had never heard him talk about Fraction Liquefaction- so it's just a case of great minds think alike!

[TeamReyno1ds]

We live in Parklands- my husband (responsible for the idea, the footage, the editing, the recording of vocals and the mix) has a background in sound and regional television but is no longer in the industry. I (lyric writer and singer) am a stay-at-home mum of two preschoolers, who dabbles in singing. We are currently in the process of recording some of my original material which we will post as it becomes completed. Thank you all so much for your support and interest in our video!

[Samantha Dale]

Thumbs up if your a fellow Cantabrian who had to shovel ALOT of liquefaction

[Joshua Benton]

This is a nice song

[Jason Williams]

Down load YTD Video Downloader

[nzpoohbear40]

This is a fantastic video as far as i am concerned..we all lost so much that day and this shows just some of what we went through...Good on you guys for doing this...My wife who is a well known singer here in CHCH and other places says you have a great voice..

thank you for such a meaningfull video

Cheers Chris and Debbie (Mannix) Chenier

[nzpoohbear40]

you oviously arnt from CHCH..this is brilleantly done...and shows what some of US have gone through.

[MrLushie007]

Also, we built this city on rock and roll!

[MrLushie007]

If possible, considering how well you done with this song, maybe you could redsign another I've had on my mind but don't have the talent to construct....

Oh what a night, late september back in two oh ten, what a very shakey night for us, oh I remember what a night!

[Kelleye Boland]

I am so so sorry to see what our neighbours have to and are still living through this our thought and hearts are with you all always

[George Babbington]

Whoever you are, you have an awesome voice. Rich and powerful. Hope you get to record more material. Good luck to you guys down there in Christchurch.