The following is a work of parody. The video is a parody of the Jay-Z song 'Empire State of Mind featuring Alicia Keys' by Vinny Ritossa and Emma Judd. All original credit for the song 'Empire State of Mind' is as follows:
Carter, Shawn ('Jay-Z'), Keys, Alicia. 'Empire State of Mind'. 'The Blueprint 3'. Roc Nation, Atlantic. 2009.
LYRICS:
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Verse 1:
Yeah
Yeah I'm out that Timberlea, now I'm up in Riverstone
Right next to Frankie, but I'll be hutt forever
I'm the new Wayne Guppy, and since I live here
I can't make it anywhere, yeah they hate me everywhere
I used to live in Trentham rolling with my Bogan friends
We used to steal from Broadway, then pull up to the Hutt McDonalds
Took it to my state house, way down Merton Street
Hotboxing in the kitchen with my Bitches doing buckkies
Cruisin' down main street, off white Corolla
Drivin' so slow, cause I'm driving a corolla
Now im at the hutt bar, we don't need an ID
It smells like shit in here but this is where all the bitches be
Chug down that Tui, toking on that doubie
Sittin' streetside, the po-po give me high fives
Brother I be Spike'd out, I could steal a TV
Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from...
Chorus:
Upper Hutt
Suburban town where dreams don't come true
There's nothin' you can do
Now you're in Upper Hutt
Homeless people will try mug you
McDonalds will employ you
Let's hear it for Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt
Verse 2:
Catch me at H2o xtreme with my baby mama
I should've wore that condom but hey that's Karma for ya
You should know I love this town even though it's not pretty
I can't believe this town is even called a city
Welcome to the CBD, where everyone be dealing P
Boy racers pull up they be racing frequently
Turbo car, purple car, melting tar, watcha back
They drive so fast that old ladies are going to have a heart attack
Four different high schools, feel sorry for the children
Most of the teachers here have just got out of prison
Me, I dropped out, I didn't need to try
If you stay here long enough your going to get an STI
Vicious armed robbery, appaling poverty
Streets filled with litter, just trying to keep your sanity.
Mitre 10 Mega, long live The Warehouse
Long live Rivendell, I'm from Upper Hutt City.
Chorus:
Upper Hutt
Suburban town where dreams dont come true
Theres nothing you can do
Now you're in Upper Hutt
Homeless people will try mug you
McDonalds will employ you
Let's hear it for Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt.
Verse 3:
Gangs are fighting, teens need lighters
so they can light up and check out for the night
The streets are filled with anarchy, multiple convicted criminals,
the only way to make it here is to run your own brothel.
Caught up in the gang-crowd, now you gotta shoot out
Sign up up for your welfare and get your dole pay out
City of boredom , it was a pity I was born here
Ladies baring all just to get their cheques cleared
Maybe take a bus trip, yeah I'll try and get out
Go up north somewhere and really make my life count
Pray to God that soon I will get out of here, better be good,
Lord knows I can't pay my bus fare
Went to school to try and get an education,
Then I realised I learnt more from my Playstation
Driving through this city will make you feel carsick
The city is painful, better slip you some Kronic.
Chorus:
Upper Hutt
Suburban town where dreams dont come true
There's nothin' you can do
Now you're in Upper Hutt
Homeless people will try and mug you
One finger in the air for the small city
Streetlights, crushed dreams, all lookin' shitty
No body in the world would even care if the city just up and disappeared
"Yeah, Yeah. Yeah, Yeah"
Upper Hutt
Suburban town where dreams dont come true
There's nothin' you can do
Now you're in Upper Hutt
Homeless people will try and mug you
McDonalds will employ you
Let's hear it for Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt
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Credit:
Vincenzo Rittossa - Singer/Song writer
Emma Judd - Singer
Brandon Woollett - Producer & Director
Nick Dol - Transport & Camera assistant
Alex Newbury - 2nd Camera operator
Graeme Knowles - Camera operator, editor, audio production.
Website: www.ooshmultimedia.co.nz
