Newport State of Mind

[nonconformist]

A Welsh parody of the hit song Empire State of Mind has become an overnight sensation on the internet.

The original song by rapper Jay-Z extols the virtues of living in New York. But the spoof version features actors singing about their love of Newport in South Wales.

Hundreds of thousands of people have watched it online and it has even been played on Radio One.

The director of the video, M-J Delaney, and its stars Alex Warren and Terema Wainwright, spoke to BBC Breakfast about making the song.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10749568


Link to video.
Gotta love the Brits

 

[Bill3000]

What on earth is that horrific accent?

 

[GinandTonic]

Work of genius

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Thank god for the subtitles.

It's better than the original btw.

EDIT: "Twinned with Guangxi Province in China"

 

[Cheetah]

Meh.

Better version:

Link to video.

 

[Truronian]

Brilliant

 

[GinandTonic]

Meh.

Better version:

Link to video.

Very good, but not as witty as Newport.

 

[GinandTonic]

Thank god for the subtitles.

It's better than the original btw.

EDIT: "Twinned with Guangxi Province in China"

There's no province finer,

We didnt know either,

Thank you wikipedia"

 

[Ayn Rand]

brilliant

I think I like that more than the original that's the Welsh sense of humour at its best

 

[Traitorfish]

What on earth is that horrific accent?

Welsh, what with it being about a town in Wales and all that. Bear in mind that it was intended for use speaking an entirely different language. It suffers badly when applied to English.

 

[Omega17]

This is..pretty good!

Being Welsh does have some coolness to it after all!

 

[schlaufuchs]

Welsh, what with it being about a town in Wales and all that. Bear in mind that it was intended for use speaking an entirely different language. It suffers badly when applied to English.

I quite like it. It's a lovely accent.

 

[Earthling]

The accent I'm not a fan of but the song parody was really quite clever and fun.

 

[Masada]

Wales must burn.

 

[Traitorfish]

Wales must burn.

Only if it gets in your eyes.

 

[Masada]

I'm all for trying to resurrect Cromwell to sort out the Catholics, the neo-Jacobins and aliens. For Great Britain England. At that point I'm open to nominations for how we should dispose of the French. England will of course follow immediately after. The Germans can repopulate both places.

 

[Mise]

Haha, this went viral! I actually grew up in Newport, lived there until I was 19. The video is 100% accurate.

 

[Communisto]

many lolz were had.