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The [[music video]] "Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind)" is a parody of the [[Jay-Z]] and [[Alicia Keys]] song "[[Empire State of Mind]]," replacing references to the "Empire State" of [[New York]] with references to the city of [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] in [[South Wales]]. The word "ymerodraeth" means "empire" in [[Welsh language|Welsh]].
"'''Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind)'''" is a [[parody]] version of the 2009 "[[Empire State of Mind]]" by [[Jay-Z]] and [[Alicia Keys]]. Recorded by singer Teresa Wainwright and rapper Alex Warren, the 2010 music video was directed by [[MJ Delaney]]. The word "ymerodraeth" means "empire" in [[Welsh language|Welsh]]. The song features extensive references to the city of [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] in South Wales.


==Production and release==
==Production and release==
The video was directed by filmmaker [[MJ Delaney]], and featured singer Terema Wainwright and rapper Alex Warren.<ref>{{cite web|last=McCarthy|first=James|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/07/25/jay-z-video-rap-spoof-set-for-its-millionth-hit-91466-26924836|title=Jay-Z video rap spoof set for its millionth hit|work=[[Wales Online]]|date=25 July 2010|access-date=4 September 2010|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240503210249/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/jay-z-video-rap-spoof-set-1909686|archive-date=3 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The lyrics were written by Tom Williams, Leo Sloley and MJ Delaney, and feature numerous references to the city of [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] and Welsh popular culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-10749568|title=Spoof 'Newport State of Mind' video becomes web hit|date=24 July 2010|access-date=3 May 2024|work=[[BBC News]]|archive-date=3 May 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240503212501/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-10749568|url-status=live}}</ref> Warren and Wainwright performed the song live at the 2010 Newport Cityfest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/8320532.YouTube_stars_return_for_Newport_Cityfest|title=YouTube stars return for Newport Cityfest|date=9 August 2010|work=[[South Wales Argus]]|accessdate=10 August 2010|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240503211258/https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/8320532.youtube-stars-return-for-newport-cityfest|archive-date=3 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
The video was directed by the London-based filmmaker M-J Delaney, and featured London-based actors Alex Warren and Terema Wainwright, rapping and singing respectively.<ref>{{cite web|
url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/07/25/jay-z-video-rap-spoof-set-for-its-millionth-hit-91466-26924836/
|title=Jay-Z video rap spoof set for its millionth hit
|author=James McCarthy
|publisher=Wales On Sunday
|date=Jul 25, 2010
|accessdate=2010-09-04}}</ref> The lyrics were written by Tom Williams, Leo Sloley and M-J Delaney.


Published on the web on 20&nbsp;July&nbsp;2010, the video went [[viral video|viral]] and was featured by [[BBC News]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10749568 |title=Spoof 'Newport State of Mind' video becomes web hit |publisher=BBC News|date=24 July 2010}}, interview with video clips</ref> By the middle of August&nbsp;2010, nearly 2.5 million people had watched it on [[YouTube]]. YouTube removed the video on 10&nbsp;August due to a copyright claim by [[Music publisher (popular music)|music publisher]]s [[EMI Music Publishing]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8902000/8902396.stm |title=Newport State of Mind removed amid copyright claim |publisher=BBC South East Wales|date=10 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/7937955/Newport-State-of-Mind-parody-removed-over-copyright-issues.html |title=Newport State of Mind parody removed over copyright issues|publisher=Daily Telegraph|date=11 August 2010 | location=London | first=Andy | last=Bloxham}}</ref>
The video was published on 20 July 2010, and amassed over 2 million views on [[YouTube]] before it was taken down due to a claim by [[EMI Music Publishing]] on 10 August, who stated that the uploader did not seek permission from the original songwriters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8902000/8902396.stm|title=Newport State of Mind removed amid copyright claim|publisher=[[BBC Cymru Wales|BBC South East Wales]]|date=10 August 2010|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240503211927/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8902000/8902396.stm|archive-date=3 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=McLaren|first=James|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/599b71d0-4f86-3101-a09c-79b3e1cae338|title=Newport State of Mind: why has it been removed?|date=10 August 2010|access-date=3 May 2024|work=[[BBC]]|archive-date=3 May 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240503213208/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/599b71d0-4f86-3101-a09c-79b3e1cae338|url-status=live}}</ref>


The lack of a [[fair dealing]] exclusion for parody works, exercised by EMI in their takedown notice, was cited in the [[Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth|Hargreaves Review on Copyright]], commissioned by the Newport-based [[Intellectual Property Office]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hargreaves Review on Intellectual Property|url=http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview-finalreport.pdf|publisher=[[Intellectual Property Office]]|accessdate=2014-06-01|page=54}}</ref> The review evolved into the [[Copyright (Public Administration) Regulations 2014]]<ref>{{cite web|title=New exceptions to copyright reflect digital age|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-exceptions-to-copyright-reflect-digital-age}}</ref>.
The lack of a [[fair dealing]] exclusion for parody works, exercised by EMI in their takedown notice, was cited in the [[Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth|Hargreaves Review on Copyright]], commissioned by the Newport-based [[Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)|Intellectual Property Office]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hargreaves Review on Intellectual Property|url=http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview-finalreport.pdf|publisher=[[Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)|Intellectual Property Office]]|accessdate=2014-06-01|page=54}}</ref> The review evolved into the [[Copyright law of the United Kingdom|Copyright (Public Administration) Regulations 2014]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-exceptions-to-copyright-reflect-digital-age|title=New exceptions to copyright reflect digital age|website=GOV.UK}}</ref>

The song includes references to Welsh celebrities such as [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Craig Bellamy]] and [[Gavin Henson]], and to Welsh stereotypes such as [[Welsh rarebit]] and [[leek]]s, along with Newport references such as [[Newport Gwent Dragons]] and the [[A4042 road]]. Warren and Wainwright were greeted with applause when they performed the song in Newport at the 2010 Newport Cityfest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/8320532.YouTube_stars_return_for_Newport_Cityfest/ |title=YouTube stars return for Newport Cityfest|date=9 August 2010|publisher=South Wales Argus|accessdate=10 August 2010}}</ref>

[[Josie d'Arby]] is name-checked with the explanation: "Yes, it's strange, we didn't know either - Thankyou Wikipedia!"


==Responses==
==Responses==
Newport-based rap group [[Goldie Lookin Chain]] released a "parody of a parody" video in response titled "You're Not From Newport", alleging that their rivals lacked local knowledge.<ref>{{cite news |title=Goldie Lookin Chain respond to spoof Newport video |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8897000/8897614.stm|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 August 2010 | date=9 August 2010}}</ref>
Newport-based rap group [[Goldie Lookin Chain]] released a "parody of a parody" video in response titled "You're Not From Newport", alleging that their rivals lacked local knowledge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Goldie Lookin Chain respond to spoof Newport video |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8897000/8897614.stm|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 August 2010 |date=9 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx8CZyFM4b4|title=NEWPORT STATE OF MIND (YOU'RE NOT FROM NEWPORT)|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>


The song was the inspiration for actor [[Russell Gomer]]'s parody "Ain't Seen Ruthin Yet", based on the song [[You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet]] by [[Bachman–Turner Overdrive]] and the town of [[Ruthin]] in [[Denbighshire]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8901000/8901246.stm |title=Spoof actor ain't seen Ruthin yet |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=10 August 2010}}</ref>
The song was the inspiration for actor [[Russell Gomer]]'s parody "Ain't Seen Ruthin Yet", based on the song "[[You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)|You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet]]" by [[Bachman–Turner Overdrive]] and the town of [[Ruthin]] in [[Denbighshire]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8901000/8901246.stm |title=Spoof actor ain't seen Ruthin yet |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=10 August 2010}}</ref>


[[Comic Relief]] 2011 included a new parody video directed by MJ Delaney featuring Welsh celebrities lip-syncing to the song, including [[Josie d'Arby]] and [[Steve Jones (presenter)|Steve Jones]] who were namechecked in the original parody. It is available to download via [[iTunes]]. Other cast members were <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00frqrj/comic_relief_comic_reliefs_newport_state_of_mind/ Comic Relief cast]</ref> [[Paul Whitehouse]], [[Siân Lloyd (weather presenter)|Siân Lloyd]], [[Connie Fisher]], [[John Humphrys]], [[Gethin Jones]], [[Helen Lederer]], [[Robbie Savage]], [[Anneka Rice]], [[Ruth Madoc]], [[Tim Vincent]], [[Howard Marks]], [[Gareth Jones (presenter)|Gareth Jones]], [[Lisa Rogers]], [[Helen Adams]], [[Max Boyce]], [[Joe Calzaghe]], [[Dirty Sanchez (TV series)|Dirty Sanchez]], [[Wynne Evans]], [[Goldie Lookin Chain]], [[Colin Jackson]], [[Grant Nicholas]], [[Shakin' Stevens]], [[Michael Sheen]], [[Imogen Thomas]], [[Bonnie Tyler]], and [[Ian Woosnam]].
In 2011, a new parody version, also directed by Delaney, was filmed and broadcast on [[Comic Relief]]. It featured numerous Welsh celebrities lip-synching to the original version. It starred [[Josie d'Arby]], [[Steve Jones (Welsh presenter)|Steve Jones]], [[Paul Whitehouse]], [[Siân Lloyd]], [[Connie Fisher]], [[John Humphrys]], [[Gethin Jones]], [[Helen Lederer]], [[Robbie Savage]], [[Anneka Rice]], [[Ruth Madoc]], [[Tim Vincent]], [[Howard Marks]], [[Gareth Jones (presenter)|Gareth Jones]], [[Lisa Rogers]], [[Helen Adams]], [[Max Boyce]], [[Joe Calzaghe]], Dirty Sanchez, [[Wynne Evans]], [[Goldie Lookin Chain]], [[Colin Jackson]], [[Grant Nicholas]], [[Shakin' Stevens]], [[Michael Sheen]], [[Imogen Thomas]], [[Bonnie Tyler]], [[Alex Jones (Welsh presenter)|Alex Jones]] and [[Ian Woosnam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00frqrj/comic_relief_comic_reliefs_newport_state_of_mind/|title=Comic Relief cast|publisher=BBC}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:58, 3 May 2024

"Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind)" is a parody version of the 2009 "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. Recorded by singer Teresa Wainwright and rapper Alex Warren, the 2010 music video was directed by MJ Delaney. The word "ymerodraeth" means "empire" in Welsh. The song features extensive references to the city of Newport in South Wales.

Production and release[edit]

The video was directed by filmmaker MJ Delaney, and featured singer Terema Wainwright and rapper Alex Warren.[1] The lyrics were written by Tom Williams, Leo Sloley and MJ Delaney, and feature numerous references to the city of Newport and Welsh popular culture.[2] Warren and Wainwright performed the song live at the 2010 Newport Cityfest.[3]

The video was published on 20 July 2010, and amassed over 2 million views on YouTube before it was taken down due to a claim by EMI Music Publishing on 10 August, who stated that the uploader did not seek permission from the original songwriters.[4][5]

The lack of a fair dealing exclusion for parody works, exercised by EMI in their takedown notice, was cited in the Hargreaves Review on Copyright, commissioned by the Newport-based Intellectual Property Office.[6] The review evolved into the Copyright (Public Administration) Regulations 2014.[7]

Responses[edit]

Newport-based rap group Goldie Lookin Chain released a "parody of a parody" video in response titled "You're Not From Newport", alleging that their rivals lacked local knowledge.[8][9]

The song was the inspiration for actor Russell Gomer's parody "Ain't Seen Ruthin Yet", based on the song "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman–Turner Overdrive and the town of Ruthin in Denbighshire.[10]

In 2011, a new parody version, also directed by Delaney, was filmed and broadcast on Comic Relief. It featured numerous Welsh celebrities lip-synching to the original version. It starred Josie d'Arby, Steve Jones, Paul Whitehouse, Siân Lloyd, Connie Fisher, John Humphrys, Gethin Jones, Helen Lederer, Robbie Savage, Anneka Rice, Ruth Madoc, Tim Vincent, Howard Marks, Gareth Jones, Lisa Rogers, Helen Adams, Max Boyce, Joe Calzaghe, Dirty Sanchez, Wynne Evans, Goldie Lookin Chain, Colin Jackson, Grant Nicholas, Shakin' Stevens, Michael Sheen, Imogen Thomas, Bonnie Tyler, Alex Jones and Ian Woosnam.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ McCarthy, James (25 July 2010). "Jay-Z video rap spoof set for its millionth hit". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Spoof 'Newport State of Mind' video becomes web hit". BBC News. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "YouTube stars return for Newport Cityfest". South Wales Argus. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Newport State of Mind removed amid copyright claim". BBC South East Wales. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ McLaren, James (10 August 2010). "Newport State of Mind: why has it been removed?". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Hargreaves Review on Intellectual Property" (PDF). Intellectual Property Office. p. 54. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  7. ^ "New exceptions to copyright reflect digital age". GOV.UK.
  8. ^ "Goldie Lookin Chain respond to spoof Newport video". BBC. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  9. ^ "NEWPORT STATE OF MIND (YOU'RE NOT FROM NEWPORT)" – via www.youtube.com.
  10. ^ "Spoof actor ain't seen Ruthin yet". BBC News. 10 August 2010.
  11. ^ "Comic Relief cast". BBC.

External links[edit]

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