Newport state of mind, and other news from The 'Port

[FaradayCaged]

Yeah was just about to post this. Looks like Dic's wish has come true!

 

[paolo]

Yeah was just about to post this. Looks like Dic's wish has come true!

Unfortunately for dic, they say "you made me smile". I think he wanted something more bitter.

 

[Clint Iguana]

Yeah was just about to post this. Looks like Dic's wish has come true!

Home to the ryder cup 2010.. and we got a wetherspoons, its wicked

 

[Gavin Bl]

...the madness continues...

 

[wayward bob]

...the madness continues...

can i be the first to point out he's pronouncing it wrong

 

[Clair De Lune]

I fucking love how they make this rhyme

She didn’t see the article calling me a rap star

Ripped it into pieces, and used it for the hamster

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I fucking love how they make this rhyme

She didn’t see the article calling me a rap star

Ripped it into pieces, and used it for the hamster

I like this bit.....

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

 

[Gavin Bl]

can i be the first to point out he's pronouncing it wrong

he don't know nuthin about ruthin

 

[1927]

Its been taken down by Youtube now as EMI complained about copyright!! Killjoys.

 

[isvicthere?]

Its been taken down by Youtube now as EMI complained about copyright!! Killjoys.

Miserable bastards! Last time I looked it had had 2.5 million+ hits.

 

[1927]

Miserable bastards! Last time I looked it had had 2.5 million+ hits.

I would have thought it could only be good for EMI. Firstly it is good advertising for the real version, and couldnt EMI have just given the parody a proper release.

 

[Badgers]

Watched these again last night on the bus home.
Still crack me up!!

 

[Badgers]

Stupid Hate (Heart) FM keeps playing that shitty 'New York' version of this

 

[editor]

It randomly came up on Youtube and I was reminded what a fucking great tune it was. Miles better than the original.

Yeah I'm up at Ridgeway
Now I'm down the Moorings, right next to the Debenhams
And I'll be Port forever
Yes it is my lifeblood
These streets they are a part of me
The yin to my yang
The Craig to my Bellamy
Catch me in the kitchen
I've got cheese I'm melting it
Caerphilly, bread and ham
Hey presto it's a Rarebit
Head out to Caerleon
Off-white transit
Febreeze on the dash for the strain where my nan sits
Out for the big one, sniffin' on the miaow miaow
DJ on the ones and twos, spinnin' Little Bow Wow
On the dancefloor raving, pack of 16 Benson
Someone fighting bouncers...turns out it's Gavin Henson
Big up to Plaid Cymru, and the Welsh Assembly
Big up to Millennium: we don't need no Wembley
Keep your Big Apple...
We'll have a tangerine
Bugger of Alicia, Shirley Bassey is our queen
Round here we stick together
Like birds of a feather...
Except we're not from Chigwell...
We're from the small Welsh town of...

Newport
Concrete jumble, nothing in order
Not far from the border....
When you're in Newport
Chips, cheese, curry makes you feel brand new
Washed down with a Special Brew
Repeat the word Newport, Newport, Newport

Catch me at Gwent Dragons in my fleece
Watching real sport
Shit, I make the Dragons' fleece more famous
Than the Argonauts
And now that I've made it here I can make it anywhere
Signed a girl's baubles when I headlined at the local fair
Yeah know the D to the V to the LA
Dad said "Get a job with them ," but Swansea's too far away
So look me up on Google -- I'm seven pages in
Was in the local paper, Mam threw it in the bin
She didn't see the article calling me a rap star
Ripped it into pieces, and used it for the hamster
Tom Jones, Steve Jones, Zeta Jones, traffic cones
If you come and visit use the Designated Parking Zones
There's a snooker hall, see
But I'm not a member...
And a lovely shopping centre opened in December
So head over the water
On the transporter
Fifty for the toll booth
Male Voice Choir singing out...

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
Let's say some more Newport, Newport, Newport

One hand in the air for a taxi
Fifty quid if you're sick on the back seat
But all those bendy roads make me queasy...
Can someone hold my hair?
Everybody say...
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Newport...
Access from the A4042
Traffic will enrage you
On your way to Newport
Our shopping centre is quite new
Big leaks will inspire you
Repeat to fade Newport, Newport, Newport"

 

[8ball]

It randomly came up on Youtube and I was reminded what a fucking great tune it was. Miles better than the original.

I don't really know the original very well. In my mind it's always Newport State Of Mind.

 

[editor]

I don't really know the original very well. In my mind it's always Newport State Of Mind.

I can understand why Goldie Looking Chain took umbrage but their response simply wasn't as funny or well written.

 

[editor]

And here's a north Wales parody inspired by the Newport one:

 

[editor]

And in other Newport news

A popular Newport venue has had its licence suspended after it was found to be "operating as a nightclub".

The Courtyard, in Cambrian Road, was made the subject of a licencing review following allegations it breached strict rules placed on hospitality businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.

Newport City Council's licensing sub-committee published a written decision to suspend the premises' licence for a period of three months after a meeting on Monday.

The committee said it was "clearly evident" the premises was operating as a nightclub on July 24 and 25 this year, contrary to the Health Protection (coronavirus regulations) Wales 2020.

Members said the venue's management "had no consideration for its staff or its customers’ safety" nor "the impact it may have on the broader community".

"The committee felt that the premises was fully aware they were unable to operate as a nightclub in line with Health Protection (Coronavirus Regulations) Wales 2020," the decision read.


"This view is supported by the premises' own social media webpage, and the fact that the premises received advice from the council’s licensing manager who informed them that they could not operate as a nightclub.

"On both the evenings in question, the premises stated that the DPS and all the management were on the front door in an attempt to ensure that the queue adhered to social distancing rules.

"However, the committee did not accept that the management of the premises was not aware of what was happening in other parts of the premises."

Popular bar's licence suspended after it 'operated as a nightclub'

Newport City Council's licensing sub-committee said the management of The Courtyard, in Newport, 'had no consideration for its staff or its customers’ safety'

www.walesonline.co.uk

 

[hitmouse]

A nice Newport story:

More street art to come to businesses in pill

Pill is the oldest community in Newport and is home to many beautiful murals, with the recent mural on Temple Street highlighting the pill culture.

www.southwalesargus.co.uk

 

[editor]

A nice Newport story:

More street art to come to businesses in pill

Pill is the oldest community in Newport and is home to many beautiful murals, with the recent mural on Temple Street highlighting the pill culture.

www.southwalesargus.co.uk

Tidy!