Which kind of joke is the title “Granite State of Mind” by Christian Wisecarver?”
‘Granite State of Mind,’ by Christian Wisecarver, takes ‘Empire State of Mind’ to New Hampshire By Soraya Roberts DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Friday, April 2nd 2010, 10:21 AM It takes a lot of guts for an unknown musician to mess with a Jay-Z song, but Christian Wisecarver is reaping the benefits. The New Hampshire filmmaker and sometimes rapper posted a parody of Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” (featuring Alicia Keys) on YouTube Wednesday as part of his band, The Super Secret Project. “Granite State of Mind,” which swaps lyrics about New York to lines about New Hampshire, has already garnered 200,000 hits. The video is the same length as the original – 4 minutes and 43 seconds – and borrows its black and white style.
A music video about New Hampshire that was filmed in New Hampshire has become an Internet sensation. “Granite State of Mind,” a spoof on the Granite State, is a parody of Jay-Z’s hit song “Empire State of Mind.” Since the video was posted on YouTube earlier this week, nearly 120,000 people had viewed the video by Thursday night, and the number was growing by the hour. Watch: ‘Granite State of Mind’ Music Video The lyrics and video are a tribute to New Hampshire and highlight everything from maple syrup and celebrities to the “live free or die” motto, no sales tax and the seasons of weather. “Catch me up at Loudon, at the Speedway for the race yo. I made the flannel shirt more famous than a scarecrow. Dont drink and drive here, listen to what I say, even though we put our liquor stores right on the highway,” the lyrics read. “You can drive Mount Washington, hike up Mount Monadnock. in 1787 we invented the alarm clock. Concord Coach, Dartmouth Coach, Downeaster Amtrak. On Squam Lake, Hen
It takes a lot of guts for an unknown musician to mess with a Jay-Z song, but Christian Wisecarver is reaping the benefits. The New Hampshire filmmaker and sometimes rapper posted a parody of Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” (featuring Alicia Keys) on YouTube Wednesday as part of his band, The Super Secret Project. “Granite State of Mind,” which swaps lyrics about New York to lines about New Hampshire, has already garnered 200,000 hits.
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