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| irn | 8095 |
| master_filename | 001046_MIX_equality_musical_one_man_one_street_suno_v1 |
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| master_duration | 4:14 |
| master_sample_rate | 48kHz |
| master_bit_depth | 24 bit |
| master_channels | 2 |
| media_reference | 001046 |
| media_source | PrideNZ.com |
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| copyright_ownership_note | The music, vocals and audio production in this recording were generated using artificial intelligence tools and no copyright is claimed in those elements; lyrics by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). |
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| public_url | https://www.pridenz.com/ewip_one_man_one_street_v1.html |
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| production_date | 08-03-2026 |
| production_day | 08 |
| production_month | 03 |
| production_year | 2026 |
| recording_type | Performance |
| series | Equality: A Work in Progress |
| sub_series | |
| title | One Man, One Street (v1) - Equality: A Work in Progress |
| description | Also at the activist press conference on 8 March 1985 is Jim Hertz - a man aged in his mid-twenties. Jim grew up in a small town. In June 1978, during Pride events being held around the world, he undertook a solo march down the town’s main street in solidarity. It was the first time he had publicly declared that he was queer.Thanks to his sister Karen, now a talkback radio host, a television news crew was there to capture the moment, and Jim suddenly found himself featured on the national nightly news. The attention that followed was intense, and before long he left New Zealand for Sydney, Australia. Karen later recalls it as his proudest moment, and her deepest regret.Now, at the press conference, Jim stands to speak. He remembers that day and the feeling that drove him into the street alone, reminding those gathered that Pride sometimes begins with just one person, and one street.The home page for the musical can be found here. The human-authored lyrics and dramatic structure by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the CC BY 4.0 licence; reuse and adaptation with attribution are permitted and encouraged. See the full licensing statement. Jim Hertz:. [Verse 1]There’s no one out this earlyCurtains closed, the doors shut tightBut todayToday it’s my dayEven the road feels like it’s waitingLike it’s watching what I’ll do nextAnd I don’t knowI don’t know[Pre-Chorus]I don’t know anyone like me hereNot by name, not by faceBut I know I’m not the only oneThey’re just in a different place[Chorus]Some streets here are dead endsSome just turn back on themselvesBut this one’s differentThis is differentIf I stop nowNo one will have noticedBut if I keep walkingI’ll be a rumour, a headline, but I’ll be alive[Verse 2]So I walk this streetNot because I’m braveBut because it’s the only way to staySo I walk this streetFor myself, no banner, no crowd, no soundBut I know there are othersNot here, not now, but beside meall around[Chorus]Some streets here are dead endsSome just turn back on themselvesBut this one’s differentI know this is differentIf I stop nowNo one will have noticedBut if I keep walkingI’ll be a rumour, a headline, but I’ll be alive[Verse 3]It takes me past the stationPast the shop to the cornerWhere I’ll turn and turn and turnAnd somewhere it joins toAnother streetAnd another streetAnd another street[Verse 4]They’re marching in cities I’ve never seenThey’re shouting out loud who I amThey’re standing where I’m not standing yetAnd that means somethingIt means everything[Quiet Bridge]So remember thisOne manOne streetOne townJune 1978[Outro]And I walkAnd I walkAnd I won’t turn backAnd I won’t be turned backAnd I walkAnd I walkAnd I won’t turn back. |
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| interviewer | |
| voices | Jim Hertz (AI) |
| tags | Homosexual Law Reform; 1980s; 2020s; artificial intelligence; homosexual law reform; musicals; chatgpt.com; landr.com; suno.com; Aotearoa New Zealand; Homosexual Law Reform Act (1986); Jim Hertz (AI) |
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| location_name | Aotearoa New Zealand |
| location | Aotearoa New Zealand |
| broader_location | Oceania |
| location_lat | -41.31365732822295 |
| location_long | 174.9663587560924 |
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