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| irn | 8116 |
| master_filename | 001046_MIX_equality_musical_first_time_caller_suno_v1.wav |
| master_md5 | 9C9360AA198A21F258FA10C7FB5BB8DD |
| master_duration | 4:20 |
| 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 | |
| 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). |
| submitted_to_nlnz | |
| public_url | https://www.pridenz.com/ewip_first_time_caller_v1.html |
| meta_url | https://www.pridenz.com/data/media/meta/8116.html |
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| production_date | 01-03-2026 |
| production_day | 01 |
| production_month | 03 |
| production_year | 2026 |
| recording_type | Performance |
| series | Equality: A Work in Progress |
| sub_series | |
| title | First Time Caller (v1) - Equality: A Work in Progress |
| description | 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. Karen Hertz:. [Verse 1]It’s just coming up to nine-fifty-threeAnd you’re on late night Radio Talkand it’s time to talk law reformSo, are you there caller?And he saidI’m a first-time callerAnd for the first time in 65 yearsFor the very first time[Verse 2]As I was walking homeA 65-year-old manOn a Sunday afternoonHurting no oneAnd as I walkedIn the park, on a SundayI was assaulted andCalled a, called a, called a[Bridge]And as the caller talkedI held my breathAnd then silence(silence)[Verse 3]He slowly started telling me howSomeone with clenched handsPointed their index fingers at himlike a weaponAnd he saidHe pointed at me and called outCalled me outAnd shouted: head shot, head shot[Verse 4]And caller, you said you are 65 years old?But he didn’t answer my questionHe replied, I never asked for thisI never asked for thisAnd he saidI don’t want thisI don’t want this I don’t want this[Verse 5]And I asked if it had happened before?And he said only recentlyOnly since thisGay law reformSo do you support this reform?And he saidI don’t want to be in the spotlightLeave me out of your spotlight[Verse 6]And then he saidI just want to live my life quietlyAs I have done for 65 yearsJust quietlyAnd I saidWhat message do you have for the politicians?And he saidTell Fran[Bridge]I don’t want thisI don’t want thisI don’t want this[Verse 7]And what do you want to tell my listeners?He said,Just leave me out of thisLeave me out of your spotlightThis from a first-time callerA first-time gay callerAged 65, that’s what he saidA first-time caller talking back. |
| summary_computer_generated | |
| interviewer | |
| voices | Karen Hertz (AI) |
| tags | Homosexual Law Reform; 1980s; 2020s; artificial intelligence; homosexual law reform; musicals; chatgpt.com; landr.com; Aotearoa New Zealand; Homosexual Law Reform Act (1986); Karen 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 |
| precise_locality | false |