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INTERVIEW: GARETH & DRU CHEN · 987 The Shock Circuit

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  Speaker 1: It is a very special way to wrap up the
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  Speaker 1: week on the show. No better way than to segue
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  Speaker 1: straight into National Day. You know, usually credits roll after
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  Speaker 1: the whole show and the movie, right? But now I
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  Speaker 1: think I want to say a big thank you to
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  Speaker 1: our entire Media Corp team. We've got CL in the studio.
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  Speaker 1: We have our social media girl. We've got Wayne, our
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  Speaker 1: sound guy in the studio. We've got our friends over
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  Speaker 1: at MinDcom's team.
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  Speaker 1: Here as well, because in the studio, our guests at
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  Speaker 1: this point in time, some sparklers, la, sparklers, sparklers, fireworks.
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  Speaker 1: Let's find a cooler name for them. I know, look,
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  Speaker 1: they've they've only given you one of the most catchy
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  Speaker 1: songs for this year, Local Ma. Let's give it up
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  Speaker 1: for Gareth Hernandez and Drew Chan.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you so
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  Speaker 1: Oh.
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  Speaker 1: How you guys makeshift. Not, not, not like we see
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  Speaker 1: each other every Saturday now. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I know, right? I feel like I've seen in the
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  Speaker 2: last 2 months in the last 5 to 6 years
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  Speaker 2: than you a little, a little.
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  Speaker 1: How has it been, man, like since you guys started
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  Speaker 1: officially with the rehearsal, seeing it come to life and
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  Speaker 1: all that. Take us through the past what, 8 weeks, fantastic,
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  Speaker 1: lots of ups and downs, but I think it's it's
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  Speaker 1: a beautiful journey and it's so united, you know, everyone
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  Speaker 1: together and then to see with Gurmit as well. It's
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  Speaker 1: a father-son almost.
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  Speaker 1: It's the most heartwarming thing honestly, I mean I've always
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  Speaker 1: wanted to meet Gurmit on, you've never met Gurmit before. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: so he knows who I am. Yeah. I mean there's
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  Speaker 1: so many things I want to say about the song Sparkle,
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  Speaker 1: but let's get to the conceptualization of it.
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  Speaker 1: So when I mean how did this happen? Do you
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  Speaker 1: get a call from Mr. Brian Goong Tan or Pang
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  Speaker 1: Wen Fu? What, what, what happened
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  Speaker 2: here? Cool. It was a call from Wen. I was
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  Speaker 2: in Japan with Liz, my wife, and friends, and then
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  Speaker 2: he was like, Hey Gareth, and he's awesome, right? Uh,
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  Speaker 2: are you available April to August? I'm like, Yes, I
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  Speaker 2: know it's about. Why do you sound
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  Speaker 1: sleepy?
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  Speaker 2: Always working all the time, right? And he's like he's awesome, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: so we got a call that I was so excited, uh,
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  Speaker 2: initially it was supposed to be a cover, but I
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  Speaker 2: was like sneaky. I was like, um, can I pitch
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  Speaker 2: my own song? And then, uh, yeah, and then that's, um,
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  Speaker 2: how it came about. Um, MINDEF was really kind to
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  Speaker 2: approve it pretty quickly. Uh, sparkle was the only word
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  Speaker 2: that there wasn't, it was just that was it. I
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  Speaker 2: think we have an early.
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  Speaker 2: Demo and then Drew's, uh sorry, Wen Fu's condition was
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  Speaker 2: that if you do this, if you do this, we
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  Speaker 2: have to bring Drew in to produce it. I'm like, sure,
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  Speaker 2: even better. So yeah, that, that was really the conceptualization.
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  Speaker 1: That's beautiful. I think the icing on the cake was the,
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  Speaker 1: the cover was actually my track Everyone Is a Star.
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  Speaker 1: So that was the idea and um he called me
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  Speaker 1: about it, you know, and then.
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  Speaker 1: When I got that text from Gareth, I was in
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  Speaker 1: the gym doing Gareth things, trying, trying to uh 10
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  Speaker 1: you start wearing tank tops openly. I know he truly
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  Speaker 1: has influenced you, but OK. So, so he sent, he
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  Speaker 1: sent me the demo and I was like, oh, it's groovy,
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  Speaker 1: I like it, you know, it had like um the hook,
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  Speaker 1: you know, the, the sparkle bit naturally.
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  Speaker 1: Um, and then, you know, before you know it, um,
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  Speaker 1: a couple of weeks later we were all just in
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  Speaker 1: my home studio. Uh, it was me, Gareth, and Wufu,
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  Speaker 1: and we just basically came up with the whole vibe in,
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  Speaker 1: in like 2 hours, you know, so I, so I played, yeah, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: so I played all the instruments, the, the bass and, and,
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  Speaker 1: and guitar and keys and drums and all that, um.
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  Speaker 1: And Wen Fu added his fine dining strings, all those
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  Speaker 1: really expensive. Yeah, I'm very earthy, I'm very funky and groovy,
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  Speaker 1: so I laid the foundation and then, and then W
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  Speaker 1: Fu had that and um uh Gareth's friend as well,
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  Speaker 1: Sicago helped out with the with the chords in the
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  Speaker 1: very beginning. So it's really a team effort, um, but I'm,
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  Speaker 1: I'm just so grateful, yeah. Wait, did you already have
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  Speaker 1: that on standby? Like you knew you had an idea
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  Speaker 1: of what No, not at all.
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  Speaker 2: So you started from 0.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so, so, exactly like the idea was, OK, the
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  Speaker 2: song that's approved already is Everyone's a Star, which is
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  Speaker 2: an amazing song. I love it, but I was like,
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  Speaker 2: can we put our own? So I said, OK, Sports star,
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  Speaker 2: what is nearby so that easy to approve, you know? Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: so I was like, OK, Sparkle, that's it. And then
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  Speaker 2: it just came, and then I worked with on initial
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  Speaker 2: demo on my own with like Spice, and then I
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  Speaker 2: worked with Suai on like a better sketch, and then
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  Speaker 2: we brought it tore and studio.
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  Speaker 1: Speaking of which, do you notice there are stars behind
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  Speaker 1: you in your?
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  Speaker 1: Backdrop today. Got to thank our team for doing it
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  Speaker 1: here today. Yeah, so cute. What a great touch, right?
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  Speaker 1: I love it. OK, so can I ask some fun
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  Speaker 1: questions now? Of course. What were some of the rejected
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  Speaker 1: words before Sparkle became the chorus and the call and
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  Speaker 1: response thing that you do the thesaurus to stars. What
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  Speaker 1: was it? Check out Gareth's initial lyric.
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  Speaker 2: OK, so Sparkle was always it. That was, it was,
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  Speaker 2: it was locked in, but I had a different verse
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  Speaker 2: that rejected.
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  Speaker 2: OK, so it goes, uh, you can be famous, you
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  Speaker 2: can be a star, Michelangelo, masterpiece, baby, that's what you are.
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  Speaker 1: OK, that's a Gareth
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  Speaker 2: song. That's
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  Speaker 1: very cute, not an
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  Speaker 2: NDP
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  Speaker 1: song.
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  Speaker 2: I was very upset, but it's, it's right, it's correct.
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  Speaker 2: Like in hindsight, understanding like the kind of
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  Speaker 2: How large the audience is right from literally from 3
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  Speaker 2: years old to 93. I get it.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, universal. So what was it like recording the chorus
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  Speaker 1: and the and the choral bits with the people's choir
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  Speaker 1: led by Irene Jensen? Shout out to everyone. The people's choir,
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  Speaker 1: like they're from all walks of life coming together to
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  Speaker 1: sing your song and
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  Speaker 1: Not too much of a spoiler but Giants as well
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  Speaker 1: by Iman Fundy and Wish, yeah. It's been so much
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  Speaker 1: fun working with them, creating content with them. I mean, uh, just,
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  Speaker 1: just doing all that during the shows. Um, so basically
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  Speaker 1: they recorded with Wen Fu in the MDC uh for
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  Speaker 1: the show version of the song, uh, for the studio version,
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  Speaker 1: the one you have on Spotify. Actually, it's Gareth and
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  Speaker 1: I multiplied by about 100 times.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, wow, props to people's choir, you know, can't do
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  Speaker 1: it without them, Irene as well, yeah, incredible. What about
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  Speaker 1: the first moment where you realized everyone was singing along
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  Speaker 1: with you, like during the rehearsals, or maybe I'm sure
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  Speaker 1: you've seen clips of like schools singing along. It's eclipse, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: How did that make you feel like who wants to
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  Speaker 1: s
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  Speaker 1: crazy.
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  Speaker 2: It's freaking crazy, especially because like, um, I think there's
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  Speaker 2: a little bit of anxiety, a little bit of pressure
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  Speaker 2: when you put on like an NDP song because you
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  Speaker 2: want it to be or any song, but.
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  Speaker 2: Especially for National Day song because you want it to
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  Speaker 2: be good to catch on, please, please, please, please, and
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  Speaker 2: then sure enough at the any shows, especially, I think
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  Speaker 2: to lead up is there, but any shows really like
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  Speaker 2: locked in. I could hear them screaming and I got
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  Speaker 2: videos and people dancing to it. It is pretty surreal.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's not. I think the ultimate test and exam
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  Speaker 1: will be this Sunday itself on the actual day. Let's
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  Speaker 1: see what happens at the pre-show remove your glasses to
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  Speaker 1: see the reaction.
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  Speaker 1: Gareth's signature red glasses. I need to see you tear up.
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  Speaker 1: I want to take off the ear for a few moments, yeah, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: the room, soak it in, yeah. We were just doing
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  Speaker 1: a quick sound check off-air. Everyone on TikTok Live enjoying
• 6:43
  Speaker 1: the sneaky behind the scenes stuff going on. Some people
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  Speaker 1: even commented, Hey, you guys got backup singers today. The
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  Speaker 1: backup sing. You will find out in a while. The
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  Speaker 1: backup singers are Gareth and Jula. We are the actual singers.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, we are here to add some sparkle in your life.
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  Speaker 1: How about that? Well, we got comments coming through saying
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  Speaker 1: hearing sparkle first thing in the morning is amazing. Um,
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  Speaker 1: there's something about this morning's vibe. I'm so happy to
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  Speaker 1: be here is the effect. Oh, see, all you guys,
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  Speaker 1: all on you, on you before we perform the song together,
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  Speaker 1: we perform, OK,
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  Speaker 2: yeah, yeah, exclusive.
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  Speaker 1: OK, so usually some of the
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  Speaker 1: The NDP theme song singers, they have to release a
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  Speaker 1: different version of it after NDP is over. Will we
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  Speaker 1: hear a more stripped down or a more laid back
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  Speaker 1: or a more funkier version, more funkier, funkier version, more funkier,
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  Speaker 1: funkier version of, uh, I almost said Uptown Funk, I know,
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  Speaker 1: but yeah, uh, of sparkle, yes, uh,
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  Speaker 2: we talked about it. I think it's still undecided, but
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  Speaker 2: I think at least up until the the idea was
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  Speaker 2: like one.
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  Speaker 2: Unified version.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah, we have the master, but you know
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  Speaker 1: I'll definitely throw out one remix if I do it, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: you're right.
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  Speaker 2: OK.
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  Speaker 1: But I mean this in itself is already a slightly
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  Speaker 1: different version, so. OK. OK. I think we're ready to go.
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  Speaker 1: Anytime you're ready. Let's, let's go. Here we go.
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  Speaker 2: Come on
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  Speaker 2: Mark, come on,
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  Speaker 2: You've been searching.
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  Speaker 2: Your sign, but look.
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  Speaker 2: There streasure
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  Speaker 2: deep inside.
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  Speaker 1: Waste your time chasing someone's fantasy, but you could be
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  Speaker 1: the one you're meant to be, so get up off
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  Speaker 1: your feet.
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  Speaker 2: Bring it down.
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  Speaker 2: You got so the skills to turn that brown
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  Speaker 1: around.
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  Speaker 1: Feel so
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  Speaker 1: Diamonds,
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  Speaker 1: so you're
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  Speaker 1: in.
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  Speaker 2: That you're magic. Don't forget that you are. Season's coming,
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  Speaker 2: reasons go. You
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  Speaker 1: could
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  Speaker 2: be a star.
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  Speaker 2: Your hands and stomp your feet.
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  Speaker 1: It's your life make believe, so lift me up in
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  Speaker 1: yourself too.
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  Speaker 1: So remember you're in.
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  Speaker 1: Sparkle
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and that was our first concert?
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. Oh,
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  Speaker 2: thanks for singing along. That was awesome. OK,
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  Speaker 1: you're gonna hear the actual performance version on Sunday itself.
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  Speaker 1: It's the full, uh, people's choir, Gareth and Drew at
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  Speaker 1: the National Stadium with 42,000 people. Hopefully they're all gonna
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  Speaker 1: sing along. Gosh, I gotta give a shout out to
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  Speaker 1: all the people commenting now on your TikTok Live saying,
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  Speaker 1: oh my gosh, I need this every morning. Where have
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  Speaker 1: you been? Gems here in the studio. Thank you for
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  Speaker 1: bringing Sparkle here today.
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  Speaker 1: Um, people are saying, hey, sorry, I'm joking, we got
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  Speaker 1: paid extra for this talent fee. Yeah. Someone is saying
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  Speaker 1: boss Janice is somewhere in Singapore sparkling. There we go. Alright,
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  Speaker 1: thank you so much for that. Wow, what a way
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  Speaker 1: to kick off our long weekend. Fantastic stuff. I think you.
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  Speaker 1: Guys brought in the crowd as well, so many viewers
• 12:04
  Speaker 1: right now. On that note of long weekend, right? What
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  Speaker 1: happens after NDP? Are you both going on sabbatical for
• 12:09
  Speaker 1: a while? Take a short break, for a massage massage,
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  Speaker 1: just a massage. That's it. Gareth,
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  Speaker 2: like new song.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, OK. So, OK, Gareth has a new song coming up. Drew, yourself, man,
• 12:21
  Speaker 1: it's about time. It's been a while. He's always cooking, yeah. OK,
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  Speaker 1: there we go. Thank you so much for being with
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  Speaker 1: us today. Is there anything you wanna say since you're
• 12:32
  Speaker 1: on our platform right now, you know, just want to
• 12:34
  Speaker 1: dedicate some to your friends, family, you know, every one
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  Speaker 1: of you. This is for all of you, for all
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  Speaker 1: of you, and I'm just so grateful.
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  Speaker 1: To be able to share some of that and feel
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  Speaker 1: the energy,
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  Speaker 2: very sweet. I'm just gonna do the sing along. Yes,
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  Speaker 2: the sing along, and I can't wait to see you
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  Speaker 2: guys on NDP. It's been such a journey and uh
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  Speaker 2: hopefully this is not the last time.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm looking forward to the 300 more videos. Don't worry, Drew,
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  Speaker 1: Gareth covered. You just be there as the main star, OK?
• 13:09
  Speaker 1: He's your content manager for now. Yeah, exactly.