In The Heights - you sing Usnavi

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  • So, I saw another video like this and was rather disappointed by the backing track, so I decided to make my own! It isn't perfect especially at the end, but I hope you have fun singing this one!
    Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day
    I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away
    Pop the grate at the crack of dawn
    Sing while I wipe down the awning
    Hey, ya'll. Good morning!
    Oye, piraguero. ¿Cómo estás?
    I am Usnavi and you prob'ly never heard my name
    Reports of my fame are greatly exaggerated
    Exacerbated by the fact that my syntax is highly complicated
    Cuz I emigrated from the single greatest little place in the Caribbean
    Dominican Republic
    I love it
    Jesus, I'm jealous of it
    And beyond that
    Ever since my folks passed on, I haven't gone back
    Goddamn, I gotta get on that
    Foh!
    The milk has gone bad, hold up just a second
    Why is everything in this fridge warm and tepid?
    I better step it up and fight the heat
    Cuz I'm not makin' any profit if the coffee isn't light and sweet!
    Abuela, my fridge broke. I've got café, but no con leche
    Nice
    Oh hey, your lottery ticket
    That was Abuela, she's not really my abuela
    But she practically raised me
    This corner is her escuela
    Now you're probably thinkin' I'm up shit's creek
    "I've never been north of 96th Street"
    Well, you must take the A train
    Even farther than Harlem
    To northern Manhattan and maintain
    Get off at 181st and take the escalator
    I hope your writin' this down, I'm gonna test you later
    I'm getting tested, times are tough on this bodega
    Two months ago somebody bought Ortega's
    Our neighbors started packin' up and pickin' up
    And ever since the rents went up
    It's gotten mad expensive, but we live with just enough
    I serve café
    Next up... ding! Kevin Rosario
    He runs the cab company
    He struggles in the barrio
    See, his daughter Nina's off at college
    Tuition is mad steep, so he can't sleep
    Everything he get is mad cheap
    Pan caliente, café con leche
    Okay, must be your lucky day
    Oh, my God, you're so excited
    Sweet! Abuela's been cooking all week
    Are we gonna eat!
    No me diga!
    The salon ladies
    Sonny, you're late
    Me and my cousin runnin' just another dime-a-dozen mom-and-pop stop-and-shop
    And oh, my God, it's gotten too darn hot, like my man Cole Porter said
    People come through for a few cold waters and a lottery ticket, just a part of the routine
    Everybody's got a job
    Everybody's got a dream
    They gossip, as I sip my coffee and smirk
    The first stop as people hop to work
    Bust it, I'm like
    "One dollar, two dollars, one fifty, one sixty-nine, I got it
    You want a box of condoms? What kind?
    That's two quarters
    Two quarter waters
    The New York Times
    You need a bag for that? The tax is added"
    Once you get some practice at it
    You do rapid mathematics automatically
    Sellin' maxi-pads, fuzzy dice for taxicabs
    Practically everybody's stressed, yes
    But they press through the mess
    Bounce checks and wonder what's next
    Benny!
    Milky Way
    Daily News
    Post
    Boss' second coffee, one cream, five sugars
    What?
    What?
    Yes, he can
    What?
    Har-de-har
    Shut up!
    Man!
    Hey!
    Are you movin'?
    Well, your coffee's on the house
    Yeah, I'm a streetlight, chokin' on the heat
    The world spins around, while I'm frozen to my seat
    The people that I know, all keep on rollin' down the street
    But every day is different, so I'm switchin up the beat
    Cuz my parents came with nothing
    They got a little more
    And sure, we're poor, but yo, at least we got the store
    And it's all about the legacy
    They left with me, it's destiny
    And one day I'll be on a beach with Sonny writing checks to me
    We came to work and to live and we got a lot in common
    DR, PR, we are not stoppin'
    Until the day we go from poverty to stock options
    Today's all we got, so we cannot stop
    This is our block
    But as for mañana, mi pana, ya gotta just keep watchin'
    You'll see the late night
    You'll taste beans and rice
    The syrups and shaved ice
    I ain't gotta say it twice
    So turn up the stage lights
    We're takin' a flight
    To a couple days in the life of what it's like
    En Washington Heights!

КОМЕНТАРІ • 5

  • @usnavii
    @usnavii 9 місяців тому +2

    Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day
    I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away
    Pop the grate at the crack of dawn
    Sing while I wipe down the awning
    Hey y'all, good morning
    Ice cold piragua, parcha, china
    Cherry, strawberry, and just for today, I got mamey!
    (Oye, piragüero, ¿cómo 'tá'?)
    Como siempre, Señor Usnavi
    I am Usnavi and you prob'ly never heard my name
    Reports of my fame are greatly exaggerated
    Exacerbated by the fact that my syntax
    Is highly complicated 'cause I immigrated
    From the single greatest little place in the Caribbean
    Dominican Republic! I love it!
    Jesus, I'm jealous of it, and beyond that
    Ever since my folks passed on, I haven't gone back
    Goddamn, I gotta get on that
    ¡Fo!
    The milk has gone bad, hold up just a second
    Why is everything in this fridge warm and tepid?
    I better step it up and fight the heat
    'Cause I'm not makin' any profit if the coffee isn't light and sweet!
    Abuela, my fridge broke
    I got café but no con leche
    Ay Dios
    Try my mother's old recipe
    One can of condensed milk
    Nice
    Oh wait, your lottery ticket
    Paciencia y fe
    That was Abuela, she's not really my "Abuela"
    But she practically raised me, this corner is her escuela
    Now, you're prob'ly thinkin: "I'm up shit's creek!
    I've never been north of Ninety-Sixth Street!"
    Well, you must take the A Train
    Even farther than Harlem to northern Manhattan and maintain
    Get off at 181st, and take the escalator
    I hope you're writing this down, I'm gonna test ya later
    I'm getting tested times are tough on this bodega
    Two months ago somebody bought Ortega's
    Our neighbors started packin' up and pickin' up
    And ever since the rents went up
    It's gotten mad expensive, but we live with just enough
    In the Heights
    I flip the lights and start my day
    There are fights
    And endless debts
    And bills to pay
    In the Heights
    I can't survive without café
    I serve café
    'Cause tonight seems like a million years away!
    En Washington
    Next up, ding, Kevin Rosario
    He runs the cab company, he struggles in the barrio
    See, his daughter Nina's off at college, tuition is mad steep
    So he can't sleep everything he gets is mad cheap
    Good morning, Usnavi!
    ¡Pan caliente, café con leche!
    Put twenty dollars on today's lottery
    Okay, must be a lucky day
    Gotta be
    Oh my God, you're so excited
    My Nina flew in at 3 A.M. Last night!
    Sweet, Abuela's been cooking all week!
    Compai when I see you this weekend
    Are we gonna eat?
    So then Yesenia walks in the room
    (Aha)
    She smells sex and cheap perfume
    (Oh no)
    It smells like one of those trees
    That you hang from the rear view!
    (¡Ay, no!)
    It's true!
    She screams, "Who's in there with you, Julio?"
    Grabs a bat and kicks in the door
    He's in bed with José from the liquor store!
    ¡No me diga!
    The salon ladies
    Thanks, Usnavi!
    Sonny
    You're late
    Chillax, you know you love me
    Me and my cousin runnin'
    Just another dime-a-dozen mom-and-pop stop-and-shop
    And, oh my god, it's gotten too darn hot
    Like my man Cole Porter said
    People come through for a few cold waters and
    A lottery ticket, just a part of the routine
    Everybody's got a job, everybody's got a dream
    They gossip, as I sip my coffee and smirk
    The first stop as people hop to work
    Bust it I'm like:
    "One dollar, two dollars, one fifty, one sixty-nine
    I got it, you want a box of condoms? What kind?
    That's two quarters, two quarter waters
    The New York Times
    You need a bag for that? The tax is added"
    Once you get some practice at it
    You do rapid mathematics automatically
    Sellin' maxi-pads, fuzzy dice for taxicabs, practically
    Everybody's stressed, yes!
    But they press through the mess
    Bounce checks and wonder what's next
    In the heights
    I buy my coffee and I go
    (I buy my coffee and I go)
    Set my sights
    On only what I need to know
    (What I need to know)
    In the heights
    Money is tight
    But even so
    (Even so)
    When the lights go down I blast my radio!
    You ain't got no skills!
    (Benny!)
    Yo, lemme get a
    (Milky Way)
    Yup, and lemme also get a
    (Daily News)
    And a (Post)
    And the most important, my
    Boss' second coffee, one cream
    Five sugars!
    I'm the number one earner (What?!)
    The fastest learner (What?!)
    My boss can't keep me on the damn back burner!
    (Yes, he can)
    I'm makin' moves, I'm makin' deals, but guess what?
    (What?)
    You still ain't got no skills!
    (Hardee-har)
    Yo, Vanessa show up yet?
    (Shut up!)
    Hey little homie, don't get so upset
    (Man)
    Tell Vanessa how you feel, buy the girl a meal
    On the real, or
    You ain't got no skills
    No!
    No no no!
    No no no, no-no-no!
    No, no-no-no!
    No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no-no!
    Mr. Johnson, I got the security deposit
    It's locked in a box in the bottom of my closet
    It's not reflected in my bank statement
    But I've been savin' to make a down payment and pay rent
    No, no, I won't let you down
    (Yo, here's your chance ask her out right now!)
    I'll see you later, we can look at that lease!
    (Yo, do somethin', make your move, don't freeze!)
    (Hey!)
    You owe me a bottle of cold champagne!
    Are you moving?
    Just a little credit check and I'm on that downtown train!
    Well, your coffee's on the house
    Okay!
    Usnavi, ask her out
    No way!
    I'll see you later, so
    Yo, smooth operator, aw, damn, there she goes!
    Yo, bro, take five, take a walk outside!
    You look exhausted, lost, don't let life slide!
    The whole hood is struggling, times is tight
    And you're stuck to this corner like a streetlight!
    Yeah, I'm a streetlight, chokin' on the heat
    The world spins around while I'm frozen to my seat
    The people that I know all keep on rollin' down the street
    But every day is different so I'm switchin' up the beat
    'Cause my parents came with nothing, they got a little more
    And sure, we're poor, but yo, at least we got the store
    And it's all about the legacy they left with me, it's destiny
    And one day I'll be on a beach with Sonny writing checks to me
    In the Heights, I hang my flag up on display
    We came to work and to live and we got a lot in common
    It reminds me that I came from miles away
    D.r., P.R., we are not stoppin'
    In the Heights
    Every day, paciencia y fe (ooh)
    Until the day we go from poverty to stock options
    In the Heights
    I've got today!
    And today's all we got, so we cannot stop
    This is our block!
    In the Heights
    I hang my flag up on display
    Lo le lo le lo lai lai lo le
    It reminds me that I came from miles away
    My family came from miles away
    In the Heights
    It gets more expensive every day!
    Every day!
    And tonight is so far away
    But as for mañana, mi pana
    Ya gotta just keep watchin' (in the Heights)
    You'll see the late nights
    You'll taste beans and rice (in the Heights)
    The syrups and shaved ice
    I ain't gonna say it twice (in the Heights)
    So turn up the street lights (ah)
    We're takin' a flight
    To a couple of days
    In the life of what it's like
    En Washington Heights!

  • @__jxle1561
    @__jxle1561 11 місяців тому

    Yoooo I'm so late but thank you sm for making this, I was about to make my own but this is perfect thank you!!!

  • @annetteveagarrnada6416
    @annetteveagarrnada6416 2 роки тому

    Thx

  • @filosmoya
    @filosmoya 9 місяців тому +2

    the VERY last part is benny?