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In this episode of Once Upon a Beat, DJ Fyuche and Baby Scratch present a modern twist on the classic tale of Rumpelstiltskin, introducing the story of Arya, a talented singer whose father's boas...
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Follow If I could have liked checked the rhyme.
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Journey through the speakers, traveling time.
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Fairytales and fables, lessons to learn with a brand new spin as a table's turn.
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This is Once Upon a Beat.
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Once Upon a Beat.
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Once Upon a Beat.
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This is Once Upon a Beat.
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Once Upon a Beat.
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Once Upon a Beat.
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Once Upon a Beat.
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What up, what up, what up?
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Hey everybody, it's your main man, DJ Fyuche.
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Here with Baby Scratch, my amazing turntable.
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Today, we're doing a segment called Ask Me Anything.
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Hit them up, baby scratch.
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Where do turntables come from?
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Well, we might need to check the books for that one.
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But hey, that's okay, because I do have a story for you.
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Now, where's that book?
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Ah, you heard of Rumpel Stillskin, right?
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Well, we're gonna put a little turntable spin on that one and bring you Rumpel's Skill Spin.
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Okay, here we go.
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Yeah, you might want to download this one scratch so you can put it on repeat.
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Because this story's for you.
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It's Once Upon a Beat.
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It was a long, long time ago.
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There was a father who had a daughter that he loved, you know?
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He loved her more than anything.
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Her name was Arya and oh, she could say.
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Arya was a talented singer, rapper and performer.
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She was dope.
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Dad was a fan of his daughter.
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He was so, so very proud, too proud, maybe.
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He walked through the kingdom bragging about his baby.
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You see my daughter, Arya?
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She is a star.
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She's gonna take the world by storm.
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She's going to go far.
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Imagine how amazing it is to be the dad of a girl who has more talent than anyone else in the world.
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When my daughter Arya sings, the bird stopped to listen and another thing.
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Dad, please stop.
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You're embarrassing me.
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She's amazing, isn't she?
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And I'm the one who taught her.
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She's been singing along with songs since she was just two years old.
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Every record she touches always turns to gold.
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That's my girl.
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Yo, the freshest song she can sing them, the biggest crowd she can bring them.
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She's the best in the whole kingdom. Go check it.
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When she sings, nobody want to go second.
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Arya drops nothing but gold records.
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Yo, the dope is far. She can spit them.
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The hottest club she can get them.
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She's the best in the whole kingdom.
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She's on the road.
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My girl, Arya, got all the soul.
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And everything she does is solid gold.
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Dad, be quiet, hush. You think you're biased, hush?
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Nah, I don't think my compliments are high enough.
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You got the modest hush.
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Your mind is such an amazing place to radiate.
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Plus, you had crazy tastes since you were a baby face.
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When you was mercant in the crib, you had perfect pitch.
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Shaking your rattles to the beat. You were working it.
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Every person gets certain gifts.
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You got a whole stack though.
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You singing and your dancing and your rap flow.
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As far as dad's go, I'm the proudest.
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The loudest you can find me where I'm proudest.
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Telling them all about it like yo.
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My daughter got a float as hot as lava.
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You couldn't find a proud of father from the Bahamas to Colorado.
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I got a break it down because they don't get it really.
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Every song you make litter like gold.
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Literally. Your stylist worth the follow points and win your dragon sits.
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Get some bragging kids, put your all that.
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And a bag of chips with fabulous, miraculous, spectacular kids.
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Kids, you flip lips like her bachis, facet and the tricks.
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If anything is better, better show me.
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I don't know what you like a missile test about to blow up.
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A triple den about to grow up and to a superstar.
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Kid up at the rollercoaster when they know who you are.
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You shine like the sun that never sets.
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Better than the best.
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Your skills are like a fully failed treasure chest.
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The freshest song she can sing them.
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The pick is crowd she can bring.
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She's the best in the whole kingdom. Go check it.
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When she sings, nobody want to go second.
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Already drops nothing but gold records.
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Yo, a dope spot she can spit them.
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The hottest club she can get them.
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She's the best in the whole kingdom.
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She's on the road.
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My girl, Ari, I got all the salt.
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And everything she does is solid gold.
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Ari is dad got skills.
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Just like his daughter, he could rap and sing.
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But they didn't know their flexing was heard by the king.
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He happened to be nearby out for a carriage ride.
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He listened to their performance and said,
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Yo, that was all right.
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The king was super impressed.
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He thought the music was banging.
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The vocals were tight.
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And the daughter has the power to spin records into gold.
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That's just something the king had to behold.
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The king turned to his assistant to say,
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I must speak with those two.
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Bring them to me right away.
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Ari and her father were brought before the king.
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Her father bowed and Ari did her curtsy thing.
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Your song was a joy for my ears to behold.
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But I brought you here to hear more about speeding records of gold.
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Oh, it was a fabulous song, wasn't it?
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Dad?
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Hmm, I understand.
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He's proud as a father should be.
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Having a daughter who can spin records into gold, especially.
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Well, I want to make hit records and music is my profession.
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But when we say gold records, you know that's just an expression, right?
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Just an expression?
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Well, why didn't you say? Stop wasting my time.
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Gods, take them away.
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So wait, wait, wait, wait.
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She means they're an expression of our love and respect.
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But of course it's real gold.
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What more could you expect?
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So is this just something you say?
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Or are the gold records real?
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Yes.
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Which one?
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It depends on how you feel.
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I feel like I should get songs and real gold from your daughter.
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Then that's what you get.
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That's why I brought her.
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Dad?
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This gold record thing was getting out of hand.
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It was a little white lie that had become much too grand.
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Aria wanted to tell the truth, but her dad wouldn't take the risk.
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He let the king believe that she could spin gold discs
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so he could feel important and special and cool.
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And poor Aria was gonna wind up looking like a fool.
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That's right, baby scratch.
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Lying is bad, but that didn't stop Aria's dad.
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And the king said,
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Your daughter will come live in the castle.
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We'll send for her things.
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It won't be a hassle.
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What?
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She'll have the very best place to make gold records and hits.
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We will spare no expense.
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She'll have glamour and glitz.
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All the best tech anyone could give her.
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Everything will be fine unless she doesn't deliver.
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If the slum reason Aria fails in her endeavor,
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she will be forced to live in our dungeon forever.
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But hey, that won't happen for sure.
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Am I right?
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So Aria was sent off with no say whatsoever.
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She had to make records of gold or stay in a dungeon forever.
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The king showed Aria to her living quarters in the castle's amazing music studio.
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There were numerous musical instruments and recording equipment from the ceiling to the floor.
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I expect a gold record by first thing tomorrow,
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with all of your talent and this equipment tomorrow.
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I'll soon be known as the sovereign of sing.
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But more importantly, I'll have gold records and I'll be the very rich king.
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Aria was afraid of what the king was going to do to her and her dad when he found out that what was said wasn't true.
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Making a hit song might take more than a night and that she could make gold discs.
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That just wasn't right.
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Between being worried and afraid, Aria was angry about the mess her dad had made.
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She was angry at her dad for making up such a foolish lie.
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There was no reason for it. She couldn't understand why.
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I don't know what I'm going to do.
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I wish I were back home with my dad.
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I love him so very much, but I'm also really mad.
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I just want things to be like they were when we would play paddock cake.
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He'd swing me in the air and give me the best piggyback rides for goodness sake.
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And I'm stuck in a castle with no way out.
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I wish I had the answers, but I'll have her doubt.
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Then, all of a sudden, Aria heard a...
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Weak, weak, weak, scratch, scratch, scratch!
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But wait, wasn't she alone?
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She looked around and saw a little turntable scratching all on its own.
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Aria couldn't help herself and reached out to touch the turntable.
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As soon as she did, there was a flash of light.
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Everything tilted for a second.
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Things felt a bit unstable and suddenly things got more weird.
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A little elf like dude appeared.
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That's what I said.
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A weird little elf like dude dressed in a shiny white suit with pointy shoes to match his pointy ears.
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Hello, little lady.
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Let me introduce myself.
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This little guy you see before you is much more than an elf.
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I'm a music promoter, manager, producer, marketer, musician, star maker, extraordinary.
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And I do some magic on the side.
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A multi-multi-high fit it to be there.
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Um, I'm Aria.
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What's your name?
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My name?
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Vazy-az can be.
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Oh, Robert, I'm sorry.
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What?
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Rumpy shipplin' it?
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Juhl!
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You've almost got it.
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What's the name between friends?
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Just call me RS.
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It won't matter in the end.
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Let's see what else.
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This was my fiance's turntable, but it didn't fit her plans.
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So I was very happy to take it off her hands.
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You know who that turntable turned out to be?
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That's you, baby scratch.
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Yay!
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I'm happy and excited too, baby scratch.
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The mysterious man says he can make Aria's records into gold discs, but there's a cost.
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Aria acts in what the cost is.
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The man said that Aria's dad would have to come to work for him.
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Aria said,
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Oh, uh, cool.
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When should he begin?
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The little turntable tries to squeak out a warning, but the deal was done.
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RS' plan was forming.
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Aria said,
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Let's make a song.
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And from here, everything started to go wrong.
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My dear, my dear, before we begin, we have a contractor signed.
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Don't mind the small print.
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Just sign on the dotted line.
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It was a really long contract with words almost too small to see.
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The elf said,
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Don't worry about reading it, and you can trust me.
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Oh, okay. Well, if you say so, here I go.
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Aria signed a contract, so the deal was done.
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He told her,
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All you have to do now is sing your best.
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Neon baby scratch here will do the rest.
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La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la.
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Aria started to sing.
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The turntable began to sparkle, bright and bold.
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There was a whoosh,
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And suddenly on the turntable was a record made of gold.
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And the next, hola, hola, wait, hold on a second.
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You can turn stuff into gold?
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How come you never turned anything into gold for me?
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Yeah, I know this is just a story, but still, and for real,
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we're gonna have to talk about this after.
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The next day, the king went to the studio to see if it were true.
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All of the things that Aria's dad said she could do.
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The king entered the studio,
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And he was beyond thrilled.
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His dream of a golden record is fulfilled.
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Aria is beaming.
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She thinks her job is done.
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The king turns to her and says,
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Your job has only just begun.
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I'll let you know when you can make me another one.
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Also, tomorrow,
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We're going to have a big music fair
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And until they view today's hit song,
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Everyone is going to be back.
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What am I going to do?
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And then, R.S. just appeared right out of thin air.
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He had an evil look on his face,
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And a twisted smirk was plastered there.
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That's really too bad, isn't it?
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But first, I have business with my new assistant.
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Suddenly, there was a puff of blue smoke and a sparkly glimmer.
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In the center of the room, there was a silver shipper.
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Then, there was Aria's dad.
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Uh, dad?
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Is it you?
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Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
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Why are you wearing a saddle?
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Um, the agreement.
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Let's go assistant.
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We have to scudaddle.
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Oh, what?
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Rumpal skill spin hopped on Aria's dad's back.
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Yes, baby scratch.
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He really jumped on.
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Just like that.
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Oh, you're right about his piggyback ride.
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I must confess, I'll ride like this forever.
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This is the best.
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Oh, no, you can't do that.
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Oh, yes I can.
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We have a contract.
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You understand.
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And no worries, I heard what the king said.
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I'll be back to help with another gold record
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before you go to bed.
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Piggyback.
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Woo!
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Aria couldn't believe the bad break she had caught.
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Oh, this is a terrible deal.
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It's way worse than I thought.
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Man, Aria was having a tough time.
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She didn't want to wrap or sink.
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She was down and didn't feel like doing anything.
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Then the baby town table let out a little sound.
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He was saying that he believed that an answer could be found.
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Maybe you should read the contract.
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And Aria said,
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I guess it can't hurt to do that.
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Aria started reading all of the pages, one by one.
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With so much small print, she thought she'd never get it done.
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But she kept at it.
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She didn't pause.
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Then she said,
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Wait, there's a loophole.
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According to the agreement that deal is off
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if I can guess the owner's real name.
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I know it's around something, but that's not enough.
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That's not anything.
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You said it so fast.
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Just then, the baby town table reminded her that they were in a studio
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and that the whole session had been recorded.
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Wow, baby town table.
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You're really great.
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Okay, let's get to it.
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Let's check the tape.
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They looked through the files and found the conversation
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where R.S.'s name needed some translation.
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I'm Aria.
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What's your name?
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My name?
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Daisy-az can be.
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Robert can be.
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They listened to the track.
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Then they played it back again and again.
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But his name, they couldn't cry.
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But then, the baby town table had an idea.
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Play it back, but slower.
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Then, maybe we'll hear.
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Robert's here.
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Robert's here.
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Robert's here.
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It's the next day, time for the Kingdom Music Fair.
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People from far and wide have traveled to be there.
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The King and his entourage are in the VIP.
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R.S. is on the shoulder of Aria's dad so he can see
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being fed Carmo popcorn and cotton candy.
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Everyone is waiting to see the girl who can make gold.
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This time, the King was bragged and here's the story he told.
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As you know, I'm the King.
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I have the best of everything.
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The best clothes, under the best clothes,
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the best cabbages, the best hams,
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the best jewels in my crown,
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and now the best talent for this girl did I found.
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No one knew of her gifts until I came around.
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It was me who discovered Aria in a little town.
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Yes, baby scratch, it's true.
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The King likes to exaggerate too.
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The King had his assistant bring Aria down to the music fair.
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With the baby turntable in her arms,
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she could see that the whole town was there.
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Aria thought about how she had gotten into this mess.
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It started with a lie that should have been put to rest.
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Baby turntable agreed that the truth is always best.
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It was their turn to perform at the King's request.
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Don't get blinded by the shine.
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Sometimes you gotta read between the lines and seek a sign.
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Let your eyes squand, check the fine print.
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Or you'll want to wake your life when you're time spent.
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Don't chase dreams and to fake scenes.
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Living in somehow and forgetting what today needs.
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Success is the balance of that.
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And if you don't love your life and your talents of track.
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Yo, hindsight's 2020.
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It's funny the game, it tastes the money and fame will leave you hungry.
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Even when you got plenty, you feel hollow.
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It's hard to swallow, but there's a better path to follow.
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Stop running for the gold mine looking to your own mind.
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Go find what makes you so shine.
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Cause that's the real gold mine.
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There's no road signs, but it's been there the whole time.
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I wish I knew that I'd done.
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I could have changed my actions.
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And I believed the high.
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I saw it so confused.
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But now I know the truth.
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I finally see the light.
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I hope that you can set me free tonight.
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When you gain the world, put your eyes to yourself.
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Then you'll find out I know the truth's worth more than gold.
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But you really want to stop what you can hold.
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Love just can't be solved.
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I'm a choose for the golden gold.
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Everyone in the crowd celebrated and cheered on court.
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They loved Arya's song and they wanted more and more.
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The baby turntable began to scratch to get the crowd's attention.
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Arya stepped back up to the mic and said,
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There's something else I need to mention.
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The crowd waited in anticipation, hoping for another song.
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But instead, Arya told the entire crowd about how everything had gone so wrong.
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She explained that her dad had lied about her gifts because he was proud of her.
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Which led to the king forcing her to the castle and her making the terrible decision to sign on with the creepy manager music producer
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who was now using her dad like a walking Uber.
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The crowd was surprised by it all, you know?
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They all began to complain and demand that Arya be let go.
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The king was embarrassed and quickly agreed to Arya's release.
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He admitted that he tends to exaggerate and acts for forgiveness.
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Please.
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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I just get carried away.
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I love knuckles.
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I love gold.
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What can I say?
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Arya's on the other hand simply pulled out the contract.
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He explained that it was magically binding.
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So sorry, but that was that.
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Oh, but that's where you've made a mistake.
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There's a tiny exit cause.
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When I found it, I couldn't believe my eyes.
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Well, Arya, are you shocked?
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You look a little surprised.
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So you found the exit clause.
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But oh, what is she?
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The class is the contract will be cancelled if you can get my name.
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And my dear, there's no way that my name is what you know.
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I will give you three chances to get.
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Come on girl, let's go.
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Oh, I hate knowing your name.
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But I'll play your game.
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Magic turntable.
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You know what to do.
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Lampa skillspin.
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Lampa skillspin.
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Lampa skillspin.
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Your name is Rumble Skillspin.
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I said it.
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So there.
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Now my dad, my turntable and I are leaving this affair.
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What the hell?
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You're not going anywhere.
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Rumble Skillspin threatened to cast an evil spell.
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But before he could start,
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the king soldiers fell upon him and tied him up tight.
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The king simply told them to take him away.
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And as he was dragged out,
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they could all hear him say.
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Hey, let me go.
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Why, order you to unhand me.
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I haven't eaten all my popcorn.
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Are my gun candy?
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Arya kept that turntable for the rest of her days.
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He got passed down to her children and their children
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until here we are today.
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Hey, I said this story happened a long time ago
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and then one day when I was passing by a record shop,
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I had a few minutes, so I decided to stop.
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I walked in and I saw you.
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I asked the shopkeeper for a test.
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That's when I heard you do what it is that you do best.
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I have to say it was love at first rhyme.
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I named you baby scratch
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and we became the best friends of all time.
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Until next time,
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you know baby scratching I'll be here
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where hip hop and fairy tales meet
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is once upon a beat.
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What's upon a beat?
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What's upon a beat?
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What's upon a beat?
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You can listen to every episode of once upon a beat
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early and ad-free on 1G+.
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Join 1G+.
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Or 1G Kids Plus on Apple Podcasts.
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Before you go, tell us about yourself
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by filling out a short survey at 1Gree.com slash survey.
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Yeah, once upon a beat is produced by Steph Sosa
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and written by Laura Canty Samuel
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and Kenny Curtis, who is also our head writer.
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All songs are written by Secret Agent 23 Skadoot
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and all music produced by Justin Aswell.
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Dr. Natasha Kranda was our Senior Director of Research
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and Child Development.
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Jed Anderson is our Senior Production Supervisor
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and Erica Medina is our production coordinator for Tinkercast.
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Sarah Mathis is our Managing Producer.
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Brian Taylor White is our Lead Producer.
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Once upon a beat is post-produced by the pop-ups
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with voice direction and recording by Jason Rebenowitz.
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Score, sound design and mixing by Ed Rosenberg III.
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With additional score material by Justin Aswell.
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Additional voices can be heard from Jason Rebenowitz.
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Ed Rosenberg III and our friends at Tinkercast.
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DJ Shaky is baby scratch on the ones and twos.
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This episode features the voice talent of Tommy Shepard,
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Ashley Biske, Secret Agent 23 Skadoot and Caitlin Becker.
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Once upon a beat is executive produced by Mindy Thomas,
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Guy Ross and Meredith Halpun Rans are for Tinkercasts
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and Lauren D and Marshall Lewy for One Dream.
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And I'm your host, DJ Fyute.
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I tell the stories and I wrote and sing the theme song.
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But now I'm about to go for a walk.
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I need to burn off some of this energy.
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That story got me amps!
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We'll catch you next time with more funky fables from our turn tables.
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Right here on Once Upon a Beat.
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Take us home, baby scratch.
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What the fuck was up on a beat?