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| Kesgrave Parkrun 'middle class rap' is Facebook hit | Kesgrave Parkrun 'middle class rap' is Facebook hit |
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| A Parkrun organiser's "middle class rap" has proved a hit on social media, clocking up more than 25,000 Facebook views in 24 hours. | A Parkrun organiser's "middle class rap" has proved a hit on social media, clocking up more than 25,000 Facebook views in 24 hours. |
| Simon Goldsmith, an Elvis Presley impersonator and delivery driver from Kesgrave, Suffolk, said it was inspired by a fellow organiser's 100th run. | Simon Goldsmith, an Elvis Presley impersonator and delivery driver from Kesgrave, Suffolk, said it was inspired by a fellow organiser's 100th run. |
| Backed by Dr Dre's "Still D.R.E.", he "freestyled" and rapped the pre-event briefing. | Backed by Dr Dre's "Still D.R.E.", he "freestyled" and rapped the pre-event briefing. |
| "My phone has been crazy. It's amazing what amuses people," he said. | "My phone has been crazy. It's amazing what amuses people," he said. |
| What is Parkrun? | |
| Saturday was the 90th run at the Kesgrave venue. It started in September 2014 and is one of hundreds of free, weekly runs around the world. | Saturday was the 90th run at the Kesgrave venue. It started in September 2014 and is one of hundreds of free, weekly runs around the world. |
| 'Something different' | 'Something different' |
| Organiser Jen Evans - singled out as a "legend" in the rap - said the briefing was "surreal". | Organiser Jen Evans - singled out as a "legend" in the rap - said the briefing was "surreal". |
| "He turned up with a speaker and a PA system and said to me that he was going to try something different," she said. | "He turned up with a speaker and a PA system and said to me that he was going to try something different," she said. |
| "Then he started doing this rap and everyone went silent. Everyone was just in awe and thought it was really funny." | "Then he started doing this rap and everyone went silent. Everyone was just in awe and thought it was really funny." |
| Mr Goldsmith said the rap took him 15 minutes to write, and the response had been "pretty amazing". | Mr Goldsmith said the rap took him 15 minutes to write, and the response had been "pretty amazing". |
| He joked: "It's about time the whole world sat up and took notice of a white, middle class rapper from Suffolk, rapping in a Suffolk accent. This is my field of expertise." | He joked: "It's about time the whole world sat up and took notice of a white, middle class rapper from Suffolk, rapping in a Suffolk accent. This is my field of expertise." |