Billy TK stars in the new Advance NZ song: “Communists to the left, fascists to the right”. Video / Advance NZ
Billy Te Kahika Jnr has released a song to try to sway the electorate just eight days before Kiwis hit polling booths.
The Advance NZ co-leader has reveled his unique take on Stealer's Wheel 1972 hit song 'Stuck In The Middle With You'.
And it with lyrics like "Commies tothe left, fascists to the right', Te Kahika is trying to position his party as a centrist force.
Despite the song's catchy tune, it's unlikely voters will be stuck with Advance NZ after the election. The party is polling at only 1 per cent, according to TVNZ Colmar Brunton Poll.
Listen to Billy Te Kahika's new song on Twitter .Photo / Twitter
A fellow Twitter user questioned whether Stealers Wheel gave "permission for their song to be ripped off".
Advance NZ Replied with "all rights required have been obtained under license for audio and visual reproduction".
In 2017 the National Party was found guilty of copyright breach as music used in its 2014 election ad sounded very similar to Eminem's Lose Yourself.
The High Court ruled the similarities between Lose Yourself and Eminem Esque were so strong, it breached copyright.
Advance NZ's song lyrics
[Verse 1] Well I never thought I'd see it like this, I write some freedoms on a precipice Don't want to see our rights slip away, so listen carefully to me when I say
[Chorus] Commies to the left of me, fascists to the right, here I am ready to fight for you Commies to the left of me, fascists to the right, here we are Advance New Zealand for you
[Verse 2] Well freedom is such a precious thing, we never wanted to go missing That's why Im singing here to tell a soul please grab hold and never let go
[Chorus] Commies to the left of me, fascists to the right, here I am ready to fight for you Commies to the left of me, fascists to the right, here we are Advance New Zealand for you
[Guitar Instrumental]
[Verse 3] Stand united all together or together we'll fall and you know we won't be happy at all so We're asking for your vote today and we hope that you wont walk away
[Chorus] Commies to the left of us, fascists to the right, here we are ready to fight fo you Commies to the left of us, fascists to the right, here we are Advance New Zealand for you.
