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Video: Colbert's Suburban State of Mind

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Jen Carlson

Published Dec 16, 2009

Modified Dec 16, 2009

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Jen Carlson

Published Dec 16, 2009

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Is that a pinstripe suit jacket hoodie? Genius. Moving along, last night Stephen Colbert welcomed Alicia Keys to his show, where the two performed a new rendition of Jay-Z's hit "Empire State of Mind" (the Upper Middle Class Remix).

The No Fact Zone was able to get almost all of the lyrics down, like this lexical gem: "Lived up by the Guggenheim, ’til I got some kiddies / Moved to Connecticut, ‘bye George Pataki / Volvo to the dry-cleaners, pickin’ up my khakis."

Watch the full segment below... that Colbert's got some nice rhythm!

Lyrics after the jump...

Yeah, yeah, yeah I love New York, King of all the Cities Lived up by the Guggenheim, ’til I got some kiddies Moved to Connecticut, ‘bye George Pataki Volvo to the dry-cleaners, pickin’ up my khakis

Shoppin’ mall is close, my community is gated
My shorties are all private school educated
Home theater system, 60-inch plasma
Clean suburban air, much better for my asthma

Still hit the city, Times Square, keep it real
Hard Rock Cafe for the appetizer deal
M&M Store, Disney Store, I’m in heaven
I own this town from 41st to 47th

Take you to The Lion King, that show is fantastic
Leave half an hour early so I can beat the traffic
I can get home really fast, driver rocks an E-Z Pass
Land of cheaper gas and the upper middle classf

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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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