Will Shore, Dalius Naujo & Kenny Wollesen collectively known as the NYC band UŽUPIS teamed up with the cosmic goddess Laima Griciūtė to create a musical interpretation of the Constitution of the Republic of Užupio.
1. Everyone has the right to live by the River Vilnelė, and the River Vilnelė has the right to flow by everyone.
2. Everyone has the right to hot water, heating in winter and a tiled roof.
3. Everyone has the right to die, but this is not an obligation.
4. Everyone has the right to make mistakes.
5. Everyone has the right to be unique.
6. Everyone has the right to love.
7. Everyone has the right not to be loved, but not necessarily.
8. Everyone has the right to be undistinguished and unknown.
9. Everyone has the right to be idle.
10. Everyone has the right to love and take care of the cat.
11. Everyone has the right to look after the dog until one of them dies.
12. A dog has the right to be a dog.
13. A cat is not obliged to love its owner, but must help in time of need.
14. Sometimes everyone has the right to be unaware of their duties.
15. Everyone has the right to be in doubt, but this is not an obligation.
16. Everyone has the right to be happy.
17. Everyone has the right to be unhappy.
18. Everyone has the right to be silent.
19. Everyone has the right to have faith.
20. No one has the right to violence.
21. Everyone has the right to appreciate their unimportance.
22. No one has the right to have a design on eternity.
23. Everyone has the right to understand.
24. Everyone has the right to understand nothing.
25. Everyone has the right to be of any nationality.
26. Everyone has the right to celebrate or not celebrate their birthday.
27. Everyone shall remember their name.
28. Everyone may share what they possess.
29. No one can share what they do not possess.
30. Everyone has the right to have brothers, sisters and parents.
31. Everyone may be independent.
32. Everyone is responsible for their freedom.
33. Everyone has the right to cry.
34. Everyone has the right to be misunderstood.
35. No one has the right to make another person guilty.
36. Everyone has the right to be individual.
37. Everyone has the right to have no rights.
38. Everyone has the right to not to be afraid.
39. Do not defeat
40. Do not fight back
41. Do not surrender
42. Give up everything.
43. Let everything go.
44. Keep only love…as pure as a blue sky
credits
released August 4, 2023
Dalius Naujo - wood drum, drums
Will Shore -vibraphone, marimba, programming, drum machine, synth
Kenny Wollesen - vibraphone, drums, electric drum, synth, marimba, Wurlitzer electric piano
Laima Griciūtė - lead vocals
Choir - Jennifer Harris, Syd Glascoff, Kelley Jane, Adam Brisbin, Emilie Weibel
Produced by Will Shore
Engineers - Will Shore, Phil Weinrobe, Nolan Thies, Pranas Gudaitis, Vytautas Bedalis, Michael Coleman
Studios - Figure 8 Studios, Oblique Slice, The Bunker Studio, Mama Studio, Center of the World, 3:2:2 Studio
Mixed by Will Shore at Oblique Slice
Mastered by Diego Calvino
Music writ by Kenny Wollesen
Užupis Constitution writ by Romas Lileikis and Tomas Čepaitis
UŽUPIS is a band with Will Shore and Kenny Wollesen on vibes and Dalius Naujo on drums, drum synth and vocals.The band is named after the city/state of Užupio in Vilnius, Lithuania
