System Virtue

Emma Paki , Music Video – 1993

from the album Oxygen of Love (1996)

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12 Nov 2020 - 06.40pm

Such a beautiful and evocative tune, magnificent musical and visual imagery of our beautiful land and our people. Emma Paki thank you for the gift of this wonderful song you have given the world. Beautiful Koauau at the end. Haunting.
Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua - as man disappears from sight, the land remains

johnny martin

25 Dec 2014 - 03.03pm

Home sweet home this song makes me miss home heaps. Love ur song Emma - too much girl

8 Dec 2014 - 07.57am

Cool song, great song really. Thought about it when they advertised the new album Aotearoa and wondered why this was not on it.

Emma Paki

28 Aug 2012 - 05.13pm

Burnin' City - Babylon, disguise us
Public Enemy in Babylon, guide us to freedom within world
System Virtue all around the world I see in a TV box
Distant cousins beautiful, the sun is here goin' around you
God Of Nations At Thy Feet

System Virtue around the World
Different races [nations] around the world
Let's be real and learn the rules
Gather good vibes and you'll be cool

13 May 2011 - 08.33am

this one I love

17 Feb 2011 - 11.05pm

So great.

mark

30 Nov 2010 - 01.51am

Aww bub,Thanx for the visit,see you tomorrow,dont forget the gat,Mark xxxx

Hilary Bennett

19 Nov 2010 - 11.51am

This is a very powerful piece of film and music that hasn't lost any of its strength of message over the years. This song means something and conveys such a mood and feeling. I absolutely love it and always have. I would really like to know the words. Well done Emma. This song inspired me to see you wherever you played, including at Parihaka. Arohanui, Hilary.

Venus Yerkovich

21 Oct 2010 - 08.59pm

Loved this vid the first time I saw it, and the song.
I remember it being high on the so called charts back in those days.
Those were days of protest, and Emma's song was one of the best protest songs. But not everyone got the message. I did, and still do. Her song but perhaps not the vid, is still relevant to today.
System Virtue - that says it all.
Come back Emma and do your song again, and maybe the rest of us will understand the next time around.

Ati Kohunui

26 Sep 2010 - 02.26pm

Nice Emma aint seen this in ages lol mean maori mean!!!!!!!!!!

Tricia Mo'orea

22 Sep 2010 - 08.01pm

Love love love it, aloha nui Emma

rapanui

22 Sep 2010 - 01.43pm

kia hio koe...mai Rapanui hai here nui nui ma'au ..Hitorangi

14 Apr 2010 - 09.40pm

aloha Emma ,I love this mahalo for sharing .
malama pono
Pono Kealoha

Kararaina