15 Feb All greasy and nasty
There’s a restaurant in Cape Breton whose signboard has inspired thousands of wry selfies. Its parking lot enjoyed brief fame as the best vantage point from which to view Jesus during his fleeting appearance on the side of a nearby Tim Horton’s.* So far as I know, it’s the only Nova Scotia eatery to have attained a listing in the Playboy Business Directory.
And now, it’s the subject of a music video that seeks to capture its unique appeal. [Content Warning: This video contains ribald Cape Breton humour. Mainlanders should view with caution, especially at work.]
Cape Breton musician Alton MacKinnon and sound engineer Mike “Sheppy” Shepherd based their parody on Robin Thicke’s much banned 2013 hit, “Blurred Lines,” which was itself inspired by the late Marvin Gaye’s 1993 hit, “Got to Give It Up.” “Blurred Lines” has been the subject of bitter litigation pitting Gaye’s family against Thicke and his co-writers. Thicke’s videos appeared in two versions, one scantily clad, the other a birthday suit edition.
This particular branch of Cape Breton humour is not everyone’s cup of Iron Brew. If you don’t like it, you’ll want to give Tracy and Martina a pass.
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* The apparition miraculously vanished after a Tim’s employee changed out a couple of burnt-out bulbs in the store’s security lighting.