Harper Hip Hop Music Video Turned Down By SNL
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper sent in a music video of himself performing a hip hop version of âMy Wayâ to Saturday Night Live (SNL) with a request to be the showâs musical guest but the demo was rejected according to industry leaks. âI can confirm that we did receive a tape of Mr. Harper playing a mouth organ and shakinâ his Prime Ministerial biscuits but really have no further comment,â said Canadian-born SNL Executive Producer Lorne Michaels. SNL sources say the demo showed Harper wearing low-rise jeans with a lot of boxer shorts showing, a Michael Buble t-shirt, and plenty of bling. âThe manâs not a small human being but he sure had the rump roast action goinâ on,â said the SNL sound editor who asked not to be named. âThe tape came with a letter suggesting he be our musical guest, and it was on this official letterhead with a foil crest and everything. He signed it âLeader Dr. Steverââ¦now thatâs funny.â\nHarper has sang, played piano, and strummed a banjo several times since winning a majority government, belting out tunes by the Beatles, Nickleback and Anne Murray for party supporters. In the submitted SNL video, he apparently chose Canadian song writer Paul Ankaâs âMy Wayâ, rapping the words âI did itâ¦I did itâ¦I did it my wayâ over and over. The original version was a platinum hit for Frank Sinatra. âThis is a political slap in the face aimed at the Idle No More Movement,â said Liberal leadership candidate Justin Trudeau. âHe did it his way? Regrets? Heâll have a few.â\nThe Prime Ministerâs office refused to comment other than to say that âThe Prime Minister, like millions of Canadians, isnât idle in his love of music. He sings and plays accordian in his Church choir and enjoys a good karoak-eh*.â\nThe video appeared briefly on YouTube but was pulled down within hours of its posting. Any readers who captured the nearly 3-minute performance are asked to forward it to thelapine.ca (click on ireporter), theglobeandmail.com, or cbc.ca/television. Robin Steele\nReporting for The Lapine\n*âkaroak-ehâ is the Canadian spelling of âkaroakeâ