Stanley Bridge roundabout front and centre in MLA's parody song

The controversial Stanley Bridge roundabout is the subject of a parody song penned by PC MLA Brad Trivers.

The song Take Me 'Round the Roundabout Again is set to the tune of the Stan Rogers song Mary Ellen Carter.

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The song, Trivers said, chronicles the feelings of some people in his district about theStanley Bridge roundabout, which uses bright yellow paint to guide traffic through the intersection instead of a more traditional median. Some have raised concerns about drivers goingstraight through the roundabout instead of following the paintmarkings, especially when the paint is obscured following a heavy snowfall.

"But soon the snow was falling, as winter came our way, and you couldn't see the lines, on snowy days," Trivers sings in the parody.

Trivers calls himselfan amateur musician who loves folk songs that document events.

But soon the snow was falling, as winter came our way, and you couldn't see the lines, on snowy days. Brad Trivers parody song

"I had been thinking a lot about the roundabout and the whole process and lack thereof in its implementation, and I thought, youknow, what better way to record what happened than in a song," said Trivers.

"And I was listening to Stan Rogers' Mary Ellen Carter, which is a song I love. AndI thought that might just be the perfect tune to use. So I just rewrote some lyrics and changed it to Take Me Round the Roundabout Again."

Trivers finished writing the lyricson Saturdaymorning, and decided to perform the parodyfor the first time at the annual PC variety concert Saturday night.

Triversadmitsit was a friendly crowd but said the response was very positive.

"Obviously it struck a chord with people."

The video was recorded by Darren Creamer, who posted it to his own Facebook page. Ithas so far been viewed more than 6,000 times.