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Video: Translink drops parody 'Wicked' song to introduce new SkyTrain to Metro Vancouver

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A Wicked-themed music video has been made to introduce people to to the new Mark V SkyTrain cars.

In case you missed it, Mark V isn't a new character on Severance, it's the new SkyTrain car type.

The newest cars arrived on Vancouver's transit system earlier this month and to celebrate the new cars (and to help introduce people to the Mark V) TransLink has made a music video parody.

It's based on "What is this Feeling?" from the musical and film Wicked with the singer singing about the Mark V taking the place of Glinda/Ariana Grande. Which would perhaps make the Mark V Elphaba/Cynthia Erivo, but the train never gets a chance to sing.

The parody version replaces "loathing" with "Mark V" and so on. It goes on to highlight different features on the new train cars, including bike space and LCD screens.