"Muffin Man" by The Gorgeous Pouting Mr AR
Breslin, Ronan, Archibald, Daniel and Johnston, Beth (2025) "Muffin Man" by The Gorgeous Pouting Mr AR. [Video]
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| Creators/Authors: | Breslin, Ronan, Archibald, Daniel and Johnston, Beth |
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| Abstract: | Video for third single from the album "The Beyond and the Better Way." Video concept by Ronan Breslin realised by Daniel Archibald and Beth Johnston who directed and edited the video. |
| Official URL: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-yeifXLFwU |
| Output Type: | Video |
| Additional Information: | Greggs bakery has 54 stores in Glasgow. Way more than London. The video that accompanies this song features every single one of these Greggs. We filmed them all and to not do so would have been a betrayal of all true Glaswegians. Greggs is our religion. Lets say this again! This video features every single Greggs in Glasgow. This video is a pilgrimage of pasties and pies, a meandering march for muffins and a dérive of doughnuts. Muffin man was the third single from the Gorgeous Pouting Mr AR album “The Beyond and the Better Way”. Do you know the Muffin man Mr AR is a big fan of muffins, particularly blueberry muffins but he also considers the nursery rhyme the muffin man to be one of the most sinister children songs ever written. Who is this muffin man and why do all the children need to know he lives on Drury Lane? This Muffin Man is alienated by this world so seeks respite and succor in baked goods as an outlet for his rage against the dying of his light. “Time to Die” he roars at the outset of the song channeling Roy Batty’s Bladerunner monologue into a primal scream albeit a scream with manners and boundaries. Via story-song, this muffin man identifies the sources of his ire which include “meringues that are kind of papery” and badly made “lemon tarts.” Mr AR adds “This isn’t a metaphor though – my recently diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes prevents me from gorging on sweet, yummy baked goods. This is MY rage, my dying against the light. The song proclaims that “there better not be any fucking savouries”. Sadly, I only have savouries left to enjoy; low-carb savouries also. I can now only look on these Greggs outlets with wistful thoughts of the wonderful times I had, times that are no longer. Exit - Muffin Man.” |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Muffin, Greggs, Frank Zappa, music as parody |
| Media of Output: | Video |
| Schools and Departments: | School of Innovation and Technology |
| Dates: | Date Date Type 23 July 2025 Published |
| Status: | Published |
| Funders: | Self funded and record label funded |
| Projects: | The Beyond and the Better Way record |
| Copyright and Open Access Information: | Ronan Breslin and Strength in Numbers Records |
| Output ID: | 10760 |
| Deposited By: | Ronan Breslin |
| Deposited On: | 12 Mar 2026 16:09 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2026 16:09 |

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