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hlthe2b

(102,205 posts) Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:06 PM Mar 2018

Sometimes commercials include some great music covers: My current favorite (yours?)

Alfa Romeo (yeah, really, they are still around!) commercial with a great cover of Chris Issak's Wicked Game

Anyone else have one on their mind?

Here's her full non-ad version

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Sometimes commercials include some great music covers: My current favorite (yours?) (Original Post) hlthe2b Mar 2018 OP

Don't you forget about me... State Farm? TheDebbieDee Mar 2018 #1

oh, I like that one too. Here it is hlthe2b Mar 2018 #3

There's a Walmart commericial out now using Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" as background music. brush Mar 2018 #2

heh... I keep the original video on my cellphone... Makes me happy when I'm stressed! hlthe2b Mar 2018 #4

Yeah, I like it a lot too. Walken can dance as well as act. brush Mar 2018 #5

Lincoln MKZ Sentath Mar 2018 #6

I had not seen that one. Nice... hlthe2b Mar 2018 #7

and MallWort......they have some great music for their advertisements......ugh. a kennedy Mar 2018 #8

Money may not buy class. Sentath Mar 2018 #10

I haven't listened to music radio in a very long time MissMillie Mar 2018 #9

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

1. Don't you forget about me... State Farm?

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:23 PM

Mar 2018

hlthe2b

(102,205 posts)

3. oh, I like that one too. Here it is

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:43 PM

Mar 2018

brush

(53,764 posts)

2. There's a Walmart commericial out now using Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" as background music.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:35 PM

Mar 2018

Christopher Walken shows off his hoofer chops in the original video.

You have to copy and paste the url below to see the commercial.
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wish/walmart-anthem-weapon-of-choice-song-by-fatboy-slim

hlthe2b

(102,205 posts)

4. heh... I keep the original video on my cellphone... Makes me happy when I'm stressed!

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:44 PM

Mar 2018

brush

(53,764 posts)

5. Yeah, I like it a lot too. Walken can dance as well as act.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:48 PM

Mar 2018

Sentath

(2,243 posts)

6. Lincoln MKZ

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Fri Mar 9, 2018, 11:07 PM

Mar 2018

hlthe2b

(102,205 posts)

7. I had not seen that one. Nice...

Reply to Sentath (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 10, 2018, 09:44 AM

Mar 2018

Still can't believe we lost Bowie... RIP

a kennedy

(29,644 posts)

8. and MallWort......they have some great music for their advertisements......ugh.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2018, 10:23 AM

Mar 2018

Can't remember them right now, but when the music starts, I look up, and see it's a WallMart advertisement, I return to what I'm doing and try to ignore it's about MallWort.

Sentath

(2,243 posts)

10. Money may not buy class.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 10, 2018, 11:21 PM

Mar 2018

But, it looks like it can be rented ( :

MissMillie

(38,547 posts)

9. I haven't listened to music radio in a very long time

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2018, 11:20 AM

Mar 2018

Maybe the mid 90s. So who covered what since then, I'm clueless. I'm an NPR girl.

I have to admit that I'm a bit of a purist about a lot of things, including music.

BUT.... I do have a few favorite covers. For me a good cover song is one that brings something different to the song.

1) I have no love for Elvis Presley, but UB40 made "I can't help falling in love with you" something new and refreshing.

2) Aretha Franklin doing Otis Redding's "Respect"

3) Cyndi Lauper did an incredibly understated version of "Unchained Melody."

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