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Lays Potato Chips Commercial – What's the Song?

Mary Ouellette — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:50:48 +0000

While it’s likely that Queen’s Freddie Mercury wasn’t drawing inspiration from salty snacks when he wrote ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ back in 1979, the song from the band’s 1980 release ‘The Game’ has recently been tapped by Lays potato chips for their latest television spot.

Watch the Will Ferrell Old Milwaukee Commercial That Most Of The World Missed [VIDEO]

alex staub — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:59 +0000

While most of the world watched a slew of big budget, overly extravagant Super Bowl commercials the good people of North Platte, Nebraska were the fortunate few who got to see Will Ferrell’s hilariously minimalist ‘Old Milwaukee’ ad. The 35 second ad is as low budget as a Super Bowl commercial can get, but with [...]

Watch Clint Eastwood's Moving 'Halftime' Super Bowl 2012 Commercial for Chrysler [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:23 +0000

For the second year in a row, Chrysler’s Super Bowl 2012 commercial featured a big star, and talk of an inspirational turnaround. Last year, in a memorable spot, Eminem informed the Super Bowl’s audience that Detroit, embattled hometown of both the rapper and Chrysler, was on the comeback trail.

Budweiser Brings Back the Iconic Clydesdales for Its Super Bowl 2012 Commercial [VIDEO]

Nick Romano — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:25 +0000

We all remember the Budweiser Clydesdales, right? Those magnificent horses pulling a carriage fit for a king? Well, it looks like we’ll be seeing them again during the Super Bowl 2012 commercials. These horses were typically used to pull the carriages of royalty, and they’ve since become a signature of Budweiser, the King of Beers. [...]

The Muppets Sing Queen + David Bowie's 'Under Pressure' in Google Commercial

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:11 +0000

The Muppets are the latest celebrities — they are A-listers in the plush world, mind you – to appear in a Google TV ad. In their spot, Kermit & Co. hawk Google+ to the strains of ‘Under Pressure’ by Queen and David Bowie.

Jon Bon Jovi Stars in New Advil Commercial

Billy Dukes — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:00:06 +0000

Jon Bon Jovi isn’t spending his time recovering from recent knee surgery on his couch. The popular frontman is busy making movies, opening restaurants and now starring in pain medication commercials. That’s right, you can currently find Bon Jovi pitching the benefits of Advil.

TRON Guy Recreates Film's Racing Scene With Duct Tape [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:33:28 +0000

TRON Guy Jay Maynard is back and this time he’s got a little bit of corporate and creative muscle behind him. Created by San Francisco based agency Ryactive for Duck Brand duct tape, ‘Duck TRON’ is a colorful, duct tape send-up of the sci-fi flick’s famous racing sequences. And who’s the ‘user’ behind the races? Maynard, of course.

The video, which went live less than a week ago, has already racked up more than 300,000 views on Vimeo.

Gerber Taps 'Charlie Bit My Finger' Stars to Promote Finger Foods [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:00:38 +0000

‘Charlie Bit My Finger,’ the little-home-video-that-could, has racked up more than 366 million views on YouTube since going viral in 2007. Four years later, the clip has been purchased by baby food giant Gerber to help promote the company’s new line of finger foods (how appropriate!).

New Old Spice Spot! A Manly Man Must Not Smell Musty

Big Bear — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:26:37 +0000

Remember the days when Old Spice was simply known as that thing your dad wore that smelt a bit like Christmas? Well, since they got all post-modern and stuff, they’re now known as the guys who make those ads you keep getting sent all the time. Last year saw their comeback ad chalk up a [...]