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Kimchi Cowboy
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
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 Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:27 am Post subject: The "Songs In Commercials" Thread |
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In the "Sky: It's Different" commercial in which the girl with the fishbowl on her head is "spacewalking" across her rooftop: What's the name of the song / band playing?
There's a relatively new Motorola commercial... can't describe too much about it, other than there's a Handsome Dude looking pretty pleased with his new phone... maybe.... too happy... anyway, band/singer/title anyone?
More to come.... |
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Flash Ipanema
Joined: 29 Sep 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:29 am Post subject: |
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| What about the commercial with three models on a catwalk, and the song says "Mr. Big Shot you're gonna hate me"? |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I was just happy to hear the Unicorns and the Flaming Lips in commercials here. Also made me a bit disappointed. |
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idonojacs
Joined: 07 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, what's with this music for Cantata coffee?
It doesn't make any sense to have a waltz in 3/4 time playing for what is supposed to have something to do with a cantata, "a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment."
Don't Koreans know what a cantata is?
And what, specifically, does Johann Strauss' "Blue Danube" waltz have to do with Cantata bottled coffee?
It would have made more sense to use Bach's "Coffee Cantata" as the accompanying music for the ad.
Of course, the music would have been in German, presumably. I don't think the company would have actually wanted to have it in Korean. Unless they have a really good sense of humor.
Here is an English translation of an excerpt of Bach's "Coffee Cantata":
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Recitative Schlendrian
You wicked child, you disobedient girl, oh! When will I get my way? Give up coffee!
Lieschen
Father, don't be so severe! If I can't drink my bowl of coffee three times daily, then in my torment I will shrivel up like a piece of roast goat.
Aria Lieschen
Mm! how sweet the coffee tastes, more delicious than a thousand kisses, mellower than muscatel wine. Coffee, coffee I must have, and if someone wishes to give me a treat, ah, then pour me out some coffee!
Recitative Schlendrian
If you don't give up drinking coffee then you shan't go to any wedding feast, nor go out walking. Oh! when will I get my way? Give up coffee!
Lieschen
Oh well! Just leave me my coffee!
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Recitative Narrator
Old Schlendrian goes off to see if he can find a husband forthwith for his daughter Lieschen; but Lieschen secretly lets it be known: no suitor is to come to my house unless he promises me, and it is also written into the marriage contract, that I will be permitted to make myself coffee whenever I want.
Trio
A cat won't stop from catching mice, and maidens remain faithful to their coffee. The mother holds her coffee dear. The grandmother drank it also. Who can thus rebuke the daughters? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Cantata
Now that would be a much more interesting ad.
When I first contemplated the ads for Cantata coffee I envisioned the marketing department meetings discussing the ad campaigns for this future product:
Let's name it "Cantata Coffee."
Why?
Because it has a nice ring to it. And we could use the music from Bach's "Coffee Cantata." Bach = classy. Also, we would not have to pay royalties on the music.
That's a great idea!
Sample ad is made. They play it for the boss. Boss asks what the words they are singing mean.
Marketing manager gets fired.
They keep the name for the product cause it has a nice ring to it. Replacement picks a nice safe music score without any words.
Say, has anyone actually tried drinking this stuff?
I can't quite wrap my brain around the concept of bottled coffee. It's bad enough to be offered instant coffee with non-dairy creamer all the time. |
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AbbeFaria
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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What's more disturbing to me than their horrible song picks is the Samsung Card commercials that are running now. The one where they have the waygook white girl, who's apparently fluent in Korean, in the commercial acting Korean. It's a nice gimmick, I admit, but seeing a westerner behave so... Korean is more than a little freaky.
-S-
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AbbeFaria
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Double post, sorry.
-S- |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| AbbeFaria wrote: |
| What's more disturbing to me than their horrible song picks is the Samsung Card commercials that are running now. The one where they have the waygook white girl, who's apparently fluent in Korean, in the commercial acting Korean. It's a nice gimmick, I admit, but seeing a westerner behave so... Korean is more than a little freaky. |
Oh boy, I take it you've never seen this show/thread? http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=93839 |
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AbbeFaria
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:10 am Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
| AbbeFaria wrote: |
| What's more disturbing to me than their horrible song picks is the Samsung Card commercials that are running now. The one where they have the waygook white girl, who's apparently fluent in Korean, in the commercial acting Korean. It's a nice gimmick, I admit, but seeing a westerner behave so... Korean is more than a little freaky. |
Oh boy, I take it you've never seen this show/thread? http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=93839 |
Ha! No, I hadn't seen that. I'm glad I'm not the only one who was freaked out by that.
-S- |
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idonojacs
Joined: 07 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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How about that commercial with the song Dig, Dig, Dig, Dig, Digging...
I won't repeat the lyrics because they are obscene and offensive to women.
I wish they would take it off the air. |
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4 months left
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| What's the name of the song from Crossfade in the AFN commercial they do? |
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Kimchi Cowboy
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| oskinny1 wrote: |
| I was just happy to hear the Unicorns and the Flaming Lips in commercials here. Also made me a bit disappointed. |
Wouldn't be able to add the titles of the songs, wouldja?
(Actually, I found the Unicorns song by Googling the lyrics, but have no clue about the other one...) |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Flash Ipanema wrote: |
| What about the commercial with three models on a catwalk, and the song says "Mr. Big Shot you're gonna hate me"? |
Sadly, I can answer this. It's a Sweetbox song "Superstar"
Mr big shot,you�re gonna hate me
Mr big stuff,you�re gonna suffer
Mr big shot,you�re gonna learn your place
I used to think,quite a lot of you
Wished i could do,all the things you do
But honey,i�ve seen the light
You�ve never been,on a movie screen
Hollywood,you�ve never seen
But you think you�re too good for me
Aha aha
No no no no
Who the hell you think,you are
No no,you�re not a superstar
No no no no
Who the hell you think,you are
No no,you�re not a superstar
You walk around,like you�re brad pitt
Don�t even know,that you�re full of shit
There are no billboards,of you
So tonight honey,say your prayers
You�re gonna hate me,but i don�t care
Cause now it�s your turn to cry
Ohh no
No no no no
Who the hell you think,you are
No no,you�re not a superstar
No no no no
Who the hell you think,you are
No no,you�re not a superstar
Late at night,when you close,your eyes
You�ll see me
Na na,na na na,na na
Who do you think you are
Na na na
You�re not a superstar,no
Mr big shot,you�re gonna hate me
Mr big stuff,you�re gonna suffer
Mr big shot,you�re gonna learn your place
Mr big shot,you�re gonna hate me
Mr big stuff,you�re gonna suffer
Mr big shot,you�re gonna learn your place
No no no no
Who the hell you think,you are
No no,you�re not a superstar
No no no no
This time you really went,too far
No no,you�re not a superstar
na na na na,na na na na na,na na,na na
You�re not a superstar
na na na na,na na na na na,na na,na na
You�re not a superstar |
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howie2424
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Think I'll puke if I see the "Rusheeeeee and Casheeeeee" commercial again. |
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