[Merged] Song in a Mitsubishi commercial

709 · 01-22-2004, 09:06 PM

[Edit: The two threads have been merged] Fellows

It's a Mitsubishi(sp?) spot with lots of people waving at the car (not sure of the model), and the payoff is a kid in the backseat. I'm not sure how long it's been running, but the track they use really got my attention. Very light, very vocal. Might be the best part of the song for all I know, but I have to pursue it.

Something like:

"Do you realize.....that you have...the most beautiful face...."

It's nice sounding. TIA.

Stroszek · 01-22-2004, 09:16 PM

There is a Mitsubishi commercial that is running now (in the US, at least) that shows everyone waving to a kid in the back seat of a car.

The music in the background has these lyrics "...do you realize that you have the most beautiful face?..."

Does anyone know what this song is?

Thanks!

burningwheel · 01-22-2004, 09:20 PM

The Flaming Lips: Do you realize. i can't believe they allowed this

Wrong Robot · 01-22-2004, 09:21 PM

The flaming lips - do you realize

Stroszek · 01-22-2004, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by burningwheel
The Flaming Lips: Do you realize. i can't believe they allowed this

Why not? It sold at least one CD.

Thanks for the info!

torifile · 01-22-2004, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by burningwheel
The Flaming Lips: Do you realize. i can't believe they allowed this

I love that album and that song but the commercial is killing it for me.

burningwheel · 01-22-2004, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Stroszek
Why not? It sold at least one CD.

Thanks for the info!

because i hate it when bands i adore do this

burningwheel · 01-22-2004, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by torifile
I love that album and that song but the commercial is killing it for me.

yeah i hear ya. i had to listen to it in some promos that blockbuster video runs in their stores

blockbuster!

Wrong Robot · 01-22-2004, 09:31 PM

That's silly, just because they are cashing in a little, you don't even necessarily know the reasons behind the decision, for all you know they might have thought that the ads composition was artistically beautiful and perfectly suited for their song, and couldn't care less about the product. Or perhaps it was above their heads, and they had no control of it.

Also, this band you love so much, might have needed to do it in order to put out another CD, ya know?

wait a second, is it that you don't like it because of the saturation the ad gives it? thus numbing the meaning of the song to you?

if so, that's cool, I can dig that.

Eugene · 01-22-2004, 09:34 PM

Oh my god, sell outs! !!! Making a buck! Ridiculous!

Akumulator · 01-22-2004, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by torifile
I love that album and that song but the commercial is killing it for me.

I just came in here to make a thread about this. GOD DAMN CAR COMMERCIALS..... they're ruining it!!!!

Akumulator · 01-22-2004, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Akumulator
I just came in here to make a thread about this. GOD DAMN CAR COMMERCIALS..... they're ruining it!!!!

And it's not just that it's in a commercial... but the damn thing is on nonstop!

Oops... meant to just edit that last post.

Akumulator · 01-22-2004, 09:53 PM

It's one of my favorite albums. (Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots)

but this commercials ruining it for me....

also, duplicate thread

torifile · 01-22-2004, 09:54 PM

Lotsa people watching tv tonight. Here's another thread on it.

torifile · 01-22-2004, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wrong Robot

wait a second, is it that you don't like it because of the saturation the ad gives it? thus numbing the meaning of the song to you?

if so, that's cool, I can dig that.

Bingo. And it makes me not like it so much hearing a snippet of it, out of context. Hell, I don't like listening to songs OUT OF ORDER on an album. If I'm listening to a song, I like it to be in the context it was meant to be.

rok · 01-22-2004, 10:02 PM

yeah, like devo's "freedom of choice" on that miller commercial where every falls down like dominoes...

mind you, i love the song, devo rules, and that commercial was filmed in downtown toronto where i was just living seven months ago, but it still irks me.

Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom of choice!

Then if you got it you don’t want it
Seems to be the rule of thumb
Don’t be tricked by what you see
You got two ways to go...

...Freedom from choice
Is what you want

sobelizzard · 01-22-2004, 11:49 PM

I don't mind this one.... I think this one was done well. Usually, I hate ads that change my image of my favourite songs, but they created an image that really sort of suits it, and don't focus on the car.... its not like whenever I listen to that song i'm going to think MITSUBISHI.... i might think of that smiling kid in the back seat, which is a pretty decent representation of the song.

The other song that I think was rEALLY well integrated into an ad is Pictures of You by the Cure in the HP digital photography ads. One of my favourite ads on TV these days...

I think its the fact that we're not hearing Britney Spears or Celine Dion in these ads that makes them ok with me. its not a band "selling out"... its a company "adding cool"....

If the Flaming Lips can make another album like their last few, they can do whatever they want. they make great music, and they deserve the dollars they earn with it.

01-22-2004, 09:06 PM	#1
709 Damned Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,994	[Edit: The two threads have been merged] Fellows It's a Mitsubishi(sp?) spot with lots of people waving at the car (not sure of the model), and the payoff is a kid in the backseat. I'm not sure how long it's been running, but the track they use really got my attention. Very light, very vocal. Might be the best part of the song for all I know, but I have to pursue it. Something like: "Do you realize.....that you have...the most beautiful face...." It's nice sounding. TIA. It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think. Last edited by Fellowship; 01-22-2004 at 11:45 PM..

01-22-2004, 09:16 PM	#2
Stroszek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NC Posts: 785	Song in a Mitsubishi commercial There is a Mitsubishi commercial that is running now (in the US, at least) that shows everyone waving to a kid in the back seat of a car. The music in the background has these lyrics "...do you realize that you have the most beautiful face?..." Does anyone know what this song is? Thanks!

01-22-2004, 09:21 PM	#4
Wrong Robot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,891	The flaming lips - do you realize orange you just glad?

01-22-2004, 09:31 PM	#9
Wrong Robot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,891	That's silly, just because they are cashing in a little, you don't even necessarily know the reasons behind the decision, for all you know they might have thought that the ads composition was artistically beautiful and perfectly suited for their song, and couldn't care less about the product. Or perhaps it was above their heads, and they had no control of it. Also, this band you love so much, might have needed to do it in order to put out another CD, ya know? wait a second, is it that you don't like it because of the saturation the ad gives it? thus numbing the meaning of the song to you? if so, that's cool, I can dig that. orange you just glad?

01-22-2004, 09:34 PM	#10
Eugene Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Hillsborough, CA Posts: 8,198	Oh my god, sell outs! !!! Making a buck! Ridiculous! I can change my sig again!

01-22-2004, 09:20 PM	#3
burningwheel Stand-up Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: a higher state of grace in my mind Posts: 1,813	The Flaming Lips: Do you realize. i can't believe they allowed this

01-22-2004, 09:53 PM	#13
Akumulator Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,099	It's one of my favorite albums. (Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots) but this commercials ruining it for me.... also, duplicate thread

01-22-2004, 09:54 PM	#14
torifile Resident Psychologist Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Athens, GA (again.) Posts: 4,019	Lotsa people watching tv tonight. Here's another thread on it. for sale. or rent

01-22-2004, 10:02 PM	#16
rok the Casbah Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: have lived in: Louisiana, Ohio, Florida, Minnesota, and Ontario, Canada (now twice) Posts: 3,455	yeah, like devo's "freedom of choice" on that miller commercial where every falls down like dominoes... mind you, i love the song, devo rules, and that commercial was filmed in downtown toronto where i was just living seven months ago, but it still irks me. Freedom of choice Is what you got Freedom of choice! Then if you got it you don’t want it Seems to be the rule of thumb Don’t be tricked by what you see You got two ways to go... ...Freedom from choice Is what you want When you're lovers in a dangerous time, You're made to feel as if your love's a crime. Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight. - Bruce Cockburn, 'Lovers in a Dangerous Time' (also covered very well by Barenaked Ladies)

01-22-2004, 11:49 PM	#17
sobelizzard Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 130	I don't mind this one.... I think this one was done well. Usually, I hate ads that change my image of my favourite songs, but they created an image that really sort of suits it, and don't focus on the car.... its not like whenever I listen to that song i'm going to think MITSUBISHI.... i might think of that smiling kid in the back seat, which is a pretty decent representation of the song. The other song that I think was rEALLY well integrated into an ad is Pictures of You by the Cure in the HP digital photography ads. One of my favourite ads on TV these days... I think its the fact that we're not hearing Britney Spears or Celine Dion in these ads that makes them ok with me. its not a band "selling out"... its a company "adding cool".... If the Flaming Lips can make another album like their last few, they can do whatever they want. they make great music, and they deserve the dollars they earn with it.

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