Thomson Holidays – Time For A Holiday?

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Advert: Thomson Holidays – Time For A Holiday?
Music: Guy Farley – Where Is My Mind? (Instrumental)

Download Where Is My Mind by Guy Farley with vocals by Sunday Girl from iTunes
Download Where Is My Mind by Guy Farley with vocals by Sunday Girl from Amazon

An unusual choice of music for this Thomson ad, with sought after producer Guy Farley contributing a piano and orchestral reworking of the Pixies’ 1988 rock song Where Is My Mind? Farley, who also created the music for the current Muller ad, recorded the piece with a 39-piece orchestra, and performed the piano solo himself. The striking end result, we think, also has shades of Coldplay’s Fix You about it. This instrumental version is not currently available to download, but a vocal version featuring the voice of Sunday Girl is available. That vocal version will be used in subsequent Thomson ads in 2012. [UPDATE: The new version of the ad is now online.] Just click the links above to download.

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  • Smee

    I was driving myself mad trying to figure out what this tune was and had decided it was Coldplay. I can’t believe I mistook the mighty Pixies for Coldplay! I feel ashamed.

  • Hotratz

    lovely reworking of the classic Pixies’ tune… I can hear the cold play in it, or rather it just goes to show how Coldplay have taken another melody and ripped it off ;)

  • Quoc

    It is pixies – where is my mind. Sounds similar to that of Maxence Cyrins piano cover – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NZdggNUvq0

  • giantpixie

    pixies all the way sounds nothing like coldplay don’t talk wet! they’re not fit to lick the pixies boots! FACT!!

  • pictman

    This original Pixies is almost identical to the Storm Large version (Crazy Enough cd)piano played by James Beaton which in my opinion is the definitive version.
    So credit James B certainly not coldplay.

  • chris

    The song can be downloaded here
    *broken link removed*

  • Joanne Gross

    I had guessed this was the pixies song, my other half said Coldplay. Hooray I was right (sorry to gloat!)

  • Claire Mac

    This has been doing my head in! I KNEW I knew the song… I could hear the original rattling around in my head and was working my way hrough bands l knew – would not have twigged it was The Pixies but now remember this vividly! THANK YOU!

  • Rob

    The track doesnt seem to be available on the website anymore. Anyone able to offer it up for download anywhere?

  • Mark

    Love, love, love this! Also, the actual footage has a very similar feel to the ‘Tree of Life’ trailer…

  • http://www.tvadmusic.co.uk Paul

    @Rob Sorry guys, the track does seem to have been removed from the Guy Farley website. We’ve removed the link from our post.

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  • chris

    Looks like Guy Farley took down the link from his site. Fount it on mediafire, here is the link. Enjoy!

    http://www.mediafire.com/?l43l427t31r4w3j

  • Maz

    Recognised this straight off, as Fight Club is one of my fave movies and this is the seminal track from it. REALLY want this orchestral version now!!!

  • Livid

    I’d rather eat my own head than ever have to listen to this again.

  • sigh

    sigh, why are people saying its ALL the pixies when quite clearly its one riff of pixies followed by one riff of fix you and then it repeats again. open ya lug holes peeps!

  • joe

    I can’t hear any Fix You in there but then I’m not a fan of Coldplay I would suggest that the fact it is titled “Where is my mind?” should let you know what it’s covering. I’d love to hear a full length version with a good vocal.

  • ian

    @Paul Its now on sale at itunes as from today!!!!!

  • http://www.tvadmusic.co.uk Paul

    @ian Thanks Ian. The iTunes version has vocals by Sunday Girl. The version with vocals will actually by used in new Thomson ads from January. But the instrumental version used in this ad is still not available. However, the main post has been updated.

  • Sarah

    Thank God, knew I was going to go crazy trying to figure out what this was..

  • Jay

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    Where is my Mind main riff followed by actual vocal melody for the verse of Fix You – despite it supposed to being the Pixies. It’s as clear as day and I recognised it the moment I heard it. My first thought was “how did they get away with that?” and “the composer is a total riff off merchant”.

    Alas, now I know it is deliberate, I’m flabagasted. Yet another classic song brought to its knees by a melocholy bedroom singing vocal performance. By all means cover a song, but is it just me or is does “putting their own spin on it” these days translate to taking out all the life and soul, simplify and add either a boring piano/guitar riff….and that’s it?

    This really is the X-Factor generation.

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  • Sonia

    It’s definitely the Pixies, I can see how people think it’s Fix You by Coldplay as it’s very similar and I originally thought it was, but having heard it a second time it’s definitely the Pixies, one of the greatest bands ever. I’m always amazed (and chuffed) when adverts feature their music. The Pixies did the riff 20 years before Coldplay so Coldplay copied it and then tweaked it slightly to put their own slant to it.

  • SRJH

    Was looking for this tune and stumbled on this excellent cover version.

    http://www.videobash.com/video_show/beatbox-and-guitar-cover-of-pixies-where-is-my-mind-18206

  • Rach_B

    That was driving me crazy.. Thank you :o )

  • http://www.tvadmusic.co.uk Paul

    Hi guys, the new version of this ad, featuring vocals by Sunday Girl, has now been released, and we’ve posted it here:
    http://www.tvadmusic.co.uk/2012/01/thomson-holidays-time-for-a-holiday-new-version/

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