DFS – Brothers
An unusual DFS ad this, in that it doesn’t feature a sofa until right at the end. This is the story of two brothers, the youngest of whom has a tough day, but eventually gets the sit down he deserves. The music
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DFS – Half Price Moda Collection
This latest ad for DFS sofas features a long-forgotten bubblegum pop song from 1971. “Would you like to be my orangutan?” the song asks, “I can be your big fat oranguman!” The track is Big Fat Oranguman by
DHL – Manchester United
Promoting the partnership between DHL and Manchester United, this as features DHL’s adopted ‘brand anthem’ Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, originally a hit for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967, and then again for Diana Ross in 1970. The DHL version is credited to Speed of
DFS – Kids
Promoting the fact that their sofas, or “planets, dancefloors and spaceships”, are currently half price, this DFS ad has a bunch of kids in dressing up mode, and music from Kimya Dawson and her band Antsy Pants. Tree Hugger is from the soundtrack of the 2007 movie
DFS – Making Every Day More Comfortable
It’s not often we hear the dulcet tones of the Diamond on TV ads, so fair play to sofa peddlers DFS for using Neil’s track We, from his 2005 Rick Rubin-produced ‘comeback’ album 12 Songs.
DFS – Sunday 10am
Elizabeth Mitchell is an American folksinger who specialises in Children’s songs.
She recorded the classic Bill Withers track ‘Lovely Day’ for her 2010 album ‘Sunny Day’ released on the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label in 2010.