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Volkswagen Passat – One Thing

Advert: VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT – ONE THING Music: MORECAMBE AND WISE COVER VERSION – POSITIVE THINKING A strange ad on two counts. First, it’s a car ad with no car in it for the first 35 seconds. Second, the hero – some say protagonist – appears to be a recently-made-redundant city worker, perhaps even a (whisper … Read more

Virgin Media – Broadband Powerful Stuff

Advert: VIRGIN MEDIA – BROADBAND POWER POWERFUL STUFF Music: ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – PROLOGUE (FROM ‘BIRTH’ SOUNDTRACK) Virgin’s broadband is so powerful that it causes Poltergeist / Close Encounters-style mayhem that results in the complete destruction of some poor bloke’s home. Best avoided, by the look of things, thanks for the warning Virgin. The music is … Read more

Virgin Media – Fantastic Journey Smartphone

Advert: VIRGIN MEDIA / MOBILE – FANTASTIC JOURNEY SMARTPHONE Music: MAZZY STAR – INTO DUST This very expensive-looking ad from Virgin features the music of Mazzy Star, a fondly-remembered early-90s duo comprising of guitarist David Roback and vocalist Hope Sandoval. Into Dust is from the 1993 album So Tonight That I Might See, and has … Read more

Vodafone Roaming Offer – Summer

Advert: VODAFONE – SUMMER ROAMING OFFER Music: DIONNE WARWICK / TONY BENNETT – IF I RULED THE WORLD This ad features a “mash-up” of two versions of If I Ruled The World, one by Dionne Warwick, and one by Tony Bennett. It is not a duet, and if you listen closely you can hear the … Read more

Vodafone Pay as You Go – Good To Be Different

Advert: VODAFONE 7 PAY AS YOU GO OPTIONS – GOOD TO BE DIFFERENT Music: TOM JONES – IF I RULED THE WORLD This 2nd Vodafone ad uses a ‘different’ version of the same song as the Vodafone Freedom Pack – Rule the World advert. This time the singer is Tom Jones and the track is … Read more