T-Mobile – What Britain Loves
T-Mobile and Harry Hill present a cavalcade of things Britain loves, including grannies, marching bands, pets, places with funny names, Fenton the dog, and the song Bonkers by…
Richmond Sausages – Brings Them Home
This ad for Richmond Irish recipe sausages has been around for a while, but is now being aired regularly in the UK. The track, with it’s ‘coming home for the summer’ refrain is Meet You There by the…
Xbox 360 – Final Fantasy XIII 2
Charice is from the Philippines, and she’s already a star in her home county, in Japan, and in the US following appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show and Glee…
Vision Express – We’ll See You Right
This Vision Express ad features Ripley the rescue dog, and some specially-recorded guitar noodling that ends, notably, with an acoustic version of the opening riff from Waterfall by the recently-reformed Stone Roses…
HSBC – Chinese New Year
This HSBC ad has been around for a while, but was revived for the Chinese New Year celebrations in 2012. The voiceover is provided by Michael Gambon, and the song is Dang Bu Liao, a 1960s pop song by Chang Loo…
Lurpak Lightest – Be Wonderful and Wise
Aside from the eye-popping visuals, this ad is particular remarkable because it features Rutger Hauer singing. Yes, that’s Hollywood star Rutger Hauer out of Blade Runner…