OK, I admit it . . . this Cadillac Escalade ad is funny.

[Brigid]

[djean111]

1. Yep. Funny.

I adore this Audi ad with Ricky Gervais - http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/watch-ricky-gervais-ads-audi-a3-sedan/292174/
"You know how it goes".

[Brigid]

2. A Queen song in a car ad!

[djean111]

4. At first I thought yikes, using Queen to sell cars....then I thought all right! Queen on my TV!!!!

[Proud Public Servant]

7. Not Queen. David Bowie. {nt}

[Brigid]

8. The song in the Cadillac ad, yes.

But the song in the ad djean111 posted is a Queen song.

[Proud Public Servant]

11. My bad; mea culpa {nt}

[central scrutinizer]

3. This is good rebuttal

[WorseBeforeBetter]

9. Ha, that was good, go Ford lady!

That Escalade ad has to be one of the most obnoxious of all time.

[deutsey]

12. I think so, too (re: the Escalade commercial)

The shot of the the Pharaoh literally living in luxury on the backs of slaves was particularly offensive to me.

And as someone else here has pointed out: the song is completely wrong for this commercial if you know what Bowie and Lennon are singing about (but that never stops Madison Ave. from co-opting songs for its own purposes).

[Brigid]

10. Great ad.

Always did like it. Perfect bebuttal to that other Caillac ad that caused such a kerfuffle.

[Little_Wing]

5. Didn't the ad agency actually LISTEN to the lyrics before slapping it on a Cadillac commercial?

Sheesh, talk about unclear on the concept. This song by Bowie (with John Lennon singing backup) (not Queen) is a complete disparagement of fame and money, not a celebration of it. When I first saw this commercial I couldn't believe how wrong it was. My jaw dropped.

It's just like the Republicans using "Born in the USA" as a theme song.... "Born in the USA, something something something Born in the USA something something something" without paying no never mind to what was in between that oh-so-patriotic title.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame_(David_Bowie_song)

[Brigid]

6. That's why I thought it was funny.

[Little_Wing]

13. Great minds, etc.