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deutsey

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

Reply to WorseBeforeBetter (Reply #9)

Tue May 13, 2014, 02:57 PM

May 2014

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).

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OK, I admit it . . . this Cadillac Escalade ad is funny. [View all] Brigid May 2014 OP

Yep. Funny. djean111 May 2014 #1

A Queen song in a car ad! Brigid May 2014 #2

At first I thought yikes, using Queen to sell cars....then I thought all right! Queen on my TV!!!! djean111 May 2014 #4

Not Queen. David Bowie. {nt} Proud Public Servant May 2014 #7

The song in the Cadillac ad, yes. Brigid May 2014 #8

My bad; mea culpa {nt} Proud Public Servant May 2014 #11

This is good rebuttal central scrutinizer May 2014 #3

Ha, that was good, go Ford lady! WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #9

I think so, too (re: the Escalade commercial) deutsey May 2014 #12

Great ad. Brigid May 2014 #10

Didn't the ad agency actually LISTEN to the lyrics before slapping it on a Cadillac commercial? Little_Wing May 2014 #5

That's why I thought it was funny. Brigid May 2014 #6

Great minds, etc. Little_Wing May 2014 #13