Bud Light Sunday Football Ad- The Song (Spoiler Alert, it’s NOT Etta James) and More!

Bud Light must’ve robbed a bank to get the money to produce their latest commercial. Nothing but controversy all summer from major backlash after a certain “influencer” used a personalized can in a social media post (It’s just one can!!!). Since then, Bud Light sort of (??) addressed the way they mislabeled their customer base. But also, they haven’t really addressed it at all. Nevertheless, they’ve produced a million commercials in hopes of burying the sins of the past while hoping people can just simply move on and be like Kid Rock, you know, drink their beer again. This is the first commercial I’ve seen specifically for the 2023 football season, so take a look then scroll down for more info about the ad!

The Music. The song is called “A Sunday Kind of Love” and it’s performed by duo The War & Treaty. This is one of the newest covers of the song which was made famous in 1960 by the great Etta James.

Other Covers. The song has been covered quite a few times. Here are renditions by Reba McEntire, Boyz II Men, and Jan and Dean.

Is Bud Light back at last? Get it, At Last by Etta James? Does the war continue, or has there been a treaty signed by fans and Bud Light? Get it, war… and treaty? I’m really trying hard here, people. Bud Light is trying hard, too, so time will tell if that’s the night the lights went out in Georgia Bud Light headquarters.

-Out of the Wilderness

Who the heck is Reneé Rapp?

I came across a tweet from Pop Crave that said Reneé Rapp is going to have the biggest pop album of 2023. I was so excited! Super happy for her! Then I thought, “Who’s Renee Rapp?”

She’s someone probably my generation and older have never heard of, and that’s true for me. No clue who she is. So I did a Google search and found out she’s an actress/singer and she’s into men/women. Is anyone surprised by that these days? Personal life aside, she released her first full length album just a few days ago and it’s getting great reviews online. Of course, who knows what kind of closed-door deals go on with labels, magazines, and websites, but I decided to listen to her top 5 tracks on Spotify. I wanted to know for myself if she’s going to be the next big artist of 2023.

Review. I listened to Too Well, Talk Too Much, Pretty Girls, Snow Angel, and In the Kitchen…. and I gotta say, I can totally understand how her music catches on with the 30-and-under crowd. Think about artists like Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, those types of lyrics. She sounds fine. I wouldn’t have a problem adding her to my Spotify beach playlist (I have 7 nieces under the age of 23, if that helps you understand the list a little better 😎). A few songs with the “explicit” marker which seems to be a goal of most female pop artists these days, 99% of the lyrics are safe but they throw in the f word for some street cred, I guess. How chic.

I’m clearly not her target audience and I’m totally fine with that. The music is professionally produced, lyrics seem to be genuine and creative. Five songs was enough for me, though. I wish her well and hope she finds success, happiness, and keeps doing what she enjoys!

-Out of the Wilderness

The Samsung Galaxy Flip 5 – I Don’t Care… Yet

I’ve owned a Flip 4 for less than a year and for the most part I love it. The color, the camera, the flippyness. The ability to fold it in half, propped up to watch YouTube, use the stop watch or the camera, has come in so handy at the perfect times. At this point in my life I don’t know if I can go back to a normal phone that doesn’t flip. At least not now. The next phone not on my radar (because I still have a bazillion months left paying for the Flip 4) is the Flip 5.

I’ve definitely flipped to the flip side but I checked and trading in my Flip 4 would nullify the sweet deal I got, so I won’t be going to the Flip 5 anytime soon. But I’m liking how the new phone looks. Do you like the Flip 5 enough to get rid of your disgraceful non-flip phone?

-Out of the Wilderness

The Volkswagen Let’s Go Go Go Commercial – The Music and More

I don’t have kids of my own but even with my pups, I can totally relate to this commercial. I’m always like, “Go go go!” or “Hurry hurry!” or “Stop stop stop!” when it’s raining, or cold, or one of them is eating poop. Sometimes it’s a race, isn’t it? That’s the idea behind the new Volkwagen commercial featuring a group of folks who are in a rush, rush (Paula Abdul flashbacks, anyone!?). Here’s the commercial then scroll down for more info…

The song in the commercial is “Go Go Go” by The Electric Peanut Butter Company. Just stop… you had me at peanut butter. Yummy! Are you crunchy or creamy? Here’s the full song from 2015…

Volkswagen has a few new ads out. Take a moment to read up on these others and find out which is my all-time favorite VW commercial.

The EV Volkswagen Commercial – The Music, the Location, and More!

Volkswagen Jitterbug Commercial – Flashback to Star Wars…

Volkswagen Sheep Commercial – Is it a Flock or Herd?

-Out of the Wilderness

Reaction to the First Republican Debate – Youth, Pre-Game, and “Politician Speak”

Eight people were on stage last night hoping to introduce themselves to America… again. There were the familiar names of Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, and Chris Christie along with newcomers Asa Hutchinson, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Doug Burgum, which autocorrect keeps switching to Burger for some reason. Between those two groups were South Carolinians Tim Scott and Nikki Haley.

The spirited two-hour long debate was mostly cordial between the potential nominees. If there was any “ganging up” on another person, it would be a handful against Vivek Ramaswamy. Chris Christie landed a punch when, in regards to presidential age limits, he said we shouldn’t have a president who’s too old… or too young. Vivek took offense but did so with a smile. No one really attacked Hutchinson or Burgum because they were the bookends of the group, in other words polling so low that they’re not seen as a threat. The other six can’t visualize them as president. I can’t imagine Chris Christie as president either. It’s not the content of their agenda. I pretty much support a lot of what they said. But just from an optics perspective, a Christie or Hutchinson or Burgum presidency just doesn’t compute.

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Another candidate who sincerely irritates me is Mike Pence. The thing is, I probably agree with him on a lot of things, maybe more than any of the others on stage. But I am so fuh-reakin’ tired of “politician speak,” and Mike Pence is the guiltiest. It’s like these types of candidates have a handful of key points and no matter what’s asked, they only talk about those topics. It’s infuriating. Mike Pence is a relic of candidates gone by because of that style of speaking. He needs to go away, or let his hair down and have a real chat.

Another pet peeve of mine is the general elevation of politics. Politicians are now rock stars. Debates are sporting events. In fact, one person on a show leading up to last night’s debate referred to what he was doing as “pre game.” I swear, if someone ever says they’re tailgating before anything related to politics, I’m going to lose it! In essence, we’re looking to hire the #1 public servant. They don’t need to be “cool.” We shouldn’t have the capacity to care less if the nominee is “hip.” The real questions lie in their ability to serve and serve well, how they handle adversity, what will they do about the things Americans care about, and will they stay awake during memorials for citizens who have passed away in a historic fire in Hawaii?

With all that said, after the first debate I’m most interested in Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy. Of course, lurking in the background is Donald Trump who may or may not be in jail at the time this post goes online. He wasn’t as this debate, by his own choice. He may not be at the next one, by the warden’s choice. I wonder if his one phone call from jail can be be a Zoom call in to the next debate?

That’s all for now. Did you watch the debate? What stood out to you? Did anything surprise you?

-Out of the Wilderness