Amazon Commercial Shows That Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

They say that breaking up is hard to do. Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up.

Neil Sedaka

I can’t help but sing those lyrics from Neil Sedaka as I’m watching this new commercial from Amazon. A couple fight and the dude leaves. It’s a tale as old as time. But the song in the ad isn’t “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” which would make sense. Take a look at the commercial then scroll down for more info…

The Music. The song is “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me” which you may remember from the 1980s, performed by the band Naked Eyes. Right about now you’re thinking of something that reminds you of an ex, aren’t you? My bad! Well, blame Amazon, not me. The 1980s version of this song wasn’t the first. That was something I didn’t know. The original version is by Lou Johnson and this is the one used in the commercial.

Other Songs. A couple of years ago I wrote a blog with a few of my favorite break-up songs, which is kind of an oxymoron, really. For instance, one of the best is “Jar of Hearts” by Christina Perri. There are a million songs about failed relationships but here is my short list.

I post every day at 1pm so I’ll let’s get back together then, mmmk?

-Out of the Wilderness

The Toyota Prius Commercial – The Music, the Dog, and Shadow Quotes

I’m going to start this post humbly, by admitting that over ten years ago I lost a street race to a Toyota Echo. It was embarrassing but not so embarrassing that I won’t write about it. I wrote about it. Those cars weren’t made for racing but in a new commercial from Toyota (not for the Echo, or else I’d be having major PTSD right now), the speed of the 2023 Prius is highlighted. Take a look then scroll down for more info…

The Green Hornet. You might recognize the music in the commercial. It’s the theme song for the 60s television show “The Green Hornet.” It’s called “Le Frelon Vert” by The Hollywood’s Martins. The song is loosely based on “Flight of the Bumblebee,” which was part of the show series in its radio form (according to Wikipedia).

The Dog. Appearing in the ad is a dog who watches the Prius fly by. It’s a blue heeler and he or she is a good pup! Some might call the breed an Australian cattledog but that’s the same as blue heeler.

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” Walt Whitman

“In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.” Blaise Pascal

“When walking through the ‘valley of shadows,’ remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.” Austin O’Malley

“My shadow’s my only companion and at night he leaves, too.” Caedmon’s Call lyrics from “Long Line of Leavers”

-Out of the Wilderness

American Idol – The Winner Surprises Nobody and Was That Dana Carvey?

Season 21 has wrapped up with two of my top three battling for the title of this season’s American Idol, and the winner shouldn’t surprise you. This contestant was an early favorite and his popularity never tapered off. It’s Iam Tongi! (as if you didn’t already know 🙃)

Megan Danielle ended up getting second place. I was hoping Zachariah Smith would win but somewhere about halfway through the live rounds he plateaued, maybe just not the best song choices. I started missing his spunk and his funk and my hopes sunk. Here’s a little bit of that funk in his finale performance with Dana Carvey.

ABC was milking the cow for all it was worth, making the show go on…and on… and on… for THREE HOURS! I think Zachariah adopted another kid in that span of time. Nutsa went to Georgia and back in that span of time. Oliver grew out his hair and shaved it again in that span of time. It was too long, ABC! You did us dirty, especially with performances we never knew we never wanted (see: two Pitbull songs). The whole show could’ve easily been done in an hour, but even two would’ve been understandable.

Other than the finale going way too long, I enjoyed the season a lot. From the introduction of Fire to the very last vote totals, it was a great season full of amazing talent… and that’s in spite of Katy Perry sometimes making a fool of herself without even knowing it.

-Out of the Wilderness

So you want to be a varsity cheerleader?

The other day my niece found out she made the high school cheerleading team… AS A FRESHMAN. Hello, someone’s got some talent! I don’t know much about cheerleading, and I’ll never figure out how the judges score competition cheer events, but I know making varsity as a freshman on any school team is quite an accomplishment. I’m very proud of her. But I’m a little confused about how the team made the announcement…

All kinds of numbers in no particular order. Just imagine the blonde cheerleaders trying to figure that out! I’m a brunette adult male and even I’m confused.

Complaints about my sexist comment can be submitted in the comments below…

-Out of the Wilderness

The Amazon Fighting Brothers Commercial – The Music and More!

Amazon has a simple ad airing now that anyone with a sibling can totally relate to. When my brother and I were growing up, we were the best of friends and the worst of friends. Amazon captures this dichotomy pretty well in the commercial. Check it out then scroll down for more info…

The Music. Backing this commercial is a song performed by another set of brothers who go by the name Cage the Elephant. The siblings (with their bandmates) perform the song called “Trouble”…

The Tents You Can Buy. You can actually buy the tents seen in the commercial! I found them on Amazon for around $110. Click here for a link to both, once you’re there just select which design you want from the list of choices.

The Other Ads. Amazon has released a couple of commercials recently (see: Mustache Girl and Chef Guy) but so far they haven’t gone back to the well for the remakes of classic stories (see: Rapunzel and Medusa) featuring the well-known British-accented narrator woman. Maybe that campaign is over but I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

As For My Brother and I. My brother and I eventually got over our petty and juvenile differences, which were usually solved by him wrestling me to the ground while I’m just laughing. Now we use our words like good, mature adults. 😏 We also have separate bedrooms which definitely helps lower the tension. It also helps that those bedrooms are in different cities. 🤪

I post every day at 1pm central so take a second to sign up for email reminders! See you tomorrow…

-Out of the Wilderness