The Apple TV Commercial – Timothée Chalamet, the Music, and More

“Yeah, who doesn’t at this point?” I love that line from Timothée Chalamet in the new Apple TV commercial. Check it out then scroll down for more info about the ad, including the song which came out over 30 years before Timothée was born!

The Music. The soundtrack of this minute-and-a-half long commercial is a French song called “Que C’est Triste Vinise” by Charles Aznavour. Here’s the full track…

Now, before you go off assuming I’m hip and cool (I get that alllll the time, sheesh), I didn’t and basically STILL don’t know exactly who Timothée Chalamet is. This wouldn’t bother me so much except that when the commercial came on during NFL football and my 16-yr old niece was nearby, she said, “Is that Timothée Chalamet?” Immediately I’m thinking to myself that I, in fact, am not cool and hip. I have no idea who Timothée Chalamet is. But Ben, don’t you remember the kid in the green stripes in the McCormick commercial?

No. No, I don’t. But anywho, I guess he’s the next Hollywood heart throb with 20-something’s (and teen girls, evidently?).

With that said, I enjoyed the Apple TV+ commercial. Funny, obscure music that was actually not obscure in the 60s, I call that a win. So Apple, you might as well… call him. 😉

-Out of the Wilderness

That time my dog jumped out of the camper window!

Head, body, toes, her whole self went through the dinette slide-out window! From storms to fireworks, she gets scared rather quickly and this particular event was a day or two after New Year’s. Above my head, the dinette window is a couple of feet up, so for her to jump was quite a feat. It fell from the window, the screen that is, as she pawed her way through it. But would you believe after getting the screen out of the way (and the window was open since there was a nice breeze), she must’ve looked out and thought, “I can’t really see the ground because of how dark it is, but I can do this!”? Did she kiss Piper goodbye on her way up to the dinette seats and out the 8-foot high window? Piper blinks and just thinks, “What a weird dog.” With my arms, I would’ve caught her had I known this was happening but I was in the house next door watching football (RIP Ohio State who lost to Georgia that night). Who knew my dog was planning such an escape!? “Anywhere but in this tiny camper,” she must’ve thought. What would you have done, if you were her? Deep breath, hold on tight, and make the leap! She ran to the front door, then the back, and I eventually saw her in the yard. I thought, “Wait, didn’t I leave Asia INSIDE the camper, how is she now OUTSIDE the camper!?” I simply can’t wait to hear this story, although Asia has yet to tell me all the details. That’s how I kicked off the first hour of 2023… finding a wide open window, screen toppled on the ground, and a dog who would do anything to be somewhere else when loud booms are booming. 

See y’all tomorrow…

-Out of the Wilderness

Burger King Needs to Go Back to the Throwbacks – A Commercial Review

These Burger King commercials have got to go! “Beeee Kaaaayyyy have it your way…. YOU RULE!” This is the biggest lie of the year because if I ruled, like they claim, these commercials would be rotting at the bottom of the ocean along with this Sprite commercial! Even if they brought on a chuckle the first 10 times I saw them, the ads have been so overplayed. It’s sickening. But did you know they’re a throwback to commercials from the 1970s? Scroll down for more about that!

Besides the singer’s voice grating on my nerves, the worst part of this whole campaign is that I find myself singing the jingle throughout the day. Their marketing team probably calls that a win, actually. But it just makes me detest the commercials even more! The “whopper whopper whopper” version of the campaign might be the worst of them all, so I’m sorry for including it below.

Go Back to the Throwbacks. If they’re going to revive a jingle from the 70s, at least have good singers, right? Check out these ads from the mid-70s. Notice how much better these women sound. I could watch these over and over, instead of the watered down B-version in 2023.

I’ll also admit that Burger King has one of my favorite commercials featuring a family of burgers. The kid wishing he had never been broiled is a classic line…

I wish the new “throwback” commercials had never been broiled but as the cliché goes, it is what it is. Do you love the new ads, or do you want to toss them out with last week’s leftovers? Chime in below and I’ll see you tomorrow!

-Out of the Wilderness

I might be obsessed

I guess I go through these waves of things I enjoy. For instance, the time when I rode my friend’s bike and then I absolutely had to get a bike. Click the link to see the ultra cool bike I bought, and still have, and I ride it almost daily. I love that bike and it’s been about 2 years since I first laid eyes on it.

Only recently has this new idea swept over me kind of like wanting a bike did years ago. It started a few weeks ago when my niece got roller blades for Christmas. I thought they were cool, and soon she and I were rolling around the neighborhood, her wearing her roller blades and me pushing a small pink scooter. And it’s funny because one day we rode past a neighbor. He’s got a big white mustache, scraggly but long white hair he puts in a pony tail. He drives a van with no windows. I assume he’s an old Vietnam vet. Imagine what he thinks when he sees this grown man rolling by on a girls Razr scooter. Of course, his opinion may not change if he sees that same grown man roll by on a pair of roller skates.

I promise I’m not gay. Don’t go casting me in a TurboTax commercial.

But I really, really want a pair of skates. I even narrowed it down to the brand and style. There’s a set called Chaya Mocha and I MUST HAVE THEM. The thing is, I can only find them on backorder for my size. I’m trying to be patient and I’ll write up another blog if I can get my hands on them.

They look great, don’t they? Actually Chaya has another color in the same style but I gave up on that pair a few days ago. They’re white with blue and red stripes, but I don’t think anyone has them in my size and from what I can tell they stopped making that color combo.

Who knew finding men’s skates would be so difficult? But I’m determined.

See you all tomorrow…

-Out of the Wilderness

Acura Precision Electric Vehicle – The Commercial Music, Hulk Hogan, and More!

This is the first electric vehicle commercial I’ve seen from Acura, although *technically* they don’t have an EV yet. Looking at the fine print of this commercial shows that the car shown is just a concept, kind of like the Chevy EV commercials where all but one are not even available yet! Here’s the ad, then scroll down for more info…

The Music. Backing this electric car commercial is the electric guitar from legend Jimi Hendrix. The song is called “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”. Here’s the full track…

Hulkamania. I had already stopped watching WWF/WWE wrestling when Hulk Hogan reemerged as Hollywood Hogan (circa 1997), but evidently it was a big deal for the wrestling organization to get the licensing rights to the Jimi Hendrix song and use it as the theme music for Hogan. Here’s one of his entrances, and I gotta be honest… it makes me love Hulk Hogan all over again. “That’s right, brother!”

In this video, it’s confirmed that the song rights were purchased for $100,000 for worldwide use for a year. Probably one of the best decisions made by the WWE organization in regards to what it meant for fans and fan loyalty.

Back to the Acura commercial, do you think the song will do for Acura what it did for WWE and Hollywood Hogan? I doubt that’s even possible, but kudos to Acura for picking an iconic song from an iconic entertainer. Now, if they can just get those vehicles made in real life! 😉

See y’all tomorrow!

-Out of the Wilderness