The iPhone Privacy Auction Commercial – The Music, and More!

Apple promotes the privacy power of their phones in a clever, entertaining ad featuring an auctioneer seeking bids on a woman’s personal data. Check it out below then scroll down for more info about the commercial.

The Music. This commercial actually features one album and two songs. In the beginning of the ad the woman is holding up a vinyl record, “Deepak Verbera” by Botany (released in 2016). The artist’s name and album title is a good example of what I write about in this post: Band Names… What Were They Thinking? But I digress. Here’s one of the songs off that record.

The Apple commercial doesn’t feature music from Botany’s album but it DOES include two songs from other artists I hadn’t heard of. The first piece of music is just for a few seconds in the beginning of the ad. It’s from 2019, “Playground” by More Giraffes and Sweater Beats.

The second song filling up the rest of the ad came out 60 years before the previous song. From 1959, it’s “Fantasy” by Esquival.

The Auctioneer. The gentleman performing the auction works for Dubiou’s Auctions. This is a play on words I didn’t catch the first time I saw the ad. Dubiou’s is actually “dubious,” which means: of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable. Quite fitting for the subject of the ad, don’t you think?

Do you like this ad from Apple? Does it convey the message of phone security the way they intended? Chime in below!

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-Out of the Wilderness

American Idol Finale – How My Predictions Are Looking

When the top 14 were announced, I predicted a woman would be crowned as the winner of this season and now we’re down to three contestants, two of which are women. I still think America is crazy for the Ava Maybee elimination, but she got gone and so did a few other favorites. The top 3 are Huntergirl, Noah Thompson, and Leah Marlene. Here’s how my predictions have shaped up since the top 14…

My sister wants Noah. My brother-in-law predicted a Huntergirl win somewhere around the top 20 eliminations. But no one knows until tonight’s 3-hour finale who will win. The real question is this: from this season, who will be successful in the music industry? Because that’s all that really matters, right?

Time will tell… and the countdown is on for the season 22 winner.

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-Out of the Wilderness

2022 Volkswagen Commercials – The Music, Star Wars, and the Best VW Ad Ever

Volkswagen put together a couple of ads that will remind everyone of two things: how some folks are just ANNOYING and how cool R2-D2 and C-3PO are so cool. First up, the annoying guy in this ad…

The Music in this ad is “It’s A Lovely Day Today” by Doris Day. Here’s the full track…

The Actor might very well be Jonathan Kite, best known for his role on the TV sitcom Two Broke Girls.

VW has another ad debuting a new van. The commercial also features a plug for Star Wars…

Cool van, man. A lot of people will like the van for it’s retro yet modern look, plus its all-electric. I couldn’t help but be reminded of one of my favorite commercials from VW with a Star Wars link. Quite possibly one of the best commercials in existence. Remember this one? It’s just stinkin’ adorable!

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-Out of the Wilderness

Sandy camping at Gilchrist Blue Springs near Gainesville, Florida

Camping comes in all shapes and sizes when you’re going to as many state parks as you can! My most recent adventure is Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist State Park in Florida. This is the second of a double-header, if you will, after camping in Manatee Springs with my parents, sisters, brother-in-law, and four nieces. Manatee Springs was a sandy experience… sandy roads, sandy sites, and sand everywhere basically. So as I made my way 40 miles northeast to Gilchrist, I was trying to be positive and hoping this state park had gravel or asphalt.

Soooooooooo I’ll just stick with the positive! The spring is beautiful. It’s safe (lots of kids and families enjoying the cool waters), so not really any snakes or alligators to worry about unless you kayak out to the Santa Fe River. My summation of this park is that it would be great for a day visit, as many people do here. With only 17 (sandy, there I said it) sites, the entire RV camping area is smaller than the parking lot of the day visitors. In the back furthest away from the spring are the tent sites, which definitely offer more seclusion.

I also have great neighbors, so that has been a highlight of the trip! The staff members are attentive and helpful.

So just to briefly touch on a few areas that I don’t love– my hounds keep finding little snacks and chicken bones here and there (mostly in and around the picnic areas), bathrooms could use TLC (especially showers), the dishwashing station doesn’t have hot water (on purpose, which is weird to me). There aren’t sewer hookups which would be fine if they had a dump station (which they don’t). What I didn’t enjoy the most was the sand. Gosh doggit I was trying not to be negative. But if you like sand, it’s not a negative at all, I guess? If you visit this park with an overnight stay, bring a bucket or tray to dip your feet/flip flops in before entering your rig. I didn’t do that and I wish I had.

With all that said, I was able to take a few pictures that I like a lot! My top 3 favorites are the apple snail eggs, the woodpecker, and the intertwined trees. Something about those trees is just so loving, lovely, and heart-warming.

tent camping at the park
one big honking Cypress tree
tiny apple snail eggs on a cypress knee
hearts
Two inseparable trees
smaller than the picture makes it look
this is also smaller than the picture makes it look
dragonfly is bigger than the picture makes it look

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-Out of the Wilderness

Loyalty Pass It On Commercial – The Music and More!

I recently saw this commercial on TV and it got me to thinking. Who’s behind an ad like this? There’s no product being sold, no brand promotion, no celebrity endorsements. So what gives? First, check out the heartwarming ad below. Note that I can’t find the original on YouTube, so scroll down for the link of the one featuring a very well-known artist to be revealed further down the blog.

I mean, come on! Are there any other pets as loyal as dogs? I love the commercial because of its portrayal of a loyal pup. There aren’t many better ways to see loyalty on display. Here’s a link to the video on the advertiser’s website.

https://www.passiton.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/183-loyalty

The Music. Chosen as the soundtrack for this ad is Bruno Mars with “Count On Me.” Touching, the perfect song to highlight a dog’s loyalty. For another ad featuring the music of Bruno Mars, check out this one from Apple.

The Advertiser. Behind the ad is The Foundation for a Better Life, a non-profit organization stating this on their website:

As a nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization, we carefully design our public service messages to have general universal appeal.

And that, they did! I love this commercial, how about you? Thanks for dropping by!

-Out of the Wilderness