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Zillow, who is also responsible for all the personalities of Susan in this ad, shows off a bunch of pools in a recent commercial where a couple is searching the app for homes. Check it out then scroll down for more info!
The Music. Playing along as the soundtrack to this ad is a song called “Free” by Angel Olsen. Here it is in its entirety.
The song is 10 years old off the album called “Half Way Home,” which is another connection to Zillow (a site that helps people find homes). If you’d like to find out more about Angel, here site is AngelOlsen.com or find her on Instagram @AngelOlsenMusic
In this post covering Popular TV Ads Amazon is highlighted with an ad conveniently airing in conjunction with Mother’s Day. It features a delivery crew comprised of women, some of whom are mothers. Take a look at the extended commercial below…
The Music. It’s a man’s world, but men ain’t nothing without a woman! So goes the soundtrack of this commercial, it’s “A Man’s Man’s Man’s World” by James Brown.
The Women. Amazon used a production crew of mostly women to direct, shoot, and edit this ad. It’s quite a big deal for the women who are doing this delivery work in India, so highlighting it for more of the world to see could inspire change a lot of people would like to see.
Behind the Scenes. Take a look at a behind the scenes video from the commercial shoot.
For more about Amazon’s work in India, you can read a note from the Amazon staff here.
On Twitter, it was posted by a radio show host that Chris Janson’s song “Keys To The Country” will be the song of the summer. Chris Janson’s fans have been craving another hit like “Buy Me A Boat” and they might have it now. Check out the video below…
Besides one of my pet peeves where the video doesn’t match the song (in this case, the lyrics include a Ford F-350 but an F-150 is used in the video, a lot like “Dirt Road Anthem” from Jason Aldean which is filmed ON A PAVED ROAD!!!), it’s a catchy song and might please both pop country fans and traditional country fans.
But did you know…
Chevrolet wasn’t going to let Ford get away with all that free advertising, no way, Jose! And in a twist of irony, a song with the same title by Colt Ford mentions Chevy 4 times. Everything is backwards in America right now. Chris Janson’s song mentions Ford (the brand, not Colt Ford) 3 times.
Here’s Colt Ford’s take on “Keys to the Country”…
Some facts…
Colt Ford released his song in September, 2021. Just six months later Chris Janson released his, March 2022. Writers for Colt’s song are Colt Ford, Josh Mirenda, and Taylor Phillips. Writers for Chris Janson’s are Ashley Gorley, Chris Janson, Dallas Davidson, and Zach Crowell.
Also, I never know how to write apostrophe s for a person’s name that ends in s …so I wrote Chris Janson’s full name every time he was mentioned. Should it be Chris’s, Chris’, or Chriseses’s??? I have no idea. Full transparency at all times over here, y’all.
Which version do you like better? Will either one be picked up as “song of the summer” by country music fans?
Google Chrome has a new ad about malware protection. It definitely caught my attention with its creative delivery. Take a look then scroll down for more info about the ad!
The Music. Used as the soundtrack for this commercial is a song called “The Circus of Machines I” by Daniel Pemberton. Here’s the full track…
The Actress. The woman scrolling down her phone is actress Maydelle Clarice. You can find her on Instagram here: @MaydelleClarice and her website is MaydelleClarice.com. Give her some love (and follows), I’m sure she’ll appreciate it!
With a slightly different take on the “yo mama” jokes we were all accustomed to in middle school, 1-800-FLOWERS dishes out some sick kind burns for Mother’s Day this year… take a look:
When I saw this ad for the first time, I was so pleasantly surprised by the encouraging “burns” going on in this battle. I was even more curious to find out who the ad was for and then the way they integrated their product was pretty clever. It will be an ad I remember for a long time, which is what you want for your products!
We’ll wrap this up with one of the earliest ads from 1-800-FLOWERS, dating back to before the internet!
Out of the Wilderness 