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13 June 2007

Mr. Blue Sky (youtube) What current American tv commercial features this song? It's driving me nuts.

post by: iconomy at: 22:49 | 14 comments

Oh jeez, thanks iconomy. Now it's going to drive me nuts too. Car commercial, no?

posted by mudpuppie 13 June | 22:54

Hmm. Slate says its a VW commercial.

posted by mudpuppie 13 June | 22:55

The old VW spot?

on preview what pups said

posted by arse_hat 13 June | 22:57

On preview, what arse_hat said I said.

posted by mudpuppie 13 June | 22:59

Wiki reminds me that it's Sears. via and I could remember the commercial but not the brand. It's a cover of the ELO original though.

posted by kyleg 13 June | 23:02

I used to have this single on 12 inch neon blue vinyl.

posted by arse_hat 13 June | 23:07

The Sears ad looks cheesier than the VW ad, and yet it flows better with the music. I lived that cubicle life in the VW ad for a while, but didn't have as many suits as that guy.

posted by PY 14 June | 00:05

It was repeated ad nauseum on a second season new series Doctor Who episode, "Love and Monsters."

posted by grouse 14 June | 04:35

ELO seems to be popping up on a lot of commercials these days, I've noticed. Can't remember a damn one of them but there's definitely more than one out there.

posted by chewatadistance 14 June | 07:17

The Sears one is the one I was thinking of....thanks guys! I love that song.

posted by iconomy 14 June | 07:31

My 17 year old son just discovered ELO because of this thread and the youtube. Now he's d/ling some of their good stuff from itunes.

posted by iconomy 14 June | 08:17

That fucking song got stuck in my head for two weeks. Now it's back. Dammit. ;)

posted by malaprohibita 14 June | 11:01

Ear wermz!

posted by iconomy 14 June | 11:20

My 17 year old son just discovered ELO because of this thread and the youtube. Now he's d/ling some of their good stuff from itunes.

Make sure he doesn't forget Xanadu!

posted by mudpuppie 14 June | 12:38

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