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The 'Other' HP "Picture Book" TV Spot by The Kinks
Almost everyone who watched television in 2006 and 2007 remembers the 2006 award-winning HP commercial that used classic, but long forgotten (as most great Kinks' songs were until they started showing up in movies, cable TV shows and commercials during the past decade) song from The Kinks, "Picture Book" (lyrics and MP3 below).Yet an alternative version of the commercial has surfaced on YouTube that was either never shown, only aired in certain markets or was pulled for the version (see that here) most people are familiar with. My guess is that it is the version played in the U.K.
This spot is interesting, especially for folks who liked the HP campaign and/or are fans of The Kinks - the greatest rock/pop band ever!
Lyrics for "Picture Book"
Written by Ray Davies, 1967, performed by The Kinks
Published by Noma Music, Inc./Hi-Count Music, Inc. BMI
Picture yourself when you're getting old,
Sat by the fireside a-pondering on.
Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago.
Picture book, of people with each other, to prove they love each other a long ago.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Picture book.
Picture book.
A picture of you in your birthday suit,
You sat in the sun on a hot afternoon.
Picture book, your mama and your papa, and fat old Uncle Charlie out boozing with their friends.
Picture book, a holiday in August, outside a bed and breakfast in sunny Southend.
Picture book, when you were just a baby, those days when you were happy, a long time ago.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Picture book.
Picture book.
Picture book.
Picture book.
Picture book,
Na, na, na, na na,
Na, na, na, na na,
A-scooby-dooby-doo.
Picture book,
Na, na, na, na na,
Na, na, na, na na,
A-scooby-dooby-doo.
Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago.
Long time ago,
Long time ago,
Long time ago,
Long time ago,
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Written by Ray Davies, 1967, performed by The Kinks
Published by Noma Music, Inc./Hi-Count Music, Inc. BMI
Picture yourself when you're getting old,
Sat by the fireside a-pondering on.
Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago.
Picture book, of people with each other, to prove they love each other a long ago.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Picture book.
Picture book.
A picture of you in your birthday suit,
You sat in the sun on a hot afternoon.
Picture book, your mama and your papa, and fat old Uncle Charlie out boozing with their friends.
Picture book, a holiday in August, outside a bed and breakfast in sunny Southend.
Picture book, when you were just a baby, those days when you were happy, a long time ago.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Na, na, na, na, na na.
Picture book.
Picture book.
Picture book.
Picture book.
Picture book,
Na, na, na, na na,
Na, na, na, na na,
A-scooby-dooby-doo.
Picture book,
Na, na, na, na na,
Na, na, na, na na,
A-scooby-dooby-doo.
Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago.
Long time ago,
Long time ago,
Long time ago,
Long time ago,
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Here are some remakes made by other folks from around the world. Now we know - and which I think was part of the message of the HP campaign - that there are other 'video magicians' out there who can duplicate HP's famous 'freeze-frame' concept that helped make the campaign so popular and memorable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reW363ud_fE - This remake, more than anything else, demonstrates that others can do the 'HP magic'
If you view the clip above, you'll find there are other remakes of this famous commercial.
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Xmas Songs: The Kinks, Belle & Sebastian, The Fray, Sufjan Stevens and Dozens More
The MP3 series of indie, alternative, rock and pop Christmas songs on IRC has been receiving unprecedented traffic from web searchers and others who want different, yet good, Christmas and holiday music.The IRC series is available via a feed for people who prefer to receive subsequent playlists via email or their feed reader.
Yesterday, Mix Four of "The 12 Plays of Alternative Christmas" was published featuring a total of 18 Xmas tunes.
The playlist mix - in MP3 format - includes some classic alt Xmas songs from rock icons The Kinks, Dandy Warhols and Sufjan Stevens, as well as amazing and notable performances from alt and indie staples like The Fray, The Knife, Matchbook Romance, The Format and The Matches.
Even given all of that, and more so than any of the previous playlists, Mix Four consists of some impressive tunes from previously unknown artists (at least on this end) such as Andrew Dost, Ex-Otago, Shakin Stevens,and Celestial.
There are also out-takes from a classic December 18, 2002 Peel Session by the Swedish indie outfit Belle and Sebastian.
If you prefer to listen to some of the songs from the Christmas playlists series right now on this web page without downloading anything, use this handy Flash player below.
Labels: Alternative Chirstmas, Alternative Christmas Songs, Celestial, Free Indie Rock MP3s, Indie Christmas Playlists, Indie Christmas Songs, Sufjan Stevens, The Fray, The Kinks
