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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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Labels: Free Indie Rock MP3s, Kinks Songs, Ray Davies, The Kinks, TV Commercial Songs, YouTube Music Videos
The Song Almost Everyone Has Heard, But Few Know Who Sing It
Studying this site's traffic statistics reveals that many of you are looking for information about songs on television commercials.Most notably in the past six months or so have been questions about the song playing on a widely-viewed AT&T commercial for Cingular. The commercial briefly shows two performers on a stage with colored lights and enthusiastic fans crowded around the stage as the music duo pump out a feel-good, danceable pop tune.
Well after some time researching, the song is by one of the most popular indie pop couples - Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner - around today, and it's called interestingly enough "For The Actor".
Here are the two performing "For The Actor" live at Amoeba Records in San Francisco on August 18, 2006:
It seems everyone nowadays wants a piece of the wildly popular "indie music scene," from music producers to concert promoters.
We can debate about what is and isn't indie, but the fact of the matter is that many rock and pop artists from independent and smaller record labels are increasingly gaining audience share as the youth music market turns away from entertainers like Britney Spears and gangsta rap.
Wait a minute! This indie is for us - the ones who really understand and love indie and alternative music for what it is - not what it becomes when the millions of screaming girls start lining up at arenas to see a group like Muse or Blue October. Ugh.
Subscribe to the Indie Rock Songs feed to take updated on all the latest in indie rock and pop songs, including a huge series coming up showing you how you can practically get all of the music you want for free and do so legally.
Here's another popular YouTube Music Video from Mates of States called "Fraud in 80s".
Labels: Amoeba Records, For The Actor, Jason Hammel, Kori Gardner, Mates of State, Popular Indie Pop, San Francisco, YouTube Music Videos
IRC Songwriter Award of the Month Goes to Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and Postal Service Fame
Death Cab for Cutie, aka DCFC and 'Death Cab', have become one of most popular pop bands of the past couple of years.
If you are a DCFC fan, or just new to their music, we've put together a digi-pack of Death Cab For Cutie links, videos and MP3s.
As an added bonus, mostly because it is a no-brainer, the band's singer and songwriter, Ben Gibbard, has been granted this month's IRC Songwriter Award winner.
Let's jump right into the music. Here's DCFC's popular music video "Title & Registration".
This next Death Cab music video, "I Will Follow You Into The Dark", has been one of DCFC's most popular music videos on the Internet.
DCFC on the Web
Watch DCFC's best music videos, grab Death Cab MP3s and view their social networking web spaces and profile pages on the Internet.
- Death Cab For Cutie's MySpace page
- Death Cab For Cutie's YouTube page
- Death Cab For Cutie's Official Website
- Death Cab For Cutie's Allmusic.com Profile
- Death Cab For Cutie's iLike page
If you'd like to stay informed via email or your feed reader about DCFC and more of your favorite indie and alternative artists and bands, plus news, concerts, tickets, MP3s and much more, sign up for the IndieFeed.
If you are a DCFC fan, or just new to their music, we've put together a digi-pack of Death Cab For Cutie links, videos and MP3s.
As an added bonus, mostly because it is a no-brainer, the band's singer and songwriter, Ben Gibbard, has been granted this month's IRC Songwriter Award winner.
Let's jump right into the music. Here's DCFC's popular music video "Title & Registration".
This next Death Cab music video, "I Will Follow You Into The Dark", has been one of DCFC's most popular music videos on the Internet.
DCFC on the Web
Watch DCFC's best music videos, grab Death Cab MP3s and view their social networking web spaces and profile pages on the Internet.
- Death Cab For Cutie's MySpace page
- Death Cab For Cutie's YouTube page
- Death Cab For Cutie's Official Website
- Death Cab For Cutie's Allmusic.com Profile
- Death Cab For Cutie's iLike page
If you'd like to stay informed via email or your feed reader about DCFC and more of your favorite indie and alternative artists and bands, plus news, concerts, tickets, MP3s and much more, sign up for the IndieFeed.
Labels: Ben Gibbard, Death Cab For Cutie, Death Cab For Cutie MySpace, Free Indie Rock MP3s, Indie Rock Music Concerts, Indie Rock Music Videos, IRC Songwriter Award, The Postal Service, YouTube Music Videos
