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  • At least they used a good song :P

  • doppleganger.

  • Yoko Ono is going into the jungle to advise the locals how to survive!!

    Caused shes managed to live off a dead Beatle for the last 30 years

  • Fucking Yoko...

  • ive got this on one of my old tapes

  • I'm pretty sure he and his music sold out a long time ago.

  • WHY WHY WHYYYYYYYYY

  • che schifo, vergogna!

  • outrage.

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  • SOOO FUCKING SHITTTY BOOOOOO!

  • john lennon would be proud :)

  • @sean2kk8

    That is a voice over and not johns original voice.

  • @dbcrdnfanatic i was being sarcastic lol

  • @20100boul it isn't even his voice, or anything close to what he was talking about.

  • they do know John Lennon was precisely against shit like this, right?

  • @Yohanan23 Sanctioned by a certain Ms.Ono,no doubt...This is just too ridiculous for words.Even Lennons body language,showed he wasn't all too sure about this cliché babble►0:14◄(hiding behind hand)Most of The Beatles'early stuff was influenced by 50's rock'n'roll and 60's Everly Brothers.There's always a place for nostalgia.(in the right dose)

  • I don't think it is that bad...I like the idea that 31 years after his death, they thought that no one else dead or alive embodies rock'n roll better that john lennon. The advertising executive is probably a fan too.

  • why the fuck would citroen even do this 0.00000000000000000000000!!

    Seriously, they've just single hand-idly ruined a piece of history.

    Hope you're happy you money grabbing bastards

  • They shouldn't have done this

  • If I could, I would put John in that car, and took his glasses and gave him car key and told him to drive, and see how far the car would survive.

  • WTF John lennon ?!

  • bad fake,shame on you citroen!

  • How ugly can a guy be.

  • 145 people work for fucking CITROEN

  • Isn't it sad that when micheal kiddie-fucker jackson had the rights to the beatles stuff he respected lennons anti-commercial leanings and would not authorize this sort of abuse. But someone like Yoko who KNOWS FULL WELL john would have disaproved OK'd it. Shit, there are plenty of peace groups or human rights groups that would LOVE the use of john lennons image, and he would have aproved, but she aproves it for THIS. My respect for Yoko just nosedived the fuck out.

  • IMHo the speaker sounds like the German dubbing voice for Pierce Brosnan. His name is Frank Glaubrecht.

  • 0:18 what's the name of this song??

  • the reason why people sometimes want to live back in the past is that simple, it was just a better time!!

  • very dissapointed in citroën if they only didnt do the voiceover it wouldn of be offending but this is a disgrace voicin john lennon should be illegal

  • what song is this?

  • I don't think Lennon even drove did he? he crashed a car in Scotland in 1969 or so didn't he? who would use someone like that to plug a car company?? greed that's all is this really legit? it is like fuckin necromancy if it is!

    Really black magic to make some one dead do something they would not have in life right? or so it seems!

  • @MrSluggo666 Yeah Lennon did drive, but really fucking bad haha.

    Nearly crashed a sports car once with his wife Cyn and macca in it xD

  • thumbs up if you own a Citroën DS3 :p :p !!!!!!!

  • I KNOW WHY CITROEN SAY ANTI-RETRO. CUS THEY MADE CRAPPY CARS IN THE PAST LMAO!!!!!!

  • @JimmyChannel1 I have citroen c4 2005 and I love it, it's not crap at. never had issues, except I had to change wiper blades once or twice

  • @reply4reply sorry i meant in the 70s to 80s. :)

  • @JimmyChannel1 that's true even the 90's car were crap but things have changed since that new boss who steped in

  • @aphkumund You got that right! She'd be perfect for that!

  • the generation of the Beatles start something new and made a revolution...If we want to make a difference we must not copy them but start something original...My humble opinion..

  • This is all about the money, the real Yoko Ono.

  • Jesus Christ... And people thought 'Revolution' on a Nike commercial was bad.

    Watching/hearing this has given me the most sick and uncomfortable feeling, I can't even begin to describe it, it's very upsetting.

    Bastards... Yoko and all the ad people @ Citroën can all go straight to hell for leaving such a bad taste in my mouth.

  • What a sham. John wouldn't have said that. The guy is saying it's bad to be inspired by something of the past. Give me a break.

  • media manipulation at its finest

  • SHAME ON YOU CITROEN!

  • SHOCKING. NIGHTMARISH. A DISGRACE TO THE DEAD. is this his real voice? is it? because he died (rip) in 1980 so it's a little weird to diss nostalgia for the 70s. because if they have actually used another person's voice to say what he appears to be saying, this is more insulting beyond belief. NOBODY SHOULD BUY THIS CAR. I SAW THE AD ON THE TV ONE DAY AND I STILL CAN'T RECOVER FROM THE SHOCK.

  • if they were gonna use footage of john lennon u would think they wouldn't use a weird song when the car came out, they should have put a dong written by lennon in the add

  • disgrace!

  • Ma com'e' possibile utilizzare Lennon per uno spot di auto?..vergogna

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  • Song : Ebony Bones - W.A.R.R.I.O.R.

  • what is the name of the song or melody they used

  • Fuck you Citroen for your cheesy overdub to try and sell your shitty product.

  • @BPMontana youre mother is shitty you fagit. dont talk about things you dont know anything about. bastard

  • @sijnesael oh look it's a dumbshit from the netherlands that can't obviously tell a overdub when they hear it. you're the one spouting ignorance, friendo.

  • What song?

  • Fuck the industry .....fuck the capitalism...fuck the richest......all you want is money....but you have no clue about : courage,charakter and ethics....

    and this things you could´nt buy.....

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  • John Lennon is a legend

  • Well don't attack me now, but I think that Citroën got permission for this film of him, mabey they didn't got permission for his real voice...

    But if they were not allawed to show him in their commercial, I think they get a lot of problems because of copyright or whatever...

    But, as I said: don't attack me, I'm just trying to make a statement for this film... (Do I say this right...?)

  • @hiphopkutjuh89 THE LIVING HAVE LAWS BUT THE LAWS THAT DEFINE THE RIGHTS OF THE DEAD SURPASS THEM. ANTIGONE BY SOPHOCLES.

  • i love the part when the soundtrack kicks in

  • Sean Lennon is wrong to think this is a good way to remind young people about John Lennon, in face of the fact that there are obviously no new LPs or such. It never comes off good - it always comes across creepy - to use idealic icons as promotional devices for products they knew nothing about. It's always good to see footage of Lennon - but please no... not this way.

  • This is nowhere near as sad and offensive as I thought it was going to be. It's ironic, of course--having a 60s icon talk about how bad it is to look to the 60s for inspiration--but all in all it's harmless. I don't think John would mind.

  • @endora60 SO why didn't he make one ad when he was alive? was he saving it for his son? it's like they don't have already enough money already. great obituary to celebrate john's 30 years of absence. great timing.

  • I don't get this advert. How come it's not in sync?

  • "Imagine no posessions." Shame on Yoko for allowing this to happen. Shame on her.

  • Let It Be!

  • Disgusting how Citroen uses John Lennon. Fuck them all.

  • FUCK THIS

  • As sickening as this is, you have to remember that Yoko's permission would probably have been required...

  • What. The. Hell.

    And Yoko is allowing this?

  • Working and Importance>Money

  • I wonder how this insane ad had influence sales since it first was released.

  • know what a mean?

  • I thought it would have been better if john was on a claims direct advert with 2 bullet holes in his chest...

    I say this as a joke of course. Now i have learnt to express utter disgust through humor instead of anger .

  • This is NOT John's real voice.

  • who cares about john lennon anymore ? like it or not there is much better music available.

     it is like admiring picasso paintings in this digital era. it is ages old. the once "deep" message of it is dated. and it is boring.

  • @ustuner3d man i cant one would say that.youre freakin nuts name me an artist that has recently made an album better than lennons jimi hendrix's led zeppelin's

    oh yeah i know LADY GAGA huh?

  • @trojan031qrea

    I didnt say anyhing about led zeppelin.

    and yes jimi hendrix sucks as well.

    I can name so many groups but I understand where you stand and you will be inclined to deny it for the boring dated lyrics' sake.

    just to name a few, daft punk, coldplay, radiohead, chris cornell, muse, timbaland are creating far better melodies and music.

    lady gaga, in melodic sense, has achieved a level of catchiness that john lennon never could have dream of.

    just open up your mind.relax.

  • @ustuner3d sorry but i think that you have no understanding of art, lennon's songs always carry a great message and peace can't be out of date!

  • @SheepShapedCloud

    how is not being fond of john lennon has anything to do with an understanding of art. what a narrow minded , single-mindset-person you are. it is just because you acknowledged someone's music as great, everybody else has to conform to it noone can have an opposing opinion huh?

    fanatism is incurable...

  • @ustuner3d what thats got to do with the fact they are using a dead icon to promote stuff? ok you made your point coldplay is better than john lennon. here we are talking about usurping the rights of a dead legend. so what? "his music is not that cool anymore so let's take advantage of him". well if he's not that influential why didn't they used one of the artists you mention and they had to go to such extend to fake an ad? i'll leave you with that thought.

  • @ustuner3d what thats got to do with the fact they are using a dead icon to promote stuff? ok you made your point coldplay is better than john lennon. here we are talking about usurping the rights of a dead legend. so what? "his music is not that cool anymore so let's take advantage of him". well if he's not that influential why didn't they use one of the artists you mention and they had to go to such extend to fake an ad? i'll leave you with that thought.

    [stupidity is also incurable]

  • @ustuner3d

    i can agree in part. Saying that the new Calatrava building is great doesn't means that the Colosseum it's not!

    There is much better music, but they were a fundamental brick in the construction of the music of our days.

    Moreover the message is clear: John Lennon ages ago said to look at the future, in a period when the future wasn't so shining. Why look back now?

    Moreover, about those two top-ranked messages: the copyright lasts for 70 years after the death of the artist!

  • Great music on th commercial!Who is it from?

  • @TheDesertFoxMK - ebony bones - warrior

  • This is cool! Lennon would like it.

  • Thumbs up if you are offended by this video

    FUCK YOU CITROEN NOW I HATE YOU MORE

    John Lennon + retro 4ever

  • @IrishRetroGamer Fuck Yoko as well. She's the one who authorised the release of the footage,  but claims it wasn't for money. Bullshit.

  • @IrishRetroGamer why the fuck should this be offensive?

  • @MrYoutu8e Because John Lennon was a left wing activist, and as an evironmentalist, had he lived would have been very concerned over global warming, and he would not approve of his image being used to hawk carbon spewing automobiles. Yoko should have known her husbands legacy better than to aprove this, assuming she did.

  • @IrishRetroGamer Why hate the car company? doesn't his supposed loving wife have the rights to his image?

  • i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight, short sighted, narrow minded hypocritics - All i want is the truth,Just give me some truth - i've had enough of reading things by neurotic,psychotic,pig headed politician's, i'm sick to death of seeing things from tight-lipped condescending mommies little chauvinists. i've had enough of watching scenes of schizophrenic,egocentric,paran­oic,prima donnas -All i want is the truth,Just gimme som truth. John Lennon

  • @godriczimmerman  - er what?????

  • i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight, short sighted, narrow minded hypocritics - All i want is the truth,Just give me some truth - i've had enough of reading things by neurotic,psychotic,pig headed politician's, i'm sick to death of seeing things from tight-lipped condescending mommies little chauvinists. i've had enough of watching scenes of schizophrenic,egocentric,paran­oic,prima donnas -All i want is the truth,Just gimme som truth. John Lennon

  • SO TRUE! BEST QUOTE EVER! FUCK THE 60S AND 70S! iT'S TIME TO LOOK TOWARDS THE FUCKING FUTURE! YOU RETRORETARDS SHOULD SHUT THE FUCK UP!

  • @iamcharming2008 - so true - i cant cope with these complete LOSERS saying Yoko has done this & crap. I like the advert.

  • @iamcharming2008 Very powerful arguments right there...

  • wie heisst das lied ??? what is the name of the song

  • when wiill u ever stop, you witch.....arttist my ass...more like fartist....its about the MUSIC AND HIS IDEAS....HE DOESNT NEED A BLLOODY CAR COMPANY TO HELP HIM ALIVE IN THE PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS...

  • @voihuih It's awful. She'll probably never stop using his image and name for money's sake which is a terrible shame. You're right. He doesn't need a stupid a car company to keep his memory alive. There's his music and art that's special to us. She just wants one MORE money. The big sum she has isn't enough.

  • @Gabreya u know last nite i watched "imagine' by Solts, and in the end they interviwed johns old headmaster mr.Pobjoy from Quarrybanks, and its reassuring when he said that, even from his early days john was everything but mercenary. he could be cruel and cutting, and though he was given to his music and fame since it came with the package...but he never ran after the 'fortune'

  • @voihuih Yes. That is very reassuring. And that's the thing about John. He seemed to not care too much about the fortune and his overflowing wealth due to his talent and music. He was one of those rare, true musicians that wanted to express what's on his mind and show his art. I think the same could be said for the other 3 Beatles. They're all good at what they do and spill their souls into their art.

  • citroen assholes...do you think people are gonna buy that shitty car because of John Lenon´s speech? the first thing I´m gonna do if I see one is pee on it...

  • basura

  • This is bull but whats the song?

  • thats disgracful that they would do that!is that even aloud?!

    btw whats the song?

  • If John Lennon seen this he'd roll over in his grave

    Citroen are pricks!!

  • vergogna usare l'immagine di Lennon in questo modo...solo un idiota lo può fare!

  • The name of the song?

  • do you already know the name of the song?

  • @havegoodluck warriors - EBONY BONES

  • this is hardcore disrespectful to everything john lennon stood for.

  • I disagree with John Lennon. I think that the past can be an excellent source of inspiration, as far as you focus on the future. The Beatles themselves had been inspirated by persons like Elvis. That's Rock n Roll.

  • @AbovePerfect John never said that...if you watch closely the video doesn't match with the words he's saying. probably is a mix of various speech or interwievs john did during his career or probably is someone's voice acting as John's one. but this is a big fat FAKE!

  • @AbovePerfect That is a fake for advertising, that is not the original John's speech.

  • These ads claim the "be yourself" but what they really want to say is "you have to be another consumerist, we want you(to buy)"

  • in the original interview he was talking about LSD i think

  • you all are a bunch of losers! - the 60's and 70's had to be fought for a revolution, we dont need to now!!... not in the western world anyway. So stop suckin his dick and get on with your lives. Yoko is not a money grabbing whore. like he says in the advert EVOLVE!!

  • you all are a bunch of losers! - the 60's and 70's had to be fought for a revolution, we dont need to now!!... not in the western world anyway. So stop suckin his dick and get on with your lives. Yoko is not a money grabbing whore. like he says in the advert EVOLVE!!

  • @reallyreal1000 I pity you.

  • @Gabreya Pity??.. what the fuck for. do you believe all these stupid little comments about what john Lennon believes and no-one commentating actually does so do me a favour. Its just a car advert...

  • @reallyreal1000 Hmm. You don't see that this 'car advert' is pointless and insulting to John's image. He doesn't need this irrelevant cheap crap to get him noticed more by the public. There's already a bunch of people that heard of him. And let's face facts. Money just isn't enough for his so-called, loving widow.

  • @Gabreya - again, Its just a car advert... i think john lennon & Yoko's message was love & harmony and evolving sound. I think your out of your depth really commentating about what Lennon & Yoko think and do - you never know, if he was alive he could of actually liked the advert. Ringo star was the voice of Thomas the Tank engine for gods sake & McCartney was in the Apple adverts. - gonna say their wives and partners sold them out too?...

  • @reallyreal1000 And what's wrong with Ringo doing voice work and Paul working with other Co.? Neither of the wives/partners sold them out the way Ono's doing now. The way this car advert was portraying John didn't seem right and it was a tacky use of viewing his image to the public. Basically she uses his image to her advantage. Btw, it was mainly John that was sincere about the message of peace and harmony. She was only going along with it.

  • @Gabreya - And you know Ono do you?? Just get over your pretentious bull shit and get a life, like the advert says move on & look forward the revolution was 50 years ago

  • @reallyreal1000 Hell no I don't know Ono and never will! She's making the Lennon Legacy into a tedious business instead of a respectful memorial. The advert is just a complete, embarrasing joke to fans of the Fab Four and Lennon fans. It's totally making the message twisted and ironic in a bad way. You need to get over yourself and stick to your views all you want. But this ad=CRAP

  • @Gabreya - you just dont get it do you. Its NOT an embarrasment to fans - i just looked to see how old you are and your only 19!! - what sorta knowledge do you have?.. my parents where huge British fans and still are (and they were around at the time of revolution in 60's britain & saw them live - thats what i call a fan - your just following a fallacy of young fans thinking retro is so cool. I just like the music, not their way of life... you will understand when you get older.

  • @reallyreal1000 Well, more power to you and your parents. Yes, I'm 19 years old and I'll admit that I'm a newbie Beatles fan. I still have a whole lot to learn but I still get it. I think the Beatles' music is awesome and they made it the reason why it's such an important thing in life. Even beyond music, they're influential and unforgettable. It's just the thing I don't like is for the fans to have be limited or subjected to something the Fab 4 doesn't stand for.

  • @Gabreya The Beatles, or either of them individually, doesn't need something like car ads, corporate commercials, or things related to those things in order to make them more noticeable. Much of everyone, even people my generation, know who they are. Their music is already one of the most listenable and cherished pieces of music ever. Not to mention, their legacy.

  • @reallyreal1000 Hell no I don't know Ono and never will! She's making the Lennon Legacy into a tedious business instead of a respectful memorial. The advert is just a complete, embarrasing joke to fans of the Fab Four and Lennon fans. It's totally making the message twisted and ironic in a bad way. You need to get over yourself and stick to your views all you want. But this ad=CRAP

  • @Gabreya Hey, it's okay that you find this advert great. I'm cool with that. I'll never like it, though. But, let's stop with the insulting eachother, ok?

    PEACE

  • @Gabreya - thats cool with me, but you gotta see the point its making... without jumping to conclusions about things!!... enjoy the beatles..

  • I HATE THIS PROMOTION it is painful and sad...as play with the memory of john..

    ...fucking capitalism

  • @ingiacapoeira Thanks for sharing your fucking views on a capitalist website on a capitalist internet with a capitalist computer.

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  • I'm a classic Citroen fan, but this sux. Citroen is so hypocritical 1. The name is retro DS is a copy of the old DS, which was a masterpiece an original and not a cheap copy. 2. Citroen has reused design queues from the DS. So Citroen you are full of it

  • SMART

  • This is NOT art, Yoko, and it is NOT keeping you're husband's memory alive. This is absolutely repulsive exploitation (as is the advert for the laptops, the bloody clothes on display, and 'Imagine Whirled Peace' ice cream). John Lennon needs no help in keeping his memory alive... his music does it for him... REMEMBER... THE MUSIC???!! Long live LENNON/MCCARTNEY!!!!!

  • i luv this man gt the coolest voice ever "Once a things be done its been done" brilliant

  • The name of the song in this add is.

    Ebony Bones - W.A.R.R.I.O.R.

  • Yess what;'s the name of the songgg ;d

  • Whats the name of the song? its a cool song

  • sooo true

  • love the commercial and even more, i lóve that car, to bad i havent got the mony for it at the moment, i would really like to buy it :P

  • I like the advert. But i don't think that John would have been happy for citroen to use his image on their cars

  • ryan ross needs to see this

  • Boycott Citroen! Power to the people right now! Stop your Capitalism With Dead celebs!

  • Thanks buddy! I thought exactly the same!

  • @JohnPaul0livier are you communists ?

  • @LUKA7250

    No I´m only human!!!! Are you black, white, muslim or christ? Don´t put people only in drawers. You don´t have to do what your goverment told you. Don´t let your thoughts manipulateare. Not either from above, from the right or left politicans. War is over if you want it!!!!!

  • @LUKA7250 whatever. go watch twilight. 

  • Absolutely shocking!Today John would also make only advertising for the world peace and environmental protection. Oh Yoko please keep the memory of your husband more honored than in the past! War is over, if you want it !!!!!!

  • Unfortunately, she may not listen. The war may have gotten worse. This all about MONEY! Ono gives the Lennon Legacy a very BAD NAME!

  • disgusting.. he's rolling over in his grave (ashes)

  • this is the words of Sean Lennon defending his mothers decision (Yoko) to allow John Lennons image to be used in the advert,But her 34-year-old son defended his mother, saying she was merely "hoping to keep dad in [the] public consciousness". WOW....merely hopping ? i dont think Lennon needs advertising, very sad Sean, very sad, what u have done is cheapened him, where will it end, on the front of a can for dog food ? fag packets ? milk cartens

  • Absolutely. Advertisement is not needed in order for John's image to be still swaying around in public. Lots of people, even people in my age group, knows who John Lennon is. It's very bad. He would be VERY disappointed in Yoko for allowing his image to be sold on such a low level and having Sean be all fine'n'dandy with it. It's a disgrace and a pathetic excuse for more money making & attention seeking for Ono.

  • what is the song called?

  • Ebony Bones - WARRIOR :)

  • LOL! Yeah, John Lennon would have loved to be exploited by some big company's advertisement :')

  • LOL! Yeah, John Lennon would have loved to be exploited for some big company's advertisement :')

  • This is insulting on so many levels.

  • despite the fact it's being used for the wrong purpose, the message is good.

  • Without looking back, you wouldn't know what way is forward...

  • Whoever didn't know that this was clearly a voice actor using remade dialogue must be stupid, and i have to say I'm appauled at the lengths these advertisers go to in order to get you to buy their product, the same way they did with the Marylin Munroe version it's absolutely hurrendous.

  • Yes, it's offensive for so many reasons... But the offense I'm focused on is how they've created him saying a message about how it's not rock and roll to look to the past for inspiration. All of his and The Beatles music were directly inspired from songs that came before them. Art is not created in a vacuum. Anyway, it's a shit commercial but that aspect of it pissed me off the most.