the gap.... whatever happened to you? you used to be cool, you used to be hip, now with the economy in the tank, your design aesthetic went blank. your jeans are still too loose, your tees don't follow the new look. Redo your interiors, darken your wood, tighten those fits, because at the end of the day comfort is overrated -
I loved Gap commercials! I remember buying this vest. Now that I think about it,what was the point of these vest? They don't keep you warm. Still love the commercial though. Makes me think of high school. They should have made more of them.
1) First, let's just put it out there that the GAP ad campaigns of 1999-2000 ("khakis swing/rock/country/soul/groove" and the "everybody in cords/vests/jeans") were BRILLIANT and some of the most classic TV advertising ever created.
2) That being said, this commercial just makes me laugh. These kids are WAY too dejected/cool/serious for this happy song. Wrong song choice.
3) The model from 0:01 to 0:03 is incredibly, incredibly sexy. Anyone know his name??
His name is Jason Thompson, he's an actor now. And I agree 100%, why else would people youtube a thirty second long commercial ten years later, these were the best ad's Gap had.
Alex Greenwald was always hysterical in these commercials - he mastered the art of looking like he'd rather be anywhere else but there, and always gave off that half-assing his role/hipster smart-aleck vibe. LOVE it.
the black girl is struggling with all her might to supresss her soul so she can fit in with the white kids. just look at her head starting to move with the beat before she catches herself and resumes the dejection and lassitude as per white "cool"
@z0rgz0rg The black girl's expression and enthusiasm in singing is identical to the white blond girl at the end, does this mean the white girl has suppressed her soul too?? To think the black girl is playing to a cool "white" attitude is stupid and asinine. Not sure when you were born but when this ad aired on TV there was no racial issue or even a controversy of a black girl "selling out." Finally, you should know that surpress is not a word, I think you mean suppress.
@Oryem Isn`t it interesting that vests never took off back then like Skinny Jeans are today. Cda`s Justin Bieber isn`t the only one wearing em either, out of school dudes are pulling èm up. Alto they may never be as popular as they were back in the r&r era, they will be seen being worn by any of the boys that aren`t either gang related or tough. I can`t believe a rough & tough type of guy would want to wear his jeans snug or wear a vest by Gap. I wear vests but I`m a older man, OK!
@gaymalesmokerfetish Back when cell phones were used just for calling...... when texting was considered a revolutionary next step for mobile devices... and when AOL was charging people $20-30 a month....... for dial-up.
Interesting they're doing a Madonna song and Kevin Stea is one of the guys here. He also dance for Madonna in Blond Ambition and was seen in Truth Or Dare. Kevin's at 0.09
i remember this from when around the time i was 8, 9, or 10 i think 1996, 1997, or 1998, i use to watch them all the time between Power Ranger shows back then.
I remember this, I actually used to like commercials a lot back then, now most commercials are so terribly stupid and annoying. Luckily there's Tivo / DVR now to skip over them :)
The shouldn't look sad and depressed, they were living in a great time! Remember ? Pre-9/11, pre-recession, pre-Bush era, a time of seemingly unlimited possibility, plenty of jobs, a great economy, and vests at the Gap! They should be smiling!
@ev125 That first guy's name is Jason Thompson. He now plays Dr. Patrick Drake in the afternoon soap General Hospital on ABC. He was in all of the three "Everybody In... (Cords, Leather, Vests)" Gap ads.
@WGines614 So did I!!! All of the gap and old navy and the levi's commercial with the invisible people playing let's get it on!! Lol. thought i was the only one who taped commercials.
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TheMartinop 1 day ago
I loved this commercial back in the day!! So glad I found it on here!!
roro5585 1 day ago
gah, remember how i used to love the Gap commercials and went off to get kakhi pants and those damn vests even though the colours sucked...
FreakySalamander 1 day ago
Heyyyy, the guy in the beginning is Patrick from General Hospital!
swhiteism 6 days ago
I love how the gay at :14 can't help but throw a hair flip into it..... its just HAIR FLIP, GURL! Ummm HMMMMMMMM!
ValiumandDolls 1 week ago
everything was directed.
no struggling involved.
white - black - pink and red.
What colour are you - and who cares?
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the gap.... whatever happened to you? you used to be cool, you used to be hip, now with the economy in the tank, your design aesthetic went blank. your jeans are still too loose, your tees don't follow the new look. Redo your interiors, darken your wood, tighten those fits, because at the end of the day comfort is overrated -
A Distressed Gap User
JuanDeAndaPeriodista 3 weeks ago
I loved Gap commercials! I remember buying this vest. Now that I think about it,what was the point of these vest? They don't keep you warm. Still love the commercial though. Makes me think of high school. They should have made more of them.
lorinababeana 1 month ago
i want to be in the remake!
andydenson2000 1 month ago
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24landrea 1 month ago
omg thats patrick drake from general hospital!!!!!!!
CrashN2U2011 1 month ago
i remember hating this commercial.
jsgivens3 1 month ago
Hell! The video is cool. I like this version better than Madonna"s. Plus, that girl at the end is uniquely sexy.
chitrok1 2 months ago
They look like they are all thinking "Just give me my paycheck so I don't have to sing this f**king song ever again".
7mandoblu 2 months ago 3
ALEX!
o0Kuraudo0o 2 months ago
Three things to say:
1) First, let's just put it out there that the GAP ad campaigns of 1999-2000 ("khakis swing/rock/country/soul/groove" and the "everybody in cords/vests/jeans") were BRILLIANT and some of the most classic TV advertising ever created.
2) That being said, this commercial just makes me laugh. These kids are WAY too dejected/cool/serious for this happy song. Wrong song choice.
3) The model from 0:01 to 0:03 is incredibly, incredibly sexy. Anyone know his name??
SavoyTruffle78 2 months ago
@SavoyTruffle78
His name is Jason Thompson, he's an actor now. And I agree 100%, why else would people youtube a thirty second long commercial ten years later, these were the best ad's Gap had.
cancanthebaby 2 months ago
@SavoyTruffle78 That might be the most embarassing thing I have ever read.
mordenviabank 1 month ago
@SavoyTruffle78 To speak to the second point, I think it's the irony of that makes it a great commercial.
Gootothesecond 3 weeks ago
like if jennamarbles brought you here
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Alex Greenwald was always hysterical in these commercials - he mastered the art of looking like he'd rather be anywhere else but there, and always gave off that half-assing his role/hipster smart-aleck vibe. LOVE it.
Messylin 2 months ago
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oh man.....I remember this commercial frequently aired on television when I was fifteen years old. However, times progress fast....Amazing!
thompson777 3 months ago
every1 is high
OCPrunsthecops 3 months ago
my fav old commercial
noradenise 4 months ago
the most apathetic group ever singing one of the happiest Madonna songs ever... oh Gap stop trying to be a Calvin Klein ad
MrsTrixieFirecracker 4 months ago 3
they look so happy to be there
WillyM79 4 months ago
Rashida Jones at 0:17!
Goosterooo 4 months ago
yo , i know i sound like a dork . but i used 2 LOVE this commercial! its truly sad that I still know exactly how they sung the song smh
mzhotniz86 5 months ago
Ann Perkins!
mynameisgolden 5 months ago 2
God those clothes are UGLY!!!!!!!!!!
johnyzero2000 5 months ago
i dont think people know how dope this commercial is....reliving middle school all over again.
Constellashun 5 months ago 2
@Constellashun ditto; I think it was 2000 though, since I was in grade 8, unless is was the first half of the year which'd make it '99
TAz69x 5 months ago
@TAz69x yeah,i think it was mid to late 99..
Constellashun 5 months ago
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@0:13 he looks like andrew garfield!! :O
thelittleone94 5 months ago
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thelittleone94 5 months ago
What the fuck was that.
shervin6758 5 months ago
Ew! Can they sound a little more un-enthused?
egglady 6 months ago
@egglady aha you mean un-enthisiatic? lol its all good
shhhake 5 months ago
@shhhake - No, I mean the opposite of being enthused. "Un-enthisiatic" is not a word.
egglady 5 months ago
@egglady yea i fucked up, but so did you, no hyphen necessary. truce!
shhhake 5 months ago
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Everyone used to say I looked like the kid at 0:14 when I was young, and this commercial first came out xD
RyogaXvX 6 months ago
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RyogaXvX 6 months ago
i love it !!!!
Maurik16 6 months ago
my uncle is in this!!!!
thejackbutts 6 months ago
This changed my life when I was in the 4th grade.
forevercartier 7 months ago
this was GLEE way before it was even thought of! LOL
GymGuy247 7 months ago 18
This commercial is so 90s. I miss the 90s. :(
Cable3999 7 months ago 3
the black girl is struggling with all her might to supresss her soul so she can fit in with the white kids. just look at her head starting to move with the beat before she catches herself and resumes the dejection and lassitude as per white "cool"
z0rgz0rg 7 months ago 23
@z0rgz0rg The black girl's expression and enthusiasm in singing is identical to the white blond girl at the end, does this mean the white girl has suppressed her soul too?? To think the black girl is playing to a cool "white" attitude is stupid and asinine. Not sure when you were born but when this ad aired on TV there was no racial issue or even a controversy of a black girl "selling out." Finally, you should know that surpress is not a word, I think you mean suppress.
rhombusmd79 3 months ago
@z0rgz0rg
LMAO!!!
Genesislinx 1 month ago
@z0rgz0rg I know right, she was jammin' on the low.
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@z0rgz0rg everything was directed.
no struggling involved.
white - black - pink and red.
What colour are you - and who cares?
neilonenine 2 weeks ago
@z0rgz0rg acting honey!
andydenson2000 1 week ago
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Rashida Jones!?
lmfpmj 8 months ago
Oh the tech vest.
kitkatt24 8 months ago
I think I spotted Patrick from GH and Rashida Jones?
evilapplesauce 8 months ago 4
@evilapplesauce Yeah it was them!!! lol
VogueGirl1983 8 months ago
Taped and Rewinded LMAO
aaaaddddaaa 9 months ago
1999 was such a great year and this was such a great commercial. I heard Madonna's song and had to find it here. All the memories came pouring in...
Jambr380 9 months ago
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Jambr380 9 months ago
All I want is to go back to the late 90s.
thedurmstrangdelegat 9 months ago
Those vests are fugly
Oryem 9 months ago 2
@Oryem Isn`t it interesting that vests never took off back then like Skinny Jeans are today. Cda`s Justin Bieber isn`t the only one wearing em either, out of school dudes are pulling èm up. Alto they may never be as popular as they were back in the r&r era, they will be seen being worn by any of the boys that aren`t either gang related or tough. I can`t believe a rough & tough type of guy would want to wear his jeans snug or wear a vest by Gap. I wear vests but I`m a older man, OK!
Ezdduf4kuZ 8 months ago
I would've have been jammin! How could they look sooo serious!!!
878superman 9 months ago
yeah, these days if you are wearing a vest you a either homeless or a pedophile.
acompanyofwolves 9 months ago
i still like vests...
raaze 10 months ago
OMG its Patrick from General Hospital!
edison1155 10 months ago 3
ha
whenyoulovethe90s 11 months ago
AT 0:15 to 0:19
shinytings 11 months ago
rashida jones!
shinytings 11 months ago 3
ricky martins lil bro at 0:00
mindsouljah 11 months ago
@mindsouljah thats patrick from General Hospital.
edison1155 8 months ago
Gosh what did those people do without Facebook and Youtube back then!
gaymalesmokerfetish 11 months ago
@gaymalesmokerfetish Back when cell phones were used just for calling...... when texting was considered a revolutionary next step for mobile devices... and when AOL was charging people $20-30 a month....... for dial-up.
rkmugen 10 months ago
@gaymalesmokerfetish Alot better....
MsDenise85 7 months ago
Interesting they're doing a Madonna song and Kevin Stea is one of the guys here. He also dance for Madonna in Blond Ambition and was seen in Truth Or Dare. Kevin's at 0.09
hilljayne 1 year ago 2
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hilljayne 1 year ago
i remember this from when around the time i was 8, 9, or 10 i think 1996, 1997, or 1998, i use to watch them all the time between Power Ranger shows back then.
JuggaloKaez216 1 year ago
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Constellashun 1 year ago
But is it a madonna song?
PatrickConnor1991 1 year ago
LOl this is funny. wtf id be jamming out & bouncing my ass all around its weird how they kept so serious.
Trixiechk405 1 year ago
this is the vibe i got: "ugh, i'm so bored and better-than-average looking. fetch me a drink, lesser being."
w0rdupy0 1 year ago
God, I hated these commercials. I was in elementary school and I just wanted to set these models on fire.
TD9001 1 year ago
@TD9001 Why would you want to set me on fire? I didn't do anything to you. :*(
stultiloquy 1 year ago 3
I remember this from circa August 1999.
NitekMuscle 1 year ago
alex greenwald? haha
lemirierdo 1 year ago
this is SOOOO late 90s early 2000s!
farhannius 1 year ago
the first guy singing is so cute.
Cvmagalhaes1 1 year ago
@Cvmagalhaes1 lol, its Jason Thompson (Dr. Patrick Drake) from General Hospital. Guy has come a long way
Tonezone 1 year ago
lol this is kinda dumb
w0rdupy0 1 year ago
I can't believe RASHIDA JONES was in this commercial...that's awesome!
TheChanges23 1 year ago
whyyyyy did we think these vests were high fashion in the late 90s?????//
mst3kanita 1 year ago
hey, that dr. drake from general hospital in the beginning
domaro3 1 year ago
I love this song. Too bad the albino at the end kills the video.
ste7en 1 year ago
@ste7en
She's just a white girl. What's wrong?
anythingnew 9 months ago
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Gonna fuck you up with my love.....all over your booty.
pittrage 1 year ago
I remember this, I actually used to like commercials a lot back then, now most commercials are so terribly stupid and annoying. Luckily there's Tivo / DVR now to skip over them :)
UtahImplosion 1 year ago
0:17; Three cheers for Rashida!
ChachaChapati 1 year ago 2
@ChachaChapati Damn i didnt realize that was Rashida Jones, good eye
hbq3000 1 year ago
This is a sexy video. They looked even sexier with their attitudes!
lplllo 1 year ago
@lplllo you pegged it right there.
pittrage 1 year ago
They look so sad and depressed.
Sambucacat 1 year ago 2
@Sambucacat
The shouldn't look sad and depressed, they were living in a great time! Remember ? Pre-9/11, pre-recession, pre-Bush era, a time of seemingly unlimited possibility, plenty of jobs, a great economy, and vests at the Gap! They should be smiling!
UtahImplosion 1 year ago 40
@UtahImplosion Apparently it was cool to act like a zombie then. Glad the vest trend is over.
maryquant1967 6 months ago
@UtahImplosion You are so correctly; however, you US dollar use to dominate our Canadian dollar by 30% in those days.
thompson777 3 months ago
the first guy is soooooo cute, i wanna marry him, yeah im gay!!!!!
ev125 1 year ago
@ev125 That first guy's name is Jason Thompson. He now plays Dr. Patrick Drake in the afternoon soap General Hospital on ABC. He was in all of the three "Everybody In... (Cords, Leather, Vests)" Gap ads.
MuseintheCity 1 year ago
this is when Gap was the shit every one had these vest gap needs to go back to his and stop trying to be high end because gap was never high end
rocky362 1 year ago
so unfortunately 90's
jimmymoon 1 year ago
why do they look so bored...i hated these commercials
catchfree84 1 year ago
RASHIDA JONES!!!!
adoodledbubble 1 year ago 2
man, everything seems funner than today. but 10 years from now, today would seem funner than 10 years from now.
rkmugen 1 year ago
90's commercials > today's commercials.
DeathOnTheRoadRD 1 year ago 17
@DeathOnTheRoadRD you can't get those ad campaigns anymore
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DeathOnTheRoadRD 1 year ago
this song is sang by madonna in 1985!!!!!!!!
momotel 1 year ago
Holy shit... ALEX GREENWALD! That's so weird. I loved this commercial when I was 10, and I'm a huge Phantom Planet fan now.
nataliemb89 1 year ago
I remember watching this when I was a freshmen in high school. Brings back so much memories..crushes, projects, mid-terms, miss those moments..
Calordamor 1 year ago
Can somebody please tell me where can I get this full version of dress you up in my love from please!
j2n4ts563h 1 year ago
I was about 10 or 11 when i first saw this advert.
brings back so many memories, adverts ain the same anymore.
This always brings a smile to my face :-)
dallman2000bc 1 year ago
This was my favorite commercial in the 5th grade... damn I'm old.
WealthisoftheMind 1 year ago 2
@WealthisoftheMind me 2!
tenchiynh 1 year ago
@WealthisoftheMind that would make you about 19 or 20, talk to me when u have real problems
joshoohaah757 1 year ago
OH MY GOSH THAT'S IAN SOMMERHALDER (SECOND GUY)
Havic366 1 year ago
this was 30 seconds of EMOISM!!! hHAHH!
SamJay57 1 year ago
man...
brings back the year of 1999-2000!!!
SamJay57 1 year ago 3
i take it this was the 90s or early 2000s. God clothes were ugly back then and yeah i used to have one of those ugly vests.
667neighborofdabeast 1 year ago
I thought that this commercial was sooooo cool when I was 16. (Haha!)
jsiavneae 1 year ago 3
Why do they look like they got dragged in to this against their will? Slacker-chic?
swetergrl91 1 year ago 3
@swetergrl91 The guy at :20 looked like that the most.
Cable3999 1 year ago
vest: taking half-assedness to new levels
Richaod 1 year ago
Orange was very much in that year.
crayzmarc 1 year ago
the vest will come back.........
bettyrose420 1 year ago
love this song. hate the vests.
kissmyARToxo 1 year ago
This Commerical when I was in High School was my Shit!!!!.. Taped it and Rewinded it Like 50 million timez lol.... Had to Post it Lol
WGines614 1 year ago 29
@WGines614 me too!!!!!!! haha i thought i was the only one
tx1117 8 months ago
@WGines614 I did the same
HydroAlexis 6 months ago
@WGines614 So did I!!! All of the gap and old navy and the levi's commercial with the invisible people playing let's get it on!! Lol. thought i was the only one who taped commercials.
crystaldirk 6 months ago
yeahhhh Madonna's song
VALIO 1 year ago
i want to wear those vests now
julialovesvuitton 1 year ago 3
italy loves this song
maineimisdita 1 year ago
they look VERY excited :o
rsftwhehe 1 year ago 2
what year was this?? never seen it
kelleyskitchen 1 year ago
@kelleyskitchen 1999, I believe
mooch37 1 year ago
i remember this commercial...high school...cute...
nicholsashleyn1 1 year ago 2
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I don't remember this commercial at all...........and it's just as well...........AWFUL!
Simon5005 1 year ago
Dickhead ... why bother watching?
HydroAlexis 1 year ago
Because I can do whatever I want. Is "Hydro" a nickname for the enemas your Mother gives you everyday?
Simon5005 1 year ago
Thank you for proving you are a dickhead
Dont bother saying anything more and have a nice day you waste man ^^
HydroAlexis 1 year ago
classic commercial!
robib2 1 year ago
It's been ten years since I've seen this commercial.
Cable3999 1 year ago
Wow, I've never seen so many excited, happy people at once! ...
forparadise 1 year ago 5
OMG, the first guy who sings is Patrick from General Hospital (also apart of the scrubs following on GH). lol DUDE!!
tvFanatic89 1 year ago
lol is that one of the jonas brothers at 10 seconds? LOL gap commercials were great in the 90s
lalalemouna 1 year ago
david letterman did a cover if this--really funny. thanks for the vid
GatorBaby06 2 years ago
i remember this, i was a freshmen in high school when this first came out
1983Shocker 2 years ago
wow i remember this in summer of '99.....damnnn how time flies!!
bevhilhottie 2 years ago
@bevhilhottie u said it!
skiweeds 1 year ago
im getting depressed that this is ELEVEN years ago now ! So 5 minutes ago its not even funny!!
Jako32 2 years ago 4
80's Madonna is still my fave Madonna!
pepsi1649 2 years ago
tell me about it
ROTFLMFAO
vaxetihirr 2 years ago
You can find anything on youtube lol
ski007jim 2 years ago 55
@ski007jim
Haha! You sure can. 90's Gap commercials were the best.
SgtPlmFry 2 years ago 3
@ski007jim lol
icetemper 1 year ago
N!CE.
msdonni 2 years ago
Saw joe jonas :D
LovePuppy8234 2 years ago
wtf is diz i ment to click on some foot ball shit
lilgoofy785 2 years ago
Damn thise version is so stuck in my head now lol loved how they looked pissed wearing those vests I would've been pissed too.
Pugartes 2 years ago
The guy in the beginning is hot mmm
Pugartes 2 years ago 6
haha old school gap commercial
HyfeeBoy 2 years ago
this is defenitely from a time when i cant remeber
wat year was this commercial
tyo789 2 years ago
this was 1999. Best GAP commercial
Ju87s 2 years ago 2
Whom is the guy at 14 sec? lolll.. thanks..
Yalonda24 2 years ago
Alex Greenwald, lead singer of the band Phantom Planet. Now he looks kind of grungy and strung-out. Bummer.
smilegrrrrrl 2 years ago 2
Aw thanks hun. : )
He's a babe but thats a shame that he may not look as good anymore.
I looked him up and he's 30!!! What the hell. lol.
Yalonda24 2 years ago
omg this was my favorite gap commercial ever
jacklin07 2 years ago
ME TOO
jezmone 2 years ago
wow!!
MadonnaBackdrops 2 years ago
Patrick Drake????
JOxSOxFINEx21x 2 years ago