New Audi A6 Avant advertisement

[jimmeeoo]

Like for the good of it

[jimmeeoo]

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[TheSilverguy79]

GM should have been able to think of this kind of commercial first with all that free money.

[VinylToVideo]

@TheSilverguy79 I also wonder if this American singer, popular during WWII and beyond, wouldn't have much preferred his recording be used for an American car company's ad rather than a German one.

[UzzyFuzzyy]

shit car

[minglily604]

This commercial is outstanding in wonderfully imaginative artwork & the addition of Nelson Eddy was truly inspired. I have listened & watched the commercial each time it has aired, instead of instantly muting it to save my ears from the damaging decibels of the usual music choices of other advertisers & even joined Google to post this comment, THANKX

[Belphecore]

comparing yourself with a hummingbird is rather unfortunate cause that little fellow has a extremely high energy consumption ( fuel in your case). pretty garphics though

[XYXfavoritevideosXYX]

i friggin love that bird.

[gadgetmanjay]

i had a dream last year with metal hummingbirds and now i'm seeing them in a commercial. that's freaky

[IHUNGSAD]

Pig's might fly, but so does an Audi TT.....

[SharadK2010]

Once an AUDI loved, always the AUDI lover... Great ad.

[JulchenDORF91]

I loved this ad the moment I heard it and am bewildered to read that anyone would describe it as being "crap, crap", and what's wrong with loud as long as it's tasteful?  This ad is a work of art.

[HazardHarri]

(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻ Why you no stay?

[HonestMan395]

As this is the audi channel, I have a question that has puzzled me for ages.

I think Audis are great cars. How come they seem to be bought by such crappy, bad mannered, self centred, belligerant drivers.

[pipesrussell]

I truly hate this commercial, so fucking LOUD and annoying!

[fj9fl61]

@pipesrussell use the volume control,perhaps?

[pipesrussell]

@fj9fl61 Thanks, never thought of that!

[cghy4ril]

The Germans always do everything better :)

[zaftra]

@cghy4ril cept war.

[mikeb5751]

crap hate hearing it every 10 minutes on TV a pain in the ass... never buying an audi.. ever crap crap crap.. and it's louder than the rest of the adds.. crap crap crap

[MrLeedsutdfc]

Who sings in the Audi Advert? Is it Harry Secomb

[Voxstep]

thought the song was trolololo for a second

[UzzyFuzzyy]

shit car

[Minsheme]

@UzzyFuzzyy That's why they gave it such an amazing advert.

[UzzyFuzzyy]

@Minsheme good advert for a shit car. Mercedes and BMW kill audi.

[dobrov1]

This commercial was about 674% better made, more creative and about 5,894% more original than the show I was watching when I first saw it. If I had the money, I would definitely buy that Audi.

[jimbarin]

Great advert, never heard of the singer before, like the combination of surreal graphics and the music.

[normanconnor]

John charles thomas

[slyph63]

bit of discusion over the singer. does anyone know who he is?

the R8 is the best thing audi have.

And a real humming bird is the best there is :)

[smartboy201]

@slyph63 I believe that the singers' name is John Charles Thomas.

[arlie431]

@slyph63 The music is from Johann Strauss's operetta "The Gypsy Baron," which premiered in 1885. The song from the operetta is a waltz sung by John Charles Thomas in a 1939 recording. The lyrics you hear are the original lyrics (translated): "I must go on ... roaming free as the breeze, what's to stop me and why; I can live as I please, open road, open sky!" Great choice, Audi!

[shiznak55]

anyone else think the singer sounds like patrick stewart? lol

[Hermesiam]

I don't know why but this song makes me so nostalgic...

[McAuley2442]

song name? haha 

[amslogic]

@McAuley2442 Open Road - The Gypsy Baron

[frenchycanada]

Top marks for this advert.......it doesn't talk down to me or assume I'm a dolt....sells the notion lighter is better, barely even shows the auto. Creative, uplifting and intelligent. Well done Audi.

[Beck2491]

I love this advert. Great CGI and the music is not only great but it works so well.

[MewSumomo1]

The music is Open Road Open Sky by The Gypsy baron! It took me ages to find the name of the song, its a great operetta! 8D

[solsticecelt1]

Jeez he sounds like the late great Harry Seacombe.

[Mckie106]

i new this wonderfull singer had welsh blood in him fantastic

[channonize]

LOVE this advert...i actually need this song in my life lol...

[EASYTIGER10]

Wish I could get one of those mechanical hummingbirds for real. Beautifully engineered!

[onlyhuman1954]

i LOVE this!! watched it loads. class ad. the big bumble bees are great! :)

[10douglase]

Haahaahaa! My Grandad is here and when the advert came on we started singing it at the same time; we were in stitches!

[lurcher789]

fantastic advert

[OnlineMarketing20]

The video was wonderful and different...

[coolbluemidnite]

Whats the music? :o

[gillwilkinsongw]

@coolbluemidnite The singer is the late American operatic, John Charles Thomas (1891- 1960).Song is Open Road, open Sky. His life story is on Wikipedia.

[coolbluemidnite]

@gillwilkinsongw tyuh ^_^

[Dusyanya]

Absolutely superb ad. !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dieselboy87]

I'm roaming free as the breeze. What's to stop me and why? I can live as I please, Open road, open sky!

[sUEvangeline708]

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[Talkinghead007]

Great Ad Audi

[Chelmerfella]

The best advert ever made.........just awesome!

[trullroad]

Excellent! Anybody catch the words of the second line?

[missy3481]

Does anyone know who sings on this advert ?

[bryntomos]

Brilliant ! Thomas was born to a German mother and Welsh (methodist minister) father.

[gramophoneshane]

Open Road by John Charles Thomas...awesome song!

[andydiva]

Love this advertisement! Best I've seen in a long time, hope it does well in the industry awards!

[28mindaugas]

This song is so catchy ! Great ad !

[mrdingo97]

What's the full name of this song

[JPsMum]

@mrdingo97 It's called open Road, Open Sky and was written as a waltz by Johann Strauss

[gramophoneshane]

@mrdingo97 It's called "Open Road" & is sung by John Charles Thomas, released on HMV rec/no. ED233, and recorded 24th August 1939.

[PurpleWoodpecker]

The best ad of 2011, by country mile. The car's not bad, either........ ;)

[ALEONORKA]

ужас - и это " светлое будущее"???????((((((((((

[AidaMaksudova]

youtube.com/watch?v=ol49mqR1xG­g

[IAN1000IAN]

This has got to be one of the best adverts of 2011 , very original .

[SucculentMoose]

this ad is great - love the animation.

[MrDebronz]

Saw this before the rugby. Its nice to see some difference and creativity in car adverts instead of the usual crap. Love the music and the bee truck!

[banter57]

The soundtrack is Open Road, Open Sky sung by John Charles Thomas.

[SurfingAli3n]

the spot is nice and well done but if you want to see a gorgeous hummingbird bot 3d model check out renderpimp com ;)

[orielgb]

Hmmm, I should have read all the info. Got the answer now.

[orielgb]

I love the advert - Audi always seem to have the most imaginative adverts, I think it's clever and funny- Well Done Audi. I'd buy one if I didn't already own an Audi Cabriolet.

In our family we used to have 5 Audi's. Now we just have 2. But I'd never buy anything else.

I wonder who the singer is - great voice anyway.

[TheBestEmptyChannel]

We will change the ordinariness! We will create an empty channel with the majority of subscribers! We break the stereotypes!

[FactionTwo]

@berly121023 - 5 series? Really? The interior hasn't really changed in 20 years; it's the most old-man car I've been in. Depressions sets in after 5 mins looking at the dash. In my friends' experiences, the E class has a different issue very time you start it. And If you think SUVs are "nice" you have a different set of aesthetic values to the majority. Why do you own an A6 if you hate it? What are you doing here in any case? Go buy one of the comeptition - it's your money you're wasting.

[TheEryk03]

Audi again until light nose competition.

[Rixy75]

The new A6 DULL??? It is by far a superior design than a BMW or Merc of recent years. I am sure the sales figures will indicate which cars are dull over the next few years!

[fransam1961]

I have 1998 a6 avant 2.4 auto and it has been a brilliant car. never looks dated unlike BMW who change for the sake of change and have such fussy styling although some recent models are getting more subtle.

[glowjoy]

@berty121023 if you don't like Audi A6 why buy one & why bother looking at an ad for another A6?

I love my A6 great space inside, great handling, and great fuel economy considering is size & weight. Anything that can improve in that - by making it lighter has to be good.

I already get 650-700 miles from one tank of fuel so making the car lighter will have to be more fuel efficient.

However where is the R&D into next gen fuels from Audi? THAT would make an ad worth seeing... Come on Audi give

[berty121023]

looks dull again. XF, 5 series, E Class and just about every SUV look nicer, and have a better image! Have an A6, and never again. DULL.

[Julian9870]

Copywriters more obsessed by their creative genius, than actually selling the product. If I was the client I'd fire them!

[HouseRoberts]

Car looks good. Advert frankly ridiculous.

[tobster09]

Looks good.