The most memorable 28 seconds ever broadcast on commercial TV was appropriately, a commercial.
But what a commercial!
This 1979 commercial for Chanel No. 5 perfume, set to a cover of the 1941 I...
The most memorable 28 seconds ever broadcast on commercial TV was appropriately, a commercial.
But what a commercial!
This 1979 commercial for Chanel No. 5 perfume, set to a cover of the 1941 Inkspots hit "I don't want to set the World on Fire" was directed by the famed Ridley Scott.
In my opinion, this is the greatest commercial ever made.
Thanks to louisadeck for posting this.
My post is admittedly redundant. But I wanted to be absolutely certain this clip would not suddenly vanish from the web, and I wanted to provide my own commentary.
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This isnt the one I remember. There was one in the 80's that had the "world on fire" song, but it was set in a mansion with black and white tile. Has anybody seen it? or found it?
I agree that this is perfectly stunning. Strangely I never forgot it but never thought i would be seen it again. Thank you for posting. Do you know who the singer is?
Ah, I know what you mean. This has always been one of my favorite commercials ever since I saw it for the first time years ago. I also thought I'd never see it again until this wonderful video from "thecinadesk". Absolutely beautiful.
Gee, thanks for friendly response. I thought I might get slammed. It's my exquisitely tuned feminist awareness of our shoddy male defined sexual culture, which women of course get totally drawn into and are, alas, flattered by. In the '80's MS Magazine started "No Comment" section on last page of issue, showing 4 or 5 ads, e.g. you started to see lipstick ads with a woman holding her arm up, tube pointed down to her open mouth with lipstick all the way out. Now it's worse and ubiquitous.
I think you are right about the suggestive nature of some of the video. However, unlike you, I think it's rather clever and enjoyable. I think you need to chill out. It' s in men DNA to find women sexually attractive and it's in womens DNA to try to be sexually attractive for men. This is natures' way of ensuring the species is perpetuated and most of us enjoy it this way. And let's be honest there are enough commercials using attractive men as objects and I bet you don't complain about that.
I respectfully disagree. Please don't tell me to chill out. It's condescending. Most people, including you, just don't get it, even too many women. Men as sex objects is a contradiction in terms, no matter how much you and rest of society try to make issue gender neutral. Women's bodies are entered, penetrated. Kids see this stuff all the time and much worse.
How about two 8 yr old boys in MA who molested 5 yr old girl in back of school bus every time she wore a dress to school. Her parents noticed her losing weight and she was anxious and depressed. So don't patronize me with your biology class lessons about DNA in men/women. That's simplistic reductive nonsense. "Nature's way of ensuring species". REALLY !? BUT that's hardly the topic of discussion that I started out with. I'm frankly tired of TV thrusting FRAT boy humor down my throat 24/7.
Now, now! I think you are going slightly over the top. I am trying to be supportive. Sure there are some truly awful events that happen every day but I don't think you can blame many of them on Chanel No.5. Moreover, womens bodies are designed to be entered and penertrated (by men) and guess what, mostly they enjoy the experience and if you don't believe me, ask a few! I won't hold this against you because it not an issue for me but when you called yourself a feminist did you mean lesbian?
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Another reader said it was Bobby Short.
It does sound very much like him.
But I can't vouch for it 100%
It' s in men DNA to find women sexually attractive and it's in womens DNA to try to be sexually attractive for men. This is natures' way of ensuring the species is perpetuated and most of us enjoy it this way. And let's be honest there are enough commercials using attractive men as objects and I bet you don't complain about that.