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Stephin Merritt and his Volvo
Submitted by imaginary liz on September 13, 2007.I'm usually a utilitarian when it comes to my vehicles, but this commercial with Stephin Merritt singing "The wheels on the car go 'round and 'round" over footage of a sporty new Volvo commercial makes me hanker for a 'vo!
Rumors around the web speculate that Stephin probably did it to get a free car since he now lives in L.A.
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imaginary dana said on September 13, 2007:
Anyone got a YouTube clip for this TV-less imaginary girl? I want to see/hear it for myself!
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imaginary liz said on September 13, 2007:
imaginary dana... there's a link in the post. :)
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imaginary dana said on September 13, 2007:
Embed that shit! That's why we need it on YouTube. I'll lookie in a bit when I'm not sneaking TIG time from dayjob. ;)
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imaginary liz said on September 13, 2007:
I guess it is a YouTube nation. Viewing it at the above link is pretty quick load up and no freezing.
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stephen said on September 14, 2007:
i think it is great. remember, musicians make their living by recording and selling their music/performances. as long as the person recording the music gets paid i am down with it.
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jordan said on September 14, 2007:
he's the greatest working songwriter in pop music today. give him free stuff.
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bret said on September 15, 2007:
It was sad when I walked into a Delias store and heard "You and me and the Moon" playing. He's got to do, what he's got to do, no matter what, the music is still and has always been good.
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E West said on September 21, 2007:
Like the late Lee Hazlewood, Jimmy Webb or Tom T Hall, he considers himself a POP singer and songwriter, so such work should be natural. Actually, in 1968 & 1969, Van Dyke Parks, someone just as inventive & odd as Merritt, wrote music for Datsun's TV ads.
I'd rather he use his lovely voice shilling for Volvo's V70 wagon than for Hummer, Honda or (Heaven's to Murgatroyd!) BMW. So happy to hear the refreshing sound of Stephin Merritt in a commercial and not James Blunt, Josh Grobin or Clodplay...AGAIN!
If he DOES indeed live now in my hometown, I wonder WHAT he drives.
Met him once and he's really quite a nice character.
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imaginary dana said on September 21, 2007:
@E West -- I'm not sure if you intended to write "Clodplay," but intentional or not, I plan to spell it that way from now on!
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Erik Gonzalez said on September 13, 2007:
Is there no justice in the world anymore? Ah well ...