New Carpenters Ad on VH1

[Rick Henry]

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I finally saw it. It's a wonderful ad. It like a celebration of the song "Sing". So many people throughout the years have made fun of this song, but I have always maintained the belief that this is one of the world's most important songs in the past 100 years. It has a timeless message, "sing, sing out strong". It's about self confidence in yourself - "don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear, just sing sing a song". And it's about the love of melodic music and joy in the world.

After seeing this ad on VH1 the message I received from it is, it doesn't matter who you are just "sing".

[karen69roland]

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Lucky guys..., I never saw either both of the ads.



[glow=red,2,300]I love you, Karen

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[shadow=red,left,300]Roland Chayer[/shadow]
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[BethMosior]

I just saw it ?* :oWOW was that ever coooooooooooooooool yahoooooooooo &^ sure has made my night

[OceanKing]

I just saw it the other day! I'm so pleased that they are not mocking the song, or making fun of it. VH1 is actually playing it straight, presenting it as a fun song for diverse artists to sing -- and making the point that EVERYONE, even the 'hipster crowd,' knows that song as a small piece of pop Americana. Very cool.

[Will]

Haven't seen it yet. Don't watch television much. Is there a time of day that I would have a good chance of seeing / hearing it? Does VH1 play it regularly? Thanks.

[Rick Henry]

Hi Will, I've seen the ad only twice. both times it was around 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Hope you see it, it's great to hear Carpenters on TV.

[Will]

Thanks Rick.
I caught the very last second or two last night.
I'll keep checking.
I noticed VH1 was doing a show about Christmas television specials but I didn't notice them mentioning the C's.

[Will]

Finally saw it.
Karen's voice was fantastic -- no surprise there.
But I didn't see Karen, just other artists.
Is there more than one version of the commercial?
This only seemed to last about 15 seconds, 30 at most.
My wife was watching, too, and she didn't see Karen either.
But that voice .........!

[Rick Henry]

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I've seen the commercial twice. I haven't seen Karen either time. Although someone in this thread (I think Dave) said Karen is at the very beginning of the ad. The first time I saw it I only caught the tail end, the second time I missed the first few seconds. So, I've been tuning into VH1 periodically (generally VH1 is not my viewing choice) and keeping my eyes on the TV when the commericials come on. I want to see this ad from the very beginning.

[JIM]

Way back when VH1 first aired I was
suprised to see Touch Me Whem Were Dancing.
I have not seem the new add but it sounds
way cool! I am gong to go to VH1's web site
and see if there is any information on it.

JIM

[Rick Henry]

JIM said:

Way back when VH1 first aired I was
suprised to see Touch Me Whem Were Dancing.
I have not seem the new add but it sounds
way cool! I am gong to go to VH1's web site
and see if there is any information on it.

JIM

That is so neat Jim. I didn't know that VH1 actually played the "Touch Me When We're Dancing" video. It would be great if they would play a few a few of their standards like "Rainy Days And Mondays" and "Superstar" - those are both great songs with classic video footage.

[YesterdayOnceMore]

^^
Hello all
I'm back to being able to type after my hand surgery, and raring to post!

As I had plenty of time during the past week to watch TV, I did catch the ad twice - the Karen-less ad - it's great just to know Carpenters have not been forgotten. YEAH! I thought it was a great representation of the fact that Carpenters music LIVES! And, there are those artists out there who appreciate it. No matter what might have been said about them at the time - their music is OBVIOUSLY timeless, and VH1 is proving that to be true. You go, VH1!
~Best,
Tim