route19 Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 Has anyone seen Walmart's fiddle commercial? Basically it's about how fiddles can make people insanely happy, and how the music that makes people insanely happy can be bought at Walmart, but I'm wondering how widely-distributed the commercial is? I'm in Nova Scotia, Canada so I think it makes sense that we get it here. Is it showing anywhere else? Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concertA Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 I haven't seen the violin one, but it seems like there was a similar commercial with a piano. I think it was a WalMart commercial, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millie Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 I have not seen the Commerical you are talking about I wish I had. I don't know how to explain the commericals in the United States except to say they are obnoxious. They did have a good Dell Computer commerical, but the cute little guy had to get in trouble buying drugs. Lot of people didn't like that commerical either. We have one commerical of a guy playing himself and then playing the part of his Mother, now that is OBNOXIOUS. Millie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Violiner Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 Folgers coffee was running a commercial a while back showing a young woman fiddler "waking up" to her Folgers and then you see her at what looks like a fiddle contest or convention. Cool commercial, but anything that shows a violin/fiddle catches my eye. I love the latest "Beef, its what's for supper" commercials where the couple are sitting at a restaurant waiting for their steaks to come to the table. The man thinks their order is coming and you hear a string ensemble burst into "Rodeo," then the camera goes to a string ensemble squeezed into the restaurant, but the guy signals them to stop because it isn't their meal. Then their meals arrive and he cues the ensemble to play. I can NOT hear Rodeo any more without craving a medium rare filet mignon, thanks to those beef commercials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 Wow..talk about timing! I was just about to post something about Walmarts site. I just got off of it, and was amazed at how many MP3's they had in Classical Music of the albums they carry. They have 30 seconds clips of almost every song or movement of the CD's I checked out...Perlman, Milstein, etc... Here is the link to the Composers section.. Walmart Classical Music Section If that doesn't go right to it just go to Walmart.com and search under Music. I know other sites have samples, but I refuse to download Real Player or WMP. Enjoy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Viola! Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 In the UK, we did have an advert involving a violin, but I TOTALLY forget what they were advertising. Maybe when I explain, a UK based Maestronetter will come up with the answer. Basically you hear this violin playing Beethoven's Romance in the background throughout the ad. The schtick seems to be people doing things you don't expect from them, so we have Roy Keane (footballer who gets in trouble a fair bit) doing embroidery, daleks becoming buddhists, etc. In the end the violinist appears, looking like a fiddler (cowboy hat etc), but playing this refined classical music. Now what was that advert for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 It might have been only in Canada. I've seen it hear in SK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 There was also a lovely Folger's commercial about an Irish dancer, complete with some neat fiddle music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprite Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 I remember that advert, HV. I am trying to remember what it was for. Knowing Britain it was probably trying to make people take out a loan or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 The "fiddler" was Lemmy from metal band Motorhead. I can't remember exactly what the ad was for, but might it have been the BBC advertising one of its services? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Viola! Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 I thought it might be someone like that, but didn't know who. Sprite might have something...it could be a bank or something like that.. This surely was not the advertiser's point? We recall the commercial, but not the company! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 It was bugging me not remembering, so I had a search on Google - the ad was for KitKat. "Have a break ..." I'd rather have a Twix anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor's Bane Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 A friend of mine played fiddle in a Folger's commercial, but I don't think it was the Irish dancer one. It was one where a young woman wakes up to a lovely sunshiny morning, and various musicians (actually, members of the hardcore/bluegrass band Uncle F***er) cavort and gambol about. My roommate/fiddle teacher was thinking about trying out for it, but she missed the audition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Violiner Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 That's the one I was talking about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Viola! Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 Aha! Now it all makes perfect sense. I'd rather have a packet of crisps.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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