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Reggae in TV commercials
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:01 pm
by ITAL RAS
I was almost not sure if i was hearing the TV correctly when i first saw this reggae backed "scrubs" commercial on comedy central.anyone seen it? Im not sure if the guy chatting is just an imitation or an actual artist..
feel free to post other commercials you have heard reggae...
Re: Reggae in TV commercials
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:00 pm
by leggo rocker
Not a commercial but there's an edition of the UK motoring program 'Top Gear' featuring Clarkson in a car trying (and failing) to beat a man on foot across London.
During some of the outside shots the background music is reggae. The first track I didn't recognise, sounded English 80s studio reggae. But then, to my utter amazement, on came a track that is either off Leggo Dub, or is a very similar mix by the Revs.
Re: Reggae in TV commercials
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:43 am
by MightyZ
Reggae has become fairly common in commercials or as backing music for shows, and sometimes the people choosing the music are obviously knowledgeable. More common though is the use of original JA ska in UK commercials, this has been quite common in the last 10 years, and some of my fave tunes such as Lord Tanamo's 'I'm in the mood for love' have been used.
MightyZ
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Re: Reggae in TV commercials
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:28 pm
by leggo rocker
Agreed, Ska is used much more in advertising than reggae, at least in the UK it is.
I guess it's that uplifting feel-good beat that makes it a popular choice with marketeers.
Re: Reggae in TV commercials
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:46 pm
by realego
I've heard some strange ones recently like a quirky jazz version of the Congos on Ramsie's Kitchen Nightmares, & Queen Majesty playin on Flipper the movie (starring comedy legend Paul Hoogan).
Re: Reggae in TV commercials
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:07 am
by ITAL RAS
im pretty sure "pressure drop" was in a car commercial pretty recently as well...
Re: Reggae in TV commercials
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:26 pm
by Version Control
I'm not sure if linking threads between different boards is frowned upon or not(?) But on the Trojan Forum there is a topic near the top of the list that already has about 20 pages of contributions on this very subject.
Re: Reggae in TV commercials
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:19 pm
by leggo rocker
Not at all frowned on (here at least) so please feel free to post the link into this thread.
Re: Reggae in TV commercials
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:58 pm
by AnorakTrev
Realego,
That quirky version of The Congoes was Ernest Ranglin off " Below The Bassline "
Re: Reggae in TV commercials
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:18 pm
by Version Control
OK thanks - here's the Trojan thread on the subject, linking to the most recent page:
http://www.trojanrecords.co.uk/forum/vi ... &start=255
And this is a general site that helps identify music from TV commercials (UK only though).
http://www.commercialbreaksandbeats.co.uk/index.asp
VC