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An upside-down pop/soul band appearing in a 1988 TV ad for McEwans Lager. The band was voiced by real Scottish band The Love Decree, who managed to chart a top-100 UK hit with the song in the commercial, "Something So Real." | An upside-down pop/soul band appearing in a 1988 TV ad for McEwans Lager. The band was voiced by real Scottish band The Love Decree, who managed to chart a top-100 UK hit with the song in the commercial, "Something So Real." | ||
| − | Fun fact: The ad was directed by Steve Barron, who also directed Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," A-Ha's "Take on Me," Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue," Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing," and the Human League's "Don't You Want Me," | + | Fun fact: The ad was directed by Steve Barron, who also directed Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," A-Ha's "Take on Me," Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue," Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing," and the Human League's "Don't You Want Me," "Love Action," and "(Keep Feeling) Fascination." |
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Latest revision as of 05:20, 15 August 2017
An upside-down pop/soul band appearing in a 1988 TV ad for McEwans Lager. The band was voiced by real Scottish band The Love Decree, who managed to chart a top-100 UK hit with the song in the commercial, "Something So Real."
Fun fact: The ad was directed by Steve Barron, who also directed Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," A-Ha's "Take on Me," Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue," Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing," and the Human League's "Don't You Want Me," "Love Action," and "(Keep Feeling) Fascination."
