mcewans lager

[hugha]

did simple minds do a song a few years ago

[quincyg]

don't think so. Mike and The Mechanics did one called 'Nobody's perfect'. was set in a foundry or summat like that.

[AllYourBase]

I'm sure that simple minds' "alive and kicking" was used in the McEwans lager advert.

[claire2309]

i have checked my cd library and can confirm Simple Minds sang "Alive and Kicking".

[ROON YIN]

simple minds did do alive and kicking i think hipsway also contributed in a mcewans advert

[criag]

yip the hipsway one was honeythief

[uk_geezer]

Do you remember the McEwans lager ad with the medieval folk on the giant TV screen in a bar, pushing a giant rock/ball up the hill and peering out of the TV at theose drinking the lager. Then they smashed the rock/ball out of the TV and grabbed the lager.

I can't remember who performed the track, but I did buy it at the time; it's probbaly up my Mum's loft.

The best series of ads for a drink was for Tennants Special. There was the one with the "Blues Brothers" laying by the pool, supping Tennants Special and doing fancy dives into the water. "Esta multe bueno by the way".

Then playing golf late at night while a boring wedding takes place; enter the "BB's" switch the heavy for Tennants Special, and hey presto, part time with the bride swinging from the chandelier in her underwear. Cut to the boys walking across the golf course, one of them carrying a keg on his shoulder. "Is that Heavy Wullie?" "Naw; Special" came the reply.

The follow up to that one saw the boys turn a street corner and stumble into the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Cue Scottish rock music, one of the boys snatches the Drum Major's stick, the other plays his keg as a side drum. Ends with them walking away down quiet street as one says to other "I never knew you had a Tattoo Wullie?" "Aye" was the reply.

Absoluely brilliant ads.

[bellasasha]

simple minds also did a song for milk

[EddieG]

The one with the medieval guys rolling the ball down the hill was sountracked by Win - You've Got The Power.

Davey Henderson of Win was formerly in the Fire Engines, and went on to form The Nectarine No.9