...that somehow reduces me to tears every year??
This is beautiful.
Rachel
This one does it for me...
...floods of tears every time.
...all that talent, all that expense, all that money.
To sell stuff.
Yup, I understand why you feel like crying...
Miserable beggars on here - remind me of my dad!! 🙂
Tell your Dad, I like the cut of his jib, Rachel 8)
He would probably like this...
The John Lewis one is brilliant, just a couple of sticks and a carrot to show emotion. Some serious talent there
I'm with you, Rachel, I like it.
Good version, too 🙂
I like this non-advert video.
As Charlie says; 'We've become a species that weeps at adverts for shops.'
Get a grip, for everyones sake. It's not great art, it's to make you give money to people for shit that you probably don't want to buy and that they probably don't need.
First time I saw it tonight and googled the music seems to be just a cut down version of Power of Love and not a full song 🙁
Fun times in the Crikey household, this Christmas then...
First time I saw it tonight and googled the music seems to be just a cut down version of Power of Love and not a full song
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We won't be crying at sodding adverts, I can guarantee that much!
We won't be crying at sodding adverts, I can guarantee that much!
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Nope, it's not art but it IS very well doneIt's not great art
it's to make you give money to people for shit that you probably don't want to buy and that they probably don't need.
I'd happily settle for gloves and a scarf every time, oh and socks. The trick is in not spending much money but finding the time to get something appropriate. Long term faves are a multitool I've had for 10 years now and a park triple allen key.
Runs off to watch it again to upset crikey
Bah Humbug Bollocks to the lot of you!
I like Christmas, I enjoy Christmas, I celebrate Christmas in a hearty and pagan way.
I don't fall for all that advertising/marketing bullshit.
Crying at the poor ickle snowman going to the big shop to buy his snowlady some lovely gloves? Really?
GTF.
Chill people. It's a bloody good advert, eh?
**** me just read it cost £6 million to make 😯
Snowmen don't act for free you know
Crock of shite. It's the Coca Cola ones for me, now thats the start of christmas. Ha ha
Last years was good, in a rose-tinted - looking back at childhood sort of way. Classic tune helped.
Does everybody somehow forget the John Lewis exists in the 11 months since the previous Christmas?
I can only assume we do seeing as they spend £6m reminding us they're there.
Christmas occurs exactly every 12 months, so it really shouldn't come as a surprise.
6 million quid, you gotta be shitting me!
I think that nicely sums up the hypocrisy of xmas and advertising in general
Xmas in Scotland.
First time I saw it tonight and googled the music seems to be just a cut down version of Power of Love and not a full song
She was on the Radio today, I was only half listening but sure it's being released.
And here you go.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-power-of-love-single/id575534367?affId=1930871
I was horrified to realise that Halfords are using "Into the valley" as their christmas music!!
No, it's not art, but it uses elements of art to elicit an emotional response. And actually, it does it very well. I didn't actually tear up, but I was moved (after being determined not to be) and *that* is what artists aim for, in the main.
If I had a budget of six mill, I would pay someone to punch people in the balls at 20p a punch. But no-one would come to my shop 😥
EDIT: Oh and Mr Nutt - they've been using that music all year and the ad was bloody brilliant.
Can't say that advertising and marketing have any impact on me whatsoever.
Can't say that advertising and marketing have any impact on me whatsoever.
Reminds me of someone...
Anyone...?
Reminds me of someone...
Is this guess who?
Are you a shouty Southerner with a Napolean complex?
Are you a shouty Southerner with a Napolean complex?
Yeah, probably
The question is: other than the life-changing experience watching the ad, did any of you get an inexplicable urge to shop at John Lewis?
If not, it's an utter waste of £6m.
If not, it's an utter waste of £6m.
I think Rachel popped in to get some tissues...
So only £5,999,998 wasted.
...probably less than that, as I imagine tissues are quite pricey in JL.
I liked it, that is all.
I think it's Waitrose for tissues...unless they have some in the haberdashery department.
They will price match. It's in their charter. So if you paid £2 for tissues, without getting them to check poundland's price, who's the mug now eh?
You're so right, Jon.
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Does everybody somehow forget the John Lewis exists in the 11 months since the previous Christmas?
Nah, they did their 'never knowingly undersold' ad a couple of months ago, with the parallel lives, that was good.
I can't believe how strongly people (well Crikey) feel about this sort of thing, crazy!
Yeah always make me laugh it's hardly something new advertising and even more so at Xmas.
😆 at the angry misanthropes..
I used to be like that, you grow out of it eventually.. 😀
It's quite well done.
I don't think advertising/consumerism and producing nice work need be mutally exclusive. 2 minutes in John Lewis normally has me on the verge of going postal and the Christmas consumer rush normally just saddens/annoys me but if something's well done, it's well done.
I love the original of the song. Advert didn't do much for me though, although it's nicely done.
I can't really empathise with snowpeople. I'm probably verging on autistic.
Ad would be nothing without the music (pretty obvious really). Much prefer the Frankie Goes original to the cover.
First time I saw it tonight and googled the music seems to be just a cut down version of Power of Love and not a full song
The singer is Gabrielle Aplin, from Sutton Benger, near Chippenham, where I live. She's an ex-pupil of my old school, just turned 20, and studied at City of Bath College in music technology. She's been doing stripped-down acoustic covers of classic songs and putting them on YouTube for the last three years, and getting guitar tuition from a mate of mine who's garage services the car I bought from them. She signed to Parlophone in the summer, was about to release her own song when John Lewis picked up on this one. So now you know who she is.
The snowman doesn't appear to have money, so must have stolen those goods.
I know shoplifting is all the rage at Christmas, but I'm sure it's not the message baby Jesus wanted us to take from it.
