Toyota Sequoia

[mdchkc]

Did anyone see the new Toyota Sequoia Commercial with the large rubber balls rolling down a hill? It was on a couple of times during last night's premier of 'LOST'. There is a cover of 'Superman' by R.E.M. playing. I was wondering if anyone knew who sings it?

 

[l33t]

it sounds like it might be The Academy, but i'm not sure

here's a video for their cover of Superman:

last.fm

 

[doctormemory]

Was it "I Am Who I Am" by Ben's Brother?

h34r: :blink:

 

[nsklavos]

Could be "The Academy Is" version or could be the original done in 1969 by "The Clique" - i'll have to see it again.

 

[mdchkc]

Originally posted by nsklavos@Feb 3 2008, 12:32 PM
Could be "The Academy Is" version or could be the original done in 1969 by "The Clique" - i'll have to see it again.

It's not the original by 'The Clique'.

And as far as the cover by 'The Academy Is', I need to see it again. It could be their cover, but I'm not 100% certain it is them. If it is them, the song has been edited or something.

 

[debsunn]

i know the commercial but don't know the song :huh: but....anyone know where you can go to ride in one of those balls??? and feel like a hamster :lol: that looks like so much fun

 

[givemfitz]

http://www.tranism.com/weblog/archives/200...a_giant_ha.html

 

[sadspectacle]

It's not "The Academy Is", theirs is too fast.

 

[toona]

I'm about 90% sure it's Plural's version from their 2005 album 'I Feel Beautiful.' You can check out a 30-second snippet of the song at guide.real.com by doing a search on the band name. I'll need to see the TV spot again to be completely sure. Anyone else familiar with the Plural version?

 

[car2n]

The balls are a company out of New Zenland called Zorb. They have a website and a retail site in the Smokies...have fun.

 

[debsunn]

thanks fitz and car2n for the info guess i'll have to go to the smokies...just looks like so much fun :lol:

 

[jockodundee]

Plural's Superman is as close as it comes...I can't be sure, but sounds like someone reproduced it. The tempo is different, and the blended vocals are different slightly. Now I have to go see the commercial again.

 

[farbeyond]

Here is a sound clip of Plural's version of "Superman". It sounds a little slower than the one in the commercial.

Plural - Superman mp3 clip

 

[blackmilk]

personally, i'm looking for the surfing one... where some surfers talk about how great it is to travel to these spots, with some action surfing shots. did i mention they surf?

the music is mainly guitar licks.


thanks!

 

[doctormemory]

See:

http://adtunes.com/forums/index.php?showto...ndpost&p=302693

 

[KannD86]

I thought I knew the answer, but I was wrong, so ignore this post.