If you’ve watched TV in the states over the past year or so there’s a good to great chance that you’ve become familiar with this track on a Lincoln MKV commercial. I personally don’t watch live TV (basically I don’t watch commercials anymore) so it took me longer than most to figure out that Lincoln had chosen to go with Shiny Toy Guns to propagate the idea that their flagship car is more of a spaceship and less of a boring old sedan. I must give kudos to the ad wizards who came up with this one. Not only is the song choice spot on but the commercial is actually rather effective.
mp3 : Shiny Toy Guns – Major Tom (Welcome Home) (Shiny Toy Guns Remix)
For the curious three that are still reading after the music link has been posted I would like to point out that Major Tom is originally a track recorded by German artist Peter Schilling who was essentially retelling the story behind the track Space Oddity by David Bowie. Yes folks, it’s true, everything has already been created, we’re simply rehashing history now. (But honestly, who cares if a rehash sounds this good).
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mmmm i cant wait to play this for anyone that will listen.
They also have another one with SIA doing “Under the Milky Way Tonight”, as well as a third of Cat Power doing the a really cool little bit of “Space Oddity”.
Is it just me, or is this shaping up to be an awesome covers album?
thats too funny — i started listening to this song and was like “i recognize this from that catchy car ad”…looks like i wasn’t alone..