Swiss firefighters sing a hip hop song about how to dial emergency numbers. Apparently many Swiss people call the emergency numbers thinking that it is directory assistance. Perhaps this new video will create more clarity.

It is a amusing clip that encourages you to write the emergency number in your undies in case you forget (in French of course it sounds so much more…suave).

by mandydale at 10pm, Sep 26th, 2007 in French, PSA, hip hop, swiss (0)

As part of the presidential campaign in 1960, Jackie O speaks to the Hispanic electorate. The TV show Mad Men features this clip in one of their episodes about the Nixon/Kennedy election.

by mandydale at 8pm, Sep 23rd, 2007 in 60s, advertising, tv (0)

A new music controller device from Yamaha, the Tenori-On makes pretty lights and pretty noises:

It’s made of metal and rumored to cost around $1k.

by cameron at 5pm, Sep 9th, 2007 in Japanese, music (0)

Well, Gorilla Tuesday, to be more precise.

Cadbury Chocolates has come up with a completely random, “what does this have to do with chocolate anyways” film of a Gorilla drumming away to Phil Collins.

The campaign only launched a few days ago, but already there are a couple interesting remixes, proving that music can really set the tone for the video you are watching.
Here’s the same video footage using Total Eclipse of the Heart as the soundtrack:

And here is another remixed with A Skillz:

Expect to see more fun with the drumming gorilla on YouTube.

by mandydale at 12pm, Sep 4th, 2007 in Video, advertising, mashup, music (0)