Have y'all seen the hilarious ad for Fruit of the Loom women's underwear that parodies the Chanel No. 5 ads from the 80s? It's the only ad out there good enough to make me stop fast-forwarding the DVR so I can watch it. Every time. I guess it goes to show how iconic those Chanel ads were: twenty years later and a parody is still captivating.
It really makes me wish I could find the original Chanel No. 5 ad. As I recall there was a whole series of them, but the best one -- possibly also the first -- had a woman walking out of a pool and "I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire" by the Ink Spots as the music. Surely the first time I ever heard that song, which I love now.
The parody ad has vaguely surreal images of women and the Fruit of the Loom mascots (the guys in fruit costumes) making modely poses on a swing, in a garden, etc. I can't ID the music. The sound is quite similar to the Ink Spots (though it sounds possibly like a recent artist trying to imitate that tinny old jazz sound) and the lyrics go like this:
I had a dream that you were mine
A song of heaven was in your voice, dear
making my heart rejoice, dear
Sweet memories of a love divine...
That's when the voiceover cuts in with a breathy "Wear the dream" (I believe in the Chanel No. 5 ads it was "Share the fantasy") and the ad ends. Gosh I'd love to find out what that song is!
apparently others are wondering too--i imagine if anyone figures it out, it'll be posted here: http://adtunes.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=26401
thanks for that link! THey had an MP3 of the song from another Fruit of the Loom ad, that was kind of whiny indie rock, but the lyrics are similar enough to the Ink Spots-ish one that I bet they're both new songs produced for the ads.
It turns out the "share the fantasy" ad was directed by Ridley Scott! I wish I could find it online.
I too am interested in the entire lyrics to the "I Had A Dream That You Were Mine" from the Fruit of the Loom commercial...Love those old songs and the sound of them....they should use them more in other commericals...they're GREAT !!
its a song written just for the commercial. you can download it here www.fruitguyfans.com but the full song is only 32 seconds
Yes, If there are no more lyric to that Dream song,then someone should make them cause I cannot get that song out of my mind. And thats a good thing!
I sure hope they make the Dream song a full song because 30 seconds is just an appetizer. I literally cry everytime I hear it the voice is so note perfect. I even used the last line "Sweet memories of a love divine" on an obituary.
Wow! And here I thought that I was the only one who sang the underwear song outloud. :) But yes, that old sound is amazing! Honestly, I hate the mostly-trashy music of today.
Hi Juliet, I love old music too! You should listen to my friend Christa's radio show Divaville. Every Sunday at 3 pm eastern time, you can hear it online at http://www.divaville.org
I love the Dream song too. I'm a big Ink Spots fan and if it's an original its a dead on imitation.