Your Favourite Guinness Ad

dolliemix · 02-01-2010 8:42pm #1

Wowzers - I've been watching TG4 all afternoon and they're showing a new Guinness ad. It has really uplifting type hillbilly music in the background and the men are mega-hot. I normally don't pay attention to ads but Guinness always do them really well. I know most hot-blooded women I know like them cos the men are all rugged and manly. Also they always get really good landscape shots in. Do men like the guinness ads too?

And what was your favourite guinness ad

cashback · 02-01-2010 8:46pm

The one from about 1996/97 with the psychic twins. One guy out in the middle of a desert and a water tower falls over.
Nice DJ Shadow tune too.
Have never been able to find it online.

ronaneire · 02-01-2010 8:58pm

The one with the surfers & white horses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcdDg30VBgo

Or the domino ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Sougog02A

dolliemix · 02-01-2010 9:05pm

ronaneire wrote: »

The one with the surfers & white horses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcdDg30VBgo

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Good choice!

That surfers ad got voted number 1 in the 100 Greatest Ads on Channel 4

http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_ads/results.html

ronaneire · 02-01-2010 9:09pm

dolliemix wrote: »

Good choice!

That surfers ad got voted number 1 in the 100 Greatest Ads on Channel 4

http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_ads/results.html

Yeah it's one of the all time greats I think.

scotchy · 02-01-2010 9:23pm

This one

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lord lucan · 02-01-2010 9:27pm

This a close second.

02-01-2010 9:33pm

I like the white Christmas one with the scenes from all over Ireland, the fox, and o'connells pub, etc. captures the essence and magic of the season.

the new years ad with the fireworks and arthur guinness signature in lights is pretty class too.

Capt'n Midnight · 02-01-2010 9:57pm

Tá siad ag teacht!

During the ESB strikes back in the day
This 30 seconds of darkness has been brought to you by Guiness

Lemondrop kid · 02-01-2010 10:23pm

Pity they changed the Guinness - dont know why or even how/what way but it aint the same. IMO.

vidhead · 03-01-2010 12:50am

Anyone know what the music is, the hillbilly/banjo one in the latest Guinness ad? Its really good but totally different to the one on YouTube which is a bit naff...

imeddyhobbs · 03-01-2010 1:57am

Or this

dolliemix · 03-01-2010 2:26am

imeddyhobbs wrote: »

Or this

lol! At the end of that ad it says 'drinking responsibly is brilliant'

Borneo Fnctn · 03-01-2010 2:26am

My own personal favourite Guinness ad. It's a tribute to the legendary explorer that was Tom Crean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXf93CEI4t0

L31mr0d · 03-01-2010 2:54am

Ah they're all excellent, more recently the noitulovE one was very good.

But, this Guinness ad was the first one that really grabbed my attention, I watched it every time it came on TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs-PPOy8bEU

indough · 03-01-2010 3:09am

cashback wrote: »

The one from about 1996/97 with the psychic twins. One guy out in the middle of a desert and a water tower falls over.
Nice DJ Shadow tune too.
Have never been able to find it online.

its called 'stem' its from the 'endtroducing' album, the first album ever made up entirely of samples or at least its known as such

cashback · 03-01-2010 3:22am

indough wrote: »

its called 'stem' its from the 'endtroducing' album, the first album ever made up entirely of samples or at least its known as such

Oh thanks but I actually meant the ad. Yeah the album is in my top five of all time, brilliant stuff!

indough · 03-01-2010 3:34am

sorry i thought you meant you couldnt find the song oops

indough · 03-01-2010 3:46am

this must be it, very poor quality though

also found this while looking for it, a bit naughty

The Book Thief · 03-01-2010 3:48am

Really like all the Guinness ads but my favourite is the Christmas ad 'even at the home of the black stuff they're dreaming of a white one'. Think that's the line and the ad is usually only shown in December- the last thing that actually respects that Chrismas doesn't begin in September!! So Christmassy!

cashback · 03-01-2010 3:50am

indough wrote: »

this must be it, very poor quality though

also found this while looking for it, a bit naughty

Wow, I'm impressed you managed to find that, spent ages looking myself. Now my curiousity is satisfied!

dolliemix · 03-01-2010 3:53am

indough wrote: »

this must be it, very poor quality though

also found this while looking for it, a bit naughty

:eek::eek::eek:

Was that second one shown on Irish tv?

indough · 03-01-2010 3:55am

i have no idea but the comments on youtube seem to suggest it was shown somewhere else

bonerm · 03-01-2010 3:57am

This is my fav. Ironically I actually hate the tune (but the message and the sentiment more than make up for it).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiyRbYtT6DY

scotchy · 03-01-2010 4:14am

Found this on you tube but its not the same music. Ill keep looking.

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scotchy · 03-01-2010 4:18am

scotchy wrote: »

Found this on you tube but its not the same music. Ill keep looking.

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Its funny. I saw the new Guinness add for the first time earlier this evening and knew it was a guinness add before there was any mention of Guinness...

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kraggy · 03-01-2010 7:06am

indough wrote: »

its called 'stem' its from the 'endtroducing' album, the first album ever made up entirely of samples or at least its known as such

Thank you so much. I have wondered for years who that song was by. Heard it played by Donal Dineen many, many years ago but he never said who it was by at the end and I've been wondering since.

Thank you.

chickenpoo · 03-01-2010 9:14am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX_IfxPg8Aw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX_IfxPg8Aw

This is my favourite, always loved the guy in it and just realised now when rewatching it that it's Michael Fassbender. The song is fantastic as well, really makes the ad.