Weird Ceremony Cover used for Absolut Vodka Ad

Anyone else seen this odd cover of ceremony used for the absolut vodka ad? sounds like they sampled some of the original version and put some dodgy guitar /drums over it. disgraceful.

http://www.drawerb.com/2009/08/05/joy-divisionnew-order-song-surfaces-in-absolut-ad/

blunt laser wrote: Anyone else seen this odd cover of ceremony used for the absolut vodka ad? sounds like they sampled some of the original version and put some dodgy guitar /drums over it. disgraceful.

http://www.drawerb.com/2009/08/05/joy-divisionnew-order-song-surfaces-in-absolut-ad/

It was a cover provided by some at the time big band on myspace I believe. None of it is the original track, so it's basically a very polished cover.

i love that cover actually

Andrès wrote: i love that cover actually

It's not a bad cover necessarily, but the commercial doesn't give us much to judge it by.

http://www.drawerb.com/2009/08/05/joy-divisionnew-order-song-surfaces-in-absolut-ad/

Cover versions

The song has been covered by a number of artists, including:

\* Radiohead for their "Thumbs Down" webcast on 9 November 2007.

\* Galaxie 500 on their 1989 "Blue Thunder" EP (available on the re-issue of On Fire).

\* Xiu Xiu on their debut EP from 2002, Chapel of the Chimes

\* The Echoing Green.

\* The Morning Benders

\* Fall on Your Sword, in Fall 2009 television and web-based advertisements for Absolut Vodka.[2][3]

saw the advert for the first time last night and loved it,, thought the ad and song together were very spiritual,, or was that just what i had drunk.

one drink didt do it

It's a pretty clever re-edit. None of it's from the original but I actually really like what they've done with the arrangement. Works really well with the visuals. I hate vodka though. Sends me fucking nutty so it does.

It's been playing alot round here in the states. Well I've seen it quite a few times on the telly anyway.

Shug wrote: Liked the advert - got a text from DoN as soon as it was aired

Not a massive fan of voddy unless it's....

Jugs of Vodka & Red Bull - refreshing as fuck, but lethal. Alternatively may I suggest Half a pint of lager & A bottle of VK Ice mixed together to make Turbo Shandies. Equally lethal.

VK Ice??? Puhleeease. Half a pint of Stella topped up with a bottle of Smirnoff Ice. Very popular in Tenerife in the early noughties was the Turbo Shandy. Blows yer feckin head aff tho.

Dont knock it,its all royalties!

Thought my speakers were playing up when i first heard this and i had only drank 3 cans!I now find this quite enjoyable.

It's a good short cover of a great song. Is a full version available? It got me to rediscover NO after a much-too-long hiatus. If it brings new fans to NO and their music, great.

hbmcolorado wrote: It's a good short cover of a great song. Is a full version available? It got me to rediscover NO after a much-too-long hiatus. If it brings new fans to NO and their music, great.

From what I found a while back googling it, the band has no intention to release it.

No release planned but FOYS seem to play it often at their concerts.

michael preda wrote: Cover versions

\* Galaxie 500 on their 1989 "Blue Thunder" EP (available on the re-issue of On Fire).

Really love this band and this Ceremony cover by them

http://www.online-television.tv/video/Galaxie+500/suxw2FcpKpI

Big Mouth Julio wrote:

michael preda wrote: Cover versions

\* Galaxie 500 on their 1989 "Blue Thunder" EP (available on the re-issue of On Fire).

Really love this band and this Ceremony cover by them

http://www.online-television.tv/video/Galaxie+500/suxw2FcpKpI

Thanks Julio!

Galaxy 500 supported the sundays on their first tour for rwa / rough trade, back in 89, and it was and remains a great cover.

the absolut thing is really nice, and I first saw or knew about it when it was in the ads pre Avatar, pre Christmas< Odeon Leicester Square.

Reminds me more than a little of the Jose Gonzales "LWTUA", which is no bad thing.