So Chevy has a new commercial out featuring “You Really Got Me”. First of all, it’s not actually the Van Halen version (the song was originally written by the Kinks), even though it’s evidently trying very hard to sound like it. The cover isn’t that good, and the commercial is boring. And, in a twist that I doubt Chevy’s advertising department had in mind, every time I see the commercial, I think of Nissan.
Anyone remember the Nissan commercial sometime in the mid-90s that featured the real Van Halen version of You Really Got Me? It featured GI Joe hopping into a Nissan and driving off with Barbie ditching Ken. (They weren’t really those dolls, but they were clearly going for the similarity – so much so that Mattel later sued Nissan over the similarity to Barbie & Ken in the commercial.) That commercial was brilliant. I laughed every time I saw that ad.
So, Chevy: thanks for reminding me of Nissan.
Posted by Mike at March 26, 2005 07:39 PMThe Oingo Boingo version would be even better.