Absolut Vodka Anthem, featuring New Order 'Ceremony'
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VERY cool Absolut Vodka commercial that uses New Order 'Ceremony' as the background music. I'm guessing it's not really them, but I'm not sure.
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Comments (14)
Aug 06, 2009
Aug 06, 2009
Scott Bee said...
I saw this on Colbert the other night and was devastated. Is nothing sacred?!
Aug 07, 2009
Aug 10, 2009
FrankyHollywood said...
Nothing is sacred anymore. nowadays for young and old artist alike, commercials are the only way to get your music heard sometimes. American Radio basically plays the same crap over and over and over.
Aug 10, 2009
Moses Domingo said...
I think it's a cover. Upon seeing the suggestion that it was by that band Fall On Your Sword, I went to their website (www.fallonyoursword.com) and their MySpace site (www.myspace.com/therinse), and althoughthe track wasn't on either of these sites, the style of their music alludes to a possibility. If their cover was cleaned up and done proper in a pro studio, I can see it being their cover.
The other reason I don't think it's either JD or NO is because the bass guitar in the AS spot is not nearly as chorused/flanged as Peter Hook would play it, and some of the guitar parts were changed from the original arpeggios to straight chords of a melody derived from the original.
Regardless, I actually like what little of this cover there was in the commercial. If there's a full song out there---whether by FOYS or not---I would like to have a copy!
Aug 10, 2009
angry american said...
it was originally a Joy Division son and the guy that wrote it is dead...and no, nothing is sacred when it comes to advertising
Aug 17, 2009
AJ said...
It is funny how it has been almost 30 years....and I hear a song like Ceremony on a vodka commercial. We used to call up and request the song, but none of the DJ's had ever heard of the song let alone the group. Top 40 radio was pretty bad in the eighties. To me, the music sounds a lot like a New Order version, it may be from an early EP I just can't place it right now. I may have to break out the turntable.
Aug 19, 2009
joshvasili said...
i enjoy it. it looks good, it sounds good. nothing should be sacred.
Aug 20, 2009
djcharmschool said...
verification: it is the new order 12" Ceremony (fac. 33) . It might be on one of those CD box sets, I can only speak for vinyl released.To my knowledge the only JD recording is live one on Still.
Aug 21, 2009
Kelly said...
It's the original version from the latest Factory Records 4cd box set. I had never had heard it before. It's fucking awesome.
Sep 01, 2009
dong said...
It's not new order, not fast enough, its not joy division, quality is too good, and the guitar bass and drums do not sound like those used by either band. its obviously a cover, probably by fall on your sword because thats what im hearing more often then not. ur all gays
Sep 12, 2009
Carlos Says said...
i think it may be in fact a cover i havent found fall on your sword to be a musical match.
Sep 15, 2009
Oct 26, 2009
Pierre Andrei said...
I think this is the 'Ceremony [Original 7" Single Version]', a remastered version is included in the collector's edition of Movement
