Has anyone else noticed the current trend for TV adverts to use "folksy" cover arrangements?

There's Jimmy Cliff's "Hard Road to Travel" covered by Rachel K Collier, Angus and Julia Stone have a go at "You're the one that I want" from Grease, and Two of Us have taken "The Rainbow Connection" apparently made famous first by Kermit the Frog.

The re-arrangemnts all seem very similar to me, and I'm not really sure it's a good advert for the folk music genre.

I expect there are plenty more covers that I've missed.

Any opinions?

The best TV ad on at the moment is for a well known energy company. It involves a little bouncy orange toy, and I want one

So do I

I want one too

I suspect said energy company modelled the bouncy orange toy on barry - there's a definite resemblance!

I believe he is called "zingy"

I've just heard 'Don't Leave me This Way', in a slow, folksy version - for Polyfilla!

Another one!

Haven't seen it yet, but by someone called Lindsey Clearly, apparently.

I'm thinking of "collecting" these covers as a pointless project for this year ...

I like the new Stella Cider advert.

It seems likely that all alcohol advertising will be banned, which is a shame, as the licensed trade seems to create some of the best adverts on television. And they don't make me want to drink any more, or any less than I do at present.

Who did the 'bouncing beach towel' advert around the time of the Football World Cup (with very obvious references to the Dam Busters)?

Ahh. Just found it on You Tube

SB

I cannot bear that ad! It's cider. Not cidre. Unless you're in a Francophone country...

Well, I haven't tried it yet so I cannot comment!

SB

Neither have I. But it's still cider

mmmmm cidre is lovely....

this cidre craze is catching!!!!!!