Watch, While Seated

Good luck getting this song out of your head.

The man behind this, probably the most famous political ad ever, died a couple weeks ago.

Schwartz was an expert sound gatherer and media analyst. Here’s an MP3 of an excellent radio show explaining his legacy far beyond the below. (Strangely, this is all that a YouTube search on his name yielded…)

OK, so although it’s gotten a fraction of the views of the similarly viral ball girl spot that this director, Baker Smith, also did for Gatorade, it’s in French (and I’m an elitist) and it involves cycling (here’s to you, MDM), and, etc.

Shot this morning for a BBC advert.

From Brazil, dedicated to all you schlep-rocks who still smoke the non-wacky tabaccy.

By Mark Fiore, this is just so spot-on. Higher quality version here.