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[Joan Prezioso] Sam Cooke died in 1964 but it takes his great voice to make this ad so appealing.
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[Sylvie] I love this song. I remember it from years ago and think it use in this commercial is phenomenal- great marketing
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[JOEY] SAM COOKE RULED! SWEETEST SOULFUL VOICE. GREAT USE OF THIS AWESOME SONG WITH AN AWESOME CAR. HAPPY DRIVING BOB & LORRAINE!!
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[Rachel] Does anyone know who the actor or model is that is looking lovingly at his convertible parked on the city street? probably the best looking guy i have ever seen! i have got to know who that is!
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[Rosemary] Rob & L - Congrats on your new BABY! Enjoy the ride.
Simply, R OO
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[Steve] Just bought the tune on I-Tunes. Kept running through over and over in my head. Very good commercial!
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[Shawn] So glad for this posting! I have been singing that song ever since I heard it and now I know the name of the song and who sang it. What a phenomenal voice Sam Cooke has. His sound really takes you back to that era...
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[Jason] Thanks for the posting. Sam Cooke had one of the most soothing soul voices around.
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[this ad really understands mb owners] I love that ad and I love my mb.
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[Joan] Rachel I agree the guy looking at the convertible is as hot as the car. How do we find out who he is. He needs to be in more commercials
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[andy] My wife loved the commercial and I am so glad we found the link to this page. We just downloaded it from I Tunes too!
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[mari] I have got to know the name of the male model who looks lovingly towards the car...he's beautiful
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[Sandi] Who is the voice over/announcer?
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[schwab] CNBC played this add 15 times in a three hour period. Because of this commercial I hate Sam Cooke and will never by a Mercedes.
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[schwab] That was meant to be ad not add, the commercial has warped my brain.
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[Shoot Me Now] This ad is the reason great songs should never be used in commercials. MB is destroying Sam Cooke's great work by running it into the ground. I can't hit Mute fast enough. By September I'll have thrown my TV out the window.
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[Irritated] I wonder what moron had the bright idea to play this ad over and over and over again? I keep shutting off the TV just to keep from hearing it. With the level of incompetence demonstrated by this ad, I will never, ever consider a MB.
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[Jenny] I LOVE this ad!! I hope they play it on every station for a thousand times!!!!!
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[Jenny] Doesn't that model/actor whatever look alot like hugh jackman????
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[Laura] I am curious about the actor too. I have seen him in a movie but I cant remember which one. I would love to know his name.
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[Robert] I respect what "Irritated" and "Shoot Me Now" are saying about classic songs being used by commercials for purposes of profit of their products (example. Nike- "Instant Karma" back in the 80's). For me, this commercial has introduced me to this song, I've never heard of before. I bought and added to my music collection. This music is beautiful, but does not get much exposure today. I'm ignorant of these great songs and don't always know the best songs to listen to. Sometimes for me it takes avenues such as this commercial or movies for me to be introduced to these classic songs.
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[Joan P.] Sam Cooke has so many GREAT songs that people know nothing about and I'm sure would love them if exposed to them. His album "Keep Movin"On" has several gorgeous tunes as does "Nightbeat". If you like the song in this commercial, try a few more. You won't be sorry.
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[Joan P.] That shoulb be " Night Beat" ( two words). Amazon.co will tell you all about these great CDs.
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[Taylor] I heard the guy looking at the convertible is not a big actor, but this guy... www.myspace.com/kaaahris
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[Scott] That male actor MAY be Sascha Radetsky from the movie Center Stage. You can see Sascha's picture at http://www.abt.org/dancers/detail.asp?Dancer_ID=79
I'll try to verify with him and repost.....
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[Neda] I don't think it's Sascha, their face shapes look to be entirely different. Their noses too!
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[Destiny] The links that are listed here do not work.
Can some one find another link to this guy?
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[Tiea] I think the guy in the ad looks like the guy from "Transformers", and "Win A Date With Tad Hamilton", his name is Josh Duhamel.I think he did some modeling also.
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[christie] that is not josh duhamel
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[Andrea] I'm 99% sure it IS Sascha Radetsky. I thought so the first time I saw the ad and by the 74th viewing I'm pretty convinced.
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[christian] Holy crap. I watch a lot of CNBC and this ad is running in pretty much every single commercial pod. It's freaking driving me nuts. It's like Chinese water torture. So now I hate the song, Mercedes for ruining it and their media agency for making a crap annoying media buy.
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[Toes] Indeed. I suspect that many are like me and "watch" CNBC by leaving it on continuously in the background. I can't do this anymore because of this commercial. It's driving me crazy. STOP already. I got it after the first 1000 times I heard it.
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[David] Richard Thomas is my guess.
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[Mr nomercedesEver] I was about to trade in my corvette for an SL but I hate that commercial so much that I changed my mind. I'll buy another vette and safe a few thousand.
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[Mr. Mercedes SUCKS] I just took my tv out to the back yard and blew it up with 10 sticks of dynamite. Thank god I'll never have to hear that GD commercial again. Mercedes SUCKS.
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[Laurie] Please, every time I see that commercial I think "Hey I should hit google and see if that's the guy from center stage"... Seeing as this is the only relevant discussion that comes up, has anyone found any news about the Sascha Radetsky question?
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[Wanda] I'd like to know who that handsome guy is that stares at the car,too! He's gorgeous!!!
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[Going Nuts] I I hear that song one more time, I am going to lose it.
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[SICK OF CAR ADS!] I like Sam Cooke but this commercial is making me sick!!! I don't think I will EVER want to buy a Mercedes now because they play this fricken commercial so much and ephasize loving earthly material things and THAT is NOT what Sam was singing about, these people just wanna become even more rich off of his song and the lust of earthy possessions- no thankyou!
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[Please shoot me] I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU....I HATE YOU...If I hear this song one more time I'll never buy a damn Mercedes..it is ruining CNBC's afternoon programming..my gawd what are the ad people thinking??Driving people mad is good business?
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[Robert] Regarding the male model in the commercial...His name is Micah in Kansas City...He is also a personal trainer.
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[Ci Ci] Yes, the guy that give his convertable that penetrating stare is HOTT. Who is he???
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[Mike] The hot male actor looks like Micah Lacerte. Even I think he's hot. LOL
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[Mike] http://onemedico.blogspot.com/2007/07/micah-lacerte.html Could this be the hot actor some of you are asking about?
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[Karl] What a wonderful song! My absolute favorite! I got it on ITunes, CD, Vinyl AND 8Track!
And I'm going to buy another Mercedes, to go with my other two. Boy, Mercedes really knows what makes people tick!
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[Who is the mystery actor?] Ok, forget about the song and there might as well not even be a car in the commercial. Let's talk about the YUMMY!! actor guy. He's got me singing I love you, I love you, I looooove you!! Got to know who that is. Hope to see him in more serious rolls...maybe underwear commercials in the future:~)
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[mike] The hot actor in the commercial looks like Micah Lacert. See http://onemedico.blogspot.com/2007/07/micah-lacerte.html
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[fuzz] My first car was a Mercedes. I'll never ever by another one because of them overplaying to death this sorry excuse for a jingle. I'll bet even Sam is pissed off.
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[ditzy] This incessant cacophony should hasten development of a "smart" audio mute that recognizes bad commercial muzak and squashes it to oblivion.
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Summary: People are shown loving their Mercedes vehicles.
