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Rover
11-19-2007, 12:15 AM
It was banned...maybe somebody is starting to care about Elvis' image? :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gdyFOzUHMM#
malc07
11-19-2007, 01:51 AM
thanks for sharing that popo..I never seen that one before....
Getlo
11-19-2007, 04:40 AM
It was banned...maybe somebody is starting to care about Elvis' image? :D

EPE is again behaving like Nazi stormtroopers.

This commercial should never have been banned; it's terrific.

If EPE and Graceland can sell crap like talking heads and Elvis hot chocolate, then I don't see why sellng batteries is any big deal.

Oh, wait ... that's right. Because EPE won't make any $$$ of it, that's why! :mad:
Donut
11-19-2007, 04:58 AM
whatīs the matter wih this commercial? I think itīs great.
rhythmknights
11-19-2007, 05:10 AM
whatīs the matter wih this commercial? I think itīs great.

ditto! it was a cute commercial, better than the viagra one! at least this was about Elvis (and batteries, LOL)
malc07
11-19-2007, 06:30 AM
I thought it was a good commercial.a couple of years ago they done one about Kingsmaill bread..and that wasnt even Elvis..but they didnt ban that one....At least this one is our man himself..and in the Aloha suit...
MissyM
11-19-2007, 06:38 AM
I think it's kind of cute. But there are strict rules for using Elvis or his "likeness" in power at EPE.
ksimms2
11-19-2007, 06:45 AM
I thought it was cute too......
Diane
11-19-2007, 06:49 AM
I liked it a lot too. I thought it was cute and certainly it didn't present Elvis in a bad light at all. So this one is gone but the Viagra one continues? (n)

Diane
Getlo
11-19-2007, 06:54 AM
I So this one is gone but the Viagra one continues? (n)


The Viagra commercial has nothing whatsoever to do with Elvis, or EPE. They have no control over how the melody for the song Viva Las Vegas was used. They do not own the song, so they have no right to object.

Besides, I don't hear anyone linking that commercial with Elvis, except for some fans who might object to it (why, I don't know ... impotence is a serious medical problem for some men).
rocknroll
11-19-2007, 08:15 AM
Good commercial. I remember seeing it on TV. At least they actually used Elvis and not some impersonator. Not sure why it would be banned but I can guess.
Rover
11-19-2007, 08:44 AM
I think it was banned because EPE doesn't want the "Elvis is alive" theory to go on...Whatever, they have no sense of humor. I will buy this brand of battery to take my revenge :P
Getlo
11-19-2007, 08:48 AM
I think it was banned because EPE doesn't want the "Elvis is alive" theory to go on...

And yet, they had the hide to use an impersonator at the 25th and 30th anniversary concerts to give one the impression that Elvis was "in the building".

EPE is inconsistent if nothing else! ;)
Diane
11-19-2007, 08:52 AM
Sorry Getlo, I have no problem with the product as I'm sure it's a godsend for some but I don't particularly like Elvis connected with it....I'm just prissy about things like that....older generation thinking you know.:D

Diane
SleepyJack
11-19-2007, 08:59 AM
Maybe I`ve said this already elsewhere,I can`t remember,but...I guess if they have to use Elvis name to sell products it should be for something he used or liked..like Pepsi or Gatorade...or Gibson guitars....
I would still be happier if they didn`t use him like that at all.
Getlo
11-19-2007, 09:03 AM
I don't particularly like Elvis connected with it.

Elvis isn't connected with the Viagra ad; that's the point.

No one in the general public has made a serious connection betwen the ad and Elvis.

And if they have, so what? It's a relatively light-hearted, somewhat silly, commercial.

... which EPE has abolsutely no control over.

I do know the ad pissed Lisa Marie off ... so that's gotta be a good thing!
Rising Sun
11-19-2007, 12:10 PM
Thanks for posting this Pauline (y)
I saw this before a while ago, I like it:D The even used some "real" Elvis material lol ;)
I think there have been commercials that were worse than this:hmm:
Jumpsuit Junkie
11-19-2007, 12:13 PM
I do know the ad pissed Lisa Marie off ... so that's gotta be a good thing!

(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)
keke23
11-19-2007, 01:13 PM
That's a pretty cool commercial.

But where does it say it's been banned?

As for the Viagra add.....EPE had no control over the song rights to that.

This commercial does have Elvis in it and from AFH and EPE owns that stuff.

If they didn't use the actual Elvis footage then it wouldn't have been no issue.

I don't agree with everything EPE do, but they gotta make money to stay up as a business.
utmom2008
11-19-2007, 01:20 PM
Thanks for the post...that's a great commercial(y)(y)
KPM
11-19-2007, 02:12 PM
Was it banned because the battery company had not got clearance from EPE to use Elvis's likeness? Laws are laws and it they did not get proper permission from EPE then it should be pulled. Otherwise everyone and their brother would be hawking their product with Elvis somehow attached.
poormansgold
11-19-2007, 03:19 PM
I see it few years ago, It was on for few months , I'm not Sure It was Banned or It's Running time or air play is Edtited by EPE.

Tom
KPM
11-19-2007, 03:56 PM
You know now that I think about it, wasn't that commercial run here in the US maybe 5 years back? If thats the case I'm pretty sure it was not banned- it just ran its course.
marijaep
11-19-2007, 03:59 PM
Was it banned because the battery company had not got clearance from EPE to use Elvis's likeness? Laws are laws and it they did not get proper permission from EPE then it should be pulled. Otherwise everyone and their brother would be hawking their product with Elvis somehow attached.

Yes, that's true.
They didn't ask for a permission from EPE and still ran the commercial.
I don't like what EPE does much, but this time they had the rights to ban it.

I like the commercial though :D
marijaep
11-19-2007, 03:59 PM
You know now that I think about it, wasn't that commercial run here in the US maybe 5 years back? If thats the case I'm pretty sure it was not banned- it just ran its course.

Oh....That changes a lot then..........
DodgeGal
11-19-2007, 04:05 PM
thanks for the post, Pauline, good and cute commerical
franny
11-19-2007, 04:22 PM
I've seen this commercial before, It's cute! (y)

Who said it's banned? Maybe, the person who posted it on yt, thinks it is!

franny
SweetCaroline
11-19-2007, 04:52 PM
I liked it a lot too. I thought it was cute and certainly it didn't present Elvis in a bad light at all. So this one is gone but the Viagra one continues? (n)

Diane

I have the same sentiment about it, Diane. If I could have picked one to stay, and one to go, this one would have stayed, and the Viagra one would have been axed. At first I thought, "Oh, oh, where we going with this?"....but by the end I was smiling :D as it shows the world about ELVIS' staying power in popularity. :D
LovesElvis
11-19-2007, 07:12 PM
Something about trademarks, I'm sure.
But it's still a fun commercial, and who of us wouldn't have the same reaction???
elvis himselvis
11-20-2007, 09:42 AM
Rover,thanks for sharing this I really like it(y)(y)Very Funny:D
:king:
TCE
11-20-2007, 11:33 AM
I saw this adverticement and loved it. It's a nice commercial. (For once not from McDonalds!)


Christel (TCE)
Tony Trout
11-20-2007, 12:14 PM
Good commercial. I remember seeing it on TV. At least they actually used Elvis and not some impersonator. Not sure why it would be banned but I can guess.


Um...the guy in the Aloha suit was an impersonator...the very quick shot of Elvis in that commercial comes from the rehearsal show for Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii on January 12, 1973.
Lisarose
12-03-2007, 11:39 AM
http://www.elvisinfonet.com/EINyoutube2007.html
Just found this on EIN. I'm sure it's beenn posted before, but I couldn't find it. My favorite commercial, besides the battery one is the Nike one. Even though Elvis isn't in it. It is IMO, a great use of song!

Also loved this one: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4dsKvWwh-bs
Diane
12-03-2007, 12:16 PM
Yup knew the guy in the Aloha suit was an impersonator Tony but the whole commercial was cute and very well done. I don't belong to the "Elvis is Alive" club lol

Diane
Rover
12-03-2007, 12:26 PM
Another cute commercial, for Audi :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3NX-wtdpV4
Diane
12-03-2007, 02:13 PM
I've never seen that commercial Pauline....very cute too....thanks for sharing.:)

Diane
rickb
12-04-2007, 12:57 AM
Great commercial that doesn't do anything to harm Elvis' image. I image EPE wanted a bucketload of cash to usxe his image
Rick
rickb
12-04-2007, 01:01 AM
That should be I imagine...
rick
rhythmknights
12-04-2007, 09:46 AM
great comercials, love the one with the tea, as well! Missed the one from Pizza Hut. i guess that was EPE yanking it? i can't imagine that Pizza hut would want to remove a free ongoing commercial!
Polk-Salad-Annie
12-07-2007, 02:08 AM
It's terrific.(y)(y)
Joe Car
12-07-2007, 11:46 AM
EPE is again behaving like Nazi stormtroopers.

This commercial should never have been banned; it's terrific.

If EPE and Graceland can sell crap like talking heads and Elvis hot chocolate, then I don't see why sellng batteries is any big deal.

Oh, wait ... that's right. Because EPE won't make any $$$ of it, that's why! :mad:

Very true, this commercial is well done and does portray Elvis is a great light.