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OT: NIKE USA BASKETBALL COMMERCIAL

I am not a sap for mushy commercials, especially those that tend to mock patriotism for a buck, but from the moment I saw this commercial I was in complete awe. I remember as a child when Marvin Gaye pulled this off at the 1983 NBA All Star game, and did not thinking all that much of it. Nike nailed this one, as they usually do. This one is a little cooler than normal. I hope anyone interested enjoys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbZTmcIfdBQ

 

 

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Seen this one a couple of times

and to be honest, the commercial doesn’t do much for me. The PERFORMANCE is so iconic and so remarkable that it seems the practice montage slapped over it doesn’t really work or do justice to the soundtrack. Then again, I hate the NBA so I’m biased.

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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 12, 2008 2:11 AM CDT reply actions  

truth

after seeing the commercial I headed right to youtube to watch the whole performance

by siwook on Aug 12, 2008 8:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

I don't usually say much about what should be a FanPost.

But this would have worked better as a FanShot, because you could have put the video directly into the post.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Aug 12, 2008 4:11 AM CDT reply actions  

Marvin Gaye rocks..

..but I really disagree with soul singers trying to funk-up the national anthem. He was awesome, dont get me wrong. But when I hear the national anthem, I dont want to get my groove on. This song is about patriotism not gettin busy with my girly.

I'm Buck Melanoma. Moley Russell's wart. Not her wart. Not her wart! I'm... I'm the wart. She's my tumor. My... my growth. My... uh, my pimple. I'm Uncle Wart. Just old Buck "Wart" Russell. That's what they call me, or Melanoma Head. - Uncle Buck

by Andiamo Cuccioli on Aug 12, 2008 2:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Baloney

I haven’t forgotten Nike’s role in the 1992 Olympics.

Players under contract with Nike covered up their Reebok logo with flags. It was a disgusting, disgraceful use of the flag people have died for. It was worse than burning it.

Screw Nike.

Pluto will always be a planet to me!

by DaBard on Aug 12, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions  

But Nike is more popular than Reebok!

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't mess with the flag

I could give two flying rats for a Jumbotron or ivy, but you don’t use the flag to honor a shoe contract.

Pluto will always be a planet to me!

by DaBard on Aug 12, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

not sure

what you mean by that, joking or what. But lets respect the flag to the fullest.

from the mouth of Uecker:

"Am I the only one who’s glad it’s only a 4-game series? If was a 9-game series, I think the Cubs would win them all."

by cubsluver22 on Aug 12, 2008 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

The times they are a changin'

But that’s not necessarily a good thing.

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Aug 12, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions  

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