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November 13

Voiceover person for Miller Beer ad

Have kicked this around off and on never could find a source for the voiceover on this ad even through sources like slate.com and adland. Any help would be most appreciated! Marketdiamond (talk) 08:45, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Sounds a lot like Demi Moore. But that's just a guess. --Jayron32 14:38, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Appreciate the effort, something tells me that Ms. Moore may be out of the price range for a TV spot, I realize some big hollywood stars have started doing voiceover but usually those repeatedly cast as "co-stars" or B or C listers. Also sounds quite a bit younger and a tad more throaty. Would there be references that usually list voiceover for commercials? Thanks. -
^{Market St.⧏} _{⧐ Diamond Way} 05:48, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Actually, most A-list stars do a LOT of commercial work. here is a set of commercials featuring stars like George Cloony and Sean Connery. This list shows many major award-winning A-list actors and the voice-over work they do. There's thousands more lists out there like this, and nearly every major A-list actor does major commercials. Yes, they are expensive, but you're basically paying for an hour or two of work, so it isn't much even at George Clooney prices, and what you get is instant auditory recognition. --Jayron32 15:34, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Celebrity endorsements go back a long ways. Here's a Coke add for G.C. Alexander, ca. 1915.[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:30, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Good to know all, but still doesn't answer it, though the links are interesting. It is sounding more and more to be not Moore's age or inflection (a bit more throaty than Moore?), as Jayron32 put it the "instant auditory recognition" isn't quite there for any actresses I am aware of (as a quick aside thou I am surprised at Clooney and Connery most of the females listed on those links seem to drop waaaay down the alphabet grade--difference could be a whole other interesting discussion) Any other suggestions/links/citations/references on the Miller piece are welcomed!

^{Market St.⧏} _{⧐ Diamond Way} 08:13, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Help with identifying an 80's New Wave song

Hey there fellow Ref Deskers!
An acquaintance of mine once recorded a snippet of a song off of the radio station Live 105 in San Francisco (you may hear the snippet here: http://soundcloud.com/dj-gregory-groove/summer-luv). He's now searching for name of the band but has been thus far unable to find anything. Lyric searches as well as song identification software have both been dead ends. Does anyone recognize this song?
If you cannot listen to the snippet, the lyrics of this portion are:
Miles and miles of endless sand
We're too young for more than holding hands
One summer love, I'm thinking of
One summer love, I'm thinking of
Bodies in the night
Making shadows lit by firelight
One summer love, I'm thinking of
One summer love, I'm thinking of
Thanks! Helene O'Troy - Et In Arcadia Ego Sum (talk) 13:40, 13 November 2012 (UTC)