I just got a good chuckle out of the new Starbucks Doubleshot ad featuring Eye of the Tiger — or a variant thereof:
Embracing a “life’s soundtrack” creative direction, a new DoubleShot Expresso TV ad from Starbucks features a 80s rock tune familiar to Rocky fans and workout music listeners everywhere. The “Glen” TV commercial opens with a man in his kitchen having a DoubleShot drink, only to have the band Survivor appear in his living room chanting “Glen! Glen Glen Glen!”. The band continues to follow him throughout his morning, offering a personalized version of their Rocky III soundtrack anthem “Eye of the Tiger“. New lyrics include: “Middle management is right in his grasp. It’s a dream he will never let die.” (Somewhat related 80s music note: The ad features actual members of the band Survivor, including lead singer Jimi Jamison. The band’s original lead singer, Dave Bickler, is the singing voice behind Bud Light’s “Real Men of Genius” tv ads.)
I even found a Quicktime copy on-line. It’s hard to beat these lyrics:
Glen!
Glen, Glen, Glen!
Glen, Glen, Glen!
Glen, Glen, Glen!
Glen’s the man
Going to work
Got his tie
Got ambition
Middle management
Is right in his grasp
It’s a dream
He will never let die
Glen’s the man of the hour
He’s the king of his cube
[...]
He knows one day
He just could become
Superviiiiissssor!