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Elvis' Song Used In Peugeot Commercial

January 31, 2009 | Other

The Elvis Presley song "Suspicious Minds" (not Elvis singing) is used in new UK TV ad for French car manufacturer Peugeot new 207 verve model.

This info is taken from the Brand Republic website:

Peugeot is rolling out a new creative concept to improve the desirability of its brand. The integrated campaign, entitled 'DriveSexy', will focus on the French manufacturer's new 207 and 308 Verve Special Edition models.The TV, print and digital activity, by incumbent ad agency Euro RSCG, launches on 2 February, and aims to push Peugeot as positive, flirtatious anThe 207 TV ad hints at an illicit affair between a couple singing along to the Elvis Presley track 'Suspicious Minds', while the 308 execution shows a customer and salesman engage in flirtatious banter. Both ads end with a set of colourful lips mouthing 'Peugeot'.

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Steve Morse wrote on January 31, 2009
Not Elvis - the guitar is the giveaway.
SuziB wrote on January 31, 2009
The guitar the giveaway? How about someone who doesn't even remotely sound like Elvis!
FJE wrote on January 31, 2009
To my ears it sounds like it is actually Elvis singing on the radio with the driver singing along with him. It is too short to confirm though.
SuziB wrote on January 31, 2009
EJF, may I suggest you hurry down to your doctor for a hearing teat or maybe given the cold weather you're wearing ear muffs...
Jerome-the-third wrote on January 31, 2009
okay, I'll never buy a Peugeot..
Harvey Alexander wrote on February 01, 2009
If it's not Elvis then why mention it on this site? Wonder if it's on MarkJamesNews?
circleG wrote on February 01, 2009
why didn't they just use the real version?
Take 1 wrote on February 01, 2009
they didn't use the original version because of the credibility. Elvis never would drive an peugeot.
dgirl wrote on February 01, 2009
I didnt know they still made Peugeots!
GEORGE (GK) wrote on February 02, 2009
The song "Stranger in the Crowd" which first appeared in the movie /Soundtrack "Elvis-Thats the way it is" is currently being featured in a Coca-Cola TV commerical !! (played during "Super Bowl Sunday-February 1st, 2009) Unfortunately, they didn't use "Elvis vocal- version". But it was nice to hear a "rare Elvis song" used in a TV commerical !!