So I’m watching this “Funniest Commercials of 2005” show on TBS the other night, and they show an IKEA ad from Canada which has a catchy tune in the background that I kind of dig. The only lyrics I can pick out are “Let’s all go to Walla Walla, Washington”, so, as any early adopter is wont to do, I head over to Google to figure out what the song is so I can grab myself a copy.<\/p>\n
Only problem is, when I get to Google, all I find is other people who are trying to find this song! I spent a good few minutes going through all the search methods I could think of, but the best thing I could find was a guy who claimed to correspond with IKEA’s customer service, as follows:<\/p>\n
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\nHello,<\/p>\n
Thank you for your email. The song used in the IKEA commercial is an original composition. The song does not have a title and it has never been released.<\/p>\n
Best Regards,
\nIKEA Website Customer Service
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Now, I suppose this could be legit. But why? Who would compose a song without a title? In the US, we’d never put a song in a commercial without the possibility of that song generating buzz (i.e. money). It’s all about co-branding. Furthermore, why hasn’t someone found a copy of this song and put it on the net? I don’t understand!<\/p>\n