The freaking internet! This thing never ceases to amaze me. I was sitting around watching TV tonight when the Free Credit Report Dot Com song came on and, per usual, I was mesmerized. The evolution of the guy who plays the lead singer in these commercials is amazing. He’s what you literature majors would call a “dynamic character.”
In the first commercial, he looked like he wanted to pee in his hands and rub his eyes with them. Yet slowly but surely, he appears to have gradually embraced this role over time. And now, he’s become a kitschy television sensation and he’s hamming it up in every commercial like his next date with a Chili’s waitress depends on it. They’ve even set up a web site where you can download the songs.
Now there are covers of the song popping up on The Freaking Internet. Granted, no one is looking at these but me because I’m a d-bag, but I thought I’d share two of the more interesting ones with HearYa readers since there are 2 or 3 of you out there who don’t hate me.
Free Credit Report Song by Knockout Theory
My favorite thing about this version is that these guys scored a gig at Hot Topic in the mall. I think it was the Hot Topic in Ridic-town, USA. Amazingly, it appears they have a rabid following of 15 year old girls. See you at their next gig at the Everything But Water when they open up for Debbie Gibson.
Free Credit Report Song by Brethren of the Coast
These guys actually shred it in this version. The guitar solo is incredible. I also appreciate that the lead singer is wearing a pirate hat, black jeans, a purple quite possibly silk shirt, and what appears to be Tevas. I love this band so much I wish I was sitting on the zebra stripe chair on stage right this second.
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This guy does some work for my employer… Rumor has it he worked there before I got there. Here’s an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvRq7TWYXF4
oh god. i hate that guy, and i hate this song, but most of all i FREAKING HATE THAT GUY.
As far as credit card commercial songs go, the new one about the cell phone is decent in the “Ok Go” level of decent…
http://www.tvadsongs.com/Free_Credit_Report_-_Cell_Phone.html
and by “ok go” level of decent i trust you mean totally horrible. right?
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