John Lewis Christmas Advert

Blue Belle Just what I was going to say of the banned Iceland ad. It even carries a message that doesn't say ' Spend, spend, get into debt, pay it back later, buying stuff that people don't need'
I shall certainly go and investigate ICELAND. as for John Lewis, I have not been so impressed for several reasons.
Interestingly, nor was management when I tried to approach then

No, l didn’t like it. I wondered how much they had paid him, given they are struggling as a company, and thought that as he has had a difficult relationship with his Mom, that the whole ad was a bit odd.

We haven't got a piano now

I want one

Treacletoffee Have you read the posts on the previous page which seem to answer both of your points?

We had a beautiful shiny black piano from Rushworths (Liverpool) when I was a child. Dad played honkey tonk Winnie Atwell style and I was taken to music lessons when my fingers could 'spread' enough.
I got to grade 8. When I was 17 I went to take drumming lessons from 'Julian' in Queens Drive every week and was allowed to practice on a set used by a b/f of the time who was in a popular group.
I have no piano now but can still tickle the ivories, as they say.

I wish I hadn't insisted on giving up "because I have too much homework from school, Mum".
Is it too late now?
Can I stretch an octave?

I was well into Liberace, a great classical pianist and showman.

my mum loved Liberace, she had his LPs - played on the radiogram which she bought when we got rid of the piano

Well done Gabriella! We had my Grandma's old piano and my Mum played really beautifully. I wish I had learnt myself.

Can't stand the big diva. As if he needs the money or the publicity.Doesn't endear me to John Lewis

AnnieBach
The message?
That you're listening to a camp crooner. Empty egotist.
There is no message, other than a boost to the coffers of Reg Dwight.

* Anniebach, no capital 'B'.

Gabriella I am a nitpicker because I didn’t see any message and didn’t like the advert . Haven’t changed my opinion though and doubt there will a rush to buy pianos ?

I saw this ad for the first time today. I like it. One if my favourite songs and I have nothing against EJ. So with no axe to grind I take the message to mean who knows what the outcome of giving a child a present will be. EG. Giving my daughter riding lessons at 5 has led to her career choice.

We do need entertainers. Life would be that much duller without them. And EJ is one of the best.

Took me most of the afternoon to get an order through to John Lewis today. Just buffering all the time. Website must be going into overload.

Anniebach
You have every right to nit-pick. I too thought it was an empty message and a disgusting waste of millions of £s to pay him, or anyone else, for a cameo role in a stitched together supposedly Christmas 'advert'.

Gonegirl we do, we do!!

Wait until I get my piano for Christmas, I will be one of the best
(can't sing though)

So with no axe to grind I take the message to mean who knows what the outcome of giving a child a present will be.
Giving my daughter riding lessons at 5 has led to her career choice.
That hits the nail absolutely on the head Parsley
Likewise with a piano and violin for mine

Another vote for Parsley's comment that giving her daughter riding lessons at 5 led to her career choice.
We gave one of ours drama classes - she loved it, took it into university and now teaches.
Also thanks to Gonegirl, we do need entertainers. I don't like all of them, the ones I don't like, I just ignore. I don't know enough about Elton's personal life to diss him. I do know his music has brought a lot of happiness to many people. If you don't like him, fine, don't watch him and ignore it when his music appears on the radio. I dislike Slade's wish it could be Christmas every day - very much and on every level. I have to get over myself during the build up to Christmas because it's everywhere. that's life, innit.

Status Quo are in Australia, advertising a big supermarket chain there Iam64
www.bing.com/videos/search?q=coles+supermarket+advert+slade+whatever+you+want&&view=detail&mid=21A06CDFB13A45F987BF21A06CDFB13A45F987BF&rvsmid=E83944F35450059DB122E83944F35450059DB122&FORM=VDQVAP
Whatever it takes!!

oh dear, it seems to link to the one after Status Quo!

www.bing.com/videos/search?q=status+quo+coles+advert&view=detail&mid=E83944F35450059DB122E83944F35450059DB122&FORM=VIRE

My mum and dad once got me a Nutcracker/Sleeping Beauty LP and a table with ballerinas on for Christmas. If only they’d backed them up with ballet lessons, I could have been Darcy Bussell now.

A painting of ballerinas, obviously. Though real ballerinas would have been fabulous!