Comments on: Gap Khakis In Swing Dance

By: One Spring Away Ad Mashup | The Inspiration Room™ | Daily

One Spring Away Ad Mashup | The Inspiration Room™ | Daily — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01:11 +0000

[...] from Cadbury’s drumming gorilla, three Sony Bravia spots (balls, rabbits and dominos), The Gap Khaki Swing, Starbucks Glen, Volkswagen Polo Dog, and James Brown from the BMW Drive series. The ad mash up is [...]

By: K Foster

K Foster — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:45:15 +0000

The commercial did not spark off the revival of the swing movement, that spark was already going. But it did add fuel to the flame!

By: Scott Chantler

Scott Chantler — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:38:14 +0000

That’s Louis Prima singing in the ad, not Setzer.

By: LittleKatie

LittleKatie — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:32:45 +0000

Hey, thanks for quoting me!
I watched the video and you’re right, there is some Matrix reference in there. I’ll have to bring that up in my next blog!

By: The Semiotics of Media « LittleKatie’s Weblog

The Semiotics of Media « LittleKatie’s Weblog — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:20:20 +0000

[...] …the idea, according to semiotics, is not that wearing Gap khakis will make you so happy you’ll wanna dance. The idea is to bring up narratives/connotations of the swing dance era and all the good times that went along with it. Maybe you can identify with that, maybe not. The point is that Gap khakis are now something you associate with swing music. And that is why you buy them. [...]