That must be where the 'lip synching' comes in. (The singing we hear in the episode sounds - to me, anyway - real, i.e. like somebody who speaks English. And not French accented either)
The latest freecreditreport.com commercial
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That must be where the 'lip synching' comes in. (The singing we hear in the episode sounds - to me, anyway - real, i.e. like somebody who speaks English. And not French accented either)
The point is to get people to sign up. The initial credit report is free, provided you sign up for a service, and then they bill you for their credit monitoring service.
But brolan is right, you can not check other's credit without their permission.
That's NOT free, and its especially a scam given the government mandated source that DOES provide them for free. It should be illegal, just as it is illegal for any solicitations in your mail that look like or pretend to be government issued documents.
Each one has had a different singer. The first one, in the basement with the wife, was Weird Al. Not sure who the other two are.
I like the pirate restaurant one the best. As has been said already, the little old lady makes it.
No, its the same guy, and its not Weird Al.
Although he does look fatter in the last one.Actually, the "married my dream girl" was the first one, then they retired it for a while and only recently brought it back.
The seafood restaurant one has an odd moment in it. While they're playing they cut away to a white-haired old woman bouncing her head back and forth in a jaunty fashion. Then the bass player says "yeeee-haw" and in the next shot the old lady looks totally PISSED OFF, like she's shooting daggers out her eyes at the bass guy.
Watch for it...once I pointed it out to my mom she sees it every time now.
OMG! You saw that too!??!!!! My hubby and I saw that the first go around. think it is hysterical that she does that...
I always thought that part was funny also. It's like he messes up the rhythm and she shows her annoyance.
Definitely a catchy tune.
I did not say *actor* I said *singer*. The person actually singing the vocal track. The actor who lip-syncs is the same, but he doesn't even speak English.
No, its the same guy, and its not Weird Al.
You do know the difference, don't you?
I thought all Canadians had to learn English and French in school? Or have my Canadian relatives been lying about this all these years?
Anyway, the guy is cute but I never thought he was the singer - and I think it's really the singing that makes him appealing. He probably shouldn't expect to be the next Justin Long or anything...
Anyway, the guy is cute but I never thought he was the singer - and I think it's really the singing that makes him appealing. He probably shouldn't expect to be the next Justin Long or anything...
There's one line in the pirate commercial that drives me crazy:
"I could've seen it coming at me like an atom bomb".
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that about 99.99999% of people who get killed by an atom bomb never even know a thing about it. Just one minute you're there and POOF next minute you're not.
So, catchy tune, but probably not a very accurate anology.
And, I like the sentiment in the girlfriend one. I think the world would be a much better place if everyone had to show each other a credit report before they could get married or lease a place together. It would cut way down on bad surprises.
"I could've seen it coming at me like an atom bomb".
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that about 99.99999% of people who get killed by an atom bomb never even know a thing about it. Just one minute you're there and POOF next minute you're not.
So, catchy tune, but probably not a very accurate anology.
And, I like the sentiment in the girlfriend one. I think the world would be a much better place if everyone had to show each other a credit report before they could get married or lease a place together. It would cut way down on bad surprises.
Actually, the "married my dream girl" was the first one, then they retired it for a while and only recently brought it back.
The seafood restaurant one has an odd moment in it. While they're playing they cut away to a white-haired old woman bouncing her head back and forth in a jaunty fashion. Then the bass player says "yeeee-haw" and in the next shot the old lady looks totally PISSED OFF, like she's shooting daggers out her eyes at the bass guy.
Watch for it...once I pointed it out to my mom she sees it every time now.
OMG! You saw that too!??!!!! My hubby and I saw that the first go around. think it is hysterical that she does that...
I always thought that part was funny also. It's like he messes up the rhythm and she shows her annoyance.
I always figured that she gets pi$$ed-off because one of the other band players (can't remember if its the bass guy or the drummer) starts adding something to the song... Regardless, it's CLASSIC!
Cheers,
-CM-
It's funny you should bring that up because for the longest time, I heard the line as "I could've seen it coming at me like I'm not a bum." Which didn't make sense either, but with my hearing issues that what it sounds like to me. It wasn't until I saw it on a closed caption TV one day that I saw the correct line. And to this day, I still hear the "bum" line and not the "bomb" line.
I actually don't like the "story" they are telling with this one.
He starts off by saying he married his Dream Girl. Kinda implies that things like money shouldn't matter, right? A rough stretch might be ok?
By the end of the song, he's saying that if he knew she had bad credit, he'd be happily single instead of marrying his Dream Girl. She has bad credit, but HE'S the one sounding like a loser...
He starts off by saying he married his Dream Girl. Kinda implies that things like money shouldn't matter, right? A rough stretch might be ok?
By the end of the song, he's saying that if he knew she had bad credit, he'd be happily single instead of marrying his Dream Girl. She has bad credit, but HE'S the one sounding like a loser...
Guys think they can be irresponsible and then something magical will happen and save them, or some damn thing.
You mean -- ?
Uh-oh.
--Ted
