Who but my lady Greensleeves...

[ringwraith10]

I have a new favorite commercial. The new Snickers "feast" commercial. With the late, great Henry VIII. As a historian, I just like the Henry VIII reference. The fact that they sing Greensleeves to him is what makes the commercial amazing. To those who aren't in the know, Henry VIII supposedly wrote Greensleeves.

I found the commercial on youtube:

Comments

[kira-snugz.livejournal.com]

i full out cheered the first time i saw that commercial.

[ringwraith10.livejournal.com]

Same here. :)

[queenofinsanity.livejournal.com]

I think my favourite is the one with the horsewhipping. The delivery is great!

[shinigami-ryuuk.livejournal.com]

Henry VIII was responsible for at least 400 dance pieces in full british medieval polyphony; its been attributed that he wrote the original firmus (melody? sort of) that was later formed into Greensleeves by lower peoples who heard it used in the weekly mass as an integral theme.
Long story short: we think its a simplification of a lost Henry work.
Also his music is BORING!

[ringwraith10.livejournal.com]

So I take it you're not a fan of Greensleeves?