Does Cadillac Really Rock?
USA Today tells us that Cadillac is a cool car again. After all, Shaq, Calista Flockhart and Adam Sandler all own Escalades.
In Cadillac’s current ad:
The scene opens on black BMW and Mercedes-Benz vehicles elegantly moving around a ballroom. As the classical music reaches a crescendo, two giant doors swing open, and the music switches to Led Zeppelin. Then a silver Cadillac revs its engine and roars into the center of the dance floor, sending its rivals to the sidelines… the ending closes with "Party’s Over, Breakthrough. (USA Today)
Hey, cool! Cadillac really put those boring Europeans in their place. Cadillac is a cool American brand and…
Led Zeppelin is… what? Led Zeppelin is British?!
So what! That’s a small detail. Cadillac makes its point that it is a rock and roll rebel, not your father’s old-school company.
Led Zeppelin released their first album… when? In 1969! That makes them them old enough to be… British grandfathers…
Rock on, Cadillac.
