Help: U.K advert question

Subject: U.K advert question
From: Morticia
Date: 15 Jan 02 - 06:12 PM

Has anyone else seen the advertisement for smoke alarms in the U.K which has "Down to the River to Pray" as it's backing track? Who does that lovely voice singing it belong to?

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Sorcha
Date: 15 Jan 02 - 06:44 PM

I, of course, haven't seen it but I am going to guess Alison Krause..............

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Micca
Date: 15 Jan 02 - 07:31 PM

Yeah, I was wondering that too, hairy backing vocals too!!!!

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Snuffy
Date: 15 Jan 02 - 08:22 PM

There was a thread asking the same question about Aug/Sep/Oct last year, but I can't find it, and I can't remember if anyone came up with the answer. Sorry.

WassaiL! V

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Cobble
Date: 15 Jan 02 - 08:27 PM

Snuffy, was'nt that about whether it was Graham Pirt singing When the Boat comes in.

Cobble.

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Snuffy
Date: 15 Jan 02 - 08:33 PM

There was that one too - different advert - but this one was about Down to the River to Pray, and included (amongst others) the suggestion that it might be the Johnson Girls.

WassaiL! V

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: JohnL
Date: 16 Jan 02 - 05:30 AM

Thi s is Alison Krauss and you can hear it in the sound track CD to the film "Oh brother, where art thou?". This is a great CD (cheap at HMV in the UK at the moment) and the film is pretty good too.

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 16 Jan 02 - 05:31 AM

Sounds a bit like Emmylou Harris to me, besides she was on the 'Comin Down from the Mountain' film and soundtrack and as that's the current 'big thing' it could it.

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: okthen
Date: 16 Jan 02 - 07:34 AM

I don't think it sounds like Alison Krauss, might be Emmylou, however the words of the song on the advert run, "down in the valley" not River as in o brother. Nice version tho'

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 16 Jan 02 - 06:02 PM

Try BS: Scary UK ad with good soundtrack If I have got my html right!

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Morticia
Date: 17 Jan 02 - 08:15 AM

So, if I have this right, no-one actually knows who the singer is ?

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Brian Hoskin
Date: 17 Jan 02 - 12:17 PM

Morticia,

It is alison Krauss and it is from Oh Brother Where Art Thou? and it is 'Down in the River to Pray'.

How can I be so sure? I emailed the senior PR manager at the company responsible for the advert.

BTW I think it's a great version of the song and that everyone should have a smoke alarm

Brian

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: GUEST,MCP
Date: 17 Jan 02 - 03:00 PM

Also confirmed at AdvertSongs

Mick

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 17 Jan 02 - 03:15 PM

Morty - we have the DVD if you want to come up and watch it one weekend.... film is silly but the music is merde chaud!

LTS

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Morticia
Date: 17 Jan 02 - 04:47 PM

that's interesting because I e-mailed Carlton TV and they said.....and I quote "It's by Mollie and Tim O'Brien from TAKE ME BACK. On Suger Hill (Proper) label Ref: SHCD 3766"......mmm, even more puzzled now.

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: GUEST,MCP
Date: 17 Jan 02 - 05:48 PM

The Alison Krauss result is also given at Song Of The Salesman - Music in advertising site, although with the mysterious quote: 'Song on Ad is Down to the Valley, but essentially' and nothing more.

Mick

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Morticia
Date: 18 Jan 02 - 08:14 AM

Guess I'm going to have to hear the AK version and decide for myself.....but I didn't think it sounded like her either.

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 18 Jan 02 - 09:36 AM

Isn't a different rendering on the CD and the film?

Subject: RE: Help: U.K advert question
From: Morticia
Date: 18 Jan 02 - 10:16 AM

Just heard it and it is Alison Kraus with lots of reverb and a change of lyric ( i.e. valley rather than river).Thanks everyone.