Another Awesome Commercial – Discovery Channel
I’m a total sucker for a good commercial and I discovered this one while watching the Discovery Channel the other day. The creators of this commercial certainly did their job well — it’s stuck in my head and I go around all day humming the tune. Plus, it just makes me smile — the world is really awesome as the people at the Discovery point out.
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For those that want the lyrics, here you go (courtesy of the Wikipedia):
| Lyric | Visual shown |
|---|---|
| (Dialogue) Astronaut 1: It never gets old, huh? Astronaut 2: Nope. Astronaut 1: It kinda makes you want to… Astronaut 2: Break into song? Astronaut 1: Yep. |
Two astronauts on a space walk |
| I love the mountains, I love the clear blue skies |
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| I love big bridges | A shot of the Millau Viaduct bridge |
| I love when great whites fly | A great white shark jumping out of the ocean in an attack (Shark Week) |
| I love the whole world | Les Stroud with a camera lying in a desert (Survivorman) |
| And all its sights and sounds | A shot of the Hong Kong skyline at night |
| Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (twice) | Alaskan crab fishermen (Deadliest Catch) |
| An African tribe dancing, with one getting near the camera (Going Tribal/Last Man Standing) | |
| I love the oceans | A surfer paddling to catch wave |
| I love real dirty things | Mike Rowe in a sewer with rats (Dirty Jobs) |
| I love to go fast | A man in a land speed record breaking vehicle |
| I love Egyptian kings | A scientist examining an Egyptian mummy |
| I love the whole world | A temple of Buddhist monks; in alternate versions, a space shuttle launch |
| And all its craziness | A deep sea sub with James Cameron and a cirrate octopus |
| Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (twice) | A Dilated Peoples concert |
| Richard Machowicz firing a Milkor MGL grenade launcher (Future Weapons) | |
| A construction catching Machowicz’s fire; in alternate versions, a volcanic eruption | |
| I love tornadoes | Josh Berenstein standing in front of a tornado |
| I love arachnids | Bear Grylls examining a tarantula (Man vs. Wild) |
| I love hot magma | A man in a fire proximity suit next to a lava flow |
| I love the giant squids | A humboldt squid |
| I love the whole world It’s such a brilliant place |
A collection of people on a beach watching fireworks |
| Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (repeating until fade) | Adam Savage setting Jamie Hyneman‘s arm on fire (MythBusters) |
| Stephen Hawking in a lecture hall (through his voice synthesizer); in alternate versions, a climber on Mount Everest flashing a V sign (Everest: Beyond the Limit), although Hawking’s synthesizer is still heard | |
| A man BASE jumping into the Cave of Swallows (Planet Earth). |
