I don’t usually get obsessed about commercials, but this is one I fell in love with. It’s a commercial for the British department store chain John Lewis and Partners.
It’s rare to find a commercial with real meaning and depth, a compelling story that tugs at the heartstrings without being too cheesy — and also features one of the greatest rock & roll pianists/singers of all time.
Here we see Elton John playing “Your Song” over flashbacks of his career, the receding decades finally giving way to his childhood, when his mother, who recognized musical talent in her son, gave him a piano for Christmas — the very same piano he was playing as an older man reflecting on his life at the beginning of the commercial.
It gives me chills, in a good way. It’s amazing the way one special gift at the right time can change the entire course of a person’s life. Elton’s mom understood.
Enjoy! And please tell me what you think in the comments!
Lucky Otters Haven 
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if more companies did ads like that on a regular basis.
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Absolutely. I wish this was an American commercial. Most Christmas commercials made here are so dumb.
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Dumber than most of the other commercials? When I used to watch TV, I considered the remote control one of the great inventions.
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Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
LuckyOtter shares something beautiful and, sadly, unusual.
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Thank you! I just can’t get enough of this commercial!
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Really nice. So important for mothers/ parents to encourage a child.
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Great commercial…remade me an avid Elton John fan. Wishing more commercials, in general, had a meaningful message to relate and not based on “out-dumbing” human intelligence.
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