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UTUSN

(70,726 posts) Wed Nov 20, 2013, 12:49 PM Nov 2013

What is the Enya song in the Volvo/vonDAMME commercial (Channing TATUM gift for the answer)

I tried YouTube collections of "Greatest" and "Best of" for Enya. Of course, I've heard bits of the song in the commercial, but had no idea of anything Enya. Clicking on one after another of the "Best of" I was getting a sugar overload. I had no idea who Enya is, in looking at Wiki was prepared to find a Swedish/ABBA connection, but she's Irish and has a handload of Grammys and an Oscar nomination.

Anyway, the Gawker piece is fun mocking JCVD, and there's an embedded video about Volvo's previous "Ballerina" (on a slack wire) commercial. Please tell me the song. The other day it was the worst case of earworm with "Sail" by AWOLNATION, I'm swearing it lasted over four hours (the earworm), and it wasn't even the whole song, just the opening drama of it.

http://gawker.com/channing-tatums-epic-split-parody-not-as-epic-but-ju-1468160451

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What is the Enya song in the Volvo/vonDAMME commercial (Channing TATUM gift for the answer) (Original Post) UTUSN Nov 2013 OP

Enya is awesome, I love Lorena McKennitt more though. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1

"Only Time" NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #2

I play that sometimes on a long ride home. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #4

Thanks, as usual, camaradero!1 Lovely sounds and sights all around. n/t UTUSN Nov 2013 #5

Love this song! Agschmid Nov 2013 #9

You'll probably like this version - Celtic Woman does "Orinoco Flow" A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #12

I love Orinoco Flow and Caribbean Blue is lovely csziggy Nov 2013 #13

Sort of like this in what universe UTUSN Nov 2013 #11

Oh and.... NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #3

I love this one by Lorenna Cheap_Trick Nov 2013 #6

Also very good! Agschmid Nov 2013 #10

Here's my previous earworm, an assertion is useless without a citation: "Sail" by AWOLNATION UTUSN Nov 2013 #7

Well, if we're going to do this Lounge/thread thing, we might as well do it correctly UTUSN Nov 2013 #8

I freaking LOVE that song! graywarrior Nov 2013 #17

Shazzam is great for this. Llewlladdwr Nov 2013 #14

thx for the great resource nt UTUSN Nov 2013 #15

My favorite by Enya raptor_rider Nov 2013 #16

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. Enya is awesome, I love Lorena McKennitt more though.

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 12:55 PM

Nov 2013

Love them both.

I have that song by Enya, I'll get back to ya with the title.

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

2. "Only Time"

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 12:55 PM

Nov 2013

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

4. I play that sometimes on a long ride home.

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 01:05 PM

Nov 2013

Love it!

Beautiful video

UTUSN

(70,726 posts)

5. Thanks, as usual, camaradero!1 Lovely sounds and sights all around. n/t

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 02:36 PM

Nov 2013

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

9. Love this song!

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 10:40 PM

Nov 2013

Also love the one with the lyric "sail away" .... Orinoco Flow?

Love Enya!

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)

12. You'll probably like this version - Celtic Woman does "Orinoco Flow"

Reply to Agschmid (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 11:12 PM

Nov 2013

csziggy

(34,137 posts)

13. I love Orinoco Flow and Caribbean Blue is lovely

Reply to Agschmid (Reply #9)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 01:19 AM

Nov 2013

UTUSN

(70,726 posts)

11. Sort of like this in what universe

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 11:07 PM

Nov 2013

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

3. Oh and....

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 12:57 PM

Nov 2013

Lorena McKennitt:

Cheap_Trick

(3,918 posts)

6. I love this one by Lorenna

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 02:38 PM

Nov 2013

Bonny Portmore. I first heard it in "Highlander III"

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

10. Also very good!

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 10:40 PM

Nov 2013

UTUSN

(70,726 posts)

7. Here's my previous earworm, an assertion is useless without a citation: "Sail" by AWOLNATION

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 10:28 PM

Nov 2013

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UTUSN

(70,726 posts)

8. Well, if we're going to do this Lounge/thread thing, we might as well do it correctly

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 10:39 PM

Nov 2013

(I never use the word, "Right&quot

"In Spite of Ourselves" by John PRINE and his wife Iris DeMINT:

I love them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=F5axlwCBXC8

graywarrior

(59,440 posts)

17. I freaking LOVE that song!

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 11:25 AM

Nov 2013

Llewlladdwr

(2,165 posts)

14. Shazzam is great for this.

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 02:10 AM

Nov 2013

Available for iPhone and Android, I have very good luck using it to identify songs I hear on commercials. It even keeps a list of songs it's identified so you don't have to.