Air Emirates uses fake Leonard!!!

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Air Emirates uses fake Leonard!!!

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Our friend Hanna in Poland has informed me that "Dance me to the
end of love" has been used in a TV ad for "Air Emirates" and shown on
international satellite channels.

I have now received a Video-CD from Hanna and this is indeed a very
curious TV spot: the music is definitely from "Dance me..." but the words
have been changed, and it cannot be Leo who sings but the singer is a
very clever imitator - meaning, I guess, that ALL who watch this think it
is Leonard singing his song "Dance me.."
(There are even two angels in the background!)

Here is a transcription of the music, which has been aired in 2000 (there
is a competition included which shows the dates on the screen):

"Dance through time,
now and forever...
On and on...
On and on...
Tenderly hold me...
[fly Emirates through Dubai
and win first-class tickets for life!]
as we move through time..."

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Re: Air Emirates uses fake Leonard!!!

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jarkko wrote:Our friend Hanna in Poland has informed me that "Dance me to the
end of love" has been used in a TV ad for "Air Emirates" and shown on
international satellite channels.
In China, It was used in a movie named "Lost & Found" If you interst to it.
Press the another topic of "Dance Me To The End Of Love"
would you dance me to the end of love ?
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Well that's great...

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Perhaps some of our arab sisters and brothers will have this seed in their hearts, where it will spring up as soon as they hear real Leonard sing his true words...

There is always hope for the unexpected. :wink:
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und auf den Mund, der ihm ant-wortet.
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