Remember these classic Levi’s Ads? Oh yes, you will! This is the collection of the most memorable ones, many of which are imprinted on the brains of a generation, running between the mid 80’s to late 90’s. Brilliant choice of music that inspired countless imitations over the years. Here they are… the originals 🙂
Note: Clip ‘Prison’ has a very famous main character…
Above: The Launderette (Nick Kaman) 1985
Music – Heard it through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Above: The Bathtub. 1986
Music : Wonderful World – Sam Cooke
Above: The Refrigerator 1988
Music: Mannish Boy – Waters, Muddy
The Pickup. 1989
Music : Be My Baby-The Ronettes
The Bike (1990) –
Music – The Joker/Steve Miller Band
Pool (1991)
Music The Clash – Should I stay or should I go.
Prison (feat a very famous movies star) 1991
Music: Twentieth Century Boy – T-Rex
The Swimmer (1992)
Music: Mad About The Boy – Washington, Dinah
The Fall / Oilrig (1994)
Music: Music by Peter Lawler – Fictional Self
The Procession (1993)
Music: Scream Jay Hawkins – Heart Attack and Vine
The Creek 1994
Music: Peter Lawler | Stiltskin – Inside
Spaceman 1995
Music: Babylon Zoo
The Mermaids (1997)
Music: Smoke City- Underwater Love
Is it just me or was Mermaids the last of the great Levi’s ads???
Note/Help!:
There are several notable missing ads from this collection/era which can be identified by the soundtracks:
Erma Franklin – Piece of my heart
Ben E King – Stand by Me
(If you find the above please post in comments thx!)
Edit: Thanks to @oonai5000 for posting some of these Levis commercials.
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