City singer’s fake ad internet hit
DUO’S SECOND FAKE JOHN LEWIS VIDEO WITH QUEEN MUSIC PRAISED BY VIEWERS
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The real John Lewis advert which stars Sir Elton John with his performance of Your Song was released yesterday.
The ad, called The Boy and the Piano, opens with a dressing-gown clad Sir Elton gently tapping out the opening notes to Your Song - his first major hit - before viewers are taken back through key moments in his life.
Ben and Andrew, both 35, run Green Key Installations together, but are in their own bands - singer Ben in Rayne while pianist Andrew, who lives in Newcastle, is a member of Ambershift.
Ben said: “We have had a brilliant response so far.
“It’s a tearjerker for sure, it plays with your emotions and the song works really well with it.
“I’ve just always loved that song so I really wanted to do it. I can’t play that well on the piano so I finally convinced Andrew to. He said it’s the hardest he’s played.”
They recorded the track at The Garage studios in South Shields and their songs have become a regular feature on the creator’s fake John Lewis advert each year.
The video has been praised on social media with one person saying it’s better than the original.
Last year the pair recorded another Queen hit, Save Me, which accompanied a video showing a fox and mouse make friends before the bushy-tailed mate meets a sad end.
Ben says that next year the pair are looking to record their own video to go with their songs.