Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J & More Sell Out In Super Bowl Ads
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The corporate hoopla that is the Super Bowl calls for some entertaining commercials, with companies paying more than $2.5 million for 30 seconds. Some 90+ viewers tuned into last night's match between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. While cameramen found celebrities in the stands, a lot more, especially recording artists showed up in the ads between Tom Brady and Eli Manning getting sacked. Pepsi who pioneered the pop star commercial back in 1980 with "this":http://youtube.com/watch?v=vd15YVb2M6M one featuring Michael Jackson, continued its legacy. This year the soda enlisted a slew of musicians including Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliot, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Macy Gray for cameos. Madonna and Shakira syndicated some footage for a hair product ad. While Jackson's "Thriller" showed up in a (lame) ad for Life Water, with lizards doing the famed music video's signature dance moves.However, it was the Coca-Cola and Budweiser ads that took the top spot.Justin TimberlakeLL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott and Macy GrayLifeWater: Lizards dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"Sunsilk: Marilyn Monroe, Shakira, MadonnaSome other favorites:Coca-Cola: Democrat James Carville and former Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.)Budweiser: Hank the ClydesdaleCoca-Cola: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons vie for a Coke bottleFedEx: Carrier pigons









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