I’m not going to give away the ending any more than the image does, but this new Heineken commercial is the best:

Aside from being sweet and heartwarming, and causing nostalgia for Biz Markie singalongs, this is a really effective, un-preachy commercial. Good job, Heineken.

Comments (17)
  1. kristine  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009 +2

    WICKED cute, also makes me want to listen to that song sooooo nice job heineken

  2. mike  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009 -9

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  3. I didn’t know we were allowed to change the radio station in cabs.

  4. All around awesome: the girls, the song, the cabbie at the end. Lerve it!

  5. Okay, this makes up for the horrible “Heineken Closet” commercial. You know what I’m talking about.

  6. I’m not sure about the wisdom of that leave line, though. “Let a stranger drive you home”? Huh? That’s what we’re telling drunk people?

    • I have kind of a problem with that too. Maybe I’m dumb, but I thought the cab was an easily missed detail. (And while I understand why they did this, it doesn’t help that the cab driver’s white. Even in Austin there’s no white cabbies.)

      • “Maybe I’m dumb, but I thought the cab was an easily missed detail”

        I wouldn’t go that far and say that you’re dumb, just maybe you should get some glasses.

        • Point taken, but that’s still not a remotely recognizable cab-riding experience. And then when the tag line comes on (simultaneous with the cab going by) all I could think of was, That’s a really weird message.

  7. I’m not sure about the wisdom of that leave line, though. “Let a stranger drive you home”? Huh? That’s what we’re telling drunk people?

  8. Wait, what? No! Not cute! Creepy! That guy is clearly driving those kids to his hipster-torturing hidey hole! Anyone who goes to the barbershop with a picture of Chris Cooper in American Beauty is clearly not right in the head.

  9. I want to be doing this RIGHT NOW.

    Though I’m pretty sure the existence of a jovial white cab driver who knows the words to “Just a Friend” is actually less likely than shooting yourself after smoking out.

  10. tbonafide  |   Posted on Apr 24th, 2009 +3

    This commercial would be a lot creepier/more hilarious if those two girls weren’t acompanied by the two guys.

  11. It’s rare that I voluntarily watch a commercial but this was not bad at all.

  12. I don’t think you should actually let a stranger drive you home though.

  13. What if the “stranger” or your cabbie turns out to be Creepy Old Man. Boo Heineken BOO!

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