AF Safety Video/ads: No more Glass Candy - Warm in the Winter ?
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AF Safety Video/ads: No more Glass Candy - Warm in the Winter ?
Not sure how news is this and if this is OT, but I was a little sad about it.
While flying the 787 from CDG to LHR I noticed that during the safety videos there was a different background music than the variation of "Warm in the Winter" from Glass Candy ("France in the air..").
The new background music is definitely less interesting, too quiet and less "corporate identity" than WITW. While I found it a little annoying when it first came out, I become addicted to that catchy music.
Today I've even seen a tv ad (on the italian tv) with the new music and the same video that used to have WITW. It really feels like an afterthought.
I'm curious if there is any motivation of this switch rather than just a change for the sake of change.
While flying the 787 from CDG to LHR I noticed that during the safety videos there was a different background music than the variation of "Warm in the Winter" from Glass Candy ("France in the air..").
The new background music is definitely less interesting, too quiet and less "corporate identity" than WITW. While I found it a little annoying when it first came out, I become addicted to that catchy music.
Today I've even seen a tv ad (on the italian tv) with the new music and the same video that used to have WITW. It really feels like an afterthought.
I'm curious if there is any motivation of this switch rather than just a change for the sake of change.
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I noticed the same on all my flights since last month 
I don’t know why they did that. The video is very boring now and looks less “fresh and energic” than before.

I don’t know why they did that. The video is very boring now and looks less “fresh and energic” than before.
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Wonder if it's anything to do with this...
Love is in the Air: Songwriters sue US pop duo, Air France over alleged copyright breach - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Opinions? To me, other than they share the lyric "love is in the air", which is even sung slightly differently, they are completely different songs.
Just to add, it was still the hold music on the Platinum line last week
Love is in the Air: Songwriters sue US pop duo, Air France over alleged copyright breach - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Opinions? To me, other than they share the lyric "love is in the air", which is even sung slightly differently, they are completely different songs.
Just to add, it was still the hold music on the Platinum line last week

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Wonder if it's anything to do with this...
Love is in the Air: Songwriters sue US pop duo, Air France over alleged copyright breach - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Opinions? To me, other than they share the lyric "love is in the air", which is even sung slightly differently, they are completely different songs.
Just to add, it was still the hold music on the Platinum line last week
Love is in the Air: Songwriters sue US pop duo, Air France over alleged copyright breach - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Opinions? To me, other than they share the lyric "love is in the air", which is even sung slightly differently, they are completely different songs.
Just to add, it was still the hold music on the Platinum line last week

I expected there would be something like an alleged copyright breach... I wonder why it went out now, since the song has been out for years.
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Thanks for the reference. I've noticed the same, the song is still in the PL service line as of this morning (at least from Switzerland)
I expected there would be something like an alleged copyright breach... I wonder why it went out now, since the song has been out for years.
I expected there would be something like an alleged copyright breach... I wonder why it went out now, since the song has been out for years.
Definitely a catchy tune though, even listening to it on low quality repeat for 20 minutes wasn't too painful whilst waiting for an operator...
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Strange. I thought AF had bought the copyright for "love is in the air", a famous Australian song that I loved.
I was not even aware of Glass Candy.
I am a fan of "The Good Wife" and American TV legal series. That would make a wonderful episode. If AF has to pay back a percentage of the amount they spent on advertising worldwide, it would be a hefty sum. And damages related to the Plat line.
I was not even aware of Glass Candy.
I am a fan of "The Good Wife" and American TV legal series. That would make a wonderful episode. If AF has to pay back a percentage of the amount they spent on advertising worldwide, it would be a hefty sum. And damages related to the Plat line.

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I had heard warm in the winter multiple times before hearing it in the AF advertising although I would not have been aware of Glass Candy as such. I must say that, while I knew "love is in the air", In would never have associated it with the Glass Candy song or the AF advert although the similarity of the (short) musical phrase is clear when you listen to them side by side.
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