Bowie Clip And Space Oddity In Latest Renault Clio Tv Ad

Check ignition and may God’s love be with you…

Viewers of the ITV 1 channel in the UK among you would have been pleasantly surprised on Sunday night by a sexy new advert for Renault’s latest Clio model.

The 40 second Va Va Voom promo is a strange but very stylish advert, better viewed than described…suffice to say that a snippet of Bowie from Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture plays as a brave chap has the above tattoo applied and we hear the sound of Bowie singing the solitary line: “Ground Control to Major Tom”.

The Bowie line is part of a kind of mash-up that also includes Claire Maguire‘s Ain’t Nobody and Rihanna‘s S&M.

Other snippets of footage include Audrey Hepburn in a clip from Breakfast At Tiffany’s and Marlon Brandon speaking the famous line “I coulda been a contender” from On The Waterfront.

The icon-studded advert also includes specially filmed footage of Dita Von Teese and footballer Thierry Henry.

You can view a rather raunchy minute long making-of film that features the pair here and the TV ad that features Bowie here.

Speaking of Bowie tunes utilised in adverts for new cars…