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Audi gets Cheap Trick to re-record Dream Green Police for Super Bowl ad, download it now for free

Sebastian Blanco — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:20:00 EST

Audi's Green Police Super Bowl ad for clean diesel technology and the A3 TDI has gotten a bit of negative attention, but some parts of the campaign have gone unnoticed. For example, did you know that none other than Cheap Trick provided the soundtrack for the ad? They did, and the band even went back to the studio to re-record their hit Dream Police as, surprise, Green Police. Maybe this is why names like Eco Police or Enviro Police - names that wouldn't have caused any sort of uproar - were not chosen.

Audi of America's chief marketing officer, Scott Keogh, said in a statement that:

We have no doubt that viewers will walk away from the Super Bowl with that song playing in their heads. It is certain to make the environmental message behind the Green Police ad hard to forget.

You can hear for yourself by listening to the track and/or downloading the MP3 after the jump. See a teaser video for the Green Police campaign here.

[Source: Audi]

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SEMA 2008: Cheap Trick Dream Police Tactical Vehicle

Frank Filipponio — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:54:00 EST

Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Truck, Celebrities

Click above for high-res gallery of the Cheap Trick truck

The award-winning team at RealWheels Corporation put together another killer theme vehicle for this year's SEMA show. Starting off with a Chevy Avalanche, the team layered on some BASF paint and added a ProCharger blower, Corsa exhaust, Superlift suspension, GWG 20-inch wheels wrapped in Toyo tires, Katzkin leather interior, custom bodywork and grille, auxiliary lights and brush guards and a whole bunch of A/V equipment. Oh, and there's a guitar; drumsticks; fog machine; laser lighting; airbrushed graphics of Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, and Bun E. Carlos; band vinyls and a Rockband video game, all to remind us that this is, after all, the Cheap Trick Dream Police Tactical Vehicle. Our absolute favorite touches include the checkerboard wheels and interior trim and those sweet sideview mirrors (look closely). This Budokan baddie is the ultimate reunion tour crowd control vehicle. We'll just call it That '70s Truck.

Gallery: SEMA 2008: Cheap Trick Dream Police Tactical Vehicle

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