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TomSlick

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May 16, 2019

Volvo "Fit for an aria" commercial

OK, I can't stand it anymore and must say this somewhere.

Volvo is running an ad for their "fit for an aria" autos. There is a pretty soprano singing nicely.

The problem is that the aria is from Mozart's The Magic Flute. The character is the Queen of the Night - not a nice person. She is demanding her daughter commit murder or be disowned. So, do the folks at the Volvo ad agency not know the source of the aria or are they assuming the rest of us do not?

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About TomSlick

I'm a lawyer primarily representing clients who are being sued. I am a retired Army Judge Advocate. Nothing I post here, including any comments about legal topics, should be construed as legal advice or creating an attorney-client relationship.