Anyone else here listen to them?

 

 

 

If you said no you probably heard them on several comercials.

 

 

 

M&Ms commercial had lyrics from them on it.

 

Season 1 of Grey's Anatomy trailers had the intro of Such great heights on it.

 

A new Honda civic commercial has the intro of We will become silhouettes.

 

THeres more but i haven't seen or heard the other commercials.

Didn't at least one of those commercials use Iron & Wine's original version though and not TPS's?

 

 

 

Anyway, good band. I don't mind that they got popular I just don't like people not giving the whole album a chance.

I saw the car commercial. Liked the combination :) The Postal Service is great. I'm a fan.

 

 

 

Anyone heard the Shins' version of "We Will Become Silhouettes"?

Didn't at least one of those commercials use Iron & Wine's original version though and not TPS's?

 

Yes the M&M's advert used the Iron & Wine's cover of Such Great Heights.

 

 

 

Anyway yes, I love The Postal Service. I just wish they were bringing out a new album. Anyone know if they are planning anything?

Didn't at least one of those commercials use Iron & Wine's original version though and not TPS's?

 

Yes the M&M's advert used the Iron & Wine's cover of Such Great Heights.

 

 

 

Anyway yes, I love The Postal Service. I just wish they were bringing out a new album. Anyone know if they are planning anything?

 

 

 

Wait I'm confused..so who did the original version of Such Great Heights? I thought GSW told me Iron & Wine did the original but you just said even that was a cover..

They've got the same singer as Death Cab For Cutie, right? And yes, Ive heard of them, and heard them.

Didn't at least one of those commercials use Iron & Wine's original version though and not TPS's?

 

Yes the M&M's advert used the Iron & Wine's cover of Such Great Heights.

 

 

 

Anyway yes, I love The Postal Service. I just wish they were bringing out a new album. Anyone know if they are planning anything?

 

 

 

Wait I'm confused..so who did the original version of Such Great Heights? I thought GSW told me Iron & Wine did the original but you just said even that was a cover..

 

GSW told me it was the original too, but it's a cover of TPS version. :P

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_%26_Wine

 

His cover of The Postal Service's song Such Great Heights was featured in an advertisement for M&M's, in the 2004 film Garden State (and on its popular soundtrack) and in 2006 in an Ask.com advertisement.

Only song i've heard is such great heights and it's not that interesting to me, kinda annoying.

I'm a big fan of Ben Gibbord's stuff. He writes some of the best lyrics I've ever heard not to mention good music. I was really dissapointed when I couldn't see The Postal Service at the Sasquatch festival last year, it was probably one of the few shows they'll be able to do since all the members are from different bands. :(

Wow. I left this topic alone from may 6th and its still on the front page.

 

 

 

I never did think the postal service has really become popular, only for big companies which don't really help them. And yes it's the same singer as Death Cab For Cutie. The postal service was a whole bunch of people getting together with their own main bands so I don't think they'll be making anything new, but they did say they wanted to tour more.

 

 

 

 

 

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I like The Postal Service. I found it interesting how they made the music though, with Jimmy Tamborello sending music (beats, whatever you want to call them) to Ben Gibbard via the mail (hence Postal Service), and Gibbard would remix them with his lyrics and voice on his computer, then mail them back. Gibbard has a good voice and amazing lyrics.

yea they got popular reaaally fast, like they were not so well known for a while and then boom. For a good reason people finally picked up, a lot of great songs and a great band.!!!

i like them too