Who sings this tune ? Please help.

Factual Questions
1

In a recent Hyundai commercial, there is this guy sitting in the driver’s seat, sunning himself through the car’s sunroof. The camera does a pullback and you see that the car is close to a ski chalet – there is snow and a ski run all around.

Camera then does a longer pullback and you see that the car is actually on the roof-top of a skyscraper – in a New York like city. Nice visuals.

All the time there is a rock tune playing with fantastic guitar riffs and slides. The music is very familiar but I can’t seem to place it. The lyrics go something like this:

There is nothing <riff>
<refrain> Nothing
<refrain> Nothing
<refrain> Nothing
Nothing is better
<refrain> better
Than freedom <riff><twang><twang><twang>

Does anyone know who sang that tune? Its very haunting. <homer> Dammn you Hyundai… dammn you all to hell</homer>

2

I will just say that by your description, it does have a passing resemblance to George Michael’s “Freedom 90.”

This is not to be confused with is earlier hit “Freedom” as a member of Wham!.

3

Thanks for the feedback… I was getting worried.

The tune sounds too much like a ‘Dead’ thing to be a George Michael. Ummm. what I am saying is that it sounds too good to be a GM…

I’ll try and find the tunes you mentioned, if I can, and report back.

4

I vaguely remember the commercial, and it doesn’t sound like “Freedom 90” by George Micheal.

Freedom 90 goes:

Freeeeeeeeeeeeedom
(I won’t let you down)
Freeeeeeeeeeeeedom
(So please don’t give me up)
Freeeeeeeeeeeeedom

5

I don’t remember the commercial, but your description of the song sounds like “Freedom” by Canadian guitarist, singer and songwriter Colin James. It’s on his 1995 Bad Habits CD.

6

That is right! Colin James. Its gott be. I checked and it wasn’t GM.

Thanks A/V. I’ll check it tonight.

Love those guitair <don’t know the technical term for them> riffs…