John Lewis accused of copying arrangement of Electric Dreams for Christmas ad
It’s become an annual TV moment and one of the staples of the holiday season, but this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert is at the centre of a row after a little-known band accused the company of copying their arrangement for its feature song.
John Lewis has denied all allegations that it lifted the arrangement to Philip Oakey and Georgio Moroder’s 1985 electro-pop classic Together in Electric Dreams, the song featured in its new advert Unexpected Guest, from the alt-folk husband and wife duo, the Portraits.
The ad tells the story of a friendship between a boy and an alien visitor, set to a soundtrack of a slowed down version of Together in Electric Dreams, with vocals by 20-year-old singer Lola Young. According to betting firm William Hill,
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