Orchestra (Version 2)
A conductor conducts an orchestra to play a Strauss waltz in sync with the opening and drinking of bottles of Guinness.
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Music
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Mosaic/Concert
A live band, featuring Robin Askwith (Confessions of a Window Cleaner, 1974) and Eurovision Song Contest contestant Geraldine Brannigan, sing about Guinness while members of the audience enjoy a pint. You might spot a young Christopher Biggins in the crowd.
Chieftains
This cinematic advert, directed by Tiernan MacBride, shows The Chieftains playing in New York and enjoying a pint.
Elkie
Singer Elkie Brooks performs in Dublin during an Irish tour. She spends time around the city (The Shelbourne Hotel features) and drinks Guinness with her bandmates.
Clannad
Clannad perform on a Guinness-shaped stage and explain the origins of their song "Into the Dark" in this commercial.
Silence
Two friends attempt to talk over loud live music in a pub.
Guinness at the Albert Hall
A colourful animated advert, set in the Royal Albert Hall, in which a musical conductor draws enough strength from a bottle of Guinness to lift an entire choir. This advert was directed by Richard Williams, later an Oscar® -winner for his visual effects on Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988).