Savage Garden’s Darren Hayes shares the Truly Madly Deeply rewrite he just rejected for a TV ad

Savage Backyard frontman Darren Hayes has revealed he just lately turned down some severe cash to carry out a re-write of his hit 1997 music ‘Actually Madly Deeply’ for a TV business.

The 49-year-old shared a screenshot in a tweet today of the extraordinarily tacky lyrics he was pitched by an promoting firm.

“When you knew how a lot cash I flip down and the way onerous I battle to guard your highschool reminiscences,” he captioned the tweet. “Actual pitch from an promoting firm who needed to make use of one in every of my songs in a TV business. They thought I’d love to do a fast re-record utilizing these lyrics.”

The promoting firm recommended Hayes sing: “I wish to stand with you on meals mountain/I wish to float with you in some cheese” as a substitute of, “I wanna stand with you on a mountain/I wanna bathe with you within the sea”.

See the total jingle lyrics under.

VERSE 1

I will carry you Greek, I will carry you French, I will carry you Japanese.

I will carry you Thai, Steak from the Pub, carry all of the meals that you simply want.

Near your door with each step, I am exterior holding your meals.

Will probably be heat, I will probably be tasty ‘trigger I am relying on an actual good ranking.

That is the rationale I am bringing, you Deep Fried Hen

CHORUS 1

I wish to stand with you on meals mountain

I wish to float with you in some cheese.

[insert brand name] Like this perpetually

Till extra fries rain down on me.

Hilariously, a few of Hayes’ Twitter followers really did document the music.

Thanks, Darren Hayes, for leaving ‘Actually Madly Deeply’ simply the best way it’s. We’re actually, madly, deeply appreciative.

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