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Start Watching Purple

Posted Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:49am PDT by Lyndsey Parker in Video Ga Ga

Much like the Los Angeles Lakers, Prince, flying people-eaters, and esteemed members of royalty, Yahoo! has always decked itself out in the color purple. So this month Yahoo! has launched its new "Start Wearing Purple" campaign, celebrating all things Yahoo! and grape-hued:

Start Wearing Purple Micro-Site

If you're wondering what the knee-slapping, plate-tossing anthem is that soundtracks the campaign, it's (duh) "Start Wearing Purple" by quirky NYC gypsy-punks Gogol Bordello. Here's the video:

And while we've got purple on the brain, here are some of our other favorite video purple picks:

7 Comments

1. __A_YAHOO_USER__ -
THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING GOGOL BORDELLO! THANK YOU! I was afraid they would get no recognition. Thank you SO much. I like most of your blogs, but this is just awesome!

2. __A_YAHOO_USER__ -
All you need now is a Deep Purple Video =)

3. shereen -
purple rocks!!!!!!

4. Sharon -
Love the purple. Please keep me updated. Thanks.

5. Lyle -
i had seen them once about a year ago on the henry rollins show and it IS great that they are getting some publicity. as far as wearing purple, i can't start. i've been doing it for years already.... but OTHERS should....

6. trin w -
me and ly kids like this song it has a great beat!!! we are all dancein to it!! everymorning!!

7. trin w -
we all love purple!!!!! would love to have this song on my IPOD i love the beat of it and i know most of my friends like it also!!!
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