Mercedes-Benz recently posted and then almost immediately took down a video in which a female singer croons lyrics from the point of view of a car to her “service” man. Mercedes spokesperson Mareike Jahnle explained to Business Insider, “We were very dismayed to see how the ‘Mercedes-Benz service song’s video was perceived in some U.S. blogs.
Therefore we immediately removed it from all websites we have control over. We regret that the video has caused concern and apologize for it. We certainly did not intend to offend anybody.” Even though the song has been removed from Mercedes’ YouTube account, a third party posted the extended version in all its glory. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/mercedes-why-it-pulled-sexually-suggestive-service-song-from-youtube-2013-8#ixzz2bI8eD2oK
