I guess I should have thought of this earlier and gone right to the source (hopefully). This weekend, I've been invited by a friend to a suite at Safeco, to watch the Mariners. It will also be the Felix
Hernandez "Perfect game" Bobble Head night
I went to their website and noticed they had a suggestions for promotions link, so I filled in my info including my number and sent them this
Quote:Hello. I was lucky enough to be in attendance in the All Star Club the day of Felix's perfect game. I also was invited to a suite this Saturday for Felix PG Bobblehead.
Ever since that day, I've been thinking about making a video with music from an artist I follow, who was on American Idol, Haley Reinhart. She released an album last year, "Listen Up!". The song I want to use is the first one on the album. It's called "Oh My"....of course you see the connection between the title and the famous call of Dave Niehaus....
My question is, I'd like to edit a video of Felix with that song, and I know that there are probably MLB rights issues. Nevertheless, I figured I would ask you if there were anyway I could do it and submit it to you. If not, I would ask that you at least watch or listen to the song and see that it does fit with Felix perfectly, with the Niehaus call of "Oh My" spliced in between the music as Felix strikes someone out or pumps his fist.
Her name is Haley Reinhart, the song is "Oh My" (even has a rap bridge with B.o.B in it) from the album "Listen Up".
It's such a no brainer idea for a promo for Felix and a great fitting song, I thought I'd throw it out there. Please feel free to call me if you're interested
Thank you for your time
Again, you never know.
It's my hope that they see I'm a Mariner's Fan, that I buy suite tickets and I was at the Perfect game, and politely asking them to listen to "Oh My" (I know there's no way they let me make the video with rights issues). The point is to hopefully have them say "why not?" and listen to the song. The rest will be up to the song whether it convinces them or not. I think in this case, the rap will be a bonus, because it makes it hip and relevant.
I know I'm throwing a hail mary, but what if it works ???