American Idol winner dances in underwear for Guitar Hero 'Risky Business' spoof

Posted by Kevin Hoffman at 1:06 PM May 22, 2008

This is so awful I may have to hide my plastic guitars in shame:

From the press release:

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fans of Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® and “American Idol” were treated to some old time rock n’ roll during last night’s season finale with the debut of two new Guitar Hero commercials starring season seven winner David Cook and runner-up David Archuleta. The dual 30-second spots paid tribute to the famous lip- and guitar-syncing scene that appeared in the popular film “Risky Business”, but with a fresh twist that included two of today’s biggest pop culture phenomenons. Airing once each during the broadcast, the commercials featured the stars sliding, dancing and rocking out on a Guitar Hero guitar to the song “Old Time Rock and Roll,” performed by Bob Seger. Renowned film and music video director Brett Ratner collaborated with Guitar Hero creatives to amp up the timeless air guitar performance to promote the #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007.