Super Bowl ads you can't refuse

Audi pays homage to 'The Godfather,' Bud has a dog and pony show and Go Daddy gets racy (again). Here are the Super Bowl ads you'll be talking about on Monday.

General Motors
General Motors
Last year, GM was one of the advertisers experimenting with user-generated ads during the Super Bowl. This year, however, the company ditched that idea, which most experts said was unsuccessful, in favor of a more simple approach to promote the hybrid version of its GMC Yukon SUV.

The ad will be animated in black-and-white and will depict a climber pushing a boulder uphill with a voice-over asking a number of rhetorical questions.

"Why push? Why change? Why grow? Why dream?"

These are some pretty deep questions for a Super Bowl ad. Not to mention the heady reference to Sisyphus. Thankfully, the voice-over answers them for you:

"Questions you don't have to ask yourself, when you never say `it's good enough.'"

This stripped-down approach is a bit of a departure from typical SUV ads. But the more philosophical tone may be designed to appeal to hybrid buyers.

Last updated February 01 2008: 2:45 PM ET

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Audi

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Cars.com

FedEx

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Go Daddy

Hyundai

Pepsi

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Under Armour

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