Commercialized Music

Siji · Post by **Siji** » April 21, 2004, 11:48 pm

Does anyone else get peturbed by the use of "classic" songs in mass marketing? I just saw an MCI commercial with "What a Wonderful World" as the music.. don't know why, but it pissed me off. Heard they wanted to use "Ring of Fire" by Cash as a hemmeroids commercial, I think it was. And "Like A Rock" by Segar for Dodge (?). Ugh.

Hate to say it, but I agree with Neil Young that it's lame. Loved his video for the topic.

MooZilla · Post by **MooZilla** » April 21, 2004, 11:52 pm

Hookers. Boobs always get people to buy. Always. It's a fact.

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » April 21, 2004, 11:55 pm

Cadillac using Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" to sell crappy quasi-luxury cars to aging boomers is the worst example of this.

Drolgin Steingrinder · Post by **Drolgin Steingrinder** » April 22, 2004, 8:44 am

If it sells and it can be proven that it's a felony to do so, it will be used in advertising.

Makes me muy sad.

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » April 22, 2004, 9:12 am

I hate it...:/

Makes me sad that beautiful songs are associated with callous attempts at manipulation...I mean...Did James Taylor actually need the extra millions of dollars to liscense "Shower the People" and "You've Got A Friend" to MCI?...:/...

Neziroth · Post by **Neziroth** » April 22, 2004, 10:10 am

And "Like A Rock" by Segar for Dodge (?). Ugh.

Chevy, I think is the truck that's "like a rock" isn't it?

I don't see much of a problem with using classic songs for advertising, but then again they aren't songs I grew up with and really love, so maybe that has something to do with it?

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » April 22, 2004, 10:13 am

Depends if I like the advert or not.

But blanket hatred of the concept is just snobbery

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » April 22, 2004, 10:18 am

vn_Tanc wrote:Depends if I like the advert or not.

But blanket hatred of the concept is just snobbery

I freely admit my snobbery in this and I can live with it...

Drolgin Steingrinder · April 22, 2004, 10:25 am

*emphatically agrees with Arbor*

Hi, my name is Anders and I'm a music snob.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » April 22, 2004, 11:05 am

So you're against a commercial product being used to sell another commercial product??

I didn't care when MS used "Start it up" to promoteo Windows 95 and I don't really care if someone else uses it now.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » April 22, 2004, 3:07 pm

I don't care.

Trek · Post by **Trek** » April 22, 2004, 3:12 pm

Doesnt really bother me. Since it costs me a lot to go buy it might as well listen to it for free!

Siji · Post by **Siji** » April 22, 2004, 6:09 pm

Neziroth wrote:
And "Like A Rock" by Segar for Dodge (?). Ugh.
Chevy, I think is the truck that's "like a rock" isn't it?

I don't see much of a problem with using classic songs for advertising, but then again they aren't songs I grew up with and really love, so maybe that has something to do with it?

Yeah, you're right it's Chevy.

Imagine then, using a Nirvana song for advertising McDonalds happy meals or something. I'm sure Kobain would have loved that.. assuming of course that his wife ho didn't blow his head off.

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » April 22, 2004, 6:30 pm

I don't have a problem with it.

MooZilla · Post by **MooZilla** » April 22, 2004, 6:39 pm

Siji wrote:
Neziroth wrote:
And "Like A Rock" by Segar for Dodge (?). Ugh.
Chevy, I think is the truck that's "like a rock" isn't it?

I don't see much of a problem with using classic songs for advertising, but then again they aren't songs I grew up with and really love, so maybe that has something to do with it?
Yeah, you're right it's Chevy.

Imagine then, using a Nirvana song for advertising McDonalds happy meals or something. I'm sure Kobain would have loved that.. assuming of course that his wife ho didn't blow his head off.

No! It was Dave Grohl!

I'm going through my whole Nirvana playlist trying to find the best song for the Happy Meal commercial...

By the way, pick up this month's issue of Spin magazine. Big tribute issue to Cobain and the Grunge scene in Seattle.

Arsecn · Post by **Arsecn** » April 22, 2004, 7:16 pm

MooZilla wrote: I'm going through my whole Nirvana playlist trying to find the best song for the Happy Meal commercial...

Rape Me ?

MooZilla · Post by **MooZilla** » April 22, 2004, 8:25 pm

I'm thinking more along the lines of "I Hate Myself and I Want To Die"

Deneve · Post by **Deneve** » April 23, 2004, 12:12 am

"Magic Carpet Ride" for cadillac made me want to cry...

Trek · Post by **Trek** » April 23, 2004, 5:18 am

Arsecn wrote:
MooZilla wrote: I'm going through my whole Nirvana playlist trying to find the best song for the Happy Meal commercial...
Rape Me ?

Lithium

masteen · Post by **masteen** » April 23, 2004, 12:39 pm

"Smells like McDonalds" would be teh ubarest.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » April 23, 2004, 12:51 pm

Hating selling music for commercial use is pretty pointless considering music today is mostly commercial anyways. I do have a problem with artists saying they hate the commercialism and people betraying "the music" and then later that day hearing their latest hit advertising the latest Adam Sandler movie (Hi Outkast!)

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » April 23, 2004, 1:04 pm

That is the record companies fault, not the artist.

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