Monday, February 19, 2007
More Rock Sell-outs
Here are more advertisers sucking dry the long bones of the greats and not so greats of rock and pop music by recycling the songs of my and my children's former fondest memories into advertising on TV. The scum.
Republica Ready to Go Listen Mitsubishi
Beatles From Me to You Macys
Beatles Hello Goodbye Target
Bob Dylan Love Sick Listen Victoria's Secret
Ren & Stimpy Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy Listen Sarah Lee
The Black-Eyed Peas Let's Get it Started Listen Ford
Stealers Wheel Stuck in the Middle With You Wendy's (The association the song has with cutting off an ear for Tarantino fans must be waning.)
Thin Lizzy The Boys are Back in Town Listen Wranglers
Shins New Slang Listen McDonalds
Violent Femmes Blister in the Sun Listen Wendy's
Status Quo Pictures of Matchstick Men Listen Saturn
Smash Mouth Can't Get Enough of You Baby Listen Wendy's
Devo Freedom of Choice Listen Miller beer
Supertramp Give a Little Bit Listen GAP
Foghat Slow Ride Listen Honda
Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky Listen Nike
Paul Oakenfold Stary-Eyed Surprise Listen Volvo
Goldfrapp Strict Machine Listen Nintendo
Daft Punk Technologic Listen Apple (ipod)
Sixpence None the Richer (cover) There She Goes Listen Ortho Tricyclen
Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick Listen Hyundai
Cream White Room Listen Apple (computer)
Dead guy wing--
Jimi Hendrix Fire Listen Verizon (Say it's not so, Jimi!)
Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze Listen Pepsi (Oh, no, it just gets worse and worse.)
Antonio Carlos Jobim Aguas De Marco Listen Banana Republic
James Brown Get Up... Sex Machine Listen Pontiac
and a special shout out goes to Modern English for selling I Melt with You Listen both to GMC and to Ritz Crackers. Well done, lads, a double sell-out.
UPDATE: Hollies Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress Listen Gatorade
Traffic Feelin' Alright? Listen Friskies (cat food, Dave?)
Republica Ready to Go Listen Mitsubishi
Beatles From Me to You Macys
Beatles Hello Goodbye Target
Bob Dylan Love Sick Listen Victoria's Secret
Ren & Stimpy Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy Listen Sarah Lee
The Black-Eyed Peas Let's Get it Started Listen Ford
Stealers Wheel Stuck in the Middle With You Wendy's (The association the song has with cutting off an ear for Tarantino fans must be waning.)
Thin Lizzy The Boys are Back in Town Listen Wranglers
Shins New Slang Listen McDonalds
Violent Femmes Blister in the Sun Listen Wendy's
Status Quo Pictures of Matchstick Men Listen Saturn
Smash Mouth Can't Get Enough of You Baby Listen Wendy's
Devo Freedom of Choice Listen Miller beer
Supertramp Give a Little Bit Listen GAP
Foghat Slow Ride Listen Honda
Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky Listen Nike
Paul Oakenfold Stary-Eyed Surprise Listen Volvo
Goldfrapp Strict Machine Listen Nintendo
Daft Punk Technologic Listen Apple (ipod)
Sixpence None the Richer (cover) There She Goes Listen Ortho Tricyclen
Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick Listen Hyundai
Cream White Room Listen Apple (computer)
Dead guy wing--
Jimi Hendrix Fire Listen Verizon (Say it's not so, Jimi!)
Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze Listen Pepsi (Oh, no, it just gets worse and worse.)
Antonio Carlos Jobim Aguas De Marco Listen Banana Republic
James Brown Get Up... Sex Machine Listen Pontiac
and a special shout out goes to Modern English for selling I Melt with You Listen both to GMC and to Ritz Crackers. Well done, lads, a double sell-out.
UPDATE: Hollies Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress Listen Gatorade
Traffic Feelin' Alright? Listen Friskies (cat food, Dave?)
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 5:37 PM 
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Wow, Status Quo. They were a regular at one of the live band pubs when i was a lad. They quickly gave up the crappy, sappy pop and treated us to what might now be called grunge. the title of their classic 1973 release sums up their sound: Piledriver. Give the lads a break - they're probably old and bald and in need of a few bob!
I think that Pictures of Matchstick Men is about the worst song that ever got radio play but I'm really in mock high dudgeon about these songs being played in commercials. Make money as you can within the law. Never had the pleasure of listening to Piledriver.
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