Songs that make you sad because they got sold for use in commercials
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CCR's "Fortunate Son" for blue jeans.
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Originally Posted by darkessenz
A melancholy, bittersweet song about life and death is converted via licensing into a brand-awareness theme song for a money-grubbing credit card company that seeks to integrate permanent indebtness into our culture...
No nothing sad here.
No nothing sad here.
The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony during Olympics and a few other commercials.
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Originally Posted by darkessenz
I saw one today
"100 years" by Five For Fighting. Such a nice song for a F###ing credit card commercial.
A melancholy, bittersweet song about life and death is converted via licensing into a brand-awareness theme song for a money-grubbing credit card company that seeks to integrate permanent indebtness into our culture...
No nothing sad here.
"100 years" by Five For Fighting. Such a nice song for a F###ing credit card commercial.
A melancholy, bittersweet song about life and death is converted via licensing into a brand-awareness theme song for a money-grubbing credit card company that seeks to integrate permanent indebtness into our culture...
No nothing sad here.
Wow, I thought of this song immediately when I read your thread title. Guess you have been watching football lately too, huh?
This is a great song that brings tears to my eyes yet they sell it to a credit card company and completely take away the dignity of the song. I know they like the money but it just seems wrong for this song to be used this way.
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That beautiful Donovan song that recently popped up in a car commercial (I think it's a car commercial).
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Originally Posted by The Cow
The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony during Olympics and a few other commercials.
Originally Posted by SeekOnce
I think I heard Bob Dylan on a commercial not long ago.
That made me sad.
That made me sad.
My choice is:
Air - Playground Love
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Originally Posted by SeekOnce
I think I heard Bob Dylan on a commercial not long ago.
That made me sad.
That made me sad.
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Originally Posted by Absolut
What commercial was that used in? I remember Surifng On a Rocket was used by Nissan but I don't remember that one.
Pretty effective commercial, eh?
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
So in a warped kind of way it feels good to know that a favorite band still has that kind of cultural influence.
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It really doesn't bother me that much. I remember hearing the Ramones "No Go" on some ad back in '87 and actually thought it was kind of cool. Heard M.I.A. on a Honda Civic ad this morning and it didn't really leave me feeling angry/sad.
Heck, on a rare occasion it's a GOOD thing. One of my all time fave recordings is Trio's "Trio and Error" and it wasn't released on CD until "Da Da Da" became a "hit" on a VW commercial. I was thrilled some small bit of popularity made the record company release the album again.
Heck, on a rare occasion it's a GOOD thing. One of my all time fave recordings is Trio's "Trio and Error" and it wasn't released on CD until "Da Da Da" became a "hit" on a VW commercial. I was thrilled some small bit of popularity made the record company release the album again.
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Originally Posted by rw2516
I too was bummed to hear one of the best songs from my favorite band used to sell Cadillacs. Later, when I heard that sales had increased by 50% after the ads began running it felt kinda cool to know that Zep still has what it takes. Zep was notorious for being very shrewd in their business dealings, always getting the long end of the stick, and even if those they dealt with didn't like the deal they didn't care that much because they still made a ton of cash. I have no doubt that Zep got millions for the rights to the song and probably a piece of each car sold on top of that, maybe even free Cadilacs for life.
So in a warped kind of way it feels good to know that a favorite band still has that kind of cultural influence.
So in a warped kind of way it feels good to know that a favorite band still has that kind of cultural influence.
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Originally Posted by sherm42
That's one way to look at it. Another way to look at it is that they would rather their music be used to sell a car rather than allow Cameron Crowe use Stairway to Heaven in the movie Almost Famous, a movie that celebrates what Rock and Roll used to be.