Generation X Sells Out?
First it was The Violent Femmes song “Blister in the Sun” used in a Wendy’s commercial, albeit without words, because really the world is not ready to associate masturbation with stuffing one’s face with fast food, although it’s not a big leap to make.
But now The La’s song “There She Goes” being used in a Bali commercial? Where does it end?
I guess this is nothing new and will likely only get worse as we get older. I always wondered why my dad was so annoyed by some of his favorite songs getting used and/or bastardized in commercials. Now I know why. I guess no one wants to think of the music of their life, their soundtrack really, being used to sell products. And there is the worry that the older generations and the younger ones will only know these songs as commercials. They’ll never understand how many nights I spent in Moses Hall, drunk off my ass with Danny and Aaron while Danny played “Blister in the Sun” on his guitar. (Shut up. Yes, I was a sucker for a cute boy with a guitar.) When they hear that distinctive tune, they’ll just think about hamburgers.
My soundtrack has been sullied and cheapened.
What song-turned-commercial gets you fired up?
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Any commercial that uses the “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” remake by that Hawai’in dude, Isaac kaj;fdjf;afjoiafjoiejgfalm.
Holy crap! “Blister in the Sun” is about masturbation? Good lord, what are some of the other songs I nod my head and sing to really about, then?Must start paying attention to music more.
Nearly as annoying as Sheryl Crow (Self-designated environmental wacko and wanna be “girl gone wild”) selling “Every day is a winding road) to Subaru for their commercials.Subaru hybrid models = zero.