commercial use of cool songs

[OriginalPosterLost]

Hey,

This is kinda a weird topic but its something that has led to a few interesting debates with friends. Last nite watching some late nite tv I heard a familiar song, it was The Jesus and Mary Chain…Happy When It Rains, it was being used in a Chevy commercial. Other examples include the nike use of Search & Destroy by the Stooges, The Passesnger by Iggy for a canadian beer commercial,Blitzkreig Bop by the Ramones in a Budweiser spot, Bob Mould also has a couple of tunes used for promos.

Some of my friends called it blasphemy to use these songs….specifically Search & Destroy, to promote consumer products. I tend to see it a bit differently, these guys are making more cash having these songs used,
and more people get exposed to some good tunes, those are the positives I see in this.

Just wondering what some of you think about this issue? Have any of J Mascis songs been used in this way….I have never heard it but you might have.

Allison

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[OriginalPosterLost]

Hey Bates,

I think that, as long as the artist agrees & is not getting ripped off, it’s no big deal. Though hearing "Baba O’Reilly" in an SUV commercial rather turns my stomach, I can’t really fault the car company if The Who agreed to it. The only beef I have is when they use the work of artists who are dead and gone– that Jimi Hendrix song in the Pontiac commercial, for example.

Is it just me, or are most of these recognizable songs popping up in car commercials?? Mazda recently used "Big Red Rocket of Love" by the Reverend Horton Heat; I’ve also heard songs by Stone Temple Pilots, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and the Rolling Stones used to promote cars. Damn, nothing says "good, reliable vehicle" like "Walking on the Sun" by Smash Mouth…er… [img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

xo
Rosa

p.s. never heard any Mascis material in ads, that I can recall.

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[OriginalPosterLost]

Hey,

You guys are making the same points I made going over this with my friends….at least they are making some money off of this. Saw Iggy on a vh1 special he stated anyone can use his stuff as it wasn’t made to be commercial so he didn’t feel like he was selling out. Hey at least it makes commercials a lot more entertaining.

I agree the car companies seem to be using most of the cool songs in commercials, hmmmm do I need a new chevy thats Happy When It Rains…..ahhhhh the commercial is working.

Heard a Lemonheads song on a florist commercial recently, kinda cool.

Allison

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[OriginalPosterLost]

Korn did a cool commercial for Adidas, has any1 seen that?
later trav

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[OriginalPosterLost]

buffalo tom – sodajerk – pontiac
breeders – cannonball – some other car
meat puppets – scum – miller beer

I don’t mind because these are artist that I feel deserve more money.

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[dimpfelmoser]

Famine, War, global warming and here we are discussing if so called cool music should be used for daft commercials. Well, Iggy has sold out a long time ago and if I was in a crap indie band struggling to make a living out of my music I wouldn´t turn down 10000 $ from Nike or whatever. And some commercials are quite good. Just saw Unbreakable the other day and was really chuffed, that they had the Pixies´ I´ve been tired on the soundtrack. I know, it´s not an ad, but somehow the same thing.
The only two bands I wouldn´t want to be used for commercials are probably Fugazi and the Dead Kennedys.
All others are cool with me. After all, this is capitalism.
gruss
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[OriginalPosterLost]

hole and white zombie had songs on commercials for baywatch a while back.. i just hate baywatch so yea.. and i remember recently seeing cannonbal in a car commercial and they edited all the cool parts and just had the same part over and over. it bugs me when they edit the song. but i agree with why people do it. for money. and if you are on a big label with no support u need money.but ya.. byem, james

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[OriginalPosterLost]

Back to film scores, J has a track in one of the Wayne’s World films which came as a bit of a surprise, and Afghan Whigs had a track on some US teen flick (think it was Down to You) which made the whole film somewhat watchable.

And on a separate note all together, I understand the term "having beef" with something, but where the hell does it come from. I assume it does not come from two angry chaps who were sharing a burger and one got the bigger half, causing a dispute….

All information gratefully received.

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Hah! Now that I’ve got $100 million to splash around, I’ll be making a few improvements.

[jeremiah]

In Rolling Stone a couple years they had a little sidebar article on artists that were doing things with commercials. They mentioned that J was turned down for a Nike commercial. Very odd..

I thought the use of Out There in Waynes’ World was pretty cool. Did not fit but gave the ‘saur more exposure. The strangest J addition to a soundtrack would have to be Blah on the Melrose Place soundtrack. Clearly the standout track on the album even thought I was ashamed to buy it at the time.

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jeremiah

[OriginalPosterLost]

Here is a list of mp3s that were posted to the ‘soundtracks’ newsgroup. Most of them are horrible but its a pretty long list some people may want to reference. [img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
CKC – 001 – Acura ‘Engineering Is Our Art’ – Galaxie 500 – Instrumental
CKC – 002 – Acura ‘Florida Keys’ (CL Type S) – Sarah Vaughan – Key Largo
CKC – 003 – Acura ‘MDX Introduction’ – Incredible Bongo Band – Apache
CKC – 004 – Acura ‘New Orleans’ (CL Type S) – Arling & Cameron – Voulez-Vous
CKC – 005 – Acura ‘Palm Springs’ (CL Type S) – Nicola Conte – Bossa Per Due
CKC – 006 – Adidas ‘Take First Place’ – Appleseed – Mile High Express
CKC – 007 – Adidas ‘World Cup 98’ – Massive Attack – Angel
CKC – 008 – Allianz Group ‘Promise’ – Clannad – I Will Find You
CKC – 009 – America On-Line – The Toasters – Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down
CKC – 010 – American Express ‘Tiger Woods’ – Moby – Find My Baby
CKC – 011 – Apple Computer ‘iMac New Colors’ – Rolling Stones – She’s A Rainbow
CKC – 012 – Audi ‘Father And Daughter’ (2000 A6 Avant) – Susan McKeown – H-O Abha-inn
CKC – 013 – Bailey’s ‘Something To Celebrate’ – Moby – Porcelain
CKC – 014 – Beef Association ‘It’s What’s For Dinner’ – Aaron Copland – Rodeo Hoe-Down
CKC – 015 – British Airways – Leo Delibes – Lakme (Flower Duet)
CKC – 016 – Burger King ‘Chicken Sandwich’ – Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing
CKC – 017 – Chanel No. 5 ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ – Edward Scissorhands (Danny Elfman) – Introduction
CKC – 018 – Chanel ‘Share The Fantasy’ – Ink Spots – I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire
CKC – 019 – Chanel ‘Share The Fantasy’ – Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me
CKC – 020 – Coca-Cola – Amon Tobin – Deo
CKC – 021 – Coca-Cola ‘Bliss Comes From Within’ – Basement Jaxx – Red Alert
CKC – 022 – Coca-Cola ‘Mistletoe’ – Stevie Wonder – That’s What Christmas Means To Me
CKC – 023 – Coca-Cola ‘Trading Places’ – Spybreak – Propeller Heads
CKC – 024 – DeBeers ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ – Karl Jenkins – Palladio
CKC – 025 – Dockers ‘Dinner Party’ – Thievery Corporation – Tropicando
CKC – 026 – Dodge ‘Different’ (Viper) – Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride
CKC – 027 – Dr. Pepper ‘The Teacher’ – Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive
CKC – 028 – eToys – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
CKC – 029 – Ford ‘Just Wave Hello’ – Charlotte Church – Just Wave Hello
CKC – 030 – Ford ‘Parking Spot’ (2000 Focus) – Pet Shop Boys – It’s Alright
CKC – 031 – Gap ‘ Khaki A Go-Go’ – James Clarke – Blow Up A Go-Go
CKC – 032 – Gap ‘Gap Kids’ – Cornershop – Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)
CKC – 033 – Gap ‘Holiday 2000 Kiss’ – Badly Drawn Boy – The Shining
CKC – 034 – Gap ‘Holiday 2000 Lightbulb’ – Dandy Warhols – Boys Better
CKC – 035 – Gap ‘Holiday 2000 Slow Down’ – Low – Little Drummer Boy
CKC – 036 – Gap ‘Holiday 2000 Snowflakes’ – Red House Painters – All Mixed Up
CKC – 037 – Gap ‘Khaki Country’ – Dwight Yoakam – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
CKC – 038 – Gap ‘Khaki Soul’ – Bill Withers – Lovely Day
CKC – 039 – Gap ‘Khakis Rock’ – The Crystal Method – Busy Child
CKC – 040 – Gap ‘Khakis Swing’ – Louie Prima – Jump Jive & Wail
CKC – 041 – Gapkids ‘Carpenter Jeans’ – Arling & Cameron- How About the Boys
CKC – 042 – Gatorade ‘All Star’ – Smash Mouth – All Star
CKC – 043 – GMC ‘Our Day Will Come’ – Ruby & The Romantics – Our Day Will Come
CKC – 044 – Hershey’s Chocolate ‘Have A Chocolate Day’ – Vitiman C – Smile
CKC – 045 – Hyundai – Cream – I Feel Free
CKC – 046 – Infiniti ‘Masquerade’ (1998 Q45) – Cirque Du Soleil – Bolero
CKC – 047 – Infiniti ‘Solid QX4’ – Annie Lennox – Why
CKC – 048 – Infiniti ‘Thinking Of You’ 1997 – Dave Brubeck – Take Five
CKC – 049 – Infiniti ‘Water’ (QX4)- Euphoria – Delirium
CKC – 050 – Intel ‘E-Mail Postcard’ – Edith Piaf – Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
CKC – 051 – Intel ‘Sock Monkey PIII’ – Jorge Ben – Ponta de Lanca Africano
CKC – 052 – J.P.Morgan – Hooverphonic – Wardrope
CKC – 053 – Jaguar ‘Desert Rose’ (S-Type) – Sting – Desert Rose
CKC – 054 – Jaguar ‘Moving’ – Hooverphonic – Battersea
CKC – 055 – Jaguar ‘S-Type Intro’ – Propellerheads – History Repeating
CKC – 056 – Jeep Cherokee ‘Grim Reaper’ – Lovin’ Spoonful – What A Day For A Daydream
CKC – 057 – Johnson & Johnson ‘Acuvue Contact Lens’ – Dario G – Sunchyme
CKC – 058 – Levi’s Jeans ‘Dressing Room’ – Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up
CKC – 059 – Levi’s Jeans ‘Flat Eric Car Dance’ – Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat
CKC – 060 – Levi’s Jeans ‘Lola’ – Sarah Vaughan – Whatever Lola Wants
CKC – 061 – Lexus ‘1999 LS400’ – Gus Gus – Gun
CKC – 062 – Lexus ‘2001 IS300’ – Dinah Shore – Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy
CKC – 063 – Lexus ‘2001 LS430’ – Lyle Lovett – Summer Wind
CKC – 064 – Lexus ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ (Lexus GS) – Chris Isaak – Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing
CKC – 065 – Lexus ‘I Dream Of Jeanie’ – I Dream Of Jeanie Theme
CKC – 066 – L’Oreal – Air French Band – La Femme D’argent
CKC – 067 – Madza ‘PTA Meeting’ (Mazda 626) – David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
CKC – 068 – Mastercard ‘Being Young’ – Jean Jacques Perry – EVA (Fatboy Slim Remix)
CKC – 069 – Matercard ‘World Cup 98’ – Era – Ameno
CKC – 070 – Mazda ‘1999 Miata Intro’ – Crystal Method – High Roller
CKC – 071 – Mazda ‘Tribute’ – Capoeira – Zoom Zoom Zoom
CKC – 072 – Mercedes-Benz ‘Falling In Love Again’ – Marlene Dietrich – Falling in Love Again
CKC – 073 – Mercedes-Benz ‘Pre-Owned Cars’ – Fatboy Slim – Praise You
CKC – 074 – Mercedes-Benz ‘Pride’ – Gary Glitter – Rock And Roll, Part 2
CKC – 075 – Mitsubishi ‘1999 Galant Intro’ – Repubica – Ready To Go
CKC – 076 – Mitsubishi ‘2000 Eclipse Intro’ – Gus Gus – Ladyshave
CKC – 077 – Mitsubishi ‘2000 Eclipse Spyder’ – Groove Armada – I See You Baby (Fatboy Slim Mix)
CKC – 078 – Mitsubishi ‘2000 Montero Sport’ – Curtis Mayfield – Superfly
CKC – 079 – Mitsubishi ‘Love At First Sight’ (2000 Eclipse) – Average White Band – Pick Up The Pieces
CKC – 080 – Mitsubishi ‘Parking Lot’ – Kool and The Gang – Jungle Boogie
CKC – 081 – Mitsubishi ‘Squirrel’ – Space Hog – In The Mean Time
CKC – 082 – Mitsubishi ‘What Are You Doing This Weekend’ – Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
CKC – 083 – Nautica ‘Nautica Jean Company’ – Owsley – I’m Alright
CKC – 084 – NFL ‘Hair’ – Cowsills – Hair
CKC – 085 – Nike – The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony
CKC – 086 – Nike ‘Brazilian Soccer Team’ – Quincy Jones Orchestra – Soul Bassa Nova
CKC – 087 – Nike ‘Brazilian Soccer Team’ – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – Mas Que Nada
CKC – 088 – Nissan ‘2000 Maxima Intro’ – Seal – Crazy
CKC – 089 – Nissan ‘2000 Maxima Intro’ – The Smiths – How Soon Is Now
CKC – 090 – Nissan ‘2000 Sentra’ – Blur – Song 2
CKC – 091 – Nissan ‘2000 Sentra Intro’ – The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
CKC – 092 – Nissan ‘2000 XTerra Intro’ – Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away
CKC – 093 – Nissan ‘2001 XTerra’ – Stevie Ray Vaughn – Voodoo Child
CKC – 094 – Nissan ‘Albuquerque To Tucson 2000 Maxima’ – Smithereens – Blood & Roses
CKC – 095 – Nissan ‘Barbie Doll’ – Van Halen – Girl You Really Got Me Now
CKC – 096 – Nissan ‘Evening Drive’ – War – Low Rider
CKC – 097 – Nissan ‘Independents 2000 Sentra’ – Smash Mouth – Then The Morning Comes
CKC – 098 – Nissan ‘Maxima 2000’ – The Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again
CKC – 099 – Nissan ‘Polo 2000 Pathfinder’ – The Who – Baba O’Riley
CKC – 100 – Nissan ‘Stiches’ – Rob D. – Clubbed To Death
CKC – 101 – Nissan ‘The Next Frontier’ – Stones Temple Pilots – Wicked Garden
CKC – 102 – Nissan ‘Top Gun Birds’ – Kenny Loggins – Danger Zone
CKC – 103 – Nissan ‘Wants 2000 Sentra’ – Breeders – Cannonball
CKC – 104 – Nordstrom ‘Reinvent Feng Shui’ – Esquivel – Johnson Rag
CKC – 105 – Oil Of Olay ‘Complete Care’ – Miriam Makeba – Pata Pata
CKC – 106 – Old Navy ‘All Terrain Shorts’ – Friends Of Distinction – Grazing In Rhe Grass
CKC – 107 – Old Navy ‘Tech Vests’ – Peaches & Herb – Shake Your Groove Thing
CKC – 108 – Oldsmobile ‘Start Something’ – Fatboy Slim – Right Here, Right Now
CKC – 109 – Pampers Diapers – Hot Buttered – Popcorn
CKC – 110 – Pampers ‘Forever Young’ – Rod Stewart – Forever Young
CKC – 111 – pets.com ‘Don’t Leave Me Now’ – Chicago – If You Leave Me Now
CKC – 112 – Philips ‘Recordable CD’ – Talvin Singh – Jaan
CKC – 113 – Pringles ‘Pool Party’ – Bill Withers – Use Me Up
CKC – 114 – Pringles ‘Rave’ – House of Pain – Jump Around
CKC – 115 – Pringles ‘Road Trip’ – Cliff Richards – Summer Holiday
CKC – 116 – Qualcomm ‘Go Brain Go’ – Stereo Lab – Olv 26
CKC – 117 – Sam Adams Beer – Dub Pistols – Keep Movin’
CKC – 118 – Saturn ‘Jelly Donuts’ – Madness – One Step Beyond
CKC – 119 – Saturn ‘Saturn V6’ – Status Quo – Pictures of Matchstick Men
CKC – 120 – Smirnoff – ‘Emerald Girl’ – Dylan Rhymes – Naked & Ashamed
CKC – 121 – Sprint ‘The Power Of 2’ – Lou Bega – 1+1=2
CKC – 122 – Sprint ‘The Power Of 2’ (With Sela Ward) – Rob Base – It Takes Two
CKC – 123 – Surge ‘Figure 8’ – Fatboy Slim – Rockafella Skank
CKC – 124 – Surge ‘Life’s A Scream’ – Wyclef Jean – We’re Just Trying to Stay Alive
CKC – 125 – Tampax ‘Tampax Was There’ – Dazz Band – Let It Whip
CKC – 126 – Tampax ‘Tampax Was There’ – The Zombies – Time Of The Season
CKC – 127 – Target ‘Holiday’ – Tina Turner – Baby I’m A Star
CKC – 128 – Target ‘Target Everywhere’ – Petula Clark – Sign Of The Times
CKC – 129 – TBS Superstation ‘Diner And A Movie’ – Louis Jordan – Beans and Cornbread
CKC – 130 – Toyota – Sly And The Family Stone – Everyday People
CKC – 131 – United States Postal Service – Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle
CKC – 132 – Victoria’s Secret ‘Body By Victoria’ – Kid Loco – Relaxin’ With Cherry
CKC – 133 – Volkswagen ‘Brief Encounter’ (Passat) – Hector Varela – Palomita Blanca
CKC – 134 – Volkswagen ‘Less Flower More Power’ (1999 New Beetle) – Stereolab – Parsec
CKC – 135 – Volkswagen ‘What Were The Skies Like’ (1999 New Beetle) – Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds
CKC – 136 – Volkswagen ‘Crazy Guy’ (1999 Jetta) – Mr. Roboto – Styx
CKC – 137 – Volkswagen ‘Cute’ (Rally Cup Beetle) – Rinocerose – La Guitaristic House Organisation
CKC – 138 – Volkswagen ‘Drivers Wanted’ (1996 Jetta) – Clannad – Harry’s Game
CKC – 139 – Volkswagen ‘Great Escape’ (1999 Jetta) – Charles Mingus – II BS
CKC – 140 – Volkswagen ‘Milky Way’ (2000 Cabrio )- Nick Drake – Pink Moon
CKC – 141 – Volkswagen ‘Motor Trend Car of the Year’ (1999 New Beetle) – Spiritualized – Floating In Space
CKC – 142 – Volkswagen ‘Reflex’ (Limited Edition Beetle) – The Roots – Dynamite!
CKC – 143 – Volkswagen ‘Sold Your Soul In The 80’s’ – Hurricane #1 – Step Into My World
CKC – 144 – Volkswagen ‘Sunday Afternoon’ (1997 Golf) – Trio – Da Da Da
CKC – 145 – Volkswagen ‘Synchronicity’ (1999 Jetta) – Master Cylinder (Extended) – Jung At Heart
CKC – 146 – Volkswagen ‘UFO’ (1999 New Beetle) – Fluke – Absurd
CKC – 147 – Volkswagen ‘Vapor’ (Limited Edition Beetle) – Hooverphonic – Renaissance Affair
CKC – 148 – Volkswagen ‘Vortex’ (Limited Edition Beetle) – Pitchshifter – Subject to Status
CKC – 149 – Volvo ‘How Do I Look’ (S80 Intro) – Dmitri From Paris – Une Very Stylish Fille
CKC – 150 – Volvo ‘Kids’ (V70 Turbo Wagon) – Mr. Scruff – Get A Move On

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[AGAP]

Wow thats quite the list, Bee Gees on a Dr Pepper ad that hurts….god. Hard to believe Mascis got turned down for a Nike ad…..sucks.

Allison

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<FONT>This message has been edited by bates on January 19, 2001 at 08:28 AM</font>

[OriginalPosterLost]

FUCK ME what a list!
later trav[img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

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[OriginalPosterLost]

There was this series some years back that played "Start Choppin’" in an episode. Not sure what the show was titled -was about a guy at some university that was in love, this didn’t work out and he started drinking and wanted to kill himeself. Or something like that. Does anyone know this show -the title?

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-Neil Young

[OriginalPosterLost]

re the nike ad and the decision not to take on J.

I guess that his public profile (slacker, can’t get out of bed rubbish that is always written) didn’t fit with a company associated with sports/fitness.

Kinda like getting in your attorney general as the new Marlboro man.

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Hah! Now that I’ve got $100 million to splash around, I’ll be making a few improvements.

[AGAP]

Hey,

You could be right about the image problem ie that crap slacker image….never bought it!!! Thing is Iggy has quite the history, way Too Much Junkie Business thru the early years of his career, cleaned up his act thou awhile back.

God I hope the next time I have a Dr Pepper I don’t start thinking of that horrifying Bee
Gee’s song….that would suck in such a huge way!!!

I agree with you to a degree Dimpfelmoser, there were still some good tunes after New Values & Party but some definitely seemed geared to money making. If I remember correctly what Iggy said about selling out was anyone can use the songs as they were not made to be commercial so go for it. The only songs I have heard in commercials etc have been his early stuff with the Stooges and some early solo stuff so that fits with his explanation. The song Butt Town was featured on a Beavis & Butthead show, perfect for that song….it was hilarious best place for that song in my opinion.

Allison

ps Too Much Junkie Business is a great Thunders/Heartbreakers tune….awesome.
The beginning of I’m Not Fine in my opinion was definitely influenced by Cry for Love by Iggy….only my opinion.

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<FONT>This message has been edited by bates on January 20, 2001 at 04:17 PM</font>

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