Guest godthedog Report post Posted July 31, 2002 just reply on this thread whenever you see a commercial with a song by an artist who probably doesn't need the money. the beatles: "getting better," used by phillips i believe the clash: "london calling," used by jaguar the who: "bargain," used by some other car company whose name escapes me blur: "there's no other way," used by miller feel free to add on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted July 31, 2002 I only have one problem with bands selling their songs to commercials. If the commercial is shown alot i start imagining the commercial whenever i hear the song thus ruining the song to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted July 31, 2002 Led Zeppelin sold out to a car commercial. Virtually every one of Moby's songs to various companies. Andrew WK to Nintendo, although he sucked balls anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted July 31, 2002 I use to get upset whenever I heard a song I liked used in a commercial, but it's become so commonplace that I've become immune to it. And who am I to begrudge a band like Yo La Tengo--a group who doesn't exactly burn up the charts--for licensing their "Our Way to Fall" for a PBS ad? And yes, working for PBS isn't as awful as whoring some soulless car company, but the principle remains the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest swan Report post Posted July 31, 2002 just reply on this thread whenever you see a commercial with a song by an artist who probably doesn't need the money. the beatles: "getting better," used by phillips i believe Michael Jackson owns the entire Beatle's collection so it isn't who you think is getting rich. Andrew W.K. also has a song featured in a Coor's commericial but to me that's ok because that's his image. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted July 31, 2002 Well honestly selling your music to companies isn't selling out unless the band in question is a band that claims to be about "the art of music" or stuff like punk bands who sung about hating shit like corporations. The only thing that pisses me off is that Pepsi is using Easy Rider in a commercial. That's just wrong and the studio that owns the rights to the movie should be firebombed. Easy Rider being in a Pepsi ad totally ruins what Easy Rider stood for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted July 31, 2002 Well honestly selling your music to companies isn't selling out unless the band in question is a band that claims to be about "the art of music" or stuff like punk bands who sung about hating shit like corporations. you mean like the who and the clash? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shaved Bear Report post Posted July 31, 2002 The Who sold Teenage Wasteland to sell SUVs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest crandamaniac Report post Posted July 31, 2002 The Who sold Teenage Wasteland to sell SUVs Don't forget it also showed up in the trailers for the movie Antz Edit: I thought the song was called "Baba O'Reilly" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted July 31, 2002 It is...but everyone just calls it Teenage Wasteland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big McLargeHuge Report post Posted July 31, 2002 Michael Jackson owns the entire Beatle's collection so it isn't who you think is getting rich. Kinda. Jackson can sell any Beatles Lennon/McCartney song he wants to any company but Paul and Yoko still get royalties. 'Revolution' in a Nike ad? Die Jacko. And yes, Teenage Wasteland is really called Baba O'Reilly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shaved Bear Report post Posted July 31, 2002 bah, Teenage Wasteland sounds better i guess Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dr. Wrestlingphysics Report post Posted July 31, 2002 It is called Baba O'Reilly, but The Who already sold out in the 60s. Just look at their album "The Who Sell Out"! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sk8420kid Report post Posted July 31, 2002 I agree with whoever said a band can't really sell out unless they are punk or art rock. If I ever saw Les Savy Fav or the Detachment Kit shilling themselves on trl, I would say they sold out. I don't consider a band changing it's sound to be selling out (Tool), unless they change their sound for the sole purpose of going mainstream (Blink 182). I would never say bands like Glassjaw and Thursday are selling out just because they are getting more exposure now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted July 31, 2002 I don't mind a band letting commercials use their songs for cash The Minute Men, who were one of those bands who were never mainstream (and that's how their fans liked them) let one of their songs be used in a car commerical and they gave the $30,000 they got from it to the late lead singer's father who had fallen on hard times. And Andrew WK fits 100% perfect with beer and Nintendo. But it does bug me when an "artists" just whores themselves to a product... Coke signed Christian...so Pepsi signed Britney And I don't mind a band going mainstream...althought Blink's last cd blew hard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Edwin MacPhisto Report post Posted July 31, 2002 I fear what's going to happen if Michael Jackson does indeed declare bankruptcy any time soon. He's got his rights to the Beatles catalog up as collateral to Sony, and if he bankrupts, the rights are theirs. Though it would be kinda neat if they could figure out how to make "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey" appropriate for shilling a toaster. On the subject of Andrew WK: I really like the fact that, for some reason, "She Is Beautiful" is being used to sell Gamecubes, and the first image in the commercial while the song plays is a giant tarantula in a box. It's just so deeply, deeply random. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted July 31, 2002 On the subject of Andrew WK: I really like the fact that, for some reason, "She Is Beautiful" is being used to sell Gamecubes, and the first image in the commercial while the song plays is a giant tarantula in a box. It's just so deeply, deeply random. But if you didn't know the song title wouldn't the music itself fit perfectly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kinetic Report post Posted August 1, 2002 I've heard a few more Blur songs in commercials, most notably "Song 2." Albarn did an interview awhile back where he said that companies could have that particular song and he didn't really care one way or another. He must feel that way about a lot of the Blur catalog, seeing as how "Tender" was used to shill computers and "There's No Other Way" is currently making the rounds in a beer commercial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted August 2, 2002 the problem i have with this thread is that the minute a band signs a contract with a major record label they are automatically a whore in the business. just ask ice t who admitted as much. his words, not mine. in the spirit of this thread however, i always had a problem with hearing the faces' 'ooh la la' in a commercial for life insurance i believe. it just didn't feel right. and the 'getting better' track was horrible. let it be known that was not the beatles and the vocalists of that song should have their vocal cords ripped out! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted August 2, 2002 i always had a problem with hearing the faces' 'ooh la la' in a commercial for life insurance i believe. I don't think that song is the original recording, though. It doesn't sound like Rod Stewart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mesepher Report post Posted August 2, 2002 It is...but everyone just calls it Teenage Wasteland. stupid Americans... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest saturnmark4life Report post Posted August 2, 2002 dammit i don't think the AWK(~!) gamecube adverts are on over here yet. and of course we rarely drink coors... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
