Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 We don't even need to be in a commercial to be subjected to this song And they're still showing hamfisted clips! Jesus! I hope Detroit boos this. They're in Motown and they bring in a fuckin' hoosier. Who gets this one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 I gotta say, for once I'm glad Fox shows gratuitous amounts of crowd footage. Man they looked bored. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Everytime I hear this song, I keep expecting them to sing "This is God's Country", in a show of self-crotch-grabbing jingoism Wasn't there a song that went "this is gawwwwd's country" that sounded just like this and was used in truck commercials? Oh, and the one guitarist was playing "Desolation Row" by Bob Dylan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Does FOX have something against the National Anthem? I could live with Seger doing America The Beautiful, but must they attempt for the NASCAR demographic on consecutive nights? (makes sense, considering this was a blatant promotion for Chevy anyways) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 "FOX, why do you hate America?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Anyone else getting browbeaten with "if you go to work early and come home late, you're a Ford truck guy! IT'S TRUCK MONTH!" commercials, or is that just me? I swear, I'm going to join the Environmental Liberation Front just to destroy pickup trucks. I can't take it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Good crap, this is horrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 I just hate that over half the people I know with pickup trucks aren't using it for any kind of heavy transport, they just like it as a phallic extension It's the sports car of the new age Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 And in case you forgot about that song, here it is again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted October 23, 2006 I'm glad I own a Japanese car. That means I don't work hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Oh by the way, guys, I was sleeping through like the 5th inning last night until about midnight, but I was roused from my nap by a really shitty God Bless America. Who the hell was THAT? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 I'm glad I own a Japanese car. That means I don't work hard. Does it also mean you have blue hair and big eyes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Oh by the way, guys, I was sleeping through like the 5th inning last night until about midnight, but I was roused from my nap by a really shitty God Bless America. Who the hell was THAT? American Idol "talent". I can get some of AI singers who could pull that song off but that girl wasn't one of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Ooh ooh was it the Baby Mama girl? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Hey, she was good enough to get her own Lifetime movie! ...yeah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Timmy just caught Kenny Rogers with pine tar. Was La Russa watching? Get him ejected. Well, wait, La Russa wasn't watching, but somebody should be watching so as to let him know. Evidently not, because he would've made a move by now. It's probably too late at this point. EDIT: See? Too late. You're not gonna get him tossed now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Hey McCarver, what exactly is pine tor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Pinetaur is a reptilian man-beast that roams the forests of Minnesota. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 The shadows prove the pinetar was fake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Pinetaur is a reptilian man-beast that roams the forests of Minnesota. I'm fully expecting Rant to post Pinetaur porn soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Does it bother anyone else that Detroit's little "charge!" horn starts on the wrong note? You have to fix it in your head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 FROM THE EAST COAST TO THE WEST COAST CHICAGO--Having ditched its "Like a Rock" theme a few years ago, Chevrolet returns to a musical anthem to advertise its Silverado truck. The new campaign from Interpublic Group's Campbell-Ewald, which includes both traditional and nontraditional elements, introduces the theme "Our country. Our truck." Television ads will feature a new song from John Mellencamp entitled "Our Country," and will be used through at least 2007. Lyrics include: "I can stand beside ideas I think are right. I can stand beside the idea to stand and fight. I do believe there's a dream for everyone. This is our country." "This partnership with Chevy—an American company that is creating jobs and supporting our communities—makes perfect sense for a song that is all about standing up for the working people who are the backbone of our nation," said Mellencamp in a statement. Print inserts launch in USA Today this Friday; TV spots begin on Saturday. One TV ad features the song with images of men working and onscreen text. One shot shows a man looking at an anvil, while on-screen text reads, "This is our concept vehicle." Another shows the American flag waving and the words, "This is our proving ground." Bill Ludwig, chief creative officer of the Warren, Mich., agency, first heard the song as a demo while the shop was creating the campaign. "I knew the minute I heard the song that would be the music for the next epic Silverado campaign," he said in a statement. "We hope that 'Our country. Our truck' will inspire people to think, 'Yeah, these are the bruises and scares [sic?] that have shaped our nation, and we have rebuilt ourselves spiritually, emotionally and physically.'" Three more months? ahhh!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Johnny Cougar is the fucking worst. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tominator89 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 At least it's not that Jay Leno-looking guy who was selling Ford trucks all summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Oh God, even better: further research tells me that they originally had a clip of the atomic bomb in their truck ad, meant to symbolize America's victory over evil in the 40s, but also meant to take a shot at those car-making Japs. Oh, I wish they kept it. And good thing they don't use the second verse: There's room enough here For science to live And there's room enough here For religion to forgive And try to understand The other people of this world This is our country AW SHIT THAT'S LIBERAL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Remember when Toby Keith just wanted to put a boot in their ass? Ford doesn't fuck around with feelings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Where have you gone Bob Seger? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted October 23, 2006 I would think the non-stop truck ads would be more suited for Nascar viewers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Oh God, even better: further research tells me that they originally had a clip of the atomic bomb in their truck ad, meant to symbolize America's victory over evil in the 40s, but also meant to take a shot at those car-making Japs. There's your self-crotch-grabbing in-your-face jingoism! And if they had kept that, it would've all been worth it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 23, 2006 The only baseball comment on page 5 is me telling La Russa to get Rogers tossed. Fucking trucks. If nothing else, we've found our Ad From Hell for postseason baseball. A Chevy Silverado is risking a patient's life! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
