Another WTF moment
There are an increasing number of TV ads that just disturb the hell out of me when I see them, because they're using music I never envisioned to shill anything on TV.
"Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop, being used to plug Royal Caribbean cruises was definitely one of the first. Nissan's use of The Smiths' "How Soon is Now" to sell its cars was another. "Pictures of You" by The Cure, which HP used to sell its camera products, almost made sense, if you can get past the fact that it's a heartbreakingly melancholy song about love and loss.
But right around the time Fidelity started using "Der Komissar" by Falco to pimp IRA funds is where it got really weird.
Then this weekend Bonnie and I were watching TV when I saw an ad for Levi's Dockers. And what's playing? "This Is the Day" by The The.
Okay, now that's just wrong.
Comments
I had the same reaction to that one, Peter. I was thinking, "I thought I was one of only, like, five people who actually had the original album, and now it's on a Levi's commercial???"
Posted by: DF | April 25, 2005 04:31 PM
I guess I don't watch enough TV anymore, I miss out on all these commercials. Or nearly all; after mowing my grandparents' yard this weekend, I saw a car ad with Aerosmith's "Dream On" during the golf game they were watching.
Posted by: Alphax | April 26, 2005 02:41 PM