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Cryxan	Date: February 26, 2005 @ 5:29 AM Any commercials out there with good music? I just love the tune the in the recent Home Depot ads.
BlackMage	Date: February 26, 2005 @ 6:56 AM I think it's finnish only, but this one cracker commercial plays Lynyrd Skynyrd. It's pretty cool.
zedsalt	Date: February 26, 2005 @ 11:00 AM I noticed they have "Sweet Home Alabama" playing in the background of a KENTUCKY Fried Chicken commercial. Hmm? The whole situation with Jello Biafra and his former bandmates was both bewildering and sad. I wonder whose idea it was to use "Holiday in Cambodia" in a bluejeans ad in the first place? It was also a little odd...but a much happier sort of odd...to watch Nick Drake's stuff grow so much in popularity after they used "Pink Moon" in a VW ad. Here's someone whose music I sought out after so many of my favorite songwriters cited him as one of their faves. Now, you can get his albums at Wal-Mart. Cool, but kinda strange. Craig Ferguson mentioned a jeans commercial when introducing the Zutons recently. Again, I have kinda mixed feelings about it, but in the end, I think most folks are happy with the result. I figure this probably isn't the kind of response you were going for, but this is a really thought-provoking topic for me. I mean, usually, when I use the word "commercial" in speaking about music, it's a derogatory term..."the 'c' word"...but to be fair, I don't really consider it a negative trait, unless a song also sounds contrived (THAT should be what I refer to as "the 'c' word"). Now, if those car commercials would quit getting that Clash tune stuck in my head... "Should I stay or should I go?" I think I'll go, for now.
0Hz	Date: February 26, 2005 @ 3:45 PM There's a volkswagon commercial with Gene Kelly doing "Singing In The Rain" dunno if its running in the USA but to me thats how you get more milage out of an old classic. It works on two levels the music and dance is bang up to date but its still Gene Kelly and "Singing In The Rain". A double whammy and its mint.
0Hz	Date: February 26, 2005 @ 3:48 PM ^ If your wondering what the hell I'm on about check out.... http://www.compfused.com/directlink/612/
Jesuszilla	Date: February 27, 2005 @ 8:50 AM There's a Prodigy track on their new album that's in a car advert. Sounds really good in cinema.
Droquen	Date: February 28, 2005 @ 3:54 PM Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll track was on some car commerical, not sure which company. It was sweey though
machinehead5	Date: March 20, 2005 @ 5:04 AM GODSMACK! US NAVY! i think the song is called 'Alive' or something.. who knows...
sinai	Date: March 20, 2005 @ 6:27 AM its called "Awake" machinehead
sinai	Date: March 20, 2005 @ 6:29 AM and i love the "woo-hoo" track from the internet/mobile phone service ads (as well as Kill Bill) "woo hoo woo hoo hoo"
zedsalt	Date: March 20, 2005 @ 10:47 AM Y'know, I have to wonder if that's not the one Cryxan was speaking of in the first place, becuase while the music behind the Home Depot ads is pleasant, solid stuff, the Vonage music is a LOT more fun! And, the Vonage ads use a color very close to Home Depot orange, the color mentioned in the tune, "Bleed Orange". It would be really easy to confuse the two, particularly if one doesn't live in front of the T.V.
zedsalt	Date: March 20, 2005 @ 10:51 AM Um, er, I meant "because", of course. Oh, and Lunitari, were you aware that "cracker" is another way of saying "redneck" or "country bumpkin", etc.? I thought you might enjoy that.
Intergalacti...	Date: March 20, 2005 @ 1:02 PM The amount of adverts that have Boys are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy is a bit ridiculous.... a credit card company is using it. What on earth does Boys coming back into town have anythin to do with 5% interest?

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