On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, skip Heller wrote:
In some cases -- "London Calling" is a Jaguar commercial, the Jello-less Dead Kennedys etc -- the new focus on old punks has been terrible and demoralizing to anyone who believed these guys in the first place.
believed in what guys? the bands? i think i agree with you. when jaguar used "london calling" for a commercial, i was bemused. i also noted how short lived that commercial was. but when at&t started using "blitzkreig bop" for their new commercials, i began to wonder. who in the heck is in charge of choosing this music? don't they realize the lyrics are both anti-establishment as well as completely out of place? why would anyone choose a song about nazi germany and the second world war to promote a cell phone? it makes no sense. or does it? the song starts with, "they're forming in straight line" implying, like sheep to the slaughter, following orders. that's pretty much what any marketing exec wants, i guess. so, is this only the beginning or just a minor trend? or... is this simply the same old, same old practice in corporate co-opting of the counter-culture? --dk Yes. Beautiful, wonderful nature. Hear it sing to us: *snap* Yes. natURE.