It has ticked me off, more than once, when the advertisers use a song that I enjoyed for their ads.Where is their sense of creativity and originality. I don't think much of their talent if they have to rely for the most part on somebody else's artistry. Just My Opinion.
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'Ring of fire' in a hemorrhoid ad? Not gonna happen...
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The worst is when the advertisers clearly do not understand what the song is about, as in the Mercedes-Benz ad that used the Janis Joplin song "Mercedes-Benz." The song was a putdown of the status-seeking mindset that many luxury carmakers cater to.
Thank goodness the Cash family has the ability to prevent this travesty from happening.
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to a third party group much like Kerry has done with ACT and Moveon.org and others and let them present the ad with the music--long as the whole song isn't used parody is a legitimate "fair use". Ain't "soft money" grand?
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Hi, Ed.
Speaking of soft money, how about those new Halliburton ads defending their Iraqi work and contracts, and ending with something about getting the contracts because of what the company can do, not who they know. I keep waiting for the "paid for by the Committee to re-elect Bush-Cheney" disclaimer, but of course it never comes!
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You just gotta be a good two feet taller than before you typed that.
The Haliburton adds mention no political party, much less any specific person nor do they encourage anyone to vote for a specific party/candidate. They are similar to the Exxon ads defending themselves against scurrilous charges. They are a far cry from ACT (strong special interest group supporting Kerry) or Moveon.org or others of the same ilk.
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Just doesn't seem right to use Zeppelin that way. But they're using the heck out of it.
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A comment on our radio today was that whenever he listened to classical music, he settled back in his chair, only to find that it started his brain whizzing round as to whether it was Product A? or Product B? which had used it. So I guess you are not alone!
I reckon I can spot those small bits of records which will be used. My son raises his eyebrows (cos he knows I'm right) whenever I say "this will be sampled for years". It used to be people like The Alan Parsons Set, but is now more likely to be Moby and obviously the Coldplay favourite.
They say that there is no doubt that well-liked music sells products, so they can cash in on people's favourites (and maybe they have a pre-arranged deal with the record company as the record is often re-released shortly afterward?). I guess originality is right out of the window (as we say).
Regards
Mo
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