[kj] OT Jet Boy jet Girl Pepsi Ad

[Leigh Newton]

I think both those bands would have been foolish to turn down the offers. Any band would be foolish, unless said band is rich and doesn't have anything to gain. But I don't see it as selling out or anything. I see it as a great scam. If I were a Mark E Smith type and was asked for permission to use one of my old punk rock tunes in exchange for a wad of cash, i'd say "thanks sucker." 

Leigh

----- Original Message ----
From: B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 10:28:11 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT Jet Boy jet Girl Pepsi Ad


YouTube link for this ad?

I found the YouTube links for The Fall's "Blindness" being used for the 
Mitsubishi Outlander SUV ad, which threw me off for a few seconds, and 
of course the Buzzcocks' "Everybody's Happy Nowadays," used in a 
commrcial for fucking AARP, a political lobbying orgaization for the 
elderly in America! Both those ads re on YouTube.

Mark E. Smith was in a recent issue of Maximum Rock & roll being all 
anti-music business, anti-corporate, etc., then next thing I know I see 
him selling us sport utility vehicles on TV. Fucked up.

And the Buzzcocks -- a band who used to not get airplay back in the day 
becaus the name was deemed "pornographic" by some (though it isn't) -- 
now promoting an old folks' political lobbying association? I need 
another bowl of Valium.

-Oliver



Leigh Newton wrote:

> i fuckin LOVE that song!!! 

>

> ----- Original Message ----

> From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 10:06:54 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT Jet Boy jet Girl Pepsi Ad

>

>

> Sure it's not "Ca Plane Pour Moi" by Plastic Bertrand (i.e. the  

> original)?

>

> Alex in NYC


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