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Klasien 02:37 pm UTC 04/19/10 |
| In reply to: | TEOTH - The Most Popular Song In Britsh Advertising History - steven_stuart 01:57 am UTC 04/17/10 |
| ehm... if you sell the rights to a song... they can do as they please with it?? Didn't think Jim ever sold the rights to any of his songs?? He doesn't seem the type who'd put his kids up for adoption... Anyhoot, wasn't it Neville... not Melville?? And Norway has a very popular yoghurt commercial that uses the 'turn around' part of TEOTH... K. > Even if Jim has sold the rights to TEOTH, doesn't he have > to give permision for the lyrics to be changed? I've seen > the commercial broadcast several times now and I am glad > that it brings Bonnie back to people's attention but > surely they could have hired a better lyricist to change > Jim's words. Like the line: "1/2 an hour ago you were > buying some stuff, now you're walking back to your car." > If only the lyrics were a bit better, this could have been > a fantastic tribute to the Lord Of Excess. I love the > guitarist who shoots up into the air for the solo but I > don't understand how Bonnie could have agreed to sing > "turn around Melville" and "we're thanking you straight > from the heart." At least she looked great as the angel in > the sky. > > On a positive note, TEOTH must be the most popular song in > British advertising history. They used it for > Playstation's karaoke game, the drumming gorilla in the > Cadbury's chocolate ad, the ad for T-Mobile where > thousands of people are singing it in Trafalgar Square and > I believe there was yet another one that escapes my mind > at the moment. > > How many other Jim songs have been used in Britsh > advertising? One of the best must be the Charaties > Commision's ad where the guy leaves a will stating that > his Harley Davidson has to be on top of his coffin and an > organ version of Bat Out Of Hell has to be playing as the > coffin is carried in. | |
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