• @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      09 months ago

      when one of your favorite tracks from an album gets used in a commercial.

      There’s a cover of Aerosmith’s Dream On that’s sung by a scandinavian performer in that rich, deep, lush way you expect, and it sounds beautiful.

      https://youtu.be/nAoCHQkQLGc

      It’s the typical “take a rock song and slow it down for a solo” thing they do with every song on those amateur-with-celebrity-judges talent shows, but it sounds actually natural and real instead of this generation’s Aguilaran Vocal Gymnastics. But she only did it for the commercial.

    • @MrFappy@lemmy.world
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      I just love hearing the recent sonic commercials because at the end you can hear the unmistakable voice of Marc Rebillet (Loop Daddy) for a fraction of a second saying “wanna live free” and I get so happy knowing his music wasn’t tarnished by commercialism, but he likely made bank of that 1 second line.

    • @mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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      Microsoft blasting “Cherry Lips” was surreal.

      Some stupid bastards used “Blitzkrieg Bop.”

      Marketing robots must open Genius.com and search for any chorus with the word go.

      … an uncomfortable number of years ago the US Marines used a Godsmack song that I was only mostly sure wasn’t “Sick Of Life.”

        • @mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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          09 months ago

          Been there. Walking through Publix, looking at the wall of bread, surprised I like the muzak for once. “But I won’t cry for yesterday, there’s an ordinary world, somehow I have to OH NOOOO”

    • _haha_oh_wow_
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      Haha, how about when Run The Jewels got picked up for use in Cadillac commercials? Their lyrics are hilarious and subversive, so it’s weird as hell to see it in a bougie car commercial. Killer Mike and El-P have to get paid I guess but it was kind of surreal seeing them become big because I’d been a fan of both independently over 20 years ago. Been listening to El-P’s stuff since the first Cannibal Ox album with KM not too long after that.

      • NielsBohron
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        09 months ago

        Knowing those two, they probably love the irony of a corporation paying money to use RTJ’s anti-capitalistic, transgressive songs in an ad, let alone a brand like Cadillac.

        But hey, it’s “ju$t” money

          • NielsBohron
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            09 months ago

            That’s a good point. I’m familiar with the concept, but didn’t realize it had been formalized so distinctly, so I suppose you’re right.

            It’s interesting, though, because one would think that’s there’s always going to be a balancing act between wanting to make your message more well known and wanting to keep it unadulterated.

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          True. Oddly enough I’ve been a DJ Shadow fan since discovering Endtroducing in the late 90s

          Also RTJ’s stuff has been featured in other commercials.

  • _haha_oh_wow_
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    09 months ago

    Ninja Tune records in general is awesome. If you like Mr Scruff, you’d probably like most of the stuff on their label.

    Also, Kid Koala is a turntable genius. Love that guy!

  • ComradeSharkfucker
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    09 months ago

    I turned this on and my girlfriend turned around with the most bewildered but happy look on her face 😭