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New Lows in advertising
- Thread starter Major Seven
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Who Are You was used for Nissan in 1999. And Shlitz beer in 1982.
Won't Get Fooled Again was used in Gateway commercials.
Magic Bus was used in Dell commercials.
Back then they got approximately $500,000 for each song placement.
Remember when 'The Who Sell Out' was an ironic take?
Won't Get Fooled Again was used in Gateway commercials.
Magic Bus was used in Dell commercials.
Back then they got approximately $500,000 for each song placement.
Remember when 'The Who Sell Out' was an ironic take?
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I saw an interview with Townsend where when asked, how will you know when you get old, He said
"When all you think about is money".
That is nowhere near a new low for advertising.
I for one am shocked that pop artists would sell their work for money
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OK, I give up … why is it a new low in advertising?
Roland GR 88
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Like most self employed musicians they have no pensions, no health insurance, album sales don’t pay the bills anymore and many fell victim to predatory financial management in their heyday.
Dick Dale toured until he died to pay for his chemotherapy treatments.
Your hero’s have every right to sell what they can while they still can.
Dick Dale toured until he died to pay for his chemotherapy treatments.
Your hero’s have every right to sell what they can while they still can.
I have decided that people who get upset about musicians capitalizing on their songs with commercial placements are only upset that nobody is asking them.
If you’re a musician and don’t want think about money corrupting your allegedly pure soul, then you should just sit in your garage and play music and don’t sell records or tour.
...in the case of The Who, they made their millions but spent them about as quickly, on street drugs and other indulgences. The Rolling Stones, at least Mick and Keith, might've been living even larger but they were making considerably more money, and probably more to the point Mick's college studies were in economics rather than art and he's long been committed to running the band like a proper business rather than a hang with his buddies that somehow provides them with food and shelter.
As far as both bands are concerned, they are businesses with employees and annual revenue expectations, and since royalties from record sales have tanked the businesses have to make their money elsewise and that means licensing and touring. Roger, Pete, Mick and Keith are probably not *that* enthusiastic about doing more concerts since they're all in their eighties but it's either that or dissolve their businesses and put quite a few people out of work aside from themselves.
I took it as meaning Townsend realized he would be old when he couldn't rely on anything he made to make so much money he didn't have to think about the bills. Which was probably a fair assumption (even if not a particularly smart one) for somebody who'd come through a solid decade-plus of successful records and tours.
But yeah, it's not a circumstance that many musicians are going to face.
i was working at a coffee house twenty some-odd years ago and Pat MacDonald from Timbuk 3 came in an did a couple of sets (just him on an acoustic). I'd heard he'd turned down like a million dollar offer to lisence "The Future's so Bright" to like Microsoft or something. In between sets I asked him about it. And he just chucked and said "I'd do it again too." As far as I can tell, he stuck to his guns on that.
The only one not enthusiastic about it is Pete. Roger loves it so much that he tours on his own when not with The Who, and Mick and Keith speak often about how much they still love to play.
Neil Young has practically made a second career out of crowing against his contemporaries for "selling out".
His "This notes for you" was aimed right at Budwieser.
But then again, he's always complaining about one thing or another.
Personally, I've been prepared to sell out for years...
So far, no takers....
His "This notes for you" was aimed right at Budwieser.
But then again, he's always complaining about one thing or another.
Personally, I've been prepared to sell out for years...
So far, no takers....
Depending on the artist and the ownership status of their catalog, this might occur without the musician’s permission or even their knowledge of it. How many of them have sold the rights to their music to some consortium? Of course, that group wants to make money.
I accept it, don’t resent it, but still cringe when I hear it.
Some bands have literally MADE IT from selling songs for commercials and TV. The Black Keys for instance would not be playing arenas had it not been for them doing that and more power to any band that spreads their music out for more people to hear. It's better to not have to rely only on streaming radio to get your music out there. If it makes more people want to listen to more of your stuff, it's a good thing, end of story.
Yawn.
I can't even count the number of Beatles tunes that have found their way into commercials.
I can't even count the number of Beatles tunes that have found their way into commercials.
