The revolution will not be televised
I don't watch much live television... so therefore I watch very few commercials. When an event comes along like the Oscars that I actually DO watch in realtime, it's always a bit shocking to discover how much advertising is co-opting from my music world...
Aberfeldy's "Summer's Gone" in a Diet Coke spot?
"Love Spreads" by The Stone Roses" in a Cadillac spot?
"The Way I Feel Inside" by The Zombies in a JC Pennys commercial?
I'm sure this is just the tip of the adword iceberg but it's still a bit shocking to me to hear three songs i love all during one commercial break. I must admit... the 16-year-old Stone Roses fan in me is a little upset about it. The adult in me has apparently lost all sense of "selling out" and is more concerned with WHY in the world someone at GM's ad agency thinks The Stone Roses would possibly attract the target audience of their Cadillac brand.
Buy some: The Stone Roses, The Zombies