Another one drives a Duster - Wrecking an old song for an ad
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Is anyone else totally appalled by the cheapening of music like this?
I can’t believe that the memory of a great song is forever tainted. For me, now, whenever I hear ‘another one bites the dust’, in my head will be the horrifying ‘another one drives a Duster.’ Really, how badly can they need more money?
I can’t believe that the memory of a great song is forever tainted. For me, now, whenever I hear ‘another one bites the dust’, in my head will be the horrifying ‘another one drives a Duster.’ Really, how badly can they need more money?
marshalla said:
Ariston and on and on...
I'd like to buy the world a Coke
Wasn't the latter written FOR a Coke ad?I'd like to buy the world a Coke
Presumably the people 'wrecking' these songs do so with the permission of the rights holders? It's their song, not ours.
It doesn't bother me - What Paul Young did to "Love Will Tear Us Apart" or Maria Carey to "Without You" is far worse!
M.
marcosgt said:
Presumably the people 'wrecking' these songs do so with the permission of the rights holders? It's their song, not ours.
M.
That is my point really. Have the writers no shame? I am sure there is really good money to be made in this way, but what of dignity and musical integrity?M.
Totally with you on Mariah and 'Without You'! Actually that whole genre of 'olympic gymnastics' style if singing makes me feel like I am being attacked by a wasp!
paulguitar said:
Is anyone else totally appalled by the cheapening of music like this?
I can’t believe that the memory of a great song is forever tainted. For me, now, whenever I hear ‘another one bites the dust’, in my head will be the horrifying ‘another one drives a Duster.’ Really, how badly can they need more money?
You hold music in high esteem. I can’t believe that the memory of a great song is forever tainted. For me, now, whenever I hear ‘another one bites the dust’, in my head will be the horrifying ‘another one drives a Duster.’ Really, how badly can they need more money?
Why? It's not the meaning of life, it's only music.
You'll be saying you like tennis next...
HarryFlatters said:
paulguitar said:
Have the writers no shame?
You do remember that Brian May and Roger Taylor allowed 5ive to cover, alter and release We Will Rock You?Not only that, they appeared in the f
king video. They've had no shame for 20 odd years mybrainhurts said:
You hold music in high esteem.
Why? It's not the meaning of life, it's only music.
You'll be saying you like tennis next...
Yes, you're right, I do hold music in high esteem. It is what I do for a living, every night I perform 3 hours of covers, solo, in a crowded English pub venue on a cruise ship. I have been going this 20 yeas now, and I suppose I have performed some songs thousands of times, and some of them take on a real meaning in my life. I feel that to do my job well I have to be sincere about what I am doing. That is why 'another one drives a duster' has really rather embarrassed me, as an entertainer. If I had the original in my repetoire, I would have dropped it for sure!Why? It's not the meaning of life, it's only music.
You'll be saying you like tennis next...
Oh, and I do quite like tennis!
paulguitar said:
mybrainhurts said:
You hold music in high esteem.
Why? It's not the meaning of life, it's only music.
You'll be saying you like tennis next...
Yes, you're right, I do hold music in high esteem. It is what I do for a living, every night I perform 3 hours of covers, solo, in a crowded English pub venue on a cruise ship. I have been going this 20 yeas now, and I suppose I have performed some songs thousands of times, and some of them take on a real meaning in my life. I feel that to do my job well I have to be sincere about what I am doing. That is why 'another one drives a duster' has really rather embarrassed me, as an entertainer. If I had the original in my repetoire, I would have dropped it for sure!Why? It's not the meaning of life, it's only music.
You'll be saying you like tennis next...
Oh, and I do quite like tennis!
paulguitar said:
mybrainhurts said:
You hold music in high esteem.
Why? It's not the meaning of life, it's only music.
You'll be saying you like tennis next...
Yes, you're right, I do hold music in high esteem. It is what I do for a living, every night I perform 3 hours of covers, solo, in a crowded English pub venue on a cruise ship. I have been going this 20 yeas now, and I suppose I have performed some songs thousands of times, and some of them take on a real meaning in my life. I feel that to do my job well I have to be sincere about what I am doing. That is why 'another one drives a duster' has really rather embarrassed me, as an entertainer. If I had the original in my repetoire, I would have dropped it for sure!Why? It's not the meaning of life, it's only music.
You'll be saying you like tennis next...
Oh, and I do quite like tennis!
Re the comment above, many people (most?) relate to music as important. Very important for some.
I certainly would find it difficult to live without.
One verse sticks with me.
'You wanna find the truth in life
Don't pass music by
And you know
I would not lie.'
Erm, Teenage Dirtbag (a) by the sweetest sounding church choir*, and (b) for a dating website advert, is just wronger than something very wrong in the wrong place for the wrong reasons. And it's wrong. I didn't even like the original anyway but this is, did I mention, wrong.
*I can't stand nicey-nicey high pitched choir music anyway/either. The other one I hated was some song for a bank or building society.
This is not going well is it!
*I can't stand nicey-nicey high pitched choir music anyway/either. The other one I hated was some song for a bank or building society.
This is not going well is it!
I quite like the advert.
The advertisers do too. The fact that every time you hear Queen, you think of Dacia proves they've managed to get it right.
Anyways, it's not like it's the first ad that even puts music and products together forever. Driven by you / Ford. Takes my breath away / incendiary Pugeots. The Ramones / A fking O. That formerly good Fleetwood Mac tune / Marks and fking spencer.
There's far worse things that have happened, lets be honest =)
The advertisers do too. The fact that every time you hear Queen, you think of Dacia proves they've managed to get it right.
Anyways, it's not like it's the first ad that even puts music and products together forever. Driven by you / Ford. Takes my breath away / incendiary Pugeots. The Ramones / A f
king O. That formerly good Fleetwood Mac tune / Marks and fking spencer. There's far worse things that have happened, lets be honest =)
Some Gump said:
I quite like the advert.
The advertisers do too. The fact that every time you hear Queen, you think of Dacia proves they've managed to get it right.
Anyways, it's not like it's the first ad that even puts music and products together forever. Driven by you / Ford. Takes my breath away / incendiary Pugeots. The Ramones / A fking O. That formerly good Fleetwood Mac tune / Marks and fking spencer.
There's far worse things that have happened, lets be honest =)
They have certainly NOT managed to get it right! If I was unfortunate enough to be considering a car in this market, I would rule out a Dacia immediately due to the terrible ad.........The advertisers do too. The fact that every time you hear Queen, you think of Dacia proves they've managed to get it right.
Anyways, it's not like it's the first ad that even puts music and products together forever. Driven by you / Ford. Takes my breath away / incendiary Pugeots. The Ramones / A f
king O. That formerly good Fleetwood Mac tune / Marks and fking spencer. There's far worse things that have happened, lets be honest =)
Of course there are far worse things that have happened. Rosberg's move on Sunday, for example......
paulguitar said:
They have certainly NOT managed to get it right! If I was unfortunate enough to be considering a car in this market, I would rule out a Dacia immediately due to the terrible ad.........
er, ok. a Dacia Duster is not exactly a brand new Riva speedboat is it, Dacia are hardly doing any damage to a high profile, high value brand by having a cheesy advert! Just Eat has increased sales by many % by cheerfully singing "Chicken Madras" in a highly annoying way. If this mass appeal works for Dacia, then good luck to them.
paulguitar said:
Some Gump said:
I quite like the advert.
The advertisers do too. The fact that every time you hear Queen, you think of Dacia proves they've managed to get it right.
Anyways, it's not like it's the first ad that even puts music and products together forever. Driven by you / Ford. Takes my breath away / incendiary Pugeots. The Ramones / A fking O. That formerly good Fleetwood Mac tune / Marks and fking spencer.
There's far worse things that have happened, lets be honest =)
They have certainly NOT managed to get it right! If I was unfortunate enough to be considering a car in this market, I would rule out a Dacia immediately due to the terrible ad.........The advertisers do too. The fact that every time you hear Queen, you think of Dacia proves they've managed to get it right.
Anyways, it's not like it's the first ad that even puts music and products together forever. Driven by you / Ford. Takes my breath away / incendiary Pugeots. The Ramones / A f
king O. That formerly good Fleetwood Mac tune / Marks and fking spencer. There's far worse things that have happened, lets be honest =)
Of course there are far worse things that have happened. Rosberg's move on Sunday, for example......
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