I don't watch too much television, and i'm not sure as I don't know half of those bands, but it definitely wasn't Mojave 3, Tom Jones or The Who.
in related news, if I hear Led Zeppelin in another f***ing Cadillac commercial, i'm chucking the telly out the nearest window. - jobot ----- Original Message ----- From: Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, September 27, 2004 12:43 pm Subject: (313) OT Hummer > On Sep 27, 2004, at 11:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > speaking of 'commercial techno', I caught a different version of > the > > controversial Hummer advert yesterday. the visuals were > identical, > > but some bad alt-rock-type cut had replaced LFO's 'Freak'. > perhaps > > GM's ad team reasoned that most members of the 'target audience' > that > > cut appeals to don't have 50 grand to burn on a vehicle -- and > if they > > did, it's not likely to be spent on a hulking, ozone-destroying > > monstrosity of an SUV. > > Are you sure it was the same spot? There are a few others airing > that > feature "Debutante" by Jack Drag, "Enter Space bar" by Trabant, > "Bluebird of Happiness" by Mojave 3, "Help Yourself" by Tom Jones, > "Getting Closer to an Unknown Goal" by Rhythm of Snow, and "Happy > Jack" > by The Who. > > You have a point about LFO's appeal, of course. > -- > Ian > >
