When commercials have butchered a good rock track.

Run_to_da_hills

There has been some great rock tracks in the past that have been destroyed by having them overplayed and used in TV commercials.

Bulmers add, "Time is on your side".
Toyota Avensis, Iggy Pop "The Passenger".

Perhaps there is more.........

Wishbone Ash

Bodyrockers "I like the the way you move" and I can't remember the advert!

Run_to_da_hills

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Bodyrockers "I like the the way you move" and I can't remember the advert!

A series 3 BMW in 2006 and also for a Diet Coke add.

There was one by Samantha Mumba "Body to Body" used in a horrific road safey commercial a few years ago that butchered Bowie's Ashes to Ashes track.

Wishbone Ash

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

A series 3 BMW in 2006 and also for a Diet Coke add.

Ah yes, of course! Thanks.

GhostInTheRuins

Those bread ads that have Thin Lizzy's 'Running Back'. Screw you Brennan's!

Doctor DooM

Vodafone used "Perfect Drug" to advertise texting... if I ever get my hands on the person responsible for that one...

grames_bond

fleetwood macs "man of the world" in all those car crash ads! b*stards!

Rustar

Cadillac shredded Zep's "Rock 'N Roll" a few years back.

smackbunnybaby

the girl that butchered "let's dance" by david bowie.

Jay P

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Bodyrockers "I like the the way you move" and I can't remember the advert!

Correction, this song was never good.

Nike using Hurt by Johnny Cash does it for me. Not my favourite song or anything, but it was not nice to see that on one of their ads

Paligulus

D.T. Jesus wrote: »

Those bread ads that have Thin Lizzy's 'Running Back'. Screw you Brennan's!

I actually dont mind this one because they used an album track instead of the obvious Lizzy singles.

Max_Damage

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Toyota Avensis, Iggy Pop "The Passenger".

That song was also used to death in the Dublin Bus ad's a few months back.

The Bulmers/Magners ad's also used The Kink's song 'Sunny Afternoon'.

GhostInTheRuins

Paligulus wrote: »

I actually dont mind this one because they used an album track instead of the obvious Lizzy singles.

Is that not worse? The usual Lizzy tracks have been raped enough that it doesn't matter anymore. Leave the others alone.

Otis Driftwood

Fear Factorys Body Hammer in a Moro ad circa 10 years ago.

What in the blue hell was going on there.

ITS TIME TO BITE THE BAR

Max_Damage

nedtheshed wrote: »

Fear Factorys Body Hammer in a Moro ad circa 10 years ago.

That I gotta see!

Run_to_da_hills

The hit "Don't stop me now" by Queen is being Destroyed and overplayed by a current TV commercial used for selling barrier free "spy chips"

Vegeta

has anyone seen/heard the blatant rip off of Island in the sun by wheezer as used in a 7up add.

Kavkid

Since when did Irish people start saying Commercials?

But yeah, I agree with what you're saying.

lord lucan

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

The hit "Don't stop me now" by Queen is being Destroyed and overplayed by a current TV commercial used for selling barrier free "spy chips"

it could be just me but it doesn't sound like freddies vocals on that version,the current incarnation haven't re-recorded it have they?

on a related note,queen were also butchered by cadburys in that stupid ad with all the airport vehicles racing each other:rolleyes

John

Vegeta wrote: »

has anyone seen/heard the blatant rip off of Island in the sun by wheezer as used in a 7up add.

Yes and it's very annoying. When a band say "No" to an ad company, the ad company will just pay someone to do a recognisably similar piece of music but not similar enough to have to pay royalties. Lots of ads seem to rip off Sigur Rós too.

Fozzy

Not rock, but "What A Wonderful World" has been ruined for me since it was on the first car crash ad that made an impression on me as a kid. It's one of the saddest songs that I can think of now!

Run_to_da_hills

Fozzy wrote: »

Not rock, but "What A Wonderful World" has been ruined for me since it was on the first car crash ad that made an impression on me as a kid. It's one of the saddest songs that I can think of now!

Car crash adds have also screwed up one of Bowies great wonders I.e. "Ashes to Ashes" indirectly through Samantha Mumba. Way can't they just pick something from Daniel O Donnel for these adds, they wont go astray.

nyarlothothep

Get it on by T Rex is used in a car crash ad.

John

They really shouldn't use T-Rex in car crash ads

Run_to_da_hills

John wrote: »

They really shouldn't use T-Rex in car crash ads

They shouldnt use any popular track in any car crash add, It kills the track stone dead for good.

can't they just use some cr*p from public domain or some hit that that never made it. Just imagine if they used "Sweet Child of Mine" in one of these adds, I would break something.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

what the hell are you people doing taking advertising seriously?

Earthhorse

John wrote: »

Yes and it's very annoying. When a band say "No" to an ad company, the ad company will just pay someone to do a recognisably similar piece of music but not similar enough to have to pay royalties. Lots of ads seem to rip off Sigur Rós too.

Is that what happens? I've often wondered about that. There was a...deodorant ad I think...that used this mangled version of Greenday's "Warning" a few years ago. Ear bleeding stuff. Mind you, I understand "Warning" heavily borrows from some 70's riff I think, so what do I know?

John

Princess Innocent Knickers wrote: »

what the hell are you people doing taking advertising seriously?

I don't think anyone is taking them seriously, it's just that people have their own feelings and memories that go with songs. To find that a song you love is being used on an ad for dog food or whatever cheapens the song.

KrazeeEyezKilla

The Rock version of Feeling Good used in a Nescafe ad about five years ago which was done to make it seem like the version by Muse. Thankfully Muse sued them over it.

ZakAttak

Moby is a ba5tard for it. I think one of his whole albums ended up on adverts all over the place.

But hey, albums and singles sales have buggered off so whats wrong with artists making a bit of money for themselves and publicising their music?

I'll tell you whats wrong with it, nowadays ad. company's are getting musicians to record songs which sound like real songs and using them.

"All these highs and lows, I'm living for, all these highs and lows", this is currently being used in a 'visit da north' ad campaign on telly. I'm quite sure it was a song written specifically for ads.

The return of the jingle-writer is just around the corner, altogether now; "50 50 cashback, 50 50 cashback!".

ctrl-alt-delete

Paligulus wrote: »

I actually dont mind this one because they used an album track instead of the obvious Lizzy singles.

i am of the same opinion - i quite like it - it's as refreshing as a fresh loaf!

Mushy

Just saw a Mastercard ad that had Schools Out by Alice Cooper:(

Patricide

nedtheshed wrote: »

Fear Factorys Body Hammer in a Moro ad circa 10 years ago.

What in the blue hell was going on there.

ITS TIME TO BITE THE BAR

Wait wha? SOMONE FIND THE YOUTUBE FOR THIS!!!

Doctor J

While any advert using a good tune is annoying I find the ones where they change the lyrics particularily insulting, for example the current bastardisation of Jammin' by Bob Marley.

Whoever thought of that needs to be shot.

Whoever sang it also needs to be shot.

Whoever owns the copyright and allowed the song to be destroyed in that way also needs to be shot.

May death come on swift wings to them all.

damonjewel

The Vodafone ad is particularly bad, also all those halifax ads that butcher any song they get a hold of (we are saving ffs)

PearlDrummer

There is an ad out now for some furniture place, where they have people singing Rockstar by Nickelback infront of couches... not that Rockstar is a classic rock song or anything, but it struck me that Land of Leather of WHOEVER it was who put this ad up, just couln't be bothered with coming up with their own "witty" lyrics...

Land of Leather = lazy fluckbags

that ad annoys me...

EVEN MORE THAN THAT STUPID KID ROCK SONG ABOUT SWEET HOME ALABAMA!!!!!!

--i hate you kid rock

Bri~

damonjewel wrote: »

The Vodafone ad is particularly bad, also all those halifax ads that butcher any song they get a hold of (we are saving ffs)

The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You?

Which is really a good tune, just that it has been played to death by Vodafone over the years and now it's pretty difficult to listen to!

Patricide

Yea, i was just surpised that nickleback would let the copyright out so early, or even that land of leather could afford it!!

D.H

nedtheshed wrote: »

Fear Factorys Body Hammer in a Moro ad circa 10 years ago.

What in the blue hell was going on there.

ITS TIME TO BITE THE BAR

I remember that ad well, but it was actually a Time Out.Sorry for being the killjoy, but what a killer ad.

Patricide

Dammit, i just checked youtube and it aint there .

Otis Driftwood

D.H wrote: »

I remember that ad well, but it was actually a Time Out.Sorry for being the killjoy, but what a killer ad.

Id put money that it was Moro!

Otis Driftwood

Fear Factorys music was also used in an ad for a car around the same time too.Cant rem the track but it was definitly from Demanufacture.

Shazbot

Theres three that really annoy me.
1. The furniture add with "rockstar" as the tune. Not a great song but it just doesn't fit in at all with the concept of selling furniture. I know the add says something like "you don't have to be a rockstar to buy it" or some crap but it just seems to forced.
2. The butchering of "Jammin'" by Vodafone.
3. The use of "My Sharona" by Carona, except it "My Carona". Cringe worthy stuff, thankfully it's only on the radio.

Xavi6

'Diamonds and Guns' by the Transplants is being used to to L'oreal or one of those poxy shampoo ads now. Ugh.

gucci

Just seen the vodafone ad....shocking!

super_shellers

Xavi6 wrote: »

'Diamonds and Guns' by the Transplants is being used to to L'oreal or one of those poxy shampoo ads now. Ugh.

I think that was used by Schwarzkopf or something before as well, I also think I read something in an article about the Transplants that they didn't give them permission to use the lyrics just the music, or something along those lines.

Ross Mc

Even adds now are doing it

I seen an add for furniture or some crap using 'rockstar' by nickelback.

I know it isn't a classic but the song was starting to age well until i heard it on that damn add arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

KnifeWRENCH

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

the girl that butchered "let's dance" by david bowie.

I actually like that version of it. Only bad thing is that it advertises Ballygowan, which tastes like metal.

nedtheshed wrote:

Id put money that it was Moro!

I remember the ad being on when I was small, but now that I think about it more I think it was actually Time Out.

Vim Fuego

Neither rock nor metal but I find it hard to listen to DJ Shadow's 'Private Press' album these days considering that the whole thing has been whored out to ads, especially o2.

Fear Factory were on a Panasonic ad back in the day that I remember. I think Body Hammer was used as background music for an action sequence advertising their TVs.

randy lug

Bri~ wrote: »

The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You?

Which is really a good tune, just that it has been played to death by Vodafone over the years and now it's pretty difficult to listen to!

they did the same to jet's "are you gonna be my girl" as well i think

Run_to_da_hills

I am saddened to hear these renowned culprits at Bulmer’s Cider butchering the great classic "Galway Girl" by Steve Earle. Its a pity to hear cuttings of this classic being overplayed day in and day out.