Comments on: Whistle while you work sell out http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/ an eight person collective designed to facilitate and encourage the sharing of musical opinions Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: FrazerJames http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/#comment-37 FrazerJames Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:27:31 +0000 http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/#comment-37 Wow! I actually saw a car commercial with Objects Of My Affection playing last night. Iwas going to post about it but I couldn't remember the car it was selling it's soul to. I, for one, don't really have a problem with it as long as the commercial doesn't feature the song as opposed to just using it in the background. I mean there's "This Is Our Country" and then there's "Gravity Rides Everything". There's a difference and it's palpable. Something else to consider is the use of songs in film. You license your song to the wrong scene in the wrong movie and it's stuck there forever. Wow! I actually saw a car commercial with Objects Of My Affection playing last night. Iwas going to post about it but I couldn’t remember the car it was selling it’s soul to.

I, for one, don’t really have a problem with it as long as the commercial doesn’t feature the song as opposed to just using it in the background. I mean there’s “This Is Our Country” and then there’s “Gravity Rides Everything”. There’s a difference and it’s palpable.

Something else to consider is the use of songs in film. You license your song to the wrong scene in the wrong movie and it’s stuck there forever.

]]> By: KP http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/#comment-38 KP Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:42:05 +0000 http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/#comment-38 I agree with FrazerJames. It's good music, which is why it turned up in a commercial anyway. That it's in the commercial shouldn't change the fact that it's still good music. However, I do always hate when they edit songs (like above). I understand the need to properly soundtrack a 30-second spot, but it always throws me for a loop as I'm trying to sing (or whistle) along in my head. And the only visual I want to associate with "Objects of My Affection" is this gem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxVRhcLXftg I agree with FrazerJames.

It’s good music, which is why it turned up in a commercial anyway. That it’s in the commercial shouldn’t change the fact that it’s still good music.

However, I do always hate when they edit songs (like above). I understand the need to properly soundtrack a 30-second spot, but it always throws me for a loop as I’m trying to sing (or whistle) along in my head.

And the only visual I want to associate with “Objects of My Affection” is this gem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxVRhcLXftg

]]> By: Greedo http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/#comment-41 Greedo Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:11:46 +0000 http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/#comment-41 A Beulah track ended up in a Saturn commercial, which was awesome, because it meant they had a little more cash for one more tour. Brendon Benson's "Cold Hands Warm Heart" made it's way into a Ford Fusion commercial, which was awesome, until I realized it was a Ford commercial, and then it was not awesome. It was the opposite of awesome. It was sucky. But it's still my favorite BBenson song. A Beulah track ended up in a Saturn commercial, which was awesome, because it meant they had a little more cash for one more tour.

Brendon Benson’s “Cold Hands Warm Heart” made it’s way into a Ford Fusion commercial, which was awesome, until I realized it was a Ford commercial, and then it was not awesome. It was the opposite of awesome. It was sucky.

But it’s still my favorite BBenson song.

]]> By: RockTransferProtocol » What’s Your Favorite Song? http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/#comment-293 RockTransferProtocol » What’s Your Favorite Song? Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:40:12 +0000 http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/#comment-293 [...] “Paris 2004″ for just a month (when the rest of the world was whistling that other song), and last week I remember listening to “Now, Now” by St. Vincent about 800 [...] […] “Paris 2004″ for just a month (when the rest of the world was whistling that other song), and last week I remember listening to “Now, Now” by St. Vincent about 800 […]

]]> By: RockTransferProtocol » Peter Morén and his album of future rockommercial songs. http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/#comment-587 RockTransferProtocol » Peter Morén and his album of future rockommercial songs. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:37:48 +0000 http://rocktransferprotocol.com/2007/04/17/whistle-while-you-work-sell-out/#comment-587 [...] climatically bite it when you suddenly heard a familiar whistling and realized you were watching an AT&T commercial. Back then I didn’t think much of it. In fact, I was happy for them making a living and all. [...] […] climatically bite it when you suddenly heard a familiar whistling and realized you were watching an AT&T commercial. Back then I didn’t think much of it. In fact, I was happy for them making a living and all. […]

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