Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations

[RGMike]

So this commercial for Guinness Black comes on: charming Irish guy with 2 babes getting into a cab. And he looks REALLY familiar... I finally realize it's the guy from Boardwalk Empire who plays the man with half a face. Wow.

[RGMike]

For Nicorette patches: "I just want to celebrate/anothyer day of... QUITTING!"

Oy.

[RGMike]

Now I've seen everything: Salt'n'Pepa's "Push it" for Chef Boy-Ar-Dee.

[RGMike]

Just heard that Progressive insurance commercial, with a singer that someone on FB described as sounding "like Taylor Dayne and MeatLoaf had a baby" -- damned if that isn't an on-the-nose description. Oy.

[Big Fingers McGee]

For Ice Breakers, the gum, Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby".

[RGMike]

For Ice Breakers, the gum, Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby".

amazing that took 20 years to happen.

[urth]

Heard an ad that used the instrumental track from CCR's Down on the Corner as a bed, and damned if I can remember what it was for. Guess it wasn't that good an ad.

[RGMike]

Heard an ad that used the instrumental track from CCR's Down on the Corner as a bed, and damned if I can remember what it was for. Guess it wasn't that good an ad.

I mentioned it on the previous page: Walgreens. (their tagline is "At the corner of _________"; as in "at the corner of healthy & happy" or "... smart & thrifty" or fill-in-the-blank).

[urth]

Heard an ad that used the instrumental track from CCR's Down on the Corner as a bed, and damned if I can remember what it was for. Guess it wasn't that good an ad.

I mentioned it on the previous page: Walgreens. (their tagline is "At the corner of _________"; as in "at the corner of healthy & happy" or "... smart & thrifty" or fill-in-the-blank).

Yep, that'd be it!

[Big Fingers McGee]

Human League's "Human" for Liberty Mutual Insurance.

[RGMike]

is there anything Shaquille O'Neal WON'T do a commercial for?

[RGMike]

Me-TV has started showing vintage commercials: Petula Clark singing the praises of some car in the '60s; Rob & Laura Petrie washing dishes with Joy liquid.  Kinda cool.

ETA: apparently this is a regular thing on ME-TV but most affiliates sell local spots in place of the retro ads, so a lot of folks (including us in the SF Market) don't see them.  I guess KOFY's sales staff were asleep at the switch this month. I'd love to see more of them.

[RGMike]

Lance Bass is doing commercials for Miracle Whip. "This is Lance Bass, reminding you to keep an open mouth". Words fail me.

[RGMike]

TOP's "What is Hip?" for Amazon.

[RGMike]

a Geico ad for their motorcycle insurance features "Midnight Rider". Uh -- *TWO* ABB members died on motorcycles, guys.