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... Apropos of songs being appropriated for commercials, my colleague Sean Gregory writes about that Toyota ad.
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Badvertising [Things That Suck]
Jezebel —
[image] Dodai here. You guys, the "Saved By Zero" Toyota commercial has eaten my brain . Whenever it comes on, I helplessly sing along. I hate the song, but I'm powerless against it! And it is useless to resist. Time magazine interviewed Dan Sarles, a recent business school graduate who is, according to the mag, "among a growing legion of viewers" who have complained about the ad on the Web. Sarles says: "It's right at that border, where it's catchy enough that it gets stuck in your head, but not good enough that you like it." For the uninitiated or the ...
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Pop Candy: Top Stories & Community Feed —
... year. - A charity project will unite Jeff Tweedy , Johnny Marr , Radiohead 's Ed O'Brien and others. - Bono has written a song for Tom Jones called Sugar Daddy . - Robin Williams has been performing some small comedy gigs lately. - This post looks at some of Saturday Night Live 's best short films. - There's a Firefly / Serenity convention this weekend? Too bad I'm busy moving. - Wow, people are really starting to rage against those "Saved by Zero" ads. This is a pretty good parody , ...
