TV-licious tunes…
Posted: August 21st, 2006 | Author: jimmy-hat | Filed under: general, life, music | 3 Comments »
So, being sick this weekend and spending most of it in a drug-induced stupor in front of the tube, I was magically awoken Saturday afternoon by the sounds of Explosions in The Sky. I immediately thought I had the best girlfriend in the word and she somehow knew the best medicine to cure any illness is to listen to Your Hand in Mine over and over again- so you can imagine my surprise when I opened my eyes to a Cadillac Commercial!
Part of me wanted to hate on EITS for selling out to the Ad world, part of me was so happy to hear these guys really get their sound out there (since no one ever saw Friday Night Lights), and part of me just wanted another shot of Thera-Flu to crawl back into my shell (that’s 3 parts…is that possible?)
I started bitching about it to a guy at work and he said he was listening to the radio this wekeend and came across an Outback Steakhouse commercial with a stellar remix of Of Montreal’s Wraith Pinned to the Mist. True songwriting talent comes out with TV-licious, re-made lyrics like “‘Let’s pretend we’re at Outback Steakhouse”…
In a frantic search to find these videos, I came across another blogger ranting about The Black Eyes posing themselves for a Nissan Xterra commercial with Set You Free.
This can all only lead to one feasible outcome = Indie Rock is taking over the world!!
And one feasible question = what is your favorite ripped-off TV commercial song?
If you disagree and really want some quality, moralistic, good family-entertainment advertising I would suggest my favorites: Trunk Monkey or 1-800-Got-Junk.
you must of been drunk and high. there’s no way my boys in EITS would ever sellout and do a caddie commercial. i’ll have to see this for myself.
sorry Neal, it’s true. I even had to rewind it and watch it again (recorded episode of Law & Order) to make sure.
Nyquil = the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, why the hell is the room spinning medicine.
also, EITS tracks are currently backing up two movie trailers on TV. can’t remember which ones (and — no — it’s not friday night lights, although i am kinda stoked about that new TV series of the same name…)