I know I should probably know this, but is there an official music video to Shake Break Bounce? If there is, which one is it?
Thanks
Posted 02 October 2007 - 11:45 PM
It wasn't Toyota... that I am about 90% sure of. I could be wrong though since I don't keep up on UK and European ads.
My bet is on Nissan since they used Hoops in their television ads (over here in the States).
I don't really mind songs being used in ads, although in a case like Moby's "Play", it was serious overkill and did spoil the whole album for a while. It took a long time before I could revisit Play. I understand why artists do it, or why they feel the need to do it - as long as it's not overkill. Just from working at Tower Records, I saw a lot of people come in and buy entire albums because they heard a song in a snazzy commercial that they really dug. So if it means an artist gets more exposure and sells more records so they can then turn around and 1.) market themselves and 2.) buy studio time/cover other expenses to make another album and get to touring, then I really don't see it as a big deal or anything to get angry over. Then again, as much as most ads are a painful annoyance a great deal of the time, I am somewhat biased because my brother works in the advertising industry.