Now I'm Sure the World is Coming to an End

daphne · Post by **daphne** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:45 am

I'd told my best friend Andrea once that I was about disappointed with all of "cool" rock bands selling their songs to commercials. "You know," I told her once on the phone, "it makes them look like sellouts, capitalistic cash whores." We had a laugh at the expense of Led Zeppelin, U2, The Black-Eyed Peas, and other groups that we liked but dubiously glance at sideways, wondering how big the checking account has grown.

"Hey," I then said, "if Jane's Addiction ever sells out, I will be checking the sky for raining fire and frogs the size of Cadillacs with teeth and bad attitudes!"

"Perry will never do this!" we agreed.

I guess I need to make sure that our insurance policy on the house includes protection against apocalytic frogs, now, because Jane's Addiction has sold the right for "Jane Says" to TJD Whiskey. The latest commercial just came on the television while I was watching, of all things, a special of Sodom and Gommorah that's playing on the History Channel.

I'm so disappointed. Pearl Jam may be the only holdout.

Mongeaux · Post by **Mongeaux** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:05 am

I dunno, cocaine and herioin don't buy themselves do they? These are somewhat-past-their-prime Rock Stars we're talking about, right?

Rowdydrunk79 · Post by **Rowdydrunk79** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:06 am

daphne-ingthroughthesnow wrote:I guess I need to make sure that our insurance policy on the house includes protection against apocalytic frogs, now, because Jane's Addiction has sold the right for "Jane Says" to TJD Whiskey. The latest commercial just came on the television while I was watching, of all things, a special of Sodom and Gommorah that's playing on the History Channel.

Selling your song for a commercial should be done tastefully, like nudity. And we all know that TJD is tastless.

Xian · Post by **Xian** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:19 am

"Here's the deal, folks. You do a commercial - you're off the artistic roll call, forever. End of story. Okay? You're another whore at the captialist gang bang and if you do a commercial, there's a price on your head. Everything you say is suspect and every word that comes out of your mouth is now like a turd falling into my drink." - Bill Hicks

So, did Perry sell the song, or did the label sell the song? I dunno what his ties are in that regard.

daphne · Post by **daphne** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:12 pm

I'm not sure how the "song whoring" goes, but I just know that when I heard the song on the television, and the cool live version at that, my heart sank and a tiny, little piece of me died right there.

Oh, and I thought that the cd they put out a year or two ago was fabulous. They aren't dead yet and they still tour; but now, the live experience may be ruined for me.

Sigh.

**** · Post by ******** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:20 pm

some cheese corporation redefined emf's only hit, "unbelievable" into a jingle for their crumbled cheeses. it is now known as "crumbelievable." as though there was a demand for that steaming pile of top 40 to rise from the ashes of mediocrity.

daphne · Post by **daphne** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:24 pm

I guess that it's fitting that the product was cheese, then.

I would be thrilled to pieces with only a piece of these people's paychecks. How much does one need, I wonder, to sell out? It occurred to me that maybe the Jane's Addiction guys really like TJD and that's why they donated their song, but of course this is me rationalizing a denial like a mad bastard.

Rowdydrunk79 · Post by **Rowdydrunk79** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:25 pm

saint nic wrote:some cheese corporation redefined emf's only hit, "unbelievable" into a jingle for their crumbled cheeses. it is now known as "crumbelievable." as though there was a demand for that steaming pile of top 40 to rise from the ashes of mediocrity.

Ok, this is a bit off subject but isn't pre-packaged crumbled cheese stupid?

daphne · Post by **daphne** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:28 pm

LOL! It's like the cubed cheese, huh? We'll buy anything already prepared!

Rowdydrunk79 · Post by **Rowdydrunk79** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:31 pm

daphne-ingthroughthesnow wrote:LOL! It's like the cubed cheese, huh?

My argument exactly!

**** · Post by ******** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:38 pm

Rowdydrunk79 wrote:
daphne-ingthroughthesnow wrote:LOL! It's like the cubed cheese, huh?
My argument exactly!

people who pay more for that crap have no right to handle cutlery, so i guess it all works out.

tjd can eat my ass. i don't really know what that jane's addiction song has to do with drinking...i thought it was about a fucked up trannie prostitute or something.

Rowdydrunk79 · Post by **Rowdydrunk79** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:50 pm

saint nic wrote:people who pay more for that crap have no right to handle cutlery, so i guess it all works out.

Hey we gotta skim the gene pool somehow.

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:27 pm

MongoTheRedNosedBoozer wrote:I dunno, cocaine and herioin don't buy themselves do they? These are somewhat-past-their-prime Rock Stars we're talking about, right?

And some of that money will get back to those fine workers at the plantations and labs, so it would be okay, if it wasn't a TJD commercial.
BIG MISTAKE!

Xian · Post by **Xian** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:09 pm

saint nic wrote: people who pay more for that crap have no right to handle cutlery, so i guess it all works out.

this is why i try to keep my ass out of the kitchen. Cutlery i can handle, it's that damnable heat producing machine with the pots and pans on it that give me issues.

G_W · Post by **G_W** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:13 pm

Rowdydrunk79 wrote:
saint nic wrote:people who pay more for that crap have no right to handle cutlery, so i guess it all works out.
Hey we gotta skim the gene pool somehow.

They deserve the cutlery, just the business end though.

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