In 1973, who could have guessed that,

[droogie]

43 years later, they would be using Iggy Pop's, 'Search and Destroy', to sell German luxury cars?

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[Snake45]

Who would have thought, in 1969, that in 1992 you could buy a Camaro in a factory paint called "Purple Haze"?

[IHSS]

I was just thinking a similar thing about the dodge comercial with a Nirvanna song "My girl" playing. I may have the name of the song wrong.

[Gramps2u]

I would be listening to Pink Floyd & Led Zeppelin over a grocery stores sound system while shopping... 

[bbowser]

Using Led Zeppelin to sell Cadillacs, or the Who as theme songs for crime dramas 

[vamach1]

Did he do the song before or after the Dictators version?

[droogie]

Before, Iggy wrote the song.

[1972coronet]

Before, Iggy wrote the song.

Search & Destroy was penned in 1971 by James "Iggy Pop" Osterberg while he was in England on Main Man's dime (at David Bowie's behest ) . The song's title was taken from the front cover of Newsweek ( IIRC ) about a 'search and destroy' mission in Vietnam.

The two songs which really make me laugh which are oft misappropriated :

- Lust for Life ( 1977 ; song's influence was Burroughs' The Ticket That Exploded  amongst other Burroughs' books )

- Walk on the Wild Side ( Lou Reed , 1972 ) , which is a song about the "Superstars" of Andy Warhol's Factory ; the transvestites , hustlers , rent boys , etc. , etc.

Edited May 12, 2016 by 1972coronet

[Richard Bartrop]

Or for that matter, who would have imagined in 1976, in the depths of the Energy Crisis, recession, when predictions of the death of performance were the order of the day, that 40 years hence you would be able to get something like a Hellcat?

[1972coronet]

Search & Destroy  , indeed . Creem magazine , 1974 . Iggy Pop takes a hammer to numerous copies of Raw Power , which by '74 was in the bargain bin at numerous record stores all over the country .

BTW , Raw Power is defintely not for the weak ! It's one of my all-time favourite albums , esp the 1997 C.D. issue .

[The Junkman]

In 1970 I saw my first Boss 302 in Grabber Blue,   my first of anything in that color.  Who would have thought that 43 yrs later I'd again be able to get a 5.0 liter Mustang in Grabber Blue with more horse power and twice the gas mileage.  I'm glad I lived that long.

[Robberbaron]

 

Add to that Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" being used to sell Mitsubishi SUVs.

Probably the most ignorant one that I recall was CCR's "Fortunate Son" used in a Wrangler jeans commercial.  You've got to wonder if anyone involved ever actually LISTENED to the lyrics of the entire song...

Edited May 13, 2016 by Robberbaron

[SSNJim]

You've got to wonder if anyone involved ever actually LISTENED to the lyrics of the entire song...

I wonder that just about every day when I watch commercials. Just because a song has a catchy riff it doesn't mean that it is something you want associated with your company.

Garnier learned that with their commercials. They had a song that has one of the best piano tracks ever in it. Turns out the song ("Diamonds and Guns" by Transplants) is about drugs, theft, murder and worse. Big ado about that.

Special K is using a song called "I Love It" by Icona Pop. It's a breakup song with a bit of rage.

The list goes on and on...

[Daddyfink]

GMC uses The Who's "Eminence Front", which is about fake people and materialism. So yes, go buy a huge SUV while you hum this tune! 

 

[Lizard Racing]

Who would have thought the Rolling Stones would still be on tour.  Or for that matter, they would still be alive.

Wo would have thought any of us would still be alive, since we were running out of everything:  oil, food, space.

[Tom Geiger]

The most ironic radio commercial was from an airline,  I don't remember what one but it was a small one.  They used "I've Got A Name" by Jim Croce... remember he died in an airplane crash!

[ChrisBcritter]

Who would have thought the Rolling Stones would still be on tour.  Or for that matter, they would still be alive.

Let alone Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, and Jerry Lee Lewis. (Now if you'd said Pat Boone, I'd have said, "That I believe." )