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Indie Rock TV Ads

azaghal1981
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 04:17 AM UTC #
This is probably the most bizarre one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB5PEBc_SJA

Stephin Merritt - Volvo
azaghal1981
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 04:27 AM UTC #
This one's my favorite because it's so fitting in so many ways:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKEgvluDZJA

Animal Collective - Crayola Color Explosion

Seriously, is there a more fitting company for AC to do a commercial for?
azaghal1981
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 04:44 AM UTC #
I've been trying to find the Pontiac ad with the m83 song but have been striking out.
chaz
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 11:43 AM UTC #
I'm too lazy to seach for them on youtube but 1990's have had 2 different songs appear in ads for Payless Shoes.
Rhett Miller
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 11:59 AM UTC #
A gay liberal doing a commercial for Volvo? Doesn't sound that odd to me.

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
This is probably the most bizarre one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB5PEBc_SJA

Stephin Merritt - Volvo
azaghal1981
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 01:22 PM UTC #
Can't find the Ratatat or Books hummer ads either.
brennser
Joined: October 21, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 01:42 PM UTC #
wow, and blatant shilling too - its one thing to licence a song for use quite another to sing a corny jingle
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
This is probably the most bizarre one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB5PEBc_SJA

Stephin Merritt - Volvo
brennser
Joined: October 21, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 01:44 PM UTC #
are The The indie?

M&Ms….I think theres a Dockers one as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QobQxOoPBYU
sweetcell
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 01:44 PM UTC #
weren't the shins also involved in an ad for that new voice-activated/bluetooth/mp3 player car integration technology? i think smackie mentioned in TSTYNTK a while back… drawing a total blank here. maybe it was modest mouse?
brennser
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 01:45 PM UTC #
yup

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BigUfMbvFk4

Originally posted by brennser:


I think theres a Dockers one as well

beetsnotbeats
Joined: May 18, 2005 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 01:48 PM UTC #
Commercial is the new mainstream.
ggw
Joined: December 16, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Indie Rock TV Ads May 07, 2008 at 01:55 PM UTC #
The Shins are total corporate sluts. They were shilling for McDonalds 6-7 years ago.
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