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Greg Earle
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997 13:56:07 -0800
Subject:
(idm) Music for adverts and taking the piss
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Gonzi emotes:
quoted 8 lines Popular films invade the culture and become part of our consciousness on> Popular films invade the culture and become part of our consciousness on > a level that NO commercial can match. Take for example a film like > Forrest Gump. It's discussed by people on the street, amongst friends, > in offices. Its catch phrases are instantly recognizable. It is a best > selling book. It had a number one soundtrack. It is on the cover of > magazines, discussed in newspaper editorial columns, it's joked about by > talk show hosts and on variety shows on TV. What 30 second TV commercial > can match that level of public recognition and awareness? NONE.
Two words: "Got milk?" (People outside of California are not expected to understand this.) - Greg Who thinks it's funny that Ken Downie started a thread off by talking about the irrelevance of advertisements after releasing and album entitled "Music for Adverts [...]"