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1999-06-09 18:47Michael Stein>> I thought the same thing when VW used Psychic TV's "Roman P." a couple of >> years back

From:: Michael Stein <mstein@MasterChart.com>
To:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Cc:: 'david@evolutiontech.com' <david@evolutiontech.com>
Date:: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:47:27 -0500
Subject:: (idm) RE: the ads thread

quoted 2 lines I thought the same thing when VW used Psychic TV's "Roman P." a couple of

>> I thought the same thing when VW used Psychic TV's "Roman P." a couple of >> years back. Did they have any idea that the track was about Roman

Polanski

quoted 1 line and his taste for little girls?

>> and his taste for little girls?

quoted 5 lines & how about the volkswagen ad with the spiritualized song that goes "all

>& how about the volkswagen ad with the spiritualized song that goes "all >i really want is just a little pill to take the pain away" or something >to that order? (might not be "pill", but i think the message is quite >obvious no matter what word you put in there... for those who want to >check, it's the first track on their "ladies & gentlemen..." cd.)

Um... listen to that track again. The lyrics would be "All I want in life is a little bit of love to take the pain away." No "pills" mentioned, but knowing Jason, he likely had pills on his mind :-) Mike.

1999-06-09 19:00Irene McCOn 9 Jun 99, Michael Stein wrote re: (idm) RE: the ads thread: > "All I want in life is a

From:: Irene McC <substar@iafrica.com>
To:: <mstein@MasterChart.com>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 21:00:52 +0200
Subject:: Re: (idm) RE: the ads thread
Reply to:: (idm) RE: the ads thread

On 9 Jun 99, Michael Stein wrote re: (idm) RE: the ads thread:

quoted 2 lines "All I want in life is a little bit of love to take the pain away."

> "All I want in life is a little bit of love to take the pain away." > No "pills" mentioned,

Ha ha, funniest response in ages without even meaning to be - bit of wishful thinking on the original poster's mind, I should think :-) Currently running in South Africa is an Amstel ad with an Enya soundtrack. Just thought I'd throw this in while I'm here. I *

1999-06-09 19:07david turgeon> > "All I want in life is a little bit of love to take the pain away." > > No "pills" men

From:: david turgeon <david@evolutiontech.com>
To:: <substar@iafrica.com>
Cc:: <mstein@MasterChart.com>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 15:07:05 -0400
Subject:: Re: (idm) RE: the ads thread

quoted 4 lines "All I want in life is a little bit of love to take the pain away."

> > "All I want in life is a little bit of love to take the pain away." > > No "pills" mentioned, > Ha ha, funniest response in ages without even meaning to be - bit > of wishful thinking on the original poster's mind, I should think :-)

*whistling away* i really did hear "pills". but then again i wasn't paying so much attention. -- david turgeon at http://www.notype.com

1999-06-09 22:54Giles Ward> > > "All I want in life is a little bit of love to take the pain away." > > > No "pills"

From:: Giles Ward <gilesw@globalnet.co.uk>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:54:27 +0100
Subject:: Re: (idm) RE: the ads thread

quoted 9 lines "All I want in life is a little bit of love to take the pain away."

> > > "All I want in life is a little bit of love to take the pain away." > > > No "pills" mentioned, > > Ha ha, funniest response in ages without even meaning to be - bit > > of wishful thinking on the original poster's mind, I should think :-) > > *whistling away* > > i really did hear "pills". but then again i wasn't paying so much > attention.

I like the current Irdial website slogan. "Because you're worth it!". Re-contextualising nauseating Revlon ads makes me happy.

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