Prog in TV or Radio commercials??
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Topic: Prog in TV or Radio commercials??
Posted By: cstack3
Subject: Prog in TV or Radio commercials??
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 00:01
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I was a bit taken aback when a TV commercial for Chase Bank came on, with the soundtrack being a generous helping of "Your Move/I've Seen All Good People" from the Yes Album!! My goodness, does anyone else have such a story to share? I'm looking for Prog specifically, we know that The Who sold out long ago! Cheers!
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Posted By: TheLastBaron
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 00:52
I never think The Who sold out. Would you include proto or prog related? The Beatles has getting better in an old phillips commercial and coheed and cambria had welcome home in a rock band commercial. ------------- " Men are not prisoners of fate, but prisoners of their own minds." - FDR |
cstack3 wrote:Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 01:01
| There was a tyre advert that had King Crimson ' 21st century schizoid man' and also a vodka advert with ELP 'Fanfare for the common man'. Can't remember the brands though. |
Posted By: KingCrimson250
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 01:02
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There is, of course, this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra45tA6hRhg But I don't think that's exactly what you meant... |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 01:11
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My home country had broadcast this before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD09qQjHXsw - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD09qQjHXsw
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 02:35
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Hi,
In the end every dollar helps I suppose.
Waiter! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: deathlifereborn
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 03:20
I heard Hocus Pocus on an advert before, forget what it was for though i think a tv programme hmm oh well 
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Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 09:18
| I heard Opeth's "Death Whispered a Lullaby" on an episode of Criminal Minds. That was pretty awesome. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 09:41
*sigh* It was a joke!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who_Sell_Out - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who_Sell_Out However, I have seen music by The Who used for various adverts for SUVs etc. (Won't Get Fooled Again, I think). I'm not as interested in proto-prog (Beatles) as much as the real-deal, just curious what others have heard. This was the first time I can remember a Yes song used in this fashion!!
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Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 12:09
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I believe that "Turn it on Again" by Genesis was used in a truck commercial a few years ago.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 12:16
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The opening music to Thick As A Brick was used for a car commercial, I think.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: The Wrinkler
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 12:39
| Hocus Pocus was also used for a soccer commercial |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 13:45
Am I allowed to mention Collins and In The Air Tonight for the Cadbury's advert, a smash hit on TV & YouTube?? Oh well, I thought not
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 01 2010 at 14:06
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Posted By: Boxhead
Date Posted: June 02 2010 at 20:29
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Don't forget the Tonight, tonight, tonight from the Budweiser commercial years ago. CSI Miami with the Who is one for the tele. ------------- Klipsch, so much it Hz |
Posted By: boo boo
Date Posted: June 02 2010 at 20:45
I hate it when songs I like are whored out for commercials, and that one surprised me, I thought Yes would be immune to this.
 I also remember a McDonalds commercial that used Hocus Pocus. And the intro to Shine on You Crazy Diamond is sometimes used on the weather channel when they're showing the local radar. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs/?chartstyle=LastfmSuicjdeGirls" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: June 03 2010 at 01:34
Wow, never heard that before...
While it may not be prog per se, Cadillac commercials from a few years back have forever associated Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" with their product for me. Which is a crying shame..... ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: June 03 2010 at 06:00
Yes it was. I believe it was for Hundai a couple of years ago.
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 03 2010 at 10:31
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There's a few websites that keep track of this stuff, please see: http://www.inthe70s.com/generated/commericalmusic.shtml - http://www.inthe70s.com/generated/commericalmusic.shtml If classic Yes has been used for Chase Bank, I'd say that the Rubicon has been crossed! What's next, "Apocalypse in 9/8" for MacDonalds?? Is nothing sacred??
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Posted By: JemJem714
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 02:48
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The day that "Apocalypse in 9/8" is associated with Maccie D's will be a very sad day indeed. Let us never allow it to happen!!
The only one I've heard is Hocus Pocus for the Nike/World Cup advert.
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: June 05 2010 at 05:47
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Roundabout in the beginning of that Fringe episode.
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Posted By: TerLJack
Date Posted: June 08 2010 at 06:55
| The one with that asian dude rockin' out in his car to "Point of Know Return" |
Posted By: rationalmind
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 19:33
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Actually, I think that the song from the Chase commercial is the version Robert Downey Jr (the actor) recorded in 2004 on his album "The Futurist" so I wouldn't say that Yes sold out. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 23:00
Nope, I heard it again, it was definitely Yes! Even if it were a cover, they'd get the royalty. So why not?
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Posted By: ProgueNation
Date Posted: June 16 2010 at 01:53
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I remember a Yes song was used in the TV trailer for the Tim Burton movie "Big Fish" some years ago. Can't remember which song. I do remember then watching the movie and being disappointed that the song wasn't part of the soundtrack, though it was a pretty cool movie. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 17 2010 at 00:47
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According to Wikipedia, "Flash had a minor hit with "Small Beginnings" (1972, #29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100 - Billboard Hot 100 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_chart - chart )
which was featured in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film - movie , Record Review." Never saw the movie, but that's cool! Great song! Here's the newly-reformed Flash playing "Small Beginnings" in practice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3OYBrk3_8M - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3OYBrk3_8M Ray Bennett really nails the 6-string guitar on this tune, and Colin sounds great!!
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Posted By: The Wrinkler
Date Posted: June 17 2010 at 01:27
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If I ever made a movie or TV show I would have prog songs playing in the backgrounds (like if it was in someones room or car)
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Date Posted: June 17 2010 at 02:21
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: June 17 2010 at 03:20
Van der Graaf Generator - The Aerosol Grey Machine  "Buy an Aerosol Grey Machine for your own home - today!" -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 20:33
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Bringing this thread back from the dead.... I just saw a commercial for FIFA 2012 with Ice Cream by Battles.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 20:45
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I've seen it crop up occasionally on that '70's Show. I think I remember Laura Prepon's character wearing a Kansas Point Of Know Return t-shirt once.
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 22:21
I went into my bedroom when that episode was on and i heard that Opeth song come on and i ran out shouting "That's OPETH !" I was surprised how long they played it too.It gave me goosebumps. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: September 27 2011 at 02:49
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Yes - Wonderous Stories (Cadillac Advertisement)
also this one is really cool too [ i would love to see this one on tv ]
------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: September 27 2011 at 03:24
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Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: September 27 2011 at 08:18
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Has anyone seen that very recent commercial for a racing video game with 21st schizoid man in it? I swear i saw it like 6 times last night. ------------- The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: September 27 2011 at 09:54
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A little out of topic but not completly: 
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Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: September 27 2011 at 10:19
Yep, it was for the new Forza racing game.....I couldn't believe it when I saw the commercial - I actually did a 'rewind' on the DVR and watched the commercial a second time to be sure I wasn't having auditory hallucinations. |
Posted By: logwed
Date Posted: September 27 2011 at 14:02
The one with the Kanye West song that samples Schizoid Man, or is there another that actually has the King Crimson song?
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Posted By: Guls
Date Posted: October 05 2011 at 15:34
'Atlas' appeared on a Honda commercial awhile back, too. And 'Music for a Nurse' by Oceansize was used by Orange. |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 02:44
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Freaks And Geeks
How I Met Your Mother
Family Guy
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 03:29
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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 03:34
Posted By: Stomach Cheese
Date Posted: May 26 2012 at 19:17
Damn now this is the only yogurt I can eat
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Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: May 27 2012 at 05:20
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Not a commercial, but it was on TV. The Jethro Tull reference in the movie Armageddon, 1.27 in:
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: October 04 2012 at 19:03
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"Fly By Night" is now in a commercial for the Volkswagen Passat. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: October 05 2012 at 02:29
------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: October 05 2012 at 03:34
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Been hearing Untitled 3 by Sigur Ros on TV a lot lately. Was used in a ton of sports broadcasts the last month or so anyway.
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Posted By: Siloportem
Date Posted: October 05 2012 at 06:16
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I think the show was called "die 2 - nieuwe koeien" or something (means "those 2 - new cows") (old news is sometimes referred to as old cows in Dutch). The show was about soccer and they had an item where they made soccer players recite sensitive poetry (about soccer) with shine on you crazy diamond playing in the bacground. Now that's messed up! ------------- Thanks !! Your topics always so good and informative. I like you talk. |
Posted By: M27Barney
Date Posted: October 05 2012 at 15:12
I actually saw a Tampax Advert backed by "Tunnel Vision" by IQ..... ------------- Play me my song.....Here it comes again....... |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: October 05 2012 at 22:18
Similarly, there was a car ad using Gabriel's "Solisbury Hill" a couple of years ago (here in North America...)
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: October 05 2012 at 23:02
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 08 2012 at 11:24
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Chuck vs Tom Sawyer
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 28 2012 at 04:23
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Hawkwind (Master Of The Universe) + car advert
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Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: May 20 2013 at 15:55
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Just saw the Norwegian film "Kongen av Bastøy" (The King of Bastøy) for the first time, and what did I hear snippets of several times during the film and at the end credits? Yes, you heard right! Sigur Ros - Untitled #1 (Vaka).  -------------
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: May 20 2013 at 18:44
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Another VW spot with a prog tune - this time somebody's cover of "Lucky Man": (Can anyone identify the artist?) ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |