Isn't it a bit ridiculous that Feist songs are being used in ads for both the iPod Nano and the LG Chocolate? Surely there's some other artist who can be used to sell gadgets.
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Feist World Domination Watch
13 Oct 2007 04:39 pm
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Feist deserves to rule the world. :-)
DeLong likes Feist too, and posts about her.
I think they're looking for some cutesy, singable, indie pop (but not too indie rockish) songs sung by relatively well known women for their ads. With this criteria, it's pretty much her or Regina Spektor.
I think they're looking for some cutesy, singable, indie pop (but not too indie rockish) songs sung by relatively well known women for their ads. With this criteria, it's pretty much her or Regina Spektor.
Speed the day when it's Joanna Newsom or PJ Harvey. Yeah, I know.
Where ya been, Matt? That iPod nano commercial's been around for, what, a month now? And that Chocolate ad is from last year.
Wow, why is MY being such a hater?
i've had the same freaking song stuck in my head all day, and it's been driving me nuts. i finally figured it out about 5 min ago:
jem - they (right-click on the player to get the mp3)
get her to sing in some gadget ads; spread some power around.
Is eveyone forgetting she signs off on these deals? I don't think there is anything wrong with an artist "selling out" now and then, but let's not act as if it's happening to them without their knowledge -- and without money changing hands.
Is eveyone forgetting she signs off on these deals? I don't think there is anything wrong with an artist "selling out" now and then, but let's not act as if it's happening to them without their knowledge -- and without money changing hands.
True, it's not like this is something happening *to* a passive artist, but there's probably not too much money directly at stake - that's really a thing for older, recognizable songs from Name Brand groups, like when the Rolling Stones cashed in for Microsoft, or when Courtney eventually opens the Nirvana floodgates. Feist and others like her are doing it cheap for the exposure, and even money says she, or her label, approached Apple with the idea. My TV writer friends say they've got stacks upon stacks of CDs in the office people mailed in in hopes someone'll find a song they want to set a scene to. This is a relatively recent phenomenon - before Miami Vice and 21 Jump Street, it was very uncommon to hear popular music on TV, most shows scored their own soundtracks. The WB teen dramas of the late '90s and early 2000s developed the modern system out of economic necessity - by using songs and "paying" in 5-second artist/album tags at the end of the song, they could score an episode on the cheap, a must for shows working with "fifth network" budgets.
Er, at the end of the show. Also, in Japan when they use a song in a commercial there are small onscreen titles listing the artist/song, that always seemed like a good idea.
Hell, Feist should pay Apple for putting her song in the commercial. She had a massive jump in sales after the commercial hit.
Really, how else is an artists supposed to get exposure, since radio is dead? Though I actually did see the "1,2,3,4" video on VH1 from time to time last summer.
It may be a bit ridiculous that Feist has become so popular, but given that is the case, it makes sense for her to hock products to kids.
Cat Power.
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And when I was forced to watch Grey's Anatomy last night (don't ask), the first song on it was "My Moon My Man". It's like that show is specifically designed to make me feel bad for liking bands.
Posted by Minipundit | October 13, 2007 5:05 PM