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Re: More Who in the movies.....
Kevin wrote:
>Movies: How can it not be a good thing. It means there are producers and
>directors, who are by trade "experts" in the entertainment industry, who have
>such an affinity for the music by The Who, as to use it in their product,
also
>believing that it will have mass appeal and will bolster their product.
>Quite telling.
I agree here. The more the better for quality pictures. The Happy Jack
commercial is a perfect example of an entire complex story in a 60 second
bit. Pete's music has always been able to paint wonderfully complex pictures
for me that help tell stories.
>Selling Products: Same theory as above, thus a good thing, but then you get
>into the "sell out" factor. Using ones music to sell a product.
>So, a bit of a negative there.
It's got to be a good fit. I was listening to the live A Friend Is A Friend
from Iron Man (boot from 1989 tour) and was thinking this would be a great
song to unite people for a good cause (Red Cross, UNICEF, MS, ...)
Here are some bad fits in my opinion:
for Ritalin: "There's a man I found could bring us all joy,
There's a doctore I found could cure the boy"
for birth control / abstinence: "Pictures of Lily"
for contact lenses / RK eye surgury: "I Can See For Miles"
Now you join in.
Joe in Philly