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Odd songs to promote a film.

post #1 of 15
4/15/08 at 1:23pm
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For example - Goodbye Mr A by the Hoosiers was used to promote Juno in the UK. Now I haven't seen the film yet but I’m pretty sure it doesn’t involve and obscure Steve Ditko superhero being killed by a rock band.

Any others?
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post #2 of 15
4/15/08 at 6:04pm
When I saw the thread title, I thought for sure that you were referring to those Atonement commercials that have "Too Late to Apologize" in them. I guess it makes some sense thematically, but still very strange.
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post #3 of 15
4/15/08 at 10:48pm
I seem to remember Will Smith's "Wild Wild West" being used in the ads for Disney comedy THE KID starring Bruce Willis, a film which has very little to do with the west, wild wild or otherwise.

Could have been hallucinating, choose to believe I wasn't.
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post #4 of 15
4/15/08 at 11:02pm
The next movie to misuse Credence's 'Fortunate Son' is gonna get it. This goes for commercials too.

And 'Born in the USA'.
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post #5 of 15
4/15/08 at 11:05pm
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Originally Posted by Paul McCartney View Post
I seem to remember Will Smith's "Wild Wild West" being used in the ads for Disney comedy THE KID starring Bruce Willis, a film which has very little to do with the west, wild wild or otherwise.

Could have been hallucinating, choose to believe I wasn't.
I'd probably have to say that was the original song, Stevie Wonder's "I Wish", which was basically sampled for Smith's track.
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post #6 of 15
4/16/08 at 4:26pm
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - YMCA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKDavTXTdVY
When Episode 1 was shown on tv here in Sweden they used this trailer.
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post #7 of 15
4/16/08 at 4:48pm
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Originally Posted by Randolph Carter View Post
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - YMCA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKDavTXTdVY
When Episode 1 was shown on tv here in Sweden they used this trailer.
My stomach hurts, that was hysterical.
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post #8 of 15
4/17/08 at 9:41pm
Not a film, but I always thought it was kinda funny for Wendy's to use Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun" during the promotion for their new chicken sandwich...

... since the song's about masterbation (or so goes the rumor).
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post #9 of 15
4/17/08 at 9:51pm
Not as bad as Lust for Life being used for anything other then a commercial for heroin.
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post #10 of 15
4/17/08 at 10:00pm
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Not as bad as Lust for Life being used for anything other then a commercial for heroin.
All time. Hands down. WINNER.

Also not a film, and it did work, but the Fincher directed Mad World trailer for Gears of War is still a WTF choice of music.
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post #11 of 15
4/18/08 at 1:20am
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Originally Posted by DARKMITE8 View Post
Not a film, but I always thought it was kinda funny for Wendy's to use Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun" during the promotion for their new chicken sandwich...

... since the song's about masterbation (or so goes the rumor).
It's about drugs and withdrawal, actually.
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post #12 of 15
4/18/08 at 7:03am
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Again not a movie, but I always used to smile when the Harvester chain of pub/restaurants used "when will there be a harvest for the world?" in their adverts.

A song about poverty being used to advertise a chain of Pubs – brilliant!
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post #13 of 15
4/18/08 at 4:51pm
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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI View Post
It's about drugs and withdrawal, actually.
So it IS appropriate. That sammitch was spicy.
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post #14 of 15
4/18/08 at 4:58pm
Iron Man - Iron Man

I mean, talk about irony.
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post #15 of 15
4/18/08 at 5:05pm
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Iron Man - Iron Man

I mean, talk about irony.
That is either the single most brilliant or single most stupid post I've ever read.
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