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James Ellis
 Post subject: British Airways & The Clash
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:21 pm 
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Did my ears deceive me or did I just hear London Calling ringing out on ITV1 over a British Airways London 2012 advert :)

I think I did, what next Pretty Vacant on estate agents Ad's, New Rose on Garden Centre's, the combinations are infinite :P

Bet BA paid a small fortune for this tune though.

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 Post subject: Re: British Airways & The Clash
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:27 pm 
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Yes, I commented to my other half when I saw the Clash/BA advert. The song is totally inappropriate. It's as though some advertising dweeb chose it on the basis of its title and never having heard it.

Would Strummer have approved?

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 Post subject: Re: British Airways & The Clash
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:30 pm 
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Brings to mind Ronald Reagan quoting from Born In the USA during the 1984 election campaign,

He definitely didn't listen to the lyrics then!

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Whatever next - Jonny Rotten advertising butter or something? or Iggy Pop selling insurance

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 Post subject: Re: British Airways & The Clash
PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:08 pm 
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Whatever next - Jonny Rotten advertising butter or something? or Iggy Pop selling insurance


Both of those involve a degree of irony and have the participation of the artist. The BA ad doesn't; it 's just bizarre and mismatched.

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 Post subject: Re: British Airways & The Clash
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 Post subject: Re: British Airways & The Clash
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Which reminds me, someone is using ‘Mr Blue Sky’ yet again. Must be right up there as the song most used on UK television,

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 Post subject: Re: British Airways & The Clash
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Notice the heavy editing ?.There is no mention of the wheat is growing thin.That must be a bit too sensitive in the current climate.
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 Post subject: Re: British Airways & The Clash
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Notice the heavy editing ?.There is no mention of the wheat is growing thin.That must be a bit too sensitive in the current climate.


Frankly, I can't see that any of the lyrics reflect positively on the BA experience!

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There's also an annoying ad where a band of pretty young things are driving in their new Kia car to play at a gig: The music is a cover of Buzzcocks' Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) only the You Shouldn't've part is dropped as that would imply that they Shouldn't've fallen in love with the car :roll:

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