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Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: Cernunnos on 04 Aug 2006, 20:06

Guys, I saw/heard a few strange things today. First, I was flipping channels, and came across a "jackass" style tv show on mtv, and they were playing the  NEW PORNOGRAPHERS as background music for like twenty seconds. Then, not five minutes later, I'm flipping through channels and see the Futureheads playing, on cartoon network, for a crowd of little kids. They looked pretty lame. I really have no idea how to respond to this. I may have not cared about the Futureheads, but what the hell is going on here? Any thoughts on this, comments, or accounts of other such things going on? While we're at it, who would we actually want to see on television, and who would we not want on television (besides everyone already on there)? does being well exposed always undermine the quality of an artist's work?

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: Spinless on 04 Aug 2006, 20:10

When you put a song to an ad, you've sold out and nobody likes you. Then, after a while you become cool again because of double backlash.


Oooooh gotta see, gotta know right now
What's that riding on your everything?
it isn't anything at aaaall

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: E. Spaceman on 04 Aug 2006, 21:13

Weird TV appearances?


Johnny Cash on Sesame Street (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjjuoQQbhZo)

R.E.M. on it too (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dizqEbmZyNU)

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: Blue Kitty on 04 Aug 2006, 21:39

a gigs a gig I guess

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: RallyMonkey on 05 Aug 2006, 00:14

Am I the only one tired of hearing the song Woman - Wolfmother.

I really like Wolfmother, but I personally feel that's their worst song off of their CD. Yet, I hear that song all over the place. It's on commercials for almost every new T.V. show. Same with the song The Great Escape - We Are Scientists.

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: Hat on 05 Aug 2006, 01:04

Yeah, while I don't even like Wolfmother that much, Woman is the only song on their album I would decribe as "Frustratingly vapid"

And lets not forget Pavements appearance on Spaceghost.

"Introducing... The Beatles!"

"SPACE. GHOST. LIVING THE HIGH LIFE!"

God that was great.

Incidently, that Johnny Cash on Sesame Street thing was goddamned bizzare. It had a much happier ending than the original song though, which was nice.

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 05 Aug 2006, 01:50

two words: Pancake Mountain.

Ted Leo rocking out for a crowd of four-year-olds, and Ian MacKaye singing about vowels.  that's all i really have to say.

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: Joey JoJo on 05 Aug 2006, 05:01

GWAR on the Joan Rivers show have to take it for me.

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: timehat on 05 Aug 2006, 08:37

GG Allin on Springer. Birdsongs of the Mesozoic on Sesame Street.

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: Cartilage Head on 05 Aug 2006, 13:01

Morningwood on Cartoon Network.

 Alice Cooper on the Muppet Show.

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: Kwi on 05 Aug 2006, 16:32

I actually really like artists appearing on childrens shows

:P

"Don't Take your One's to Town"  CLASSIC!

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: Keith Decent on 05 Aug 2006, 18:36

Quote from: Hat

And lets not forget Pavements appearance on Spaceghost.

"Introducing... The Beatles!"

"SPACE. GHOST. LIVING THE HIGH LIFE!"

God that was great.

Didn't Pavement do the Theme song for Space Ghost: Coast to Coast?

I might be amazingly wrong here.

I never expected to hear Grandaddy's "Nature Anthem" in a car commercial.

Title: Weird tv appearances!
Post by: Spinless on 05 Aug 2006, 19:08

And I never expected to hear Grandaddy in a zombie movie.
Or modest mouse on a car commercial.

Shit happens.