Prog in Commercials
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Topic: Prog in Commercials
Posted By: WillieThePimp
Subject: Prog in Commercials
Date Posted: July 15 2005 at 23:54
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You hear all these songs, like Zeppelins rock'n'roll and Dust in the Wind in car commercials today, but no prog songs. Which song would go with which car OR which song would go well with which product. ------------- You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. ~Oscar Levant, explaining his way out of a speeding ticket |
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: July 15 2005 at 23:59
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there was a car commercial with THICK AS A BRICK (the opening flute theme) on it ------------- 
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Posted By: gabbel ratchett
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 00:00
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The Hummer / Larks Tongues In Aspic pt. 2 ------------- dead things don't talk too well, they've got a shaky sense of diction. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 00:00
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The first time I heard The House of the King was on the Peruvian TV at the age of 10, it was a commercial about Pisopak (parquet floors), I didn't had the slightest idea who Focus was or if Progressive Rock existed, but that flute tune caught me. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: WillieThePimp
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 00:06
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Sweet! I didn't realize there were any prog songs in commercials (at least recently), but maybe in the 70's there were more.
------------- You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. ~Oscar Levant, explaining his way out of a speeding ticket |
Posted By: WillieThePimp
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 00:09
I could absolutely see that. With Fripp, Bruford, Wetton in one hummer and have Maseletto (I butchered that one), Levin, Belew and Gunn switch around in all the seats. Or if Hummer's have 7 seats they could all be in the car together. ------------- You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. ~Oscar Levant, explaining his way out of a speeding ticket |
gabbel ratchett wrote:Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 00:56
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Dream Theater - Take The Time... this would go well with any commercial advertising to "take the time" and get involved with saving the planet or helping others ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 01:09
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Maybe soon we shall have prog songs in commercials, as there seems to be a lot of jazz tunes in advertisments at the moment. Not prog, but they're using _Albatross_ (Fleetwood Mac) for an advert at the moment. And I always liked _Gimme Shelter_ (Rolling Stones) when it was used for the AA advert. Then there was _He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother_ by The Hollies. And remember, they used to use the middle section of _The Chain_ by Fleetwood Mac for the Grand Prix. As for prog tunes, I'm still thinking..., maybe they can use some prog trumpet/trombone solo for Stanley and his Lurpak advert... James. -------------   
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Posted By: barbs
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 01:42
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I have recently been watching the Tour de France with the sound off the TV while listening to Marillions Marbles and Porcupine Tree stuff as well as some others. Sometimes the vision fits so perfectly into the whole narrative being performed that it is uncanny. I think this is because there is such a rythmn in those activities that the cameras get into a rythmn with the bikes and their visuals flow in and out of this to the natural beauty of France such as the Alps and the valleys through Notre Damme that if you choose the correct style of prog it just flows naturally with it to produce this incredibly effect. The same thing happened a couple of weeks ago watching a movie. I had seen it before so I just turn the sound off and play prog and there is this amazing coincidence with the music and the movie sometimes, that it totally enhances the overall experience. ------------- Eternity |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 01:51
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My brother has a Kraftwerk LP on vinyl that was made specifically for
the Tour de France (I forget what year) and I've yet to hear it..., has
anyone heard this album? I know Kraftwerk are a bit odd, so I'm not sure if I'll like it. James. -------------
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Posted By: TerryG
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 02:52
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This is my first (attempted) entry so be patient ! PINK FLOYD - yes DSOTM has often been used particularly Great gig in the sky on NUROFEN some years ago (and often in docuentaries) I think also the fabulous ringing guitar intro to Crazy Diamond. They could use anything, as they do - often you hear songs (quite obscure ones) you've not heard for years. I think I heard something by Stanley Clarke or was it Chick's Return to Forever a few years ago. But it's good because you want to hear it again and if you havn't got it - buy it (or borrow it). I think Yes's Starship Trooper could be a good one. It dosn't even have to be a particularly good piece of music but properly done it will fit beautifully - like a glove. I'm just waking up after seeing Queen last night at Hyde Park, London. Boy what a gig !! Not really a Prog band of course but it was REALLY entertaining. Which brings me to another idea for another time - bands that are not normally considered Prog but have certain elements of the genre - Beatles (from Revolver on) Byrds (constantly changing - a fabulous band) Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Chicago (early albums) ......... oh I could go on. Right now listening to soundtrack to Dances With Wolves, won on EBAY. Also listening to Zombies 'Odyssey and Oracle' (now that was a Prog album) plus can't get away from Spock's Beard, IQ, Transatlantic. I must dig out my old 70's Prog - what a wonderful legacy (ANY) music is as long as you enjoy it. ------------- Ayup |
(that's for Queen)Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 03:11
| ELP's 'Fanfare For The Common Man' was used in a vodka drink commercial not so long ago. |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 03:20
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That's probably one of the more well known "prog" tunes. A lot of people are probably familiar with this tune. You're right with Pink Floyd and Neurofen, that was a great choice of music. Neurotic wailing and headaches... If you class it as prog, then _Moonlight Shadow_ by Sally Oldfield and Mike Oldfield I believe has been used on a commercial. It was definitely used on The Fast Show though. James. -------------
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 03:26
| King Crimsons ''21st Century Schizoid Man'' was used in a car tyre commerical a few years back as well. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 06:48
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Rush's Tom Sawyer was used in a Nissan Maxima car commercial in 2000. Interview with Geddy: Last question . . . Do you get a little, er, rush when that Nissan commercial with "Tom Sawyer" comes on? I haven't heard it. I swear to God. I haven't seen it, but people keep asking me about it. We agreed to loan them like ten seconds of music like eight months ago, and I totally forgot about it. At the time they asked us, we were getting requests from all these independent movies and TV shows, like Futurama -- all these people wanted to use Rush songs. I guess people are getting hard up for soundtrack material, so now they're even coming to us for it [laughs].
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 06:49
| Awesome! |
Posted By: USAGirl
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 06:56
"The Aerosol Grey Machine" by Van der Graaf Generator for a tv-ad for hairspray. The song obviously is a commercial ditty already.------------- Peace on Earth |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 07:07
'Your Own Special Way' by Genesis was used in a cat food advert in the UK about 20 years ago...... it tends to lose something when it's sung to a ginger tom jumping through the cat flat to attack his rabbit & tuna Kit-e-Kat before his owner has managed to put it on the floor! ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Martinyesman
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 07:32
| Hawkwind's 'Silver Machine' was recently used in a car commercial, and although it's not prog as such, I remember 'The Intro And The Outro' by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band being used in an advert in the early 90s (for Cadbury's Creme Eggs, I think). Prog doesn't seem to be used that much in TV theme tunes these days, but when it was cutting edge in the 70s it seemed to be used quite a bit - 'Natucket Sleighride' on 'Weekend World' and 'House Of The King' on 'Don't Ask Me' are two obvious examples. Also several prog musicians like Dave Greenslade, Rod Argent and Andy Mackay have composed their fair share of TV themes. |
Posted By: barbs
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 09:50
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Spiders and Flies - Dead Soul Tribe Use the intro (instrumental) for insect spray commercial ------------- Eternity |
Posted By: barbs
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 10:18
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DT - Wait for sleep Edit for a mattress/bedding commercial DT - Panic Attack Anti Depressants Dead Soul Tribe - The Coldest days of Winter Heating commercial  Ark - Heal the waters Environmental protection (water conservation/save the planet) Ark - Missing You Mobile/telephone STD calls King Crimson - I talk to the Wind Flatulence tablets King Crimson - Eyes wide open No Doze Yes - Saving my heart Engagement Rings Yes - I would have waited forever Divorce Lawyer Porcupine Tree - Ambulance Chasing Insurance Company Opeth - Windowpane Glaziers VGG - Lost Parks and wildlife service ------------- Eternity |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 10:24
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Manfred Mann did/does ad music - Gordon Gin is his Soft Machinists Ratledge and Jenkins did the best known British Airways ad |
Posted By: WillieThePimp
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 11:22
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Haha, nice material Barb. I personally like (and need) the flatulence tablets.
------------- You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. ~Oscar Levant, explaining his way out of a speeding ticket |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 19:38
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Just remembered.I heard Time by Pink Floyd (The drums intro) when I was a kid in an Altimatic watch commercial. Iván -------------
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Posted By: kingofbizzare
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 19:54
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A while ago I heard ELPs Karn Evil 9 First Impression on a commercial
for Law and Order; Trial By Jury (the ironic thing is they used the
line "welcome back my friends to the show that never ends" and the show
ended up getting canceled pretty quickly).
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingofbizzare/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 20:04
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Yet again I heard Pink Floyd being used for advertising a program on
Channel 5 over here in England today. It's for a program about
Elizabeth Taylor of all people..., maybe they're indicating she's
neurotic! It being the same section of _Great Gig In The Sky_
they used for Neurofen all those years back. After the Live8 concert, expect to hear a lot more Floyd commercially. James. -------------
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Posted By: barbs
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 20:18
Me to. Not a day goes by.------------- Eternity |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 20:26
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"I've Seen All Good People" was used in the commericials of the film "Big Fish" that came out like in 2004 or something like that. Yet sadly, it wasn't inlucded in the actual film.... |
Posted By: Fearless
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 20:50
Gabriels 'Solsbury Hill' was also used in those commercials ------------- If you don't stand up You don't stand a chance! |
Posted By: Evan1211
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 21:39
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Haha! You stole mine! I thought I was the only one who caught that commercial. I saw it before school and was all excited that someone actually knew ELP. |