cornelius blaze
Boychild mustn't tremble!
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It's sad. It doesn't matter how good or touching the advert is. From now on we will never be able to listen to this song without thinking about John Lewis. The commercial space has stolen another little bit of our private space.
It's sad. It doesn't matter how good or touching the advert is. From now on we will never be able to listen to this song without thinking about John Lewis. The commercial space has stolen another little bit of our private space.
I think it is so funny.
Christmas is murder....ask any turkey.
I've only heard this on the Gordon Ramsey ad which made me think I'd be surprised if Moz or Marr authorised that with their stance on animal welfare. They must have done.
The thing that I find most odd about this 'campaign' is that John Lewis seem to think their stores are full of 40 and 50-something Smiths fans. It's true that the typical Smiths fan is probably now in this bracket (more 40s than 50s) but the Smiths were a tiny indie band. Their songs were not liked or even known by the wider public. The average 40 and 50 something, shopping in John Lewis, would be much more likely to have spent the 1980s listening to Phil Collins and Level 42 than Hatful of Hollow.
Hardly. I don't think of cars when I hear "How Soon Is Now?" I don't think of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" when I hear "Please Please Please".
The Smiths sold out to big corporate greed when they signed with EMI in 1987. We've had plenty of time to get over it. I'm happy with the level of commercialization of The Smiths, though I admit I wouldn't want much more than a John Lewis-ish advert every ten years or so.
Just look around at what's happened to other "classic" bands. They've been exploited much worse than The Smiths. Just the other day I was in a Best Buy (big corporate chain in the U.S., one of the last retailers of CDs) and I saw a small, flimsy plastic box into which was stuffed a shockingly lame Jane's Addiction t-shirt. Believe me, The Smiths' fate could be so much worse. Over the years I've been impressed with Morrissey and Marr's stewardship of their legacy. Yes, there have been some tarnishing releases in the form of cash-grabbing redundancies ("Very Best Of"), but mostly they've done some fabulous things to protect their brand ( ). Top of the list? Refusing to reform.
I hate the advert because it reminds me how nothing is sacred.
A very queer reason for liking something. You must find Inhumanity a hoot.I love the advert because it reminds me how nothing is sacred.
Nothing is sacred: words to cheer the hearts of anyone who wishes the world were different than it is.
A very queer reason for liking something. You must find Inhumanity a hoot.
I agree with Inathan, TV/radio advertisements are an awful thing.
Absolutely, along with Pestilence and Shakin Stevens.Inhumanity? Is that a speed metal band?
Absolutely, along with Pestilence and Shakin Stevens.
Moz - Shakey comparisons? Meanwhile all the yanks are asking themselves 'who the f*** is Shakin Stevens?'Shakin Stevens mentioned on a Morrissey fan webpage, now I can die a happy little pig.
I love the advert because it reminds me how nothing is sacred.
Nothing is sacred: words to cheer the hearts of anyone who wishes the world were different than it is.
It's not working. What am I doing wrong?