the death of irony

[spatch]

They are NOT using Parliament Funkadelic to sell MINIVANS.

Oh my god.

Honda.

No.

I think something inside me just died.

Comments

[ckd]

Your threshold is higher than mine; the use of Cameo to sell Cherry Coke did me in.

(Sanity check: this is a guy who wears a RED LEATHER CODPIECE and you want to sell a CHERRY FLAVORED DRINK using his music?)

[spatch]

Now that just makes me think of something like Prince's New Power Generation Energy Drink!

Available in three delicious flavors: Raspberry Beret, Under A Cherry Cola, and Purple Rain Punch! (Limited-edition 'Starfish & Coffee' available November 19.)

[fancycwabs.livejournal.com]

That was nothing compared to the Blak album.

[mcsnee.livejournal.com]

Of Montreal hawking Outback steaks.

[hemlock-martini.livejournal.com]

That one physically hurt me. As did Honda's use of The GO! Team to advertive Civics.

[coffeebeanben.livejournal.com]

And I quote the immortal words of Socrates when he said, "...I drank what?"

[chukb.livejournal.com]

Good heavens.
So put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip,
and come on down to the Astro-Van.
It really doesn't have the same ring, does it? Free your mind and your van will follow.

[markm.livejournal.com]

I can empathize - I feel the same way when Beethoven's 9th is used to sell milk on TV.

[antiquated-tory.livejournal.com]

It's the official EU anthem. Maybe the milk is from the EU surplus milk lake?

[zhym.livejournal.com]

Irony died when Mercedes used Janis Joplin to try to sell their cars.

This is just kicking the stinky corpse.

[spatch]

Irony was giving a serious death rattle when Wrangler used "Fortunate Son" to sell its Super Patriot Pants, then. Mercedes just dealt the final blow.