Weezer Has Sold Out
Not only that, they’ve sold out hard.
This morning I heard a chopped-up version of “Island in the Sun” playing during a commercial for Beaches Resorts, the family-focused sibling brand of couple-focused Sandals Resorts.
I’ve got no problem with bands licensing their music to make some extra money, but Jesus Christ guys… did you have to go so yuppie with it? Weezer’s quirky/edgy style made them a favorite of mine in late high school and throughout college. Tropical luxury resorts just don’t seem to fit at all.
What next? “Dope Nose” in a commercial for Nasonex? “We Are All On Drugs” in a commercial for CVS Pharmacy?
You know, this is almost as bad as hearing Pearl Jam playing in Wal-Mart.
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Yep that commercial has been playing for a while(maybe a month or so), Weezer are officially “sell outs” now. I don’t think it was even them singing the song so that’s pretty bad, unless they didn’t have the master and it was done against their will somehow. I know Jack White did a Coca-Cola commercial but I didn’t think of that as selling out because it was actually an original song and was more like a music video(also i never actually saw it on tv.
Comment by Redmond — March 13, 2008 @ 4:45 pm
To be fair to Weezer, it’s possible they didn’t have any choice.
One of the (many) screwed-up things about the record industry is that the record company gets all the rights to the music. It’s one of the only businesses where the original creator retains no ownership.
Some bands have the foresight to put a clause in their contracts that gives them the final say in the licensing of their music, but not all of them. If Weezer’s agent neglected to push for that kind of protection, then this might’ve happened without any participation or agreement from them at all.
At least I hope that’s the case.
Comment by Adam Messinger — March 14, 2008 @ 11:55 am
You two dopes (or dopenoses) don’t even know what you’re talking about. I could explain the 15 or so reasons why, but your age and IQ make me think it isn’t worth typing the words. Yeah, deal.
Comment by Brian Molloy — April 6, 2008 @ 10:15 pm
I’m a few weeks shy of 31, and my IQ is over 150. I say “over” because the tester informed me that my language score was beyond the test’s scoring range.
So, yeah, I think I can handle your list of 15 reasons. However smart I might be, there are plenty of things I don’t know much about. Go for it.
Comment by Adam Messinger — April 7, 2008 @ 3:19 pm