Absolut Ad Featuring Joy Division Song Rekindles Long Lost Sense Of Art-Vs.-Commerce Outrage
I'm not entirely sure why the Absolut Vodka commercial featuring a version of Joy Division's "Ceremony" bothers me as much as it does. I'd thought I'd gotten over my outrage at the notion of musicians "selling out" to ad firms pretty soon after Neil Young sent up a final gasp of indignation with the great spoof video for "This Note's For You." What was the last instance I remember upsetting me? The Beatles' "Revolution" in that Nike ad, maybe. By the time Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" hit that yuppie Volkswagen spot I was just like, Oh, that would be a fun, driving around with some friends [...]
