This post might belong on BSB, as I believe my grievance has origins in watching baseball playoffs, but KTH is where where it's at these days.
So, I used to kind of like the song, "Saved by Zero" by the Fixx. It's a pretty catchy tune with a solid guitar riff that wasn't too "80's Top 40" sounding. That opinion of the song has been completely reversed in the last couple of weeks by the onslaught of commercials feature said song/jingle. While I still couldn't tell you what the ad was for (I'm pretty good at tuning that information out while having the tv on), I involuntarily taught myself the guitar part to the song.
Also, I'm beginning to detest "Space Oddity" (Major Tom) by David Bowie . I think it's a Lincoln ad and it is also being played to death right now. (A little internet research has informed me that the song in the ad is Cat Power doing the cover.) I thought the song was fairly unique and deserving of its timeless place in the classic rock cannon. Now I consider it about as 'classic' as "Like A Rock" by Bob Seger.
Update about 5 minutes after I posted this: Not surprisingly, I just saw the Saved by Zero ad and it's for Toyota.
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One must take into account that these are both not original versions of the songs in question, so still wanting to "Reach the Beach" is OK by me...
Still, both are hella annoying and ubiquitous. Whether either can scale the heights of annoyance set by Like a Rock and the visuals of a Chevy Truck's chassis getting worked over in slow motion over some gnarly terrain remains to be seen.
I will have you know by the way that This is Our Country...
Can anyone out that band covering Saved by Zero? It's awful.
Indeed, This Is Our Country. Too bad we are billions of dollar in debt to China. So, technically, it might be partially China's country too.
I almost wonder if it is the Fixx reworking it themselves...
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