The kind of thing which makes you say “how could they possibly have thought this was a good idea?”

  • STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I remember General Electric got a lot of flak for a commercial of theirs, meant to “celebrate America’s hard workers” or whatever.

    They used the song Sixteen Tons.

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      2 days ago

      Oh yeah. That reminds me a while ago there was some car ad, a car is driving in some beautiful remote mountainous area and the music playing is Major Tom.

      I’m still laughing. Gonna die far away and alone in that tin can.

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        2 days ago

        Oof, yeah, ouch. Reminds me of the time Mazda used the Lorax to promote an SUV they were selling. Totally would’ve answered with that, had I not remembered the GE thing.

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        2 days ago

        There are multiple actual mercedes-benz commercials featuring the song “Mercedes Benz” by Janis Joplin, which is not-at-all-subtly mocking consumerism and purchasing status symbols