Born in the USA

Nothing new. Ever look into "Yankee Doodle"?

failboat wrote: Chevy Van, by Sammy Johns was pretty much the theme song for the 1977 film, The Van. The main character's van was a Dodge. Its hard to take a film seriously when they make a mistake like that.

I've seen that movie, it can't be taken seriously.

The Olympic organizers made this mistake in the run-up to the games as well. Can you believe the Clash's "London Calling" as a cozy invitation to the city?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14324385

There was a Sony commercial a while back that used a remade version of the Knife's "Heartbeats" song.

The song deals with infidelity, betrayal, the loss of religion and other themes. They used it to advertise sharp color on a TV.

Oddly enough, I think I only saw it once.

http://youtu.be/R_kLwQJUqYU

Oh, Volkswagen also used Clannad's "Harry's Game" in a commercial. I was shaking my head over that one- the song is about how in war (in this case, the Troubles in Northern Ireland) nobody wins.

The voice over for the commercial starts: "To recharge the spirit, they stopped the world" Hah. Oh, the irony.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcN6sgNErVM

At the end of Joe Dirt, the woman from the gator farm tells Kid Rock his /6 can't keep up with a Hemi. Problem is he is driving a 79 Trans Am. That one line drives me insane. Well, that and old man Dirt calling it posi-trac instead of Sure-Grip.

i'm waiting for the day when i hear the song "Voices Carry" in a cell phone commercial or something like that..

slantvaliant wrote: Nothing new. Ever look into "Yankee Doodle"?

Yeah, that's pretty good. The Brits put it together as a derisive song about the colonists; the rebels decided they liked it and adopted it as a sort of 'in your face' move.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Doodle

T.J. wrote: I believe this is the most mis-used song out there. Geen Day's "Good Riddance (time of your life)" comes in at second on my list. It cracked me up when it was popular that it became a theme song for graduations and such as a way to say that something or someone had the time of their lives. Totally missing the point of that song too.

I dunno, I had that sentiment about high school.

(Better chorus: "I hope you catch some foul disease and die.")

I thought it was hilarious when this video came out in late 2001:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SibdfowT7oQ

The guy who put it together was either completely clueless, or an epic troll.

moparman76_69 wrote: Well, that and old man Dirt calling it posi-trac instead of Sure-Grip.

You have to admit, every dumbass who ever dumbassed calls limited slips "Posi".

They ain't, unless it's a Chevy.

ditchdigger wrote: The Police "Every breath you take" Is not a sweet love song. It is a song from a stalkers perspective.

Oh good I thought I was the only person who thought this.

The Wedding March comes to mind. It's not exactly a happy moment in a rather dreary and unhappy opera.

GameboyRMH wrote:

ditchdigger wrote: The Police "Every breath you take" Is not a sweet love song. It is a song from a stalkers perspective.

Oh good I thought I was the only person who thought this.

If you listen to just about anything Sting was involved in writing, either he is some sort of sex maniac or he just liked writing very suggestive lyrics about stalking and sex with underage girls. 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' might be autobiographical; he was a teacher at one time.

moparman76_69 wrote: At the end of Joe Dirt, the woman from the gator farm tells Kid Rock his /6 can't keep up with a Hemi. Problem is he is driving a 79 Trans Am. That one line drives me insane. Well, that and old man Dirt calling it posi-trac instead of Sure-Grip.

So, i'm not the only one that caught that? I was pretty sure KR's car was a big block anyhow... because it was probably KR's actual car. He's into Trans Ams. I almost wanted that more than the mopar, though if legitimate, that mopar is FAR more valuable.

Speaking of bruce, "Born to Run" is another one I hear frequently misused. And Lol @ GPS, as always.

mndsm wrote:

moparman76_69 wrote: At the end of Joe Dirt, the woman from the gator farm tells Kid Rock his /6 can't keep up with a Hemi. Problem is he is driving a 79 Trans Am. That one line drives me insane. Well, that and old man Dirt calling it posi-trac instead of Sure-Grip.

So, i'm not the only one that caught that? I was pretty sure KR's car was a big block anyhow... because it was probably KR's actual car. He's into Trans Ams. I almost wanted that more than the mopar, though if legitimate, that mopar is FAR more valuable.

I hate that slant six comment. The woman is Rosanna Arquette of the famous (maybe infamous) Arquette clan. She was hot stuff for about 20 minutes in the 1980s.

GameboyRMH wrote:

ditchdigger wrote: The Police "Every breath you take" Is not a sweet love song. It is a song from a stalkers perspective.

Oh good I thought I was the only person who thought this.

I lived in Trinidad & Tobago for a bit, and there was a government funded anti-littering billboard that had a quote from that song on it. "Every step you take, we'll be watching you. Don't litter" sort of thing. It gave me the willies 20 years ago and still does.

Another example of the phenomenon was the Jeep commercial a few years ago with Sheryl Crow and Lenny Kravitz singing "You're an original baby" while attractive 20 somethings climbed in to Wranglers.

They cut out the the last line of the chorus which is "Turn around and you're looking at a 100 more." The whole song was about 20 somethings mindlessly following social trends.

"This Land is Your Land" by Mr. Guthrie is essentially a Communist anthem. He was fairly active in the American Communist party. But a good song, to boot.

poopshovel wrote: Speaking of bruce, "Born to Run" is another one I hear frequently misused. And Lol @ GPS, as always.

That nearly became the state song of New Jersey. Appropriate. Hell yeah everybody is trying to run from New Jersey.

Curmudgeon wrote:

GameboyRMH wrote:

ditchdigger wrote: The Police "Every breath you take" Is not a sweet love song. It is a song from a stalkers perspective.

Oh good I thought I was the only person who thought this.

If you listen to just about anything Sting was involved in writing, either he is some sort of sex maniac or he just liked writing very suggestive lyrics about stalking and sex with underage girls. 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' might be autobiographical; he was a teacher at one time.

To be fair, in that case he's the teacher who's being stalked by a student and isn't welcoming the attention.

I'm enjoying this thread.

Curmudgeon wrote: either he is some sort of sex maniac or he just liked writing very suggestive lyrics about stalking and sex with underage girls.

You say that like it's a bad thing...

In reply to Keith:

Mmmm... not exactly. He's sorely tempted, he knows better, she gets in his car, then things really get rough for him.

Young teacher the subject

Of schoolgirl fantasy

She wants him so badly

Knows what she wants to be

Inside her there's longing

This girl's an open page

Book marking She's so close now

This girl is half his age

Don't stand to close to me

Her friends are so jealous

You know how bad girls get

Sometimes it's not so easy

To be the teacher's pet

Temptation, frustration

So bad it makes him cry

Wet bus stop, she's waiting

His car is warm and dry

Don't stand so close to me

Loose talk in the classroom

To hurt they try and try

Strong words in the staffroom

The accusations fly

It's no use

He sees her

He starts to shake he starts to cough

Just like the old man in

That famous book by Nabakov

Don't stand so close to me

Semi charmed life by Third eye blind is the biggest i can think of

The sky was gold, it was rose I was taking sips of it through my nose And I wish it could get back there, some place back there Smiling in the pictures you would take Doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break

It won't stop, I won't come down I keep stock with a tick-tock rhythm, a bump for the drop And then I bumped up, I took the hit that I was given Then I bumped again, then I bumped again

Said how do I get back there To the place where I fell asleep inside you? How do I get myself back to the place Where you said?

I want something else To get me through this Semi-charmed kind of life baby, baby

I want something else I'm not listening when you say Goodbye

Read in to the rest of it and it is quite intense.