Hey MIKA !!, Check this out :roflmao:

Parlotones, yawn...

deefstes wrote: :bopping: :bopping: :bopping: Yeah!!! :bopping: :bopping: :bopping:


I can just see myself rocking out to the Parlotones and downing one of them pink milkies!

The choc flavoured is my fav

:roflmao:

Don't diss the M! Creme Soda FTW!

Jack Flash Jr wrote: Don't diss the M! Creme Soda FTW!

+1!!!

It makes more sense than the anti drink-and-drive campaign in the USA that decided to hire Jim Morrison to do a radio spot for them.

ps: Before we come down too hard on the Parlotones, let's remind ourselves that no less an icon than Bob Dylan did ads for Victoria's Secret.

X-rated Bob wrote: ps: Before we come down too hard on the Parlotones, let's remind ourselves that no less an icon than Bob Dylan did ads for Victoria's Secret.

How much more iconic could a man become than being chosen to represent sexy lingerie? That only enhances Dylan's stature ?

deefstes wrote:

X-rated Bob wrote: ps: Before we come down too hard on the Parlotones, let's remind ourselves that no less an icon than Bob Dylan did ads for Victoria's Secret.

How much more iconic could a man become than being chosen to represent sexy lingerie? That only enhances Dylan's stature ?

Well I don't know about you, but I find it a bit weird dressing up in lingerie before listening to Just Like A Rolling Stone.

X-rated Bob wrote:

deefstes wrote:

X-rated Bob wrote: ps: Before we come down too hard on the Parlotones, let's remind ourselves that no less an icon than Bob Dylan did ads for Victoria's Secret.

How much more iconic could a man become than being chosen to represent sexy lingerie? That only enhances Dylan's stature ?

Well I don't know about you, but I find it a bit weird dressing up in lingerie before listening to Just Like A Rolling Stone.

? Try getting hammered on strawberry Super M ?

What do they care what we think? In this small SA market they have to make as much money as they can while they can. Good luck to them. I don't think that they consider themselves or their music as 'rock'; they're a pop band which fits the brand positioning of M perfectly. I can't understand why people have to diss other people all the time... now that's just not rock 'n roll.

PeteM wrote: What do they care what we think? In this small SA market they have to make as much money as they can while they can. Good luck to them. I don't think that they consider themselves or their music as 'rock'; they're a pop band which fits the brand positioning of M perfectly. I can't understand why people have to diss other people all the time... now that's just not rock 'n roll.

Pete, I'm really sorry if you find my posting this offensive. I don't particularly like the Parlotones and I think all of their songs sound the same. Maybe I'm not rock 'n roll by saying so but I thought that fora like these are outlets for people to discuss their likes and dislikes. Others don't like the use of backtracks and will say so.

That's besides the point though. My taste for the Parlotones aside, I can't help but to find it funny when a band who is known for decorating their faces with bold eye make-up, aligns themselves with a flavoured milk brand. For the most part, that is what this thread has been about, with some funny comments surfacing, until now.

For the record, you're right, the Parlotones are not Rock 'n Roll, they're Pop. Also, I fully agree that they can do whatever they want to make as much money as they can while they can - but that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to find it funny when they choose to do it in a way like this.

PeteM wrote: What do they care what we think? In this small SA market they have to make as much money as they can while they can. Good luck to them. I don't think that they consider themselves or their music as 'rock'; they're a pop band which fits the brand positioning of M perfectly. I can't understand why people have to diss other people all the time... now that's just not rock 'n roll.

+1 to that.

PeteM wrote: What do they care what we think? In this small SA market they have to make as much money as they can while they can. Good luck to them. I don't think that they consider themselves or their music as 'rock'; they're a pop band which fits the brand positioning of M perfectly. I can't understand why people have to diss other people all the time... now that's just not rock 'n roll.

I was going to go find a quote I made in the previous Parlotones thread, but I think you said what I wanted to say perfectly!

I'm not offended at all... I just find it strange that we as human beings find it necessary to pull other people down. I do it too... just saying.

Musicians have to make money - or do something else for a living and be a musician as a hobby. There are critically acclaimed singer-songwriters who, to make a living, engage in activities that may be described as artistically dubious, like playing all-request private shows in some rich person's living room or writing tacky original songs for somebody's wedding (with the happy couple having editorial privileges over the lyrics).

As a general rule I find it hard to get on the high horse about this sort of stuff, unless it's super stars with super star income who can afford to rise above all this tawdriness (and even then there's The Zim and lady's lingery). It's your image, your integrity, your career and here's hoping you made the right decisions. Only time will tell.

Johnny Rotten has done butter adverts on British TV. Alice Cooper has advertised for an electronics manufacturer and for a retail chain. Dylan, it turns out, has done ads for Apple (the computer company, not the record label). Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish endorsed Burger King. Lenny Kravitz, Natalie Imbruglia and Marianne Faithfull did adverts for Gap.

I started looking around. There's loads of it going on.

Sheryl Crow and McDonalds anyone? Ringo Starr and Pizza Hut?

PeteM wrote: I'm not offended at all... I just find it strange that we as human beings find it necessary to pull other people down. I do it too... just saying.

In this particular case it's really no harm meant guys. None of the Parlotones has been personally humiliated or anything....it's just a joke albeit that some people may find it hmmm.... otherwise. These guys are in the eye of the public and could expect to be "criticised" by some. I mean we do it all the time with politicians and other high flyers...Piet Koornhof, Steve Hofmeyer and Naas Botha (in the 80's) are good examples......... It's not pulling them down but rather focussing attention on the (sometimes) "strange" things they say or do....eg Naas' "Cowboys don't cry"..... when he was not really famous for physical contact on the field ?

PeteM wrote: What do they care what we think? In this small SA market they have to make as much money as they can while they can. Good luck to them. I don't think that they consider themselves or their music as 'rock'; they're a pop band which fits the brand positioning of M perfectly. I can't understand why people have to diss other people all the time... now that's just not rock 'n roll.

thats about right in my eyes.

Live na let live eh....

deefstes wrote:
That's besides the point though. My taste for the Parlotones aside, I can't help but to find it funny when a band who is known for decorating their faces with bold eye make-up, aligns themselves with a flavoured milk brand. For the most part, that is what this thread has been about, with some funny comments surfacing, until now.

Actually, it's incredibly appropriate ?