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I, myself --

hoip chiggs

I, myself --
December 15, 2010 09:33PM

Registered: 18 years ago
Posts: 2,247

-- hath desecrated rock-n-roll. I was an ad agent once. The offending ad went like this:

Yes: Don't surround yourself with yourself --

Adman: (Jumps onstage and offers box of Linzers to the singer.)

Yes: (Munching) I love Linzer Squares!

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Delvin

Re: I, myself --
December 16, 2010 09:14AM

Registered: 21 years ago
Posts: 8,133

Wow ... turning a Yes song into a commercial jingle takes real effort. I'm actually impressed.

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MrFab

Re: I, myself --
December 16, 2010 10:13AM

Registered: 22 years ago
Posts: 3,283

Not a very effective campaign, I guess, cuz I have no idea what Linzer Squares are. If they're something Yes likes, I probably don't want to know.

Tho I could see why advertisers would want to use em: "Yes says 'YES!' to [insert product name here]"

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HollowbodyKay

Re: I, myself --
December 16, 2010 11:00AM

Registered: 17 years ago
Posts: 2,680

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Wow ... turning a Yes song into a commercial jingle takes real effort. I'm actually impressed.

Wait one second. Wasn't "Owner of a Lonely Heart" already turned into a commercial?

Or did I dream it?

:::slaps another Roger Dean poster up on the wall:::

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R. Totale

Re: I, myself --
December 16, 2010 03:04PM

Registered: 21 years ago
Posts: 401

> hath desecrated rock-n-roll.

Nah, rock 'n' roll is safe. You just desecrated Yes

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Delvin

Re: I, myself --
December 16, 2010 10:16AM

Registered: 21 years ago
Posts: 8,133

Exactly. Why didn't Martini & Rossi ever contract with the band?

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Delvin

Re: I, myself --
December 16, 2010 01:10PM

Registered: 21 years ago
Posts: 8,133

Good point. That song was so blatantly commercial (compared to the band's previous work) that it sometimes doesn't even register with me as being the work of Yes. Actually, the same can be said of the entire 90125 album.