Oh
for crying out loud. The fact that the song has been played in one
medium or another has no bearing on the quality of the
track. The notes haven't changed. The singer's words haven't changed. Does the fact that "Wait, Abstraction no. 3" by
Tortoise was used to sell
perfume change the fact that that song is absolutely brilliant? Not a bit. In fact, I
like the fact that a)
Thrill Jockey and
Tortoise can make a little money and b) it's some
decent music, not the
shit that passes for music in most
television.
Get over it.
- Other people know about your "really obscure favorite band."
- The people in those bands and the people who own the labels are real people, not ideal artists, and real people like money.
Whoah. Core dump. I'm not saying that all artists should aspire to be put on a Pepsi commercial. However, if a great song is put on a commercial, the song hasn't been changed in any real way.