streetlight!

It's a good thing Joe Strummer isn't alive to see this. But, submitter, the Clash has already had music show up in commercials, and it wasn't even off the album that made the band break up.

That makes me sad.

That was well and truly terrible. This didn't actually make it to air on a real television station, did it?

What artist hasn't American Idol butchered?

Actually, I'm with subby on this one. If this is real I will never buy a Ford. Ever.

/actually, it's not like I really needed another reason to avoid a worthless, poorly made piece of garbage.

Bring me the head of Simon Cowell. American Idol butchers The Clash for a Ford commercial music.

FTFY

Bring me the head of Andy Warhol and we'll call it even.

man, they SUCK.

That's twice as bad as I was expecting. And my level of expectation was PRETTY low.

I don't usually get too upset over these things... cheesy covers of great songs, bands I idolize in commercials... no problem for me usually, I can keep the art separate from the commerce.

But this one, this one for some reason really burned my arse.

Its funny I always thought Cadillac would be the one to destroy a Clash song with a car commercial.

Way to castrate a song by a band that was about anything but producing bland unprovocative music.

The problem is, and don't flame me if I'm wrong, the original band has to give the right for it to be used in this way. Which means whoever is in charge of The Clash and their music OK'd this.

/broke my heart to see that Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen went on American Idol and let those kids butcher Queen songs. Whores.
//of course the black guy is the chauffer

Sounds like a Kidz Bop song featuring the fat weird kids that didn't make it to the real CD.

Richard Marx, Mariah Carey, Rick Springfield, New Kids on the Block, and Lionel Richie--these bands are all acceptable for slaughter on American Idol.

The Clash, Beatles, and anything with even so much as a fuzzy appearance of talent should never be subject to that entertainment abortion.

Yeah, because the Clash didn't dramatically change their sound to incorporate elements of disco and dance music to cash in.

I didn't have the stomach to watch, what song was it?

Why the hell would you go and screw up something that once was so good.
Its like going up to the Mona Lisa and drawing a goatee on her.

Its sad really.

Glitchwerks: Actually, I'm with subby on this one. If this is real I will never buy a Ford. Ever.

Why would this convince you? I can't think of any reason why anyone, anywhere, would buy a Ford. I'd rather have a cheap Chinese scooter with a weed eater for a motor than have Ford's top of the line vehicle. Even if they were to cost the same! Does anybody remember the Ford Escort? The were all over the place... now, there are none. Why? Gigantic POS! I'd rather spend my entire life being a flu germ in Fran Drescher's left nostril than have to buy one of those shiatmobiles. I'd rather be an infected sore on Amy Winehouse's anus than to own a Ford. Do y'all Remember the Yugo? Even as shiaty as they were, they are still better than a Ford. Being anally raped with a porcupine would be preferable to owning one of those overpriced boxes of crap.


/Former Ford owner
// Yes, I'm really bitter about it.

At least it wasn't one of the better Clash songs.

I can hear Joe Strummer dry heaving in his grave.

SockMonkeyHolocaust: Yeah, because the Clash didn't dramatically change their sound to incorporate elements of disco and dance music to cash in.

Agreed, but they never changed their sound to "suck."

RaKellaKAT: Agreed, but they never changed their sound to "suck."

Then you must only have their greatest hits album.

Maddogjew: Why would this convince you? I can't think of any reason why anyone, anywhere, would buy a Ford. I'd rather have a cheap Chinese scooter with a weed eater for a motor than have Ford's top of the line vehicle. Even if they were to cost the same! Does anybody remember the Ford Escort? The were all over the place... now, there are none. Why? Gigantic POS! I'd rather spend my entire life being a flu germ in Fran Drescher's left nostril than have to buy one of those shiatmobiles. I'd rather be an infected sore on Amy Winehouse's anus than to own a Ford. Do y'all Remember the Yugo? Even as shiaty as they were, they are still better than a Ford. Being anally raped with a porcupine would be preferable to owning one of those overpriced boxes of crap.


/Former Ford owner
// Yes, I'm really bitter about it.

For what it's worth (not much, I'm sure), I bought a new Escort in 1991 and replaced it with a new Focus in 2001. Both cars were/have been as close to trouble-free as cars can be. Maybe I've just been lucky, or maybe I just take care of them and don't drive like a jerk. Your mileage may vary.

SockMonkeyHolocaust: RaKellaKAT: Agreed, but they never changed their sound to "suck."

Then you must only have their greatest hits album.

Hee, actually, you're probably right- I only have their earlier stuff and a compilation. They're so tricky, those compilations! And now that I think about it, a lot of my favorite bands changed their late sound to "suck".

/the aforementioned Queen

If my memory serves me, Jaguar used 'London Calling' for a commercial a few years back. So yeah, the rape of the Clash's artistic legacy isn't really anything new.

dholway: Your mileage may vary.

this made me laugh

Forget that is was The Clash-that was just plain awful. I mean, absolute garbage.

RaKellaKAT: Hee, actually, you're probably right- I only have their earlier stuff and a compilation. They're so tricky, those compilations! And now that I think about it, a lot of my favorite bands changed their late sound to "suck".

Yeah, the band took a huge nosedive after Strummer kicked everyone out and the last album before he dissolved the band, called "Cut The Crap", was a spectacular failure.

Whut Da Fark??? They think I'll buy a Ford because of that shiatty commercial? Make a Ford Farkus as reliable and efficient as a comparable Honda Civic, throw in some fun-to-drive and price it for less to account for the lower resale and ensure consistently great customer service at every dealer and maybe, just maybe they won't go bankrupt. But they won't. And they will.

BTW, I hope everyone who participated in that commerical gets assfarked by the Greys AND the Reptilians, and then dumped like a used condom into an empty concrete swimming pool filled with fire ants. Fire ants on Meth.

We all need career opportunitiesLink

ClicheGuevara07: I didn't have the stomach to watch, what song was it?

"Should I Stay or Should I Go".

/I want the last minute of my life back, FOX.

Maddogjew: Glitchwerks: Actually, I'm with subby on this one. If this is real I will never buy a Ford. Ever.

Why would this convince you? I can't think of any reason why anyone, anywhere, would buy a Ford. I'd rather have a cheap Chinese scooter with a weed eater for a motor than have Ford's top of the line vehicle. Even if they were to cost the same! Does anybody remember the Ford Escort? The were all over the place... now, there are none. Why? Gigantic POS! I'd rather spend my entire life being a flu germ in Fran Drescher's left nostril than have to buy one of those shiatmobiles. I'd rather be an infected sore on Amy Winehouse's anus than to own a Ford. Do y'all Remember the Yugo? Even as shiaty as they were, they are still better than a Ford. Being anally raped with a porcupine would be preferable to owning one of those overpriced boxes of crap.


/Former Ford owner
// Yes, I'm really bitter about it.



I was gonna bag on that douche-chill causing video, but this right here is much more important to me. fark Ford and how they piss on their farking customers. Never, EVER again.


(Just FTR, i had a problem with my '01, it would stall in high heat which is a problem in SoCal. Not once or twice, but any time the car idled. I took it in many times under warranty and they found nothing wrong - then lo and behold after the warranty expired, they were able to discover the problem and offer to fix it for several hundred bucks. The service department at the dealership was naturally completely indifferent and Ford corporate didn't even reply to me. Go screw, assholes.)

m2313: Bring me the head of Andy Warhol and we'll call it even.

take it back...

Complete Control (new window)

Umm... The Clash is farking annoying. Who cares?

/DNRTFA
//not a troll

The Clash is farking annoying awesome.

/fixed
/DNFTFAE
/322K on my '91 F150

I'm a huge Clash fan, but I'm not opposed to this on principle.
Strummer himself let that song be used in a Levi's commercial in the UK.

Having said that, that was just utterly utterly HORRIBLE.

Well, they didn't mangle "Police On My Back" at least.

Cake Hunter: Sounds like a Kidz Bop song featuring the fat weird kids that didn't make it to the real CD.

After listening to that I'd rather listen to Kidz Bop. Hell, I'd rather listen to that "Final Countdown" video.

I'm sure that song has been butchered many more times through "Rockband".

ok...that was bad, but thank god it was short..your insightful commentary made me watch it...it wasnt the worst of those ford commercials i'd seen..

ksr315: The Clash is farking annoying awesome at being annoying.

/fixed-fixed lol

Cowell is probably the only one on the show that would agree with the headline.

Too bad he doesn't prevent them from doing this stupid shiat, not that he could...

By far my least favorite Clash song. If you're going to get upset about them using it though, then tell Mick Jones and Big Audio Dynamite to stop mining it as well.

/or atleast them next time not use an annoying "WOO" sample over and over.

That song was used for a jeans ad years ago so don't think this is a new trend. Hell, there's a recent Nissan ad that used "Pressure Drop"

I don't think it's the fact that they used a Clash song...it's that the American Idol's did a really really really bad job at covering it. Regardless of what you think about the original, song or band, you have to admit that the orginal is way way way better. This sounds like the equivilent of a grade school choir or something sing it. The notes are kinda right, but it's just really bland and not good.

I feel that everything I love has been burned alive and I'm forced to eat it while watching 24hrs of gootse and Lemonparty:

Some brief announcements:

1) That sucked.

2) Remember, every time you see a Clash song in a commercial, it is another well needed contribution to the band retirement fund. They got screwed by producers and record companies and barely came out even in the end. They deserve all the financial help they can get.

3) STFU. The Clash is STILL the only band that matters.

4) Carbon/Silicon ROCKS.

That is all.