Clash song in a Nissan commercial

[ThePope]

some Nissan commercial I just saw uses the "Pressure Drop" and you can even see the name "The Clash" in it. I know they've had songs in commercials before but this kinda stuff makes me a sad panda.

[BEERnBRATWURST]

some Nissan commercial I just saw uses the "Pressure Drop" and you can even see the name "The Clash" in it. I know they've had songs in commercials before but this kinda stuff makes me a sad panda.


You know something, that commercial was just on like 5 minutes ago..... and I thought the booze was making me hear things.

[ChrisJones]

Just like the Pepsi cans circle pitting to Blitzkrieg bop.


Rush Limbaugh uses the clash version of "I fought the law and the law won" in his radio program. Joe Strummer is rolling in his grave.

[thebigother]

I don't care. No car commercial could ever change the way I feel when I hear Career Opourtunities of Comlpete Control.

[green_machine]

Just like the Pepsi cans circle pitting to Blitzkrieg bop.


Rush Limbaugh uses the clash version of "I fought the law and the law won" in his radio program. Joe Strummer is rolling in his grave.

Poor Joe someone should let him out..

[jonhomeowner]

You can see the word "clash" in the commercial? I never noticed that.

[NattyAll]

Garnier uses a Transplants song in all of their commercials and XM radio does a 2 or 3 second clip of a Circle Jerks song in one of their commercials

[Ailo]

The Clash are in it just for the money.

[Nips]

'were'

and youre a spazz.

anyway, a black flag song was used in some advert over here. cant remember what it was for, but the song was Nervous Breakdown.

[Winnebago Warrior]

and wasn't should i stay or should i go used in a levis ad if i remember rightly

[Ailo]

So The Clash is done?

Ok I got it now, thanks for clearing that up.....

[Nips]

dont worry mate, that was just a correction of your poor english. thats not what makes you an idiot.

[ChrisJones]

I'll never forget the old Airwalks commercial from like 97 where they are playing "intentional affliction of emotional distrees" by Out Of Order.

It's a punk show in a shitty small club, like CB's and a guy goes to jump off the speaker. The song ends just as he is airborn and the crowd parts. He falls on his face. The band just keeps playing.

I have no idea what this had to do with shoes, but damn it was funny.

[jonhomeowner]

The Clash are in it just for the money.
Yes, because the remaining members make soooo much for it being in an advertisement.

[ethomas2025]

its just the way the man sticks it too us...tear us down for being young and punk then turn around and sell it right back too us as cool and hip....HOT TOPIC??? I took a few marketing and advertising course in school nothing new just updated s.o.s.:eek:

[thebigother]

I knew that hot topic had to be behind this somehow.

[jonhomeowner]

I knew that hot topic had to be behind this somehow.
They're in it with the aliens. They're building landing strips for gay martians.

[Phil_Spectre]

I was shocked to hear The Fall in a car commercial a while back. Not shocked as in: "I AM PERSONALLY OFFENDED!" just surprised is all.

[!straightfuckingedge]

you know what both bands were on Majors so companys like Warner Bros hold ownership to their songs, we can't blame the clash for their success, but we can blame them for sighning to a major label

[ChrisJones]

you know what both bands were on Majors so companys like Warner Bros hold ownership to their songs, we can't blame the clash for their success, but we can blame them for sighning to a major label

Columbia is well known for letting their artists retain publishing and performing rights to their songs. This is in no small thanks to Billy Bragg who helped spawn an artist rights revolution in the 1990's.

Columbia only holds leasing rights, which mean that if somebody wanted to use a song they would have to buy a "lease" from warner in addition to paying the publisher .

The lease is a one shot payment to columbia for use of the song, and it's a major chunk of change for sure.

The performance rights would be paid in increments every time the commercial is aired. Royalties paid to the performers featured on the actual recording, and songwriter(s). So the remaining band members get their payday depending on who is on the original recording.

Since Joe strummer is dead, whomever owns his property also owns the intellectual rights, and they get the cash(whomever he wrote in his will to be recipient of publishing royalties).

This is the basic idea though the contracts might have some deviation.

This is most likely engineered by the band's management team. Not their label nor band members. Managers are constantly shopping songs to be used for marketing. Once they secure a deal, all the musicians and label have to do is sign on the dotted line.

[codebluecary]

Its all commercialism,comes down to DOLLARS!