Violent Femmes and.... Wendy's?
I don't pay a lot of attention to commercials, that's obvious. How long has this Wendy's commercial been running with Violent Femmes as the background music?
At one level, it is brilliant! You get a whole bunch of people in their 20s and 30s who start singing along "I take one, one,, one for my family." and then they start thinking about french fries dipped in Frosties. So maybe it isn't crazy... but did anyone in the marketing department listen to the lyrics?
UPDATE: Sorry guys, I checked. Wendy's hasn't put the videos on their site and nobody has put them on YouTube either. You can get a hearty does of "Where's the Beef" but no Violent Femme's love... not yet.
Dude! Right? I know. I was so saddened when I saw that commercial for the
first time (I don't think it has been running long, I noticed it the first
time last night during The Simpsons).
At least Wendy's got rid of that commercial with horrid cover of Magic
Carpet Ride. I haven't seen the new commercial yet, but thanks(?) to my
sister-in-law I at least know about the band you're talking about.
Fries in Frosties? See? I knew someone else on earth did that.
I know, when did the princes of punk sell out? I heard it and was like,
"Noooooooooo!" What's next, the Dead Kennedy's pimping for Ford? And as
long as they're going there, why not "Do it all the time!" I mean I could
maybe laugh if the ad was for say, Banana Boat. But I gues if you're high
as a kite, there are worse things to stop and check out than a Triple
WendyBurger.
not as bad as the one they are playing for their mozzarella burger talking
about it as a "labor of love" all the while blister in the sun is playing
in the back ground
I love that The Violent Femmes might have a little revival through this. I
just don't get how a song with the word "blister" in its title makes me
want to buy a cheeseburger.
sorry I can across your website by looking at google for other people who
were talking about the femmes and Wendys...how about the buzzcocks and
AARP...woah..ok so I am in my 30s and grew up on this stuff but AARP? uhh
Im not ready for that..back to my youthful closet!
grew up with the Viloent femmes in college, sad to see them sell out, but
if Wendy's has listened to all the Femmes songs I can't imagine, it's the
image they want. And then tonight I just saw a Pepsi commercial with an
even more questionalable song...not surprisingly they left out the English
words..."she gives me . Hey Pepsi, do your parents know what you're
saying. It takes the fun out of the music when it's all been sold out.
I just think its hilarious that Wendy's is using a song about masturbation
to sell a product. The Femmes have to be laughing all the way to the
bank.Did anyone in marketing actually listen to the lyrics.
