| re: Bat Funeral Music | |
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Vin 04:13 pm UTC 04/28/09 |
| In reply to: | Bat Funeral Music - steven_stuart 07:00 pm UTC 04/27/09 |
| Honestly, I don't think Jim qualifies for the U.S. "Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame," if that's what we are talking about. I believe its for performers, firstly, not writers / producers, though I could be wrong about that. But really, Jim just isn't famous enough here. Now Meat, on the other hand, I really do believe ought to be in there by now. > I have just seen a new advert which uses Jim's music. It > is by the Charities Commission and they are basically > asking people to remember charities in their wills. > > It starts off with a lawyer reading a chap's will to his > family. He has left them some money but he has also left > money to his favourite charities. At the end of the > meeting, the lawyer tells the family that there is one > last thing in the will. > > Then they cut to a coffin being carried into a church. > There is a large Harley Davidson resting on top of the > coffin. The church organ starts playing an instrumental > version of BOOH the song. It sounds like Jim and Bach got > together for a collaboration. > > Then a voice asks us to remember charities in our wills. > > There are now three commercials using Jim's music in the > UK alone. This one, Playstation 3 and Cadbury's Chocolate. > Different Jim songs are played all over the place. I am > assuming that the situation is similar in the United > States (wasn't there a mobile phone ad featuring PBDL > recently?). In Australia, BOOH is the best selling album > of all time. And he has had success with both Tanz and > WDTW. > > Surely Jim should be inducted into the Hall of Fame. > Perhaps we could start an email campaign to the powers > that control it. Maybe David Sonenburg could start the > campaign off. Demanding that Jim is officially recognised > for his contribution to music and culture. > > > | |
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