Will this erase the original song from our minds, or will it in fact remind us of it? And if it does, does General Mills really want us to associate Honey Nut Cheerios with sex and drugs? Even if only subconsciously? Hmm. OK, so maybe the lyrics of the song for the commercial are changed in almost every respect, but the melody is the same. Hey yo, now that I’m a fly guy, and I fly highīut yo it’s all good, Range Rover all woodĭo me like you should – fuck me good, suck me good. Looking for a little shorty hot and horny so that I can take home. Looking tryin’ to spot something real nice In the club on the late night, feelin’ right Oh why must I feel this way? (Hey, must be the money!) The content of Nelly’s original song and the context of his reputation completely undercut the commercial’s intended message.įirst, let me get this straight: We’re simply supposed to ignore the fact that Nelly’s original song is all about sex and drugs? Let’s take a look at the lyrics, which include lines like: It’s a deconstructionist’s dream: full of sweet, sweet contradictory goodness.
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(See Green Day’s American Idiot, Morgan Spurlock’s Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and almost anything ever made by Andy Warhol.) And actually, I guess I don’t have any problems with people making money at all.īut what really astonishes me about this commercial is that it was ever even made.
It’s not that I have any problem with people making money with their art – especially when selling out helps illustrate the very point they’re trying to make.
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