Beastie boys said it best

water_boy

I might be a coward or I might be a fag, but I won't sell myself on no tv ad!

broloco

as both a PJ fan and Beastie Boys fan I don't get your post. not sure if you've honestly mistaken the lyrics as they are really this:

I might stick around or I might be a fad, but I won't sell my songs for no tv ad.

or if you're making fun of gay people? if so, that's not cool. the Beasties would be the first to agree. check it:

WhyGo91

i would have to agree with broloco...i dont think that makes sense.

vedder89

water_boy wrote:

I might be a coward or I might be a fag, but I won't sell myself on no tv ad!

:thumbup:

Given To DragonFly

water_boy wrote:

I might be a coward or I might be a fag, but I won't sell myself on no tv ad!

This is a misquote (intentional?)... :? putting shame in water_boy's game.

water_boy

dont be silly, Im upset about the tv and radio spots, but its cool, the shoe money built a skate park

restlesssoul

beasties endorse Bill Swenson, and produced commercials for him!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6JsyiLK3Eg

jamburger

water_boy wrote:

I might be a coward or I might be a fag, but I won't sell myself on no tv ad!

Never saw that 30 minute infomercial for Hello Nasty then, did ya?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gDSwZhvu_c

mookeywrench

Ah yes, 1998...back when albums sold in masses.

SatansFuton

The Beastie Boys have lended their music to XGames and Winter XGames commercials. "Remote Control", "Too Many Rappers" and "So What'cha Want" have all been used. Sabotage has been used in U.S. Open commercials. And I'm positive I've heard them in some other commercials, but I'm blanking on what they could be.

water_boy

all of you missed the whole point behind these hypocrisies I was attempting to point out, and instead tried to throw it all back in my face with "some of the same" totally ignoring what I was trying to say. there is nothing wrong with supporting a cause one has faith in. There is a moral line crossed when for twenty years you stand for something just, fair, and argumentatively so, and then one day decide none of it matters. When the masses of supporters begin to waiver on their faith because the mission of the group has changed, an explanation is deserved.
20 years yo, 20 years...
beastie never put anti-commercialism 1st, PJ did, ... "DID"...

SatansFuton

water_boy, how is it hypocrisy if you use a quote from another band to talk about this band? You're holding Pearl Jam accountable for a Beastie Boys lyric. If you have a quote from one of the members of Pearl Jam saying "we'll never let our music be used in a commercial", then that would show hypocrisy, and who knows, one might exist.

Even if Pearl Jam did say they would never do such things, I don't hold it against them any more than I do Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend for not dying before they got old.

I haven't really enjoyed some of the recent moves Pearl Jam has made, such as the deal with Target and what not. But it's their career and not mine. The world is a changing place, and Pearl Jam are changing people. Nobody is the same person in their 40's that they were in their 20's. I'm pretty sure everybody in the band have families now, and who am I to get all sanctimonious about whether or not they make money when I'm not the one who is going to be paying for their college and braces or whatever?

I don't think they've compromised their morals. Some recent moves would have been unthinkable in the early 90's, but so was the idea of me wearing a suit to work, or having a Sam's Club card. If Pearl Jam turned around and endorsed some Right Wing candidate, or released a line of Pearl Jam Brand all-beef hot dogs, then I'd be concerned. But being in a few commercials and being more visible then they were in their reclusive days isn't the end of the world. To me at least.

water_boy

(grumble, grumble, grumble) okay then, Im sure the forum monitors watch me like a hawk, watch this. Why not add a link to share our posts on saveface, twitfest, or the others ...? Wheres the new line? The new lovey-dovey music is nice and all, but there's still shit going on that requires attention. All this being said I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to the band for feeling so strong about these things, during what is supposed to be a time of celebration, that I must write in these ways about them.

mookeywrench

http://degrees.ashford.edu/pg_communica ... QgodSTCchg

water_boy

wow, thats offensive

water_boy

broloco wrote:

as both a PJ fan and Beastie Boys fan I don't get your post. not sure if you've honestly mistaken the lyrics as they are really this:

I might stick around or I might be a fad, but I won't sell my songs for no tv ad.

or if you're making fun of gay people? if so, that's not cool. the Beasties would be the first to agree. check it:

just got em wrong
i think mccready thought it was "part of all night and all day" not party...

water_boy

you really started some shit back there, I seriously just interpreted what I heard wrong, and had been repeating it for years

broloco wrote:

as both a PJ fan and Beastie Boys fan I don't get your post. not sure if you've honestly mistaken the lyrics as they are really this:

I might stick around or I might be a fad, but I won't sell my songs for no tv ad.

or if you're making fun of gay people? if so, that's not cool. the Beasties would be the first to agree. check it: