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Not really...at least I don't think so. Here is what got me thinking about this. There is a commercial for the VW Cabriolet where 4 young people are driving to a party. What you hear is an acoustic guitar and a lilting voice singing some barely recognizable words. A quick check of the internet turns up a name behind the music - Nick Drake. Now I've heard of Nick Drake mentioned by other people but never took the time to give a listen myself...until now. From what I've heard so far, I think I could like Nick Drake. As I was looking for this information, I waded through many a post from people lamenting the fact that Nick's music is being used to sell cars. It was as if a musician they admired as much for his music as for his obscurity was being made available for public consumption. Now I know that DB is not really that obscure...but I bet that most of the people that call themselves fans don't know too many other people who even know who he is. Myself included. So my question is - what would you as a fan think if you heard a DB tune on a TV commercial. I think I would be pretty excited to hear something like that. But I don't know. I thought Ani Difranco's 32 Flavors being used for an NFL promo was cool, but I don't like Phillips using the Beatles. I guess it depends what DB is selling. Here's a question for David - have you ever been approached to do music for a commercial? Would you do something like that? By the way - the name of that song in the VW ad is Pink Moon.
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