Annoying commercials

[Beachcomber]

The top of my list right now is Applebees. It irritates me so much in fact I sent them the following comment:

"I have no complaint about a single restaurant, it's your new commercials I find very offensive. Why pervert a classic like "Mack the Knife" to try to promote your food? Can't you be creative and make your own song? I am so utterly and completely repulsed by your new commercials I change the station when one comes on. The lyrics are cheesy in the extreme and dishonor the original artist. You took a classic song and violated it with your stupid commercial. I'm less likely to visit your restaurant chain becuase of it."

[Raven Soul]

I am sure the artist has no problem selling their song for the commericial, even if it is redone. It's apparently getting people to talk and any publicity is good.

[LanDroid]

McDonald's defiled that song twenty years ago, see last paragraph...

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mmacktheknife.html

I don't particularly like that song - it sounds cool, but the lyrics are kinda dumb...

[Beachcomber]

Originally posted by Quoth the Raven:
I am sure the artist has no problem selling their song for the commericial, even if it is redone. It's apparently getting people to talk and any publicity is good.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You may have had a valid point if the artist who made it most famous (and with whom it is most affiliated) weren't dead. Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald also made a version of it. But Applebees has completely violated the song, it's criminal.

[Raven Soul]

Originally posted by Beachcomber:
You may have had a valid point if the artist who made it most famous (and with whom it is most affiliated) weren't dead. Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald also made a version of it. But Applebees has completely violated the song, it's criminal.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I like seeing Sammy Davis Jr. in the commerical. Nothing like dead guys shelling out for products!