“...Very poor choice in music for an ad.”
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Well, I listed to the less than 30 second commercial and the only lyrics I picked up was ‘You better help the children Let ‘em have some fun”. I suspect they picked a CHUNK of this song for the very LIVELY music it contained.
So, IMHO it’s not a commercial trying to make a political statement—it’s a commercial pitching the Apple product to a young crowd. And, judging by soaring Apple sales, it’s having success at that target (actually, the product itself is what’s selling itself).
Thats why I say they should promote NIN’s Big man with a gun to Rape/violence groups. No one will pay any attention to the parts they cut when they run to I tunes and youtube!
I am a big man
(yes I am)
And I have a big gun
Got me a big old **** and I
I like to have fun
Held against your forehead
I’ll make you **** it
Maybe I’ll put a hole in your head
You know just for the **** of it
I can reduce you if I want
I can devour
I’m hard as ******* steel and I’ve got the power
I’m every inch a man and I’ll show you somehow
Me and my ******* gun
Nothing can stop me now
Shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot
I’m going to **** *** over you
Me and my ******* gun
Me and my ******* gun
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I mean who does that?