Rats commercial?

suss · In the Long Grass

Rats commercial?

Wes[Wolverhampton] · House on Fire

Close as you'll ever be for condoms comes to mind biggrin

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

Dave to promote the TV channel...

Sleep for beds

Lucky to promote the lottery??

confuse

still thinking...

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

This one's a Bob song, but couldn't resist - TGSOI to advertise Nestle products. evileye

suss · In the Long Grass

Kicks for Adidas or Nike boots perhaps.

How about Up All Night for Viagra?

Would love to hear a Rats song in background on a campaign, like OMD got used for Clarks and Blondie got used for Baileys.

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

Keep it Up for Viagra, Suss... biggrin

suss · In the Long Grass

Jules,

Inspired! The chorus could have been written for it.

I've got a friend who works at Pfizer - might just have to suggest that, and ensure you get due reward obviously

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

Blind date for dating agencies - not as inspired. wink

noelindublin · Loudmouth

As much as I hate music being used in ads some Rats songs which might lend themselves.....

Joeys On The Street Again- any homeless charity
Keep It Up {for 36 hours allegedly } "Weekend Pill" - Cialis- Apologies to Pfizer
Living In An Island - bacardi rum -other rums welcome
How Do You Do - Facebook
Wind Chill Factor - North Face outdoor wear
Straight Up -Viagra or Cialis- tone of song probably not suitable thought
Go Man Go - Red Bull or Lucozade
Storm Breaks - Craghoppers outdoor wear
Another Sad Story - Prozac Seroxat Paxil antidepressants

Enjoyed all the other contributions.

Derek The Dane · V Deep

Can`t Stop for a Viagra advert.

do the rat · The Elephant's Graveyard

How about ,another piece of red,for a tampon advert or,skin on skin for durex and house on fire for insurance ad.

JoanOfArc · The Fine Art of Surfacing

haha thats gross

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Another Piece Of Red - Crown Paints
Shes So Modern- forever 21 - need to change " So nineteen seventies reference!"
Rat Trap- Rentokill
Mondays - Prozac
This Is My Room - Ikea
Sleep- Mogadon or Nytal
late last Night- Alkazelser-"Was it something I ate Late Last Night......." "I'm dying.." etc.

-- Edited by noelindublin on Sunday 16th of January 2011 04:55:57 PM

suss · In the Long Grass

do the rat wrote:

How about ,another piece of red,for a tampon advert

I should have considered the repercussions of this topic. Won't ever be able to listen to that track again without this springing to mind!

Noel, I reckon the right backing track can define an ad and for me can make all the difference if I sit up and take notice.

Also makes me laugh that for my kids all my back catalogue is the depths of uncool, yet they latch onto ad music and get into those same tracks not even knowing they're 30 years old

(the tracks that is...not my kids!)

noelindublin · Loudmouth

suss wrote:

do the rat wrote:

How about ,another piece of red,for a tampon advert

I should have considered the repercussions of this topic. Won't ever be able to listen to that track again without this springing to mind!

Noel, I reckon the right backing track can define an ad and for me can make all the difference if I sit up and take notice.

Also makes me laugh that for my kids all my back catalogue is the depths of uncool, yet they latch onto ad music and get into those same tracks not even knowing they're 30 years old

(the tracks that is...not my kids!)

Love the quote from the Guy Ritchie movie Rocknrolla- " theres no school like the old school, and I f*****g built it".

suss look what you started!

Just noticed that Clinic the liverpool indie band of Domino have a track featured on Irish tv that I used to love in the mid neneties. They say everything has a price.

Sorry have to catch the football!

-- Edited by noelindublin on Sunday 16th of January 2011 05:03:48 PM

noelindublin · Loudmouth

do the rat wrote:

How about ,another piece of red,for a tampon advert or,skin on skin for durex and house on fire for insurance ad.

This is how not to get ahead in advertising!

One more, Up Or Down for the Financial Times {checking shares}

jamieuka · House on Fire

suss wrote:

wondering if any Rats tracks had ever been used in adverts, either TV or radio.

Well, in 1984 Drag Me Down featured in a UK TV advert for... the Drag Me Down single! :)

noelindublin · Loudmouth

jamieuka wrote:

suss wrote:

wondering if any Rats tracks had ever been used in adverts, either TV or radio.

Well, in 1984 Drag Me Down featured in a UK TV advert for... the Drag Me Down single! :)

Cant remember if Drag Me Down was released after Christmas 1984 and the Ethiopian famine appeal?

Think Tonight was the first single and then Dave which both preceded the situation in Africa. The record company must have been serious enough to go that far and do a tv advertisement- it normally takes a bit or organising. Don't actually remember seeing the ad- must have been trying to dislodge Boy George and Duran Duran and their ilk.

suss · In the Long Grass

Well I never knew that. Got no recollection of even hearing about the TV ad let alone seeing it.

What sort of ad was it (apart from largely unsuccessful)? Band on stage, clip of live, special performance just for ad, or some wacky imagery?

suss · In the Long Grass

suss wrote:
What sort of ad was it (apart from largely unsuccessful)? Band on stage, clip of live, special performance just for ad, or some wacky imagery?

Meant to say clip of video. Wasn't that the Chislehurst Caves 'miners' one?

What I do remember Noel was that single was out around April/May 84, well before Band Aid, as I was in a gap year job and tried very hard to persuade my colleagues that the song was really worth buying and should by rights be top 10. You may have gathered I wasn't working in Sales....

jamieuka · House on Fire

suss wrote:
What sort of ad was it... Meant to say clip of video. Wasn't that the Chislehurst Caves 'miners' one?

You guess correctly :)

I only caught the ad once, I *think* in the commercial break during The Tube on Channel 4. Lasted 10-15 seconds, clips from the promo video (down the 'mine'). Ended with captions, something like, "Boomtown Rats, latest single, out now, etc" (possibly a voice over though couldn't swear to it).