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bolanrox t1_iuxzevu wrote

Reply to comment by Jk2two in TIL the former members of Timbuk 3 have refused to license the song "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" for commercials, including a $900,000 offer from AT&T and offers from Ford, the U.S. Army, and Bausch & Lomb for their Ray-Ban sunglasses. by big_macaroons

they cut a bunch of the really dark stuff for being too obvious. though there are some versions out there (according to the wiki page).

Other not so obvious ones being: Everybody walk the Dinosaur, 99 Luft Balloons, and Melt with You.

They cannot all be as straight shooting with their message as Sun Ra.

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Jk2two t1_iuy1hek wrote

Sure, but with the exception of anyone reading up on the song, everyone thinks it’s an upbeat song about graduation, world is your oyster kind of stuff. And while I appreciate their clout in denying the sellout now, they sold out long ago when they cut the more controversial stuff in order to be more radio-friendly…

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TrowAway2736 t1_iuzc7ee wrote

No clue why you're getting downvoted; your points seem pretty valid to me.

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Jk2two t1_iv0xedf wrote

It’s probably all of the guys in Timbuk 3

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