Submitted by big_macaroons t3_ylccqm in todayilearned
Ah, the ol’ wait-for-a-cease-and-desist maneuver, classic
That's definitely in the "what are the odds anyone who cares is going to see this?" ballpark. I've been there many times.
Nah...music licensing is pretty straightforward. And expensive if you don't do it properly.
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So you're saying O'Reilly, a major publisher, decides to just wing it? On what basis?
I don't know why you're being downvoted. Corporate sized companies like those have pretty strong compliance processes across the board.
Even using a font in an internal presentation generally requires some sort of signoff, or using only fonts from a pre-approved list. And that's not even in the publishing industry, that's pretty standard all over.
It was O'Reilly Auto Parts, not the publisher.
They seem like a pretty big company. If they're winging it on music rights the bills are usually pretty impressive. I do work with image licensing and have seen bills for $5000 per image from Getty. They're vicious. I doubt music firms are any less generous.
I guess because some people really need to live the idea that everything corporate is evil by default?
O’Reilly auto parts or technical publishing?
Auto Parts
Are we just gonna ignore the fact that we as a society have all but ignored Timbuk 1
Not even mentioning Timbuk 2
I believe its spelled Timbuktu
And a Timbuk to you as well, sir.
:(
Good for them, I feel like that's a pretty dignified move.
Reminds me of how Jim Morrison of the Doors told band mates before he died not to put their music in ads. He was always passionately against that.
They’ve since honored his wishes and share his ethos about it. Imagine how much money they could have made though. Their sacrifice has kept the Doors music sacred and I love them for that.
Meanwhile, Led Zeppelin sold out to Cadillac.
I love them but they were always just a bunch of fuck boys.
I think the doors made plenty of money
well it is a no nuke protest song..
I gotta say, hearing Fluke's song Atom Bomb on a car commercial a few years back really made me feel old.
That and Absurd are timeless.
What better way to protest against the proliferation of devastating nuclear weapons than purchasing a Ford and signing up for the U.S. Army?
Other than “I study nuclear science…” where is the anti nuke protest in the lyrics? Or is this what the band has said?
he has said the future was so bright because of nuclear holocausts. and the scientists are in high demand to make more bombs.
Ha! Well, I know art can be abstract but… it’s hard to make a powerful statement if they’re being that vague.
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.
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…
No clue why you're getting downvoted; your points seem pretty valid to me.
It’s probably all of the guys in Timbuk 3
They wound up cutting all the lyrics that made it clear what it was actually about.
It's what the writer of the song said. It's about a smart guy who studies physics and ends up building a bomb that wipes out humanity. (Most of that doesn't come out in the song, I'll grant you.) The thing that's so bright is the bomb going off.
Lol i remember that episode vividly and is absolutely the only thing i remember about that show!
I know. I saw that episode when it aired originally and hated it. So, of course, that video haunts me.
Had you not mentioned this show i would have forgotten it existed for the rest of my life.
EDIT: Also holy shit, Head of the Class starred Dan Schneider who got fired from Nickelodeon after making them a bunch of shows.
EDIT II: and motherfucking ARGYLE from Die Hard.
Don't forget Robin Givens, who married Mike Tyson.
and the current head of Nickelodeon. And a lady who apparently has over $100m due to smartly investing her income from the show.
Wow, it’s not just me who thought of that
Its been licensed for lots of movies and TV, just not direct commercials.
The Army using this song to recruit would be even worse than Wrangler using "Fortunate Son" to sell jeans. Or Mercedes Benz using Joplin's "Mercedes Benz". Or GM using "Little Pink Houses". Or Nike using "American Woman".
I'd rather use it for recruiting for Los Alamos. 😁😁
Shows that the band members have a principle higher than just making money…
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Anybody who likes that song but does know any of their other stuff would do well to buy a couple of their albums.
Catchy music, outstanding wry lyrics, an all time underrated band.
I recommend:
Or any others.
“If you are what you eat, then I’m dead meat”
So many great songs.
They (a married couple, band broke up when they divorced) also wrote some very romantic songs (“Easy”, “B side of Life”, “A Hundred Lovers”)
They won a Grammy? TIL x2.
Good for them.
TIL Bausch and lomb created ray-ban and sold it to luxottica in 1999!!! I thought luxottica created the brand! Mind blown. :o
They used to play that song in commercial bumpers and vignettes for WWF in the 80s
I wish ludacris would do the same
Timbuk 4 won't make that same mistake ...
While I appreciate their integrity, at the end of the day I have to question their judgment.
It's a pop song. Yes, its lyrics have a deeper social significance and everything, and its authors aren't motivated by wealth. Awesome. But go ahead and license it for to all comers for millions of bucks, then maybe take that money and feed some fucking homeless people?
... why? Did it stop them from doing something else creative with it?
That's so fucking specific that I don't believe you e learned it. Like without looking, what was it again?
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Heard it in an O'Reilly's training video once though.