Re: Hey Flex (All Encompassing 90's Glorification)
Posted: 04 Apr 2019, 8:45pm
I think it means the Beatles were quickly forgotten as a lame joke.
Sounds like Sprite?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑11 May 2019, 6:59pmBack in that awful decade, there was an ad campaign by a soda company that mocked advertising and played on the conceit that we can all see through the bullshit. Anyone remember what brand that was for? I'm thinking 7-Up or Sprite.
Yup, that's what it was. "Image is nothing." Needed it as an example of postmodernism in advertising. Thanks!Silent Majority wrote: ↑11 May 2019, 7:16pmSounds like Sprite?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑11 May 2019, 6:59pmBack in that awful decade, there was an ad campaign by a soda company that mocked advertising and played on the conceit that we can all see through the bullshit. Anyone remember what brand that was for? I'm thinking 7-Up or Sprite.
It was actually pretty odd to be a kid taking in post-modern deconstructions at that time without the reference point of what was being deconstructed. Left me with an urge to catch up.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑11 May 2019, 7:31pmYup, that's what it was. "Image is nothing." Needed it as an example of postmodernism in advertising. Thanks!Silent Majority wrote: ↑11 May 2019, 7:16pmSounds like Sprite?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑11 May 2019, 6:59pmBack in that awful decade, there was an ad campaign by a soda company that mocked advertising and played on the conceit that we can all see through the bullshit. Anyone remember what brand that was for? I'm thinking 7-Up or Sprite.
It was an interesting campaign in that it either flattered—yeah, I know it's bullshit and you admit that, so I respect them for talking straight—or confirmed the cynicism—this is just another piece of bullshit, pretending to be hip and respectful of my cultural knowledge to sell more sugar water. There was so much buzz at the time about how GenX was both cynical and wise to the old tricks, so how to sell to them? I give grudging credit for altering the surface of the shell game.Silent Majority wrote: ↑11 May 2019, 7:39pmIt was actually pretty odd to be a kid taking in post-modern deconstructions at that time without the reference point of what was being deconstructed. Left me with an urge to catch up.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑11 May 2019, 7:31pmYup, that's what it was. "Image is nothing." Needed it as an example of postmodernism in advertising. Thanks!Silent Majority wrote: ↑11 May 2019, 7:16pmSounds like Sprite?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑11 May 2019, 6:59pmBack in that awful decade, there was an ad campaign by a soda company that mocked advertising and played on the conceit that we can all see through the bullshit. Anyone remember what brand that was for? I'm thinking 7-Up or Sprite.
Hello,Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑09 Dec 2019, 8:14pm
Just popped into my mind. What a perfectly generic faux-edgy 90s song, seemingly purposefully constructed for licensing for car commercials, phone commercials, fast food commercials …
Seriously—you could just take any 28 second clip from the video and then insert the product of your choice at the end. If I were Heston puffing skunk weed, I'd conclude it was satire of the music industry in the mid-90s. And so from that perspective it deserves to go into consideration for Worst Song of the 90s (tho it's too generic to gain real animus).gkbill wrote: ↑09 Dec 2019, 8:35pmHello,Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑09 Dec 2019, 8:14pm
Just popped into my mind. What a perfectly generic faux-edgy 90s song, seemingly purposefully constructed for licensing for car commercials, phone commercials, fast food commercials …
The video looks like a '90's commercial as well. I can imagine some producer saying "Yeah, well, we'll insert the clip of {product] into the video here and here...it'll be awesome!"