Thursday, 29 January 2009

I've got a right! - to sell you insurance

First up have you seen that Iggy Pop advert? The one where he says "I'm not selling car insurance, I'm selling time!" and then promptly goes on to sell car insurance, I really hope that with money from this he might be able to at least afford few rounds of golf, or a shirt, or more car insurance.

Maybe its just me but I can't figure out who the advert is for, is it supposed to be for young people are the advert makers attempting to be down with the kids (make with the hand gesture or at least get down like this grandma) if so Iggy Pop? A man in his what sixties who yes has produced mighty fine music is nowadays someone you would throw a shirt at rather than a peanut butter sandwich hmm peanut butter anyway not really the obvious choice to appeal to younger people, still at least they didn't use basshunter (who also doubles up for Zoolander in his publicity shots apparently ohh blue steel). So if not younger audiences then older ones? Will an aging punk really think "well if Iggy Pop says its good then I'Ve got to do it forget fighting the system (or at least owning a tshirt shop that sells Tshirts with slogans that fight the system) "(can people think in brackets?)
If I was being more cynical then I might wonder/ponder that what the advertisment people really want is for the aging rockers to see Iggy Pop and realise that if Iggy Pop a man who has fought the rigurs of normality and bounderies is now willing to sell insurance to fund his golf swing then what is there left to fight against anymore? They too should break down any final barriers, imbrace the big business submit and crawl on their hands and knees to the phone/keyboard and get that insurance now because thats what Iggy would do.

Either that or its just a car insurance ad

Iggy Pop selling car insurance, what ever next John Lydon on Judge Judy? Ohh

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