I'm entirely confused by new Cadillac ads featuring the Pogues' "Sunnyside of the Street". Yes, it is a bouncy, even joyful tune.
But why does Cadillac insist on using snippets of the lyrics? The commercial I saw had the lyrics (I kid you not):
"With a heartful of hate
And a lust for vomit"
Congrats, Cadillac, for not using "I'd take my life as I would a whore." Kudos on your restraint!
Apparently this commercial has been around for awhile (since the Oscars--but that matters not when it comes to my confusion and bemusement). Here it is below..you can see the 60 second version here. (Update 6/28: I should mention that the full minute version uses the entire first verse, which goes a little something like this:
"Seen the carnival at rome
Had the women I had the booze
All I can remember now
Is little kids without no shoes
So I saw that train
And I got on it
With a heartful of hate
And a lust for vomit
Now Im walking on the sunnyside of the street"
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3 comments:
this reminds me of when ore-ida used the strangler's "golden brown" in a commercial for their new crispier french fries.
Makes me wanna buy a caddy.
that's because you're a dirty, angry Mick.
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