British Airways Olympics Ad - SV650.org

TamSV · 27-06-12, 09:34 PM

The one with the plane rolling down the street accompanied by Londons Calling by The Clash.

It might just be me (my wife has already tutted and walked away, sensing I was moving into full "rant" mode) but is this not a really inappropriate piece of music?

I have no problem with the song - far from it. But, other than the title, did the ad people actually listen to any of the lyrics?

Nuclear war, global warming, violence and police brutality - that's what will encourage people to visit London? They've even edited in the line "The engines stop running" on an advert for a bloody airline FFS.

Is there some subtle ironic joke that I'm missing here?

And don't tell me this doesn't matter. It just does.

27-06-12, 09:52 PM

Just reinforces the fact that PR media types are all ******s, and I'm not generalising!

27-06-12, 09:53 PM

Born in the USA again.

Stingo · 27-06-12, 09:57 PM

It doesnt matter.

There. I've said it.

punyXpress · 28-06-12, 10:34 AM

Since when was gliding an Olympic sport?

Sir Trev · 28-06-12, 10:40 AM

I'm pretty sure innapropriate lyrics are commonplace and most people don't realise it. Not too many people know verse six of our national anthem for instance...

6. Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring
May he sedition hush
And like a torrent rush
Rebellious Scots to crush
God save the Queen

28-06-12, 10:45 AM

To be fair they weren't inappropriate at the time.

Nor was the verse exhorting god to "confound their knavish tricks, and disrupt their politics" when referencing foreign nations.

Which is why we tend to not sing them anymore.

Although we might add verse six back in with a name change if scottish independence goes ahead, I'm not sure Marshal Wade will be up to the task these days.

28-06-12, 10:54 AM

There's an ad for some product for young children (I think it is) that has an animated mother and child. The music is the melody only from "Knock 'Em Out" by Lily Allen, a song about her driving away sleazebags in the pub by telling them increasingly outrageous lies, culminating in having herpes, syphillis and AIDS.

SoulKiss · 28-06-12, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stingo

It doesnt matter.

There. I've said it.

After all, its just an over-extended Sports Day...

28-06-12, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Since when was gliding an Olympic sport?

1936

Was also supposed to be in 1940 olympics but people seemed a little too distracted at the time to bother with sport as a whole.

Didn't make it back into the Olympics post war, but the gliding community try to get it included every so often...

27-06-12, 09:34 PM	#1
TamSV Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Troon, Ayrshire Posts: 1,812	British Airways Olympics Ad The one with the plane rolling down the street accompanied by Londons Calling by The Clash. It might just be me (my wife has already tutted and walked away, sensing I was moving into full "rant" mode) but is this not a really inappropriate piece of music? I have no problem with the song - far from it. But, other than the title, did the ad people actually listen to any of the lyrics? Nuclear war, global warming, violence and police brutality - that's what will encourage people to visit London? They've even edited in the line "The engines stop running" on an advert for a bloody airline FFS. Is there some subtle ironic joke that I'm missing here? And don't tell me this doesn't matter. It just does.

27-06-12, 09:52 PM	#2
The Idle Biker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: British Airways Olympics Ad Just reinforces the fact that PR media types are all ******s, and I'm not generalising!

27-06-12, 09:53 PM	#3
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: British Airways Olympics Ad Born in the USA again.

27-06-12, 09:57 PM	#4
Stingo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Plymouth, Devon - mostly. Posts: 527	Re: British Airways Olympics Ad It doesnt matter. There. I've said it. __________________ Twitter: @poseidon_ashore

28-06-12, 10:34 AM	#5
punyXpress Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Riding, North Posts: 2,664	Re: British Airways Olympics Ad Since when was gliding an Olympic sport? __________________ Was: K2 naked in rapid yellow - gone to a better? place Now: Street Triple R

28-06-12, 10:40 AM	#6
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,479	Re: British Airways Olympics Ad I'm pretty sure innapropriate lyrics are commonplace and most people don't realise it. Not too many people know verse six of our national anthem for instance... 6. Lord grant that Marshal Wade May by thy mighty aid Victory bring May he sedition hush And like a torrent rush Rebellious Scots to crush God save the Queen __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

28-06-12, 10:45 AM	#7
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: British Airways Olympics Ad To be fair they weren't inappropriate at the time. Nor was the verse exhorting god to "confound their knavish tricks, and disrupt their politics" when referencing foreign nations. Which is why we tend to not sing them anymore. Although we might add verse six back in with a name change if scottish independence goes ahead, I'm not sure Marshal Wade will be up to the task these days.

28-06-12, 10:54 AM	#8
metalangel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: British Airways Olympics Ad There's an ad for some product for young children (I think it is) that has an animated mother and child. The music is the melody only from "Knock 'Em Out" by Lily Allen, a song about her driving away sleazebags in the pub by telling them increasingly outrageous lies, culminating in having herpes, syphillis and AIDS.

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