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Art Brut's T-Mobile Commercial
Submitted by ChrisB on February 11, 2008.
I spent all morning trying to find an embeddable (is that even a word?) version of Art Brut's T-Mobile commerical that aired during the Grammys last night to no avail.
I guess it's for the best because I do accept money on a regular, bi-weekly basis from one of T-Mobile's competitors, but if you want to check it out (and I think it's pretty clever and funnier than T-Mobile's Of Montreal spot), you'll have to go to Stereogum or Idolator.
I won't be switching carriers or getting a Sidekick (I pay way too little for my service to do so), but I do want the Art Brut fondue set.
What do you guys think of this commercial? I just wonder how Eddie Argos' humor will play to people unfamiliar with the band.
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randy said on February 12, 2008:
I think Eddie and Art Brut are excellent. They even put on a great show last year in an alcohol-free dump like the HUB. As for this commercial: I get it, it's semi-funny, definitely better than Barnes', and it doesn't bother me one bit that they made it. And most people won't get it or remember it.
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rk said on February 12, 2008:
So what DO you like, Shrie? Oh yeah, you're a big fan of Tuvan throat singing. Well, have fun with that.
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Imaginary Shrie said on February 12, 2008:
i do have fun with throat singing, thanks!
for starters i like music that is actually good. if you happened to have read some of my previous communications on TIG then you would know that i like boards of canada, silver jews and pylon, to name a few.
just like you, and bob, we all use TIG to voice our opinions about music and the like. so comment on, fair reader.
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Tim Hanken said on February 12, 2008:
I don't get Art Brut either. A band plays and the guy more or less just talks over the music in an English accent and everybody loves it. I guess it's cheeky (I always wanted to use that adjective).
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bob said on February 13, 2008:
yeah.....the whole talking trend drives me bonkers....I really feel The Hold Steady fits into this talking category also....can anyone think of any others?
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bob said on February 12, 2008:
finally, an indie band that I actually hate has sold out...phew...for a minute there I thought everyone on my ipod was going to hell