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| From | "Miguel Motta" <motta_m@firn.edu> |
| Subject | Commercializing My Song |
| Date | Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:56:32 -0400 |
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Someone mentioned that the Windex TV spot that had "I Can See Clearly Now" as its theme almost killed the song...I thought an interesting thread might (or might not) be this hypothetical situation...
You are the author of a 60's or 70's one-hit wonder... Your career has been long dead... You receive on and off royalty checks for a couple of $100 just because your song shows up every once in a while on an oldies compilation... One day, out of the blue, your agent calls with exciting news... Your song "Dog Days" is being considered by Madison Ave for inclusion in a "Kibbles and Bits" commercial which will hit the stations coast to coast standing to make up for the past "dry spell" years... Mind you, your song was a major hit and wasn't a fluke as its content was deep and meaningful to millions of fans who made it a multi-platinum seller...
Would ya sign that contract?
Have fun with this one...
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