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| From | Sam Smith <samsmith@colorado.edu> |
| Subject | Re: Commercializing My Song |
| Date | Wed, 11 Aug 2004 11:45:17 -0600 |
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Hypothetically speaking, how am I doing financially when the phone rings
with the offer?
I'm not sure how much sympathy I have for people who are already richer
than god, but for folks who had that one hit but are now perhaps
struggling a bit?
Everything is context, brother.....
Miguel Motta wrote:
>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...
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>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...
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>Would ya sign that contract?
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>Have fun with this one...
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lights shining sideways when the night is down, or going in
strange places with a dog nosing before you and a dog nosing
behind, or drawn to the cities where you'd hear a voice
kissing and talking deep love in every shadow of the ditch,
and you passing on with an empty, hungry stomach failing
from your heart.
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