A couple of guys noticed Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister,” aka Amrit’s favorite “feel good” song/pickup line, appears in too many ads, so they started a movement to help stop it from ever happening again. (Look at the above “band photo” to see what it’s doing to our children.) If you know of a commercial or television show or whatever that uses the folk-rock trio’s saccharine hacky sack anthem, you can report it to the anti-Train website. I’m not sure how that’s going to end the “epidemic,” but if you do plan to submit, make sure you take a look at what Keith and Bradley have already collected:
(Via DailySwarm)
You’ll get more examples and info at Stop Advertising From Pulling A Train, soul sister.
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That song/style/mood/feel was stolen from Jason Mraz.
If I was him I wouldn’t ask for it back.
It was also stolen from basically every commercial for vacations in Caribbean islands that includes flyovers of happy couples swimming.
go fold your v necks
Any specific track? I’d like to add it to my site ThatSongSoundsLike.com if it’s good. “Soul Sister” has been driving me up the wall.
and you know this huh?? what about tacos….or aaaaaalllll the shit you listen to.?? i guess that dont sound like anything else…or your stupid voice???
no it shouldn’t be stopped. there should be more examples to illustrate how crappy Train’s music really is.
Two mitigating factors:
1. I briefly meet Patrick backstage at the R&R HOF inductions this year. He seemed approachable so I struck up a conversation and told him I ran an “indie rock blog.” “So…,” he said with a smile, “You’re the ENEMY.” Thought that was funny/self-aware.
2. Last year, there was some very sad Dateline or 48 Hours that I forget the plot of. The protagonist was a woman who listened to “Calling All Angels” constantly, to help her keep up hope while she looked for her kidnapped daughter or tried to find her husband’s killer or something. And I *think* this story had a happy ending? And Keith Morrison or whoever did a Train callback at the end, and it was sorta moving. Anyway, Google’s failing me. Maybe someone can corroborate. Point is: Train were good for something.
Beyond that, cool it on the licensing, Soul Sister.
I love that first point, that’s definitely raised them a bit in my regard for them *themselves* , if not their tunez.
Speaking of Life As We Know It, LOLZ THIS WAY… http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101006/REVIEWS/101009985
This was on a Nurse Jackie season promo….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5op6IdCXYqo#t=1m49s
As for Commercial Appeal overload, I’d like to give a shoutout to Florence and The Machine. Feels like every song of that album has already been in a gazillion ad/teasers by now, especially “Dog Days Are Over”.
train makes cash$$$$$$ ,,what the fuck are you doing?
they are livin it up while you are sitting around your house pissn and moaning to a computer eating fish stix and tater tots….. dumb asses..
…and what are you eating? Rice Krispies?
Isn’t that a HIM logo?
Nah it’s just something they came up with their own while on an particularly ludicrous teen angst slash unrequited love bender.