New Smashing Pumpkins Song To Debut In Hyundai Commercial Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin wrote "FOL" to soundtrack a spot for Hyundai's Genesis Coupe. According to the press release the theme of the ad is "The Epic Lap" and will highlight the car's "fluid design and track-worthy performance." The commercial premieres immediately before the kickoff of Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday.
Posted at 10:00 AM
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Does anyone remember when Smashing Pumpkins were cool?
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Yes. Fortunately that has no bearing on the good music they are still making.
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you don't even have to remember that far back to remember when he went all bonkers about how this sort of thing was crass commercialism and undermined his blabbitty bla:
http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/mixed-media/2009/01/28/billy-corgan-now-okay-with-crass-commercialism
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Corgan's shiny bald head is getting too much sun.
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I know Cadillac went with all alt-rock and tapped Hum for a commercial, so its nit out of the question But Hyundai? Was Kia too high class for you?
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Bands have to make money some how these days, more power to em......
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yeah, but bands WITHOUT money should have the chance. unless billy spent all his royalties on turtle wax for his head.
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have the chance who? as if there is a shortage of bands getting their songs played in car commercials
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"FOL" cool name of new song!!! waiting!!!!!
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I, as an actual fan since Gish can say that I used to meditate and cry in my bed about the content of the pumpkins, but now OBVIOUSLY realize unfortunately - that the pumpkins are no longer such. The Smashing Pumpkins have fallen from grace, sad to say folks, but the music SUCKS.
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how dare you. The pumpkins are amazing and are still cool. show some respect :)
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Just had a preview of the ad yesterday - Corgan's version is very Pumpkininny. There's also a Yo-Yo Ma scored version of the commercial. The spots end with a link to a site where you can make your own cut of "The Epic Lap" - not sure if you can use your own music though...
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The song is really good, their best stuff in a long time!
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