Pepsi & Apple iTunes - I Fought the Law - (2004) 0:45 (USA)

The much hyped Pepsi+iTunes Super Bowl advert, where 100 million songs are given away for free.

Green Day sings the classic tune "I Fought the Law" which was written by Sonny Curtis (who also wrote the theme tune to the Mary Tyler Moore Show).

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Re: Pepsi & Apple iTunes - I Fought the Law - (2004) 0:30 (USA)

Call me an old Proctoid client-side SOB if you want, but I think this is a mighty fine piece of co-operative marketing. Free music with cola is a tired old trade promotion, but this copy plays the MP3 angle for all it's worth and lands bang in the middle of Pepsi's never-mind-the-flavor-it-shows-you're-a-youngster (sorry flava, youngsta) equity. Finds the emotion, manages to be engaging, and succeeds in making its low-cost spokespeople into relevant, credible brand heroes. That said, I think I'll pay for my iTunes and keep drinking DC.

Re: Pepsi & Apple iTunes - I Fought the Law - (2004) 0:30 (USA)

strange that you can't buy that version of the song on itunes. not that i'd want to. i prefer the clash's version.

Re: Pepsi & Apple iTunes - I Fought the Law - (2004) 0:45 (USA)

what is she mumbling?

downloading music for free off of the internet?

say that ten times fast!

Re: Re: Pepsi & Apple iTunes - I Fought the Law - (2004) 0:30 (U

ok. apple added it this morning. apple also added the spot to its site. i'm still not going to download it.

Re: Re: Pepsi & Apple iTunes - I Fought the Law - (2004) 0:45 (U

hah I thought the same thing...seems like she needed a bit more practice with a acting/diction coach or something.

Re: Re: Re: Pepsi & Apple iTunes - I Fought the Law - (2004) 0:3

I picked up a Pepsi the other day.... redeemed the song Superbowl Sunday monring... and bought that song.

Can't help but feel a bit wasteful

Re: Re: Re: Pepsi & Apple iTunes - I Fought the Law - (2004) 0:4

Nothing wrong with a girl with a southern accent.

"Some people have a Southern accent, and those are hot..."

Let's see if anyone gets that reference.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Pepsi & Apple iTunes - I Fought the Law - (2004)

hehe, I don't mind her accent, I think the sentance is hard to say, s'all.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Pepsi & Apple iTunes - I Fought the Law - (2004)

I don't know that I'd call a Jersey accent "southern".

....and those are hot

(I'm not getting the reference.... What did I not win?)