Pepsi/iTunes Superbowl Ad Details

[Belly-laughs]

Free my whatsit

Originally posted by thejoshu
Ellen Feiss 2.0...?

That´s an insult! This ad is just plain bad. Worthy of Pepsi, maybe. But Apple, no. Feiss had character (or lack of it). These kids are in it just because of their bad luck and need for serious cash to pay for their previous "free" downloads.

 

[rjwill246]

Originally posted by Henriok
I fought the law .. and the law won?
And.. I can now download stuff for free, but after I've purchased a sugared water. That's a new definition of free.

Well you have three choices about "free."
1) The songs is free: you paid for the Pepsi
2) the Pepsi is free: you paid for the song
3) some-one forced you to buy the Pepsi

 

[TranceClubMusic]

Originally posted by rjwill246
Well you have three choices about "free."
1) The songs is free: you paid for the Pepsi
2) the Pepsi is free: you paid for the song
3) some-one forced you to buy the Pepsi

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO @ New Definition of FREE

 

[rickvanr]

Originally posted by wPod
any ideas of anything to mix with pepsi? a rum and coke just doesnt taste the same when it is a rum and pepsi.

I recommend vanilla vodka. Poured over ice. It's quite good with the vanilla.

 

[RHutch]

Originally posted by bpd115

and may I add (rimshot)

FINALLY A NEW MACRUMORS Posting!


Things have been quiet in Apple Land......too quiet.....

Soooo true. I wanted to say the same thing yesterday. I got tired of checking back and seeing nothing new. Not the site's fault, but where are the people with the good info?

 

[SilentPanda]

It's like having a movie spoiler on the front page of your favorite website!

But I dunno... the ad doesn't sound that cool. I don't know that a ton of people are really aware that the RIAA is suing people. I'd be oblivious to it if I didn't read Slashdot minutely... it almost sounds like the commercial should end with "The More You Know" or something.

 

[SilentPanda]

Originally posted by RHutch
Soooo true. I wanted to say the same thing yesterday. I got tired of checking back and seeing nothing new. Not the site's fault, but where are the people with the good info?

You can always bank on the standard info. Repeat after me:

"A new product will come out and I will want it but will not be able to afford it. Therefore I will drink Pepsi products in February to drown my sorrows."

 

[Bear]

Originally posted by FriarTuck
How long before the first newspaper article with some whiny knucklehead suing Apple and Pepsi after getting scammed with phony iTunes code numbers on eBay?

This could be the biggest law & order media campaign since "Just say no." Nancy Reagan, we thank you for inspiring us.

Actually, it would be better for the idiot to sue eBay. eBay has way too many scams on it now as it is.

 

[Photorun]

Pepsi is way better than Coke (which is made with ground plaster and dead rats, it was better when it had cocaine) but still not good for you. A few local stores offer the six packs of plastic bottles often for sales like 2 packs for $3.00 (12 bottles), etc. With those odds I can hopefully buy like the above example and at least break even. My hopes is Sams Club will have a case for $5 (they've done it before), 24 Pepsis, five bucks, those are some good odds.

I'll probably just pour the Pepsi down the drain or use it to remove the grease stains from the garage floor.

 

[jbembe]

Despite Greendays' lack of music excellence they were big when I was in college and alot of their songs remind me of the times... So I hope their new Fought the Law is good 'cause I was thinking of getting 3-4 other songs of theirs. Maybe I'll get them free from my Pepsi (replacement of Mountain Dew) drinking I will be doing in the next month or so...

 

[Mudbug]

Originally posted by RHutch
Soooo true. I wanted to say the same thing yesterday. I got tired of checking back and seeing nothing new. Not the site's fault, but where are the people with the good info?

heh

we could make up some stuff and post it, but then we'd have to put the letters OS between Mac and Rumors.

 

[rdowns]

Originally posted by wPod
any ideas of anything to mix with pepsi? a rum and coke just doesnt taste the same when it is a rum and pepsi.

Then you're not using enough rum.

 

[iJon]

that is so awesome. very clever and i cant wait to see.

iJon

 

[punkrock]

Green Day = yuck

They must not have been able to get rights to the Clash version of I Fought the Law. I bet they try to make it sound just like it.

 

[rogozhin]

Green Day??!!

The Crickets, Sonny Curtis, The Bobby Fuller Four, Tom Petty, The Clash, Hank Williams Jr, Marshall Crenshaw and Sam Neely have all released versions of "I Fought the Law" since it first was written in 1959. Each of them made the song their own. Countless others have covered it as well, with varying degrees of success.

Any of these versions would have been great. The Clash would have been my personal choice (With the Dead Kennedy's "I Fought the Law and I Won" being a close second), but I guess for a commercial that showcases kids who steal music, it's only appropriate that they get a band who has stolen their act from the Clash and other real punk bands for the past 15 years.

I'll venture to guess Green Day will be playing the Joe Strummer arrangement of the Sonny Curtis classic, because they certainly wouldn't want to start bringing something new to the table this late in their careers...

 

[crees!]

Originally posted by SilentPanda
But I dunno... the ad doesn't sound that cool. I don't know that a ton of people are really aware that the RIAA is suing people.

Well it was all over every news station the other day that the RIAA was going to sue some 500 plus people for illegal downloads.

Personally I can't wait for the ad, especially if it's going to poke fun at the RIAA and all the other snot-heads like them.

 

[rueyeet]

Originally posted by Henriok
I fought the law .. and the law won?

Yeah, I'm not so sure about this one either. That theme might win over those who are having second thoughts about file-sharing after the RIAA lawsuits, but unless they handle it JUST right, that gives the commercial the message:

"Resistance is futile. RIAA will sue your music-stealing a**, so just give it up and buy from iTunes already."

Sounds more like it links iTunes with the establishment, to me. Of course, the hard-core file-sharing people say that already.

(on the rum note: Rum + Pepsi doesn't work because Pepsi has more corn syrup in it than Coke (if you don't believe me, compare their % DV of sugars), and mixing rum with it makes it even more sweet-tasting, like cough syrup. Vodka would work better.)

 

[hughdogg]

Originally posted by SilentPanda
I don't know that a ton of people are really aware that the RIAA is suing people.

I don't know about that...I think plenty of people know about it...a freind of mine who is not a follower of tech news deleted all of her illegally downloaded MP3's because of the lawsuits, and I think the case against the young kids (10 year olds, etc) last year had big press coverage. The latest round of 532 "John Doe" lawsuits was covered by AP, CNN, etc. this week. You can't get much wider coverage than that.

I agree that it might not be a widely know as other news, but for the target audiance (teenagers and those of us with some MP3/iPod awareness), I think it is widely known.

Just my 2 cents...

Edit - crees! beat me to it...

 

[mrsebastian]

you know apple wasn't going to come up with some lame advertising. some of you may not like the ad concept, but i'd bet a pepsi you're going to watch it

 

[thejoshu]

Re: Free my whatsit

Originally posted by Belly-laughs
That´s an insult! This ad is just plain bad. Worthy of Pepsi, maybe. But Apple, no. Feiss had character (or lack of it). These kids are in it just because of their bad luck and need for serious cash to pay for their previous "free" downloads.

You've seen the iTunes ad?

 

[1macker1]

I like the Ad, but free, i dont think so. There is no guarantee that you'll win. Hell you might be one of the unlucky souls that buy pepsi after pepsi, and have nothing to show, besides a high sugar level.

 

[iMeowbot]

Originally posted by wPod
any ideas of anything to mix with pepsi? a rum and coke just doesnt taste the same when it is a rum and pepsi.

Jack Daniels will mask the taste of anything.

 

[edeloso]

Re: Pepsi/iTunes Superbowl Ad Details

Originally posted by Macrumors
Green Day is reported to have recorded a special version of "I Fought the Law" for the Pepsi ad. The ad will appear on Feb 1st during the Superbowl. [/B]

Slightly off-topic but this is a good sign for the Patriots. Their top cornerback is Ty Law. One of New England's favorite things to say after he has a good game is, "(Insert opposing QB) fought the Law, and the Law won."

 

[pbooktebo]

where will the ads end up?

I don't have a TV, but SuperBowl ads are always great. I assume that all the ads will end up online.

Does anyone know a site that might post/link many or all or the best ads of the game?

Thanks!

 

[davetrow1997]

What they should have done...

Regardless of whether you think this whole promotion is a good idea or not... or like Pepsi or not... what would have been *really* cool and would have made people buy a lot more of the product.. is to make some of the caps worth an album, not just one song, free iPods under some caps, and the grand prize? *Bill Gates' head* oh, no no.. j/k.. erm.. like ten thousand downloads or something...