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LynYrd SkynYrd!

I'm on the drug, I'm on the drug
I'm on the drug that killed River Phoenix

I saw his body thrashing 'round
I saw his pulse rate going down
I saw him in compulsive throws
I said "I'll have one of those"

Hilary had, Hilary had
Hilary had it in his veins

Hilary had Everest in his veins
Armstrong did moon, was not the same
Heroes explore to give us hope
River pushed back the envelope

Drank the slab, drank the slab
Drank the slab that Bon Scott drunk

I drank the slab that Bon Scott drunk
I injected some of Hendrix's junk
I booked a seat on Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane
Mama Cass' sandwich? I ate the same

Now I'm bored, now I'm bored
Now I'm bored and there's no stoppin'

Now I'm bored and there's no stoppin'
I need another celeb to fill a coffin
Where will I get my next drug action?
Odds on it'll be Michael Jackson

I'm on the drug that killed River Phoenix
I'm on the drug

That's an interesting point. I don't think there's any correlation, however, between artistic accomplishment and "selling out;" the latter does not necessarily impede the former, nor does corporate success DEFINE artistic accomplishment. I certainly don't believe one can measure artistic accomplishment by the number of commercials your song is in, or how much playtime your song gets on all the radio stations. But again, I would argue that those things are side notes and perhaps useful tools towards achieving your own intrinsic accomplishments.

I look at it this way: an artist, the true, down-to-earth, sincere artist, is going to create art no matter what. The art, whether highbrow or lowbrow, gets made either way, and of course it will be judged whether the artist seeks approval or not. I think it's a problem when the artist seeks only the approval of others: "critical success" and financial success. You can say plenty of nasty things about that person, but the truth of it is they have some degree of talent and want to make money with it- that's fair. It's not ideal and it ain't the Beatles, but it's fair. Now... the "true" artist is ever-changing, ever-improving, and most importantly, ever-creating, no matter how she is judged. The twist is that it costs a lot of money to be any kind of artist, and even on a low budget, that artist is going to need money, even if only as a means to create more art. Thus, by allowing a song to be used in a big commercial (in this case for a corporation whose public image isn't too bad) she achieves that means. It doesn't mean her creation is meaningless, and it certainly doesn't mean that her future work will be either.

If you define "selling out" as "selling your art," then everyone does that. If you define "selling out" as "selling someone rights to use your music," then Yael here is clearly selling out. But none of these meanings seem at all "bad" to me. If I were to define "selling out," I'd probably go with "catering your creations to fit someone else's needs." Even that, though, doesn't seem all that bad. A fine artist who works commissions is essentially doing just that. Any hired illustrator is at least partially doing that. Any film composer or ad agency, same deal. Any of these people could be "selling out" just so they can fund the art that they WANT to create. Moreover, in the process of "selling out" they may find fulfillment in the work they are doing. In this particular case, Yael isn't even doing that; she's merely selling rights to use her song, presumably created as her own song and not a jingle, in a commercial.

On a side note, the commercial marketplace is becoming more and more viable a venue for music artists, I think. High-end ad firms have people that seek out, scout, if you will, the newest and freshest sounds. Obviously they are paid to do so for the success of the commercial and corporation, but that doesn't change what they aim to do. For a while, I kept my thumb on the pulse of popular TV like Buffy and the OC, which miraculously discovered piles of unknown(to me) bands. To relate to visual art (which I guess is the world I'm comfortable with), I'd liken being asked to be on the OC or an Apple ad to being asked to display in a commercial gallery with dozens of artists whose work you know and like. In this world, I think those who take on these jobs either learn to enjoy them, or simply use them to feed the efforts they DO enjoy.

Phew. Finally, upvote for the Lynyrd Skynyrd ref.

Silver,
No they couldn't get away with that now. I grew up in the south. My high school sports teams were called the "fighting rebels." We changed that to the "fighting trojans" in 1973. We all admired Skynyrd's guts though. They were some tough ol' boys.

Does southern country-rock (Allman Bros. / Skynyrd / Little Feat / Uncle Tupelo) fit? If so, hook me up with an invite!

And yes, I am aware of the difference between West and South, smart-ass types.

If you liked that check this out. http://goodblimey.com/tunes/ in the first player you have 7 volumes of mashups to listen too. There is some good shit in there.

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“"I present for you Nelly and Lynyrd Skynyrd."

That rules.”

"I present for you Nelly and Lynyrd Skynyrd."

That rules.

Yeah, it's not bad and country and rap really do work well together..

I present for you Nelly and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2zW2wfKKUGQ

And if someone makes a real video to go with that, I call dibs on posting it!

This was filmed at Knebworth in 1976 and released as part of the rocumentary Freebird...The Movie in 1996. It's definitely worth the rent if you dig Skynyrd!

Hey dude, do you mind *promote-ing this linky? I think it deserves second attention in the sift.

http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=7108

submitted by joemawlma. Says he cannot promote his own vids.

And besides, what does Richard simmons have that lynyrd skynyrd can't offer? (besides the obvious things)

Originally done by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Shinedown does this song some serious justice.