Brendan Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Well? I?ve tried Johnny Rotten?s butter which was buttery and not rotten at all but I really don?t think I need any more insurance at the moment. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 'cos he's getting paid vast amounts of money to do so? 'cos some ad person thought "hey, great idea! let's get Iggy to do it"? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 They might be onto something you know. If the lady who sold me my car and home insurance didn?t wear a shirt I may well have been more interested in her array of products. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 especially if she was glistening as much as Iggy does Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 So he can concentrate on his golf Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 "The 'Get a Life' theme emphasises how Iggy Pop can embrace his online life to save time so he and other consumers can 'Get a Life'.""In this particular commercial Iggy Pop remarks on how he hasn't seen his own birth certificate in years. Another execution highlights the time one can save by using swiftcover.com, especially the company's ability to generate a quote in 60 seconds."(*weeps silently*) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggirl Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I saw this at the Elephant & Castle. It's just ...erm ..... wrong. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanity girl Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 And why did Iggy choose to sell out for a car insurance provider, of all things?? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Lush Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Alas, (not so) poor Iggy. I knew him well. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignumber5 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 May Sell Out...Will Sell Out...Selling Out...Sold Out. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeckhamRose Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I was deeply disappointed I must say. There are just some iconic people especially from the 60s or those who made their name then anyway, who I feel should never sell out and he was one.I am not a fan of Ben Elton but it would be similar if he started advertising anything!Or Joni Mitchell. Elton John advertising the PO was understandable, he did not make his name by criticising society.Having said that, neither did Iggy. But even so...! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atila Reincarnate Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Erm............ he's not selling insurance.............he's selling time (at least that's what he says in the ad) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignumber5 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I am not a fan of Ben Elton but it would be similar if he started advertising anythingHe might not be advertising anyhting (yet) but are you honestly saying that you think Ben Elton hasn't sold out?! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeckhamRose Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Excellent point.Of course I suppose he has.I mistakenly thought as he has not advertised Little Chef or insurance he hasn't sold out yet.But I think you're right. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 I wouldn?t really call it selling out. The Stooges were never really ?underground? in the true sense of the word. They recorded on major labels and were commercially managed and marketed. Iggy Pop himself has never been averse to the odd commercially motivated TV or film appearance either. It?s just really fucking surreal seeing him doing essentially what this fellow does, http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/02/uk_black_representation_in_advertising/img/10.jpg Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I think the subtext the admen were trying to convey was, here's a man who has taken every known drug in industrial quantities for a long period of time, has gouged lumps out of himself, rolled in broken glass and invited audiences to beat him up.He has achieved a ripe old age, he has his Freeedom pass and enjoys a round of golf.Isn't that what you want for you and your loved ones in these times of economic uncertainty?Works for me. Where do I sign? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 And while you're about I'll have a couple of pairs of those Bob Dylan women's undercrackers please. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 From cutting your arms with a razor and setting fire to your pubes on stage.. to swiftcover.com? Not sure. That's swiftcover.com - for all your insurance needs. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 It's the thin end of the wedge, which counter culture figure will be next to succumb?Ian McCulloch advertising L'Oreal hair products? Because he's worth it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Lush Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Julian Cope copes with his Farmers with Preparation Ouch! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 "Lust for Life....insurance"*gets coat, leaves quickly Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 This is a weird phenomenon. Similarly:-Why is Samuel L Jackson trying to sell me Virgin Media?Why are Elle McPherson, Bruce Willis, Alice Cooper and Ringo Starr trying to sell me insurance?Presumably because they need the money, poor things. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Max Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Paul Merton and Stephen Fry taking Direct Line's coin as well, I think. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Apparently after "Last Tango in Paris", in 1973, Marlon Brando was offered a mega deal to advertise:"KerryGold Butter - for all your buttery needs".But being a real man, with principles, he turned it down. Celebrities are not what they used to be. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 The Last Poets say 'Wake Up Bigger' with Maximuscle Promax bodybuilding supplements. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5054-why-is-iggy-pop-trying-to-sell-me-insurance/#findComment-162937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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