Why is Iggy Pop trying to sell me insurance?

[Brendan]

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.

[Asset]

'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"?

[Brendan]

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.

[Asset]

especially if she was glistening as much as Iggy does

[????]

So he can concentrate on his golf

[*Bob*]

"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*)

[giggirl]

I saw this at the Elephant & Castle. It's just ...erm ..... wrong.

[sanity girl]

And why did Iggy choose to sell out for a car insurance provider, of all things??

[Jah Lush]

Alas, (not so) poor Iggy. I knew him well.

[bignumber5]

May Sell Out...

Will Sell Out...

Selling Out...

Sold Out.

[PeckhamRose]

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...!

[Atila Reincarnate]

Erm............ he's not selling insurance.............he's selling time (at least that's what he says in the ad)

[bignumber5]

I am not a fan of Ben Elton but it would be similar if he started advertising anything

He might not be advertising anyhting (yet) but are you honestly saying that you think Ben Elton hasn't sold out?!

[PeckhamRose]

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.

[Brendan]

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

[HonaloochieB]

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?

[HonaloochieB]

And while you're about I'll have a couple of pairs of those Bob Dylan women's undercrackers please.

[*Bob*]

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.

[HonaloochieB]

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.

[Jah Lush]

Julian Cope copes with his Farmers with Preparation Ouch!

[????]

"Lust for Life....insurance"

*gets coat, leaves quickly

[Moos]

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.

[Ted Max]

Paul Merton and Stephen Fry taking Direct Line's coin as well, I think.

[Mick Mac]

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.

[HonaloochieB]

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