Comments on: Maybe Of Montreal Should Sell A Few More Songs To Commercials http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:30:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-740782 Anonymous Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:42:17 +0000 560c2efaffc37daaa3ea69c3986435c4#comment-740782 <p>@<a href="#c8438327">Thierry</a>: That's another good one! My girlfriend and I regularly break into that song, and change the word "gold" to some other item.</p> @Thierry: That’s another good one! My girlfriend and I regularly break into that song, and change the word “gold” to some other item.

]]> By: Adairdevil http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-740802 Adairdevil Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:01:03 +0000 560c2efaffc37daaa3ea69c3986435c4#comment-740802 <p>@<a href="#c8430401">MayhemintheHood</a>: Could not disagree more strongly. I want that band's heads on pikes.</p> @MayhemintheHood: Could not disagree more strongly. I want that band’s heads on pikes.

]]> By: wakeupbomb http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-740792 wakeupbomb Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:54:16 +0000 560c2efaffc37daaa3ea69c3986435c4#comment-740792 <p>If you can find it, the National American University jingle is awful and awesome at the same time.</p> If you can find it, the National American University jingle is awful and awesome at the same time.

]]> By: Thierry http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-740812 Thierry Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:29:08 +0000 560c2efaffc37daaa3ea69c3986435c4#comment-740812 <p>@<a href="#c8437105">dulledsenses</a>: Thanks for that link - there have been plenty of times when I've heard a jingle and thought "sounds like Jim Guthrie again", and this has just confirmed most of my suspicions...</p> <p>Also, "Hands in my Pocket" is one of the worst earworms I know - Canada's answer to "Our Country".</p> <p>As far as bad jingles go, if you miss Scatman John, here the Cashman - he'll give you money for your gold!<a href="http://fr">[fr]</a><a name="youtube:mW8d4oZ_UCE"></a></p> @dulledsenses: Thanks for that link – there have been plenty of times when I’ve heard a jingle and thought “sounds like Jim Guthrie again”, and this has just confirmed most of my suspicions…

Also, “Hands in my Pocket” is one of the worst earworms I know – Canada’s answer to “Our Country”.

As far as bad jingles go, if you miss Scatman John, here the Cashman – he’ll give you money for your gold![fr]

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-740822 Anonymous Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:41:04 +0000 560c2efaffc37daaa3ea69c3986435c4#comment-740822 <p>Jim Guthrie has produced a number of jingles that are becoming quite recognizable for those of us who watch television in Canada. His most well-known is the Capital One Canada anthem (otherwise known as "Hands In My Pocket"), but he has also done a number of great instrumental tracks for companies like Ikea. Evidence can be found <a href="http://206-223-179-197.beanfield.net/index.html">here</a> (navigate to 'Reels' and then 'Jim Guthrie').</p> Jim Guthrie has produced a number of jingles that are becoming quite recognizable for those of us who watch television in Canada. His most well-known is the Capital One Canada anthem (otherwise known as “Hands In My Pocket”), but he has also done a number of great instrumental tracks for companies like Ikea. Evidence can be found here (navigate to ‘Reels’ and then ‘Jim Guthrie’).

]]> By: katie_a_princess http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-740832 katie_a_princess Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:08:49 +0000 560c2efaffc37daaa3ea69c3986435c4#comment-740832 <p>8 7 7 3 9 3 4 4 4 8</p> 8 7 7 3 9 3 4 4 4 8

]]> By: stottle http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-740842 stottle Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:39:54 +0000 560c2efaffc37daaa3ea69c3986435c4#comment-740842 <P>So glad they did not use the Power Station song, I'm sure the great Nile Rodgers would not allow it.</P> So glad they did not use the Power Station song, I’m sure the great Nile Rodgers would not allow it.

]]> By: Bob Loblaw http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-740852 Bob Loblaw Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:33:31 +0000 560c2efaffc37daaa3ea69c3986435c4#comment-740852 <p>Is it just me, or is the Toyota version sung by the guy from Toad the Wet Sprocket?</p> Is it just me, or is the Toyota version sung by the guy from Toad the Wet Sprocket?

]]> By: mike a http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-740862 mike a Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:31:18 +0000 560c2efaffc37daaa3ea69c3986435c4#comment-740862 <P>Let's not forget the Vern Fonk empire, which I discovered while living in Seattle:<BR><A name=youtube:uitLlXxQSoE></A></P> <DIV class=comment-video-thumb><A class=vlink href="javascript:toggleVideoComment('uitLlXxQSoE')"><IMG src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/uitLlXxQSoE/1.jpg"></A><BR><A id=ylink_uitLlXxQSoE href="javascript:toggleVideoComment('uitLlXxQSoE')">+ Watch video</A></DIV> <DIV class=comment-video id=yvid_uitLlXxQSoE style="DISPLAY: none"><EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/uitLlXxQSoE&autoplay=1 width=425 height=355 type=application/x-shockwave-flash wmode="transparent"></DIV> <P></P> Let’s not forget the Vern Fonk empire, which I discovered while living in Seattle:


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]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5065933/maybe-of-montreal-should-sell-a-few-more-songs-to-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-740872 Anonymous Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:28:50 +0000 560c2efaffc37daaa3ea69c3986435c4#comment-740872 <p>All of these are better than that No Handlebars song. Especially Wet Pets.</p> All of these are better than that No Handlebars song. Especially Wet Pets.

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