I guess it's emblematic of how tone deaf and corporate much of the DC Cinematic Universe was/is, that they didn't even bother looking into the history and meaning of the song, or the controversy of this cover version in Australia (it was used to advertise a bank, specifically Westpac, which subsequently got into significant strife for ripping off and screwing over consumers)...
I guess it's emblematic of how tone deaf and corporate much of the DC Cinematic Universe was/is, that they didn't even bother looking into the history and meaning of the song, or the controversy of this cover version in Australia (it was used to advertise a bank, specifically Westpac, which subsequently got into significant strife for ripping off and screwing over consumers)...
Ah, Hollywood. When will they ever learn.
Damn good song, but yeah...
These game companies keep using hiphop/rap and music from the 90s.
I mean, that’s kind of what Blaxploitation was, no?
Albeit rap didn’t really exist in the early 70s, but conceptually… That’s basically what defines the genre.
The Wiz and Live and Let Die (yep, the Bond film) being notable examples…
There's also this one for NRMA, which... Makes even less sense, as the song is about a one night stand, and the lyrics... Just don't work.
https://vimeo.com/261212002
2017/18 was a weird time, in ad land...
Less woke, but also much more emotionally manipulative than anything they've tried since, lol.
Here's the Westpac ad in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCBD8CLAiyg
It's very good. It's just a pity that it was used to promote such a morally bankrupt company, lol.