I don't think it's that because there are plenty of Take That and Ginger Spice fans in the UK and elsewhere. I think it's more that Siouxsie became the poster child of the Punk and Alternative scenes that kept SATB from the real monetary success.
b
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On Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at 07:39AM, "ago" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Speaking as a USofA'ian ... maybe there are too many idiots over here with
>poor taste.
>
>OT, The Fall's "Blindness" is being used for a car commercial.
>
>Regards,
>ago
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Siouxsie and the Banshees Discussion List
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sean Barrow
>Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:45 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: gawd, i used to love that song...
>
>True, but I still think the Banshees somehow always get neglected on this
>side of the pond. It's a conspiracy--like how none of the album reissues
>have gotten a domestic release yet.
>
>sean
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Saint J <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Siouxsie and the Banshees Discussion List
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: gawd, i used to love that song...
>Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:15:19 -0800
>
>i would've been shocked 10 years ago, not now.
>tones on tail and the the never exactly burned up the
>top 40 here in the u.s. but they've both been used in
>ads.
>
>obviously, some of us who wore all black in the 80s
>grew up and got jobs in the advertising industry. the
>rest of us just continue to wear mostly black...
>
>S.
>
>
>--- Sean Barrow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I saw that commercial on Sunday. I would be shocked
> > if any Banshees song
> > gets used in a U.S. commercial. The band tends to be
> > forgotten stateside
> > unfortunately.
> >
> > sean
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Saint J <[log in to unmask]>
> > Reply-To: Siouxsie and the Banshees Discussion List
> >
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: gawd, i used to love that song...
> > Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:23:45 -0800
> >
> > oh dear. i just saw a commercial wherein an 'm&m'
> > gets
> > his/her hair cut into a pink mohawk to the tune of
> > the
> > the's "this is the day."
> >
> > has anyone checked on matt johnson lately? is he
> > alright??
> > matt! you shoulda called! i'd have loaned you some
> > cash...
> >
> > oh no... it's on their website:
> > http://us.mms.com/us/
> >
> > wow. how long before we hear "christine" on a
> > feminine
> > hygiene product ad? or "peek-a-boo" for victoria's
> > secret....?
> > "happy house" for midol...
> > "dazzle" for a glass & surface cleaner...
> > "kiss them for me" for MAC cosmetics....
> > "cities in dust" for... pledge?
> > "song from the edge of the world" for carnival
> > cruises... with kathie lee gifford singing!
> >
> > hmmm.... i could do this all night. maybe the ad
> > agencies have got something after all...
> >
> >
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