Classic Ad Watch: Let Them Eat Crow

Mike Bumbeck — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:26:47 EST

First there was the Buzzcocks shilling for Toyota. Uhm, no. Camping and Sport Utes have not ever been, nor will they ever be, punk rock. A beat up '91 Corolla plastered in xerox stickers and missing its hubcaps is punk rock, but camping? No. Next comes Iggy Pop croaking away for Cadillac with Teddy Bears. Closer! Detroit and Iggy do indeed have a solid connection after all. While these two examples of corporate adoption of punk rock heroes are vaguely disturbing, there is one musical association with automobiles that we would like to see go away now and forever. Please make Sheryl Crow stop whining on about winding roads for Subaru. With that, we serve up this '70s-era Subaru Leone commercial. Groovy musical artist unknown. – Mike Bumbeck

Exclusive Ad Watch: The Cadillac XLR-V Is A Punk Rocker, Bored With Lookin' Good

Ray Wert — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:00:00 EDT

I could say something cliche about how "street prophets" here on the "mean streets" of Detroit "dropped" this "world premiere" of Cadillac's newest ads, featuring some old "Caddilac style" "mighty-morphing" into the new XLR-V hotness, into our grubby little hands, whispering into my ear that it's set to debut over the weekend. But we'll save you from that type of tired and hackneyed phraseology. Let's just put it to you this way, and keep in mind it's not in my nature to be mysterious, but — I can't tell you how we got them and I certainly can't tell you why. Let it suffice for me to say this — any ad featuring a soundtrack with "Punk Rocker" by the Teddy Bears and some Iggy Pop thrown in for fun, is probably gonna be a-ok-go in our books. The 60 second spot's above — the 30 second's after the jump. – Ray Wert

Jalopnik: teddy bears

Classic Ad Watch: Let Them Eat Crow

Exclusive Ad Watch: The Cadillac XLR-V Is A Punk Rocker, Bored With Lookin' Good