My friend saw an outdoor Chevy billboard advertising the new Corvette with the words "Little red corvette, baby you're much too fast" and with the symbol logo on it. Is this true??? Has anyone seen it? Has Prince truly sold out??? Is this the new Jehovah's Witness Way: "make money at any cost to your soul..."

If so, I'm thoroughly disgusted.

It's a marketing exercise by Prince to try to generate some pocket money for himself out of a classic song that HE WROTE.

He even had the decency to ask his audience at the Celebration what they thought of this very idea he was contemplating.

Surely he has a say, and every right, to do with his creation as he damn well pleases.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with that.

You know...I bet if we had one more thread mentioning this, we'd set a record...

I have seen it in print...not on billboard yet. I have a friend that said he saw the billboard here in Houston. I don't really think of it as selling out. He did make a song about it 20 years ago. He could have made a profit then...I think it is smart business sense!

Yeah, I agree, it's kind of tired...

This thread, I mean.

http://www.prince.org/msg...pid=169256

http://www.prince.org/msg...pid=167877

http://www.prince.org/msg...pid=163473

http://www.prince.org/msg...pid=153783

http://www.prince.org/msg...pid=125158

http://www.prince.org/msg...pid=122032

http://www.prince.org/msg...&pid=91792

http://www.prince.org/msg...&pid=41392

ice beat me to all the threads

I guess i just have to edit it all out..


[This message was edited Tue Jul 23 12:44:04 PDT 2002 by QstnOfU]

what's little red corvette? huh?

mrchristian said:

A little, red corvette is a miniature red corvette, of course.

:LOL:

Actually, it's the meaning of "rosebud", from 'Citizen Kane'...

..."rosebud" being Rudolph Randolph Hearst's nickname for his woman's clitoris...

giotto said:

Or a damned sled in "Citizen Kane."

Was that damned sled by any chance painted red???

giotto said:

I believe that the sled was red... EDIT: this is merely conjecture, as the movie was black and white.

For those of you who haven't seen "Citizen Kane..." Rosebud is a fucking sled!!!

Now... the reality is that the sled was only a symbol for the loss of innocence and joy of childhood, thus Kane could buy everything that he ever wanted but he could never regain the innocence and wonder of his childhood.

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[This message was edited Tue Jul 23 13:32:09 PDT 2002 by IceNine]

boxermj said:

um..sure..yes..that's what the Jehovah witnesses say...please...
why is ev'rything the Jehovah witnesses? if prince wants to sell his songs, that his choice...
i don't really like the idea personally, but again..it's prince's choice...

so if prince is a 'sell-out' and you are disgusted by this, i hope you don't own anything by moby, bowie, madonna, michael jackson, barenaked ladies, smashmouth, and the list goes on and on...

My sentiments exactly, Rio.

Music by the Who, Queen, Led Zeppelin and Hendrix are also in TV ads.

And nobody's bitchin'

Yeah! I saw this exact billboard too, in Cleveland, Ohio along a major freeway. Even took my videocamera and filmed it -- lol!!! What cracks me up about the billboard is that they use o(+> instead of Prince on the sign. Guess the folks at Chevy don't know that Prince went back to using his real name.

IceNine said:

Damn! And to think I was seriously considering starting a thread on this topic. LOL -- good thing I didn't, since I see a lot of sharp-eyed folks have already beaten me to it.

rio said:

thanks for pointing out exactly WHY it is so disappointing. prince was one of the few who hadn't sold his music to an advertiser. sad sad sad.

Miniature crimson Chevrolet
Infant, you're exceedingly speedy
Tiny sanguine sports-car
One needs a romantic partner with staying-power

uh-huh!

boxermj said:

He was / is? the last musician to "sell"
out...I hope he DIDNT give permission for this ad...

Why is credited to the symbol and not Prince?

Yes it is true! I was in Chi Town last week and saw it. However, His name is Prince now, and nolonger the Symbol, so i'm sure they could use it without paying Prince. Annastasa

RavedIn2 said:

giotto said:

Actually some of those fans are. Although the fact that the performers listed above aren't exactly still working (in the Who's case they only get together to tour every few years) might have a little to do with you not hearing as much about it.

boxermj said:

Technically he hasn't sold his music to an advertiser. It's his printed lyric and his symbol.

DMSR said:

Maybe because the symbol is trademarked. Mas dinero.

Supernova said:

I had Mas Dinero for lunch today...Mmmm, tasty..!!

wellbeyond said:

Langosta con arroz es muy sabroso tambien.