Bakers Dozen MUSIC Game

13 artists you'd recommend to your fellow Sherbros, with a clip to sell them.

1. Charles Wesley Godwin
2. Robert Earl Keen - The Road Goes on Forever
3. Black Water Rising (An underrated heavy metal/hard rock band from NYC)
4. Robert Earl Keen - Feelin' Good Again
5. Guided By Voices - The Brides Have Hit Glass
6. Black Country Communion- Back Country
7. Alejandro Escovedo - I Was Drunk
8. Ghost Mice - The Devil & My Family
9. Kill Devil Hill - Strange (Pantera's bassist Rex Brown's side project)
9. Gang Of Four - Cadillac

 
13 artists you'd recommend to your fellow Sherbros, with a clip to sell them.

1. Charles Wesley Godwin
2. Robert Earl Keen - The Road Goes on Forever
3. Black Water Rising (An underrated heavy metal/hard rock band from NYC)
4. Robert Earl Keen - Feelin' Good Again
5. Guided By Voices - The Brides Have Hit Glass
6. Black Country Communion- Back Country
7. Alejandro Escovedo - I Was Drunk
8. Ghost Mice - The Devil & My Family
9. Kill Devil Hill - Strange (Pantera's bassist Rex Brown's side project)
9. Gang Of Four - Cadillac
10. Morphine- I’m Free Now

 
13 artists you'd recommend to your fellow Sherbros, with a clip to sell them.

1. Charles Wesley Godwin
2. Robert Earl Keen - The Road Goes on Forever
3. Black Water Rising (An underrated heavy metal/hard rock band from NYC)
4. Robert Earl Keen - Feelin' Good Again
5. Guided By Voices - The Brides Have Hit Glass
6. Black Country Communion- Back Country
7. Alejandro Escovedo - I Was Drunk
8. Ghost Mice - The Devil & My Family
9. Kill Devil Hill - Strange (Pantera's bassist Rex Brown's side project)
9. Gang Of Four - Cadillac
10. Morphine- I’m Free Now
11. TR/ST

Heavy synths, a bit of an 80's sound, and Robert Alfons' unique vocals...from slow, sombre stuff to more upbeat synthpop...albums tend to be good 'front to back' if you're into the genres.

 
13 artists you'd recommend to your fellow Sherbros, with a clip to sell them.

1. Charles Wesley Godwin
2. Robert Earl Keen - The Road Goes on Forever
3. Black Water Rising (An underrated heavy metal/hard rock band from NYC)
4. Robert Earl Keen - Feelin' Good Again
5. Guided By Voices - The Brides Have Hit Glass
6. Black Country Communion- Back Country
7. Alejandro Escovedo - I Was Drunk
8. Ghost Mice - The Devil & My Family
9. Kill Devil Hill - Strange (Pantera's bassist Rex Brown's side project)
9. Gang Of Four - Cadillac
10. Morphine- I’m Free Now
11. TR/ST
12. Saltillo - A Necessary End

 
13 artists you'd recommend to your fellow Sherbros, with a clip to sell them.

1. Charles Wesley Godwin
2. Robert Earl Keen - The Road Goes on Forever
3. Black Water Rising (An underrated heavy metal/hard rock band from NYC)
4. Robert Earl Keen - Feelin' Good Again
5. Guided By Voices - The Brides Have Hit Glass
6. Black Country Communion- Back Country
7. Alejandro Escovedo - I Was Drunk
8. Ghost Mice - The Devil & My Family
9. Kill Devil Hill - Strange (Pantera's bassist Rex Brown's side project)
9. Gang Of Four - Cadillac
10. Morphine- I’m Free Now
11. TR/ST
12. Saltillo - A Necessary End
13. Broken Social Scene

 
13 songs you first heard from a commercial (or any song used in a commercial)

1. Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
2. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill (iPhone commercial)
3. Nat King Cole - Let's Face The Music (And Dance)



I saw this commercial when I was stationed in Germany back in the mid 90's. I thought it was HILARIOUS!
 
13 songs you first heard from a commercial (or any song used in a commercial)

1. Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
2. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill (iPhone commercial)
3. Nat King Cole - Let's Face The Music (And Dance)
4. U2 - Vertigo



Barf. A rip off of You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes.
 
13 songs you first heard from a commercial (or any song used in a commercial)

1. Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
2. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill (iPhone commercial)
3. Nat King Cole - Let's Face The Music (And Dance)
4. U2 - Vertigo
5. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (Windows 95 Commerical)



I was fucking jazzed when this got installed on my Gateway computer back in the day.
 
subtlySteve said:
13 songs you first heard from a commercial (or any song used in a commercial)

1. Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
2. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill (iPhone commercial)
3. Nat King Cole - Let's Face The Music (And Dance)
4. U2 - Vertigo
5. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (Windows 95 Commerical)



I was fucking jazzed when this got installed on my Gateway computer back in the day.
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Fun fact: Bill Gates wanted to use REM's song It's The End of the World As We Know It for his Windows 95 commercial but was denied.
 
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Chad R. Thundercock said:
Fun fact: Bill Gates wanted to use REM's song It's The End of the World As We Know It for his Windows 95 commercial but was denied.
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There's no credible evidence or historical records to support that.
It's the kind of thing you often see spread on the internet, similar to the myths about cracking your knuckles causing arthritis, swallowed gum staying in your stomach for seven years, or the rumours about Paul McCartney dying in the 1960s and being replaced by a lookalike, along with the urban legend involving Richard Gere and a gerbil.


Also, from a logical standpoint, it doesn't seem sensible to use that specific R.E.M. song. Opting for "Start Me Up" makes more sense due to its alignment with the iconic "start button" feature on the Windows 95 launch screen.

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subtlySteve said:
There's no credible evidence or historical records to support that.
It's the kind of thing you often see spread on the internet, similar to the myths about cracking your knuckles causing arthritis, swallowed gum staying in your stomach for seven years, or the rumours about Paul McCartney dying in the 1960s and being replaced by a lookalike, along with the urban legend involving Richard Gere and a gerbil.


Also, from a logical standpoint, it doesn't seem sensible to use that specific R.E.M. song. Opting for "Start Me Up" makes more sense due to its alignment with the iconic "start button" feature on the Windows 95 launch screen.

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I read it from a book, actually. Here's a source (this is not the book that I read):


books.google.com

Overdrive

Praise for Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace"James Wallace offers many tales of . . . temper tantrums, antitrust tussles with the Justice Department, and general dirty tricks Microsoft has allegedly played on its competitors." -The New York Times Book ReviewPraise for...
books.google.com
 
13 songs you first heard from a commercial (or any song used in a commercial)

1. Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
2. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill (iPhone commercial)
3. Nat King Cole - Let's Face The Music (And Dance)
4. U2 - Vertigo
5. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (Windows 95 Commerical)
6. Jane's Addiction - True Nature

From an old Cooper Tires commercial over a decade ago
 
13 songs you first heard from a commercial (or any song used in a commercial)

1. Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
2. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill (iPhone commercial)
3. Nat King Cole - Let's Face The Music (And Dance)
4. U2 - Vertigo
5. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (Windows 95 Commerical)
6. Jane's Addiction - True Nature
7. Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats (Sony)
 
Warehouse said:
13 songs you first heard from a commercial (or any song used in a commercial)

1. Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
2. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill (iPhone commercial)
3. Nat King Cole - Let's Face The Music (And Dance)
4. U2 - Vertigo
5. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (Windows 95 Commerical)
6. Jane's Addiction - True Nature

From an old Cooper Tires commercial over a decade ago
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Underrated and awesome song from JA. Wasn't aware it was used in a tire commercial. I had to look it up.

 
Chad R. Thundercock said:
I read it from a book, actually. Here's a source (this is not the book that I read):


books.google.com

Overdrive

Praise for Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace"James Wallace offers many tales of . . . temper tantrums, antitrust tussles with the Justice Department, and general dirty tricks Microsoft has allegedly played on its competitors." -The New York Times Book ReviewPraise for...
books.google.com
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Now, with the context provided by the source you gave, it becomes clearer. Because without fact-checking, anyone reading your initial post would have to assume that the information you provided implied that "Start Me Up" was Gates' secondary option for the Windows 95 advertising campaign, as he couldn't secure approval for the R.E.M. song.

As where the source you provided explicitly states that Microsoft had already acquired the rights to "Start Me Up" as the primary theme for their advertising campaign, and they were also interested in purchasing the rights to the R.E.M. song for secondary usage. (but did not get approval because the Georgia-based band turns down all requests to sell the rights to any of its songs.)

With the proper context provided, the difference becomes quite significant.

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So technically,

Fun fact: Bill Gates wanted to use REM's song It's The End of the World As We Know It for his Windows 95 commercial but was denied.
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is true, but within the broader context and what it implies, it's not very accurate.

Context matters.
 
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subtlySteve said:
Now, with the context provided by the source you gave, it becomes clearer. Because without fact-checking, anyone reading your initial post would have to assume that the information you provided implied that "Start Me Up" was Gates' secondary option for the Windows 95 advertising campaign, as he couldn't secure approval for the R.E.M. song.

As where the source you provided explicitly states that Microsoft had already acquired the rights to "Start Me Up" as the primary theme for their advertising campaign, and they were also interested in purchasing the rights to the R.E.M. song for secondary usage. (but did not get approval because the Georgia-based band turns down all requests to sell the rights to any of its songs.)

With the proper context provided, the difference becomes quite significant.

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So technically,



is true, but within the broader context and what it implies, it's not very accurate.

Context matters.
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Geez Louise. All I wanted to do was share an obscure fact for shits and giggles. Next time, I'll just keep my trivia to myself.
 
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