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Lefty Memes

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[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I mean, isn’t the message of the song kind of anti consumerist?

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wrapped up in a lovely consumerist package. Like a Che Guevara t-shirt!

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Humans and the things we make can be funny little bundles of contradictions and ideological mismatches.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I don't understand people that pay to be a walking logoboard for companies. Nike should be paying me to dress in a boring shirt with their logo on it. It's a work uniform.

[–] whenigrowup356@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

In the same sense that life insurance ads are really about the importance of family, sure

[–] Simba@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah really. Should've gone with "Santa Baby" or something.

I mean it is like the Christmas song, so it's not totally nonsense.

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

It's only ever played in places of retail to remind you you better start buying those presents real fucking quick.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There's an interesting video on the subject of corporate/commercial music: Corporate Music - How to Compose with no Soul

[–] cr3w@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

thanks for this one, really interesting

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

That videos gave me flashbacks to my tech support days. I'm going to go cry in the shower for a while.

[–] Tiritibambix@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the discovery. Looks like his channel his filed with gold nuggets !

Very interesting video. Thanks 👍

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the only Christmas song I approve of.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 1 year ago

Then clearly you have never played wham-ageddon. As I approve of that song so immensely I play a game about avoiding it all December