Of Montreal Nasdaq Commercial

[edwardwills]

This commerical came out when the market was doing well, now this kind of upbeat songs can not be found.

[mcdanielmichael]

is this fake? WTF?

Why do I never hear them on tv? Id be freaking out telling everyone HEY THATS MY FAVORITE BAND!!!! At least I got to show em their appearance on Yo Gabba Gabba. WOOT.

[JesseRiaseyfwi]

heihej wer will chattn ich ben so gelangweilt ^^ wer will meldet sich

[OniLunchbox]

wallstreet > you

[bencrowder72]

In this age of mp3's and questionable downloads, it can be extremely hard for a band to find moderate financial success. I heard that Kevin bought a new stage with the Outback money. Good for him. And believe me, I'll NEVER eat at fuckin' Outback!!!

SUBGENIUS FOR LIFE, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

[bencrowder72]

Don't you understand that they're using the MAN to undermine HIM? Their performance art is brilliant, their music and lyrics are more subversive than ever. All they did was take a shitwad of money for 30 seconds of music to allow them to continue their creativity.

[LittleMissBrianna]

of Montreal songs are popping up everywhere!! This is like God's way of letting everyone know everything will be okay.

[adramatictheme]

i'd take another outback commercial over a nasdaq one anyday.

these crooks can burn in hell.

[Ghosafizzle]

@adramatictheme yea at least outback and t mobile provide a service to people, however terrible their parent corporations are... but the stock market is basically a rigged lottery. not simply content with taking every last bit of wealth away from the poor, the ultra rich even found a way to squeeze a couple more bucks out of the middle and upper classes...

i just gotta remind myself that capitalism makes a whore of us all...

[ringosteve21]

of montreal puts on the best concert of all.

[bobbide]

I KNOW! saw them in toronto, spectacular.

its so entertaining, kevin puts on such a good performance

[ringosteve21]

i know man i wanna see them again so badly.

[VenusAsABoyFilms]

I am going to see them at the hollywood bowl in july...too bad i will be far from the stage...their shows are so interesting...!

[DirkShambles]

You're right. We've been so obsessed for so long with "staying indie" that now the most "punk rock" thing to do is to sell out on purpose, loudly, publicly, and with a mischievous grin...

I myself would love a nasdaq commercial...

[david9406]

Kevin was upset that they didn't even have the band sing...He didn't realize that when they signed the contract! Live and learn!

[Markzuckerberg]

or read the contract

[ChoppinBroccoli22]

i mean honestly, my only problem with this is that they cut out all the words except for "everyday feels like sunday baby, everyday feels so good"

[bobbide]

THATS BECAUSE ITS A COMMERCIAL! not A SONG!

[ChoppinBroccoli22]

it's called feeding your family.

and no one i ask ever knows who of Montreal is. It's not like they tell you who does the song in the comercial or anything.

[WKaliber1]

i used to work there

[david9406]

I've known Kevin's sister for years, and it has taken of Montreal at least 15 years to get where they are today. Kevin's made a lot of sacrifices. Some people see indie musicians doing commercials as "selling out". I see it as survival! As a parent of a kid in an indie-pop band, Afternoon Naps, I can tell you that these musicians can barely make it financially due to the part-time and flexible hours they need to be available to do shows or tour.

[ScriptedHappiness]

YOU KNOW HIS SISTER?

Wow.

I am so jealous.

Jeez.

[cherieisamazing]

omg....are you his brother?!

[pokemonpillsandpeopl]

Haha, if he was his brother, I suppose he would just say he knows Kevin. Not Kevin's sister.

Hahaha.

But I see where you would get that, with his screen name being David.

[smegma73]

thank you. for once someone sees it for what it is. of Montreal has been a long time in the making and they're FINALLY reaching new plateaus in terms of mainstream popularity. Instead of whining about selling out, support the great band that you've been supporting! If you want to distanciate yourselves from new fans just say you've been around before the Outback commercial lol

[david9406]

good one!

[omgheyitslynnx]

(i'm adding to my previous comment)

most people won't even care who sings the song, only people who truly like their kind of music will care and know that the ad is by of montreal, they arent gonna become the next "maintstream" hit, their music hasn't changed

the band just needs money, and some listeners out there who wouldn't have found them any other way

although i hate outback's choice of lyrics on "wraith", it doesn't make any sense haha

[johnnynoname78]

actually, their sound has changed, but certainly not to be more popular, but listening to Cherry Peel and the Skeletal Lamping, you can barely recognize the band.

just saying, everything else I agree with :]

[omgheyitslynnx]

i'm a fan of the band

but i don't feel that the music fits properly with the action of the commerical, however i think its fun when someone asks me who they are if they see it on my ipod and i answer "they are the band from the outback commercial" chances are, they won't go research them, or care(even though thats what i did, i heard the jingle and immediately found them)

they need the money

[Bigbobo33]

It's one thing for a band to let people use their music for commercials, I understand like this but if from The Dead Kennedys or Tay Zonday. Then no, the songs have real political meanings and should be kept like it.

[crieswhicharewings]

If Nasdaq offered me a good amount of money to allow the use of my song in a commercial, i'd let them.

I don't give a shit what my indie hipster fans think abou it.

If you stop listening to a band because other people listen, then you're listening to music FOR THE WRONG REASONS.

[6shotns240s]

I love of montreal but I FUCKING DESPISE NASDAQ. they've lost me thousands of dollars and how fucking DARE you stick up for them. I hate hipsters. what the fuck do you suppose i do about this situation?

[crieswhicharewings]

I think your rage has confused you.

I'm not seeing in my comment where I stood up for NASDAQ. But on the other hand, I don't really care how much THEY lost you, especially when i'm sure it wasn't "them" really, as a collective.

I suppose you should just get over it?

[boxsocial]

I don't know why people are so upset over this. These guys deserve to make a living off the great music they write. It's selfish to want that music to only be available to you & your indie friends. My friends and I have been fans for years, and we're glad they're finally getting some dollars from being such a great band. It's their decision to market themselves.

[sergeyurbanboy]

Funny))

[kharmonic]

I love when they add these fun songs.

i don't think it's meant to be funny with the song, more fun and relaxed.... kind of like what lucybanana needs to be more like.

[lucyisabanana]

you indie fucks are retarded...if you don't understand that it is just FUNNY to have Of Montreal's music in random advertisements than you have no sense of humor whatsoever...

C'mon.

[lucyisabanana]

whoa damn...I was pretty heated hahaha...

[milldew94]

Its a shame, Of montreal is awesome.

[FranklyMisterShankly]

Everyday we sell-out baby....

Sorry, but it's not like Of Montreal were starving to death. I'm not sure which is more sad, shilling for a bunch of Reaganite bankers or for an upscale McDonalds. It's not even so much the advertising itself, it's whom they're advertising *for.*

[Fischerspoonraff]

Get the fuck over it! It's not like they belong to some big record company now and even if they did, who cares if one of their songs is featured in a commercial? They have way more songs which I even dare say are better than this. This commercial is forgettable, their songs in general aren't. If you have such a big problem with them being "sell-outs" then stop listening to them. Oh and stopping the whinnying would be appreciated too.

[dcurtis3]

fame doesn't last forever. might as well milk it for what it's worth. gotta live the rest of your life.

[paulsmartialarts]

Fuck off and read No Logo again and cry into your Amnesiac bedspread. Kevin Barnes had NO MONEY.

[AikaGranzchesta]

At least they didn't butcher it as much as the Outback commerical.

Let's go Outback tonight/Life will still be there tomorrow..???

I mean, come on.

[namestolen]

Kevin wrote that... it's his prerogative what he does with his music, and I support him.

[dcurtis3]

kevin didn't write it, someone else wrote it and they paid them to use the likness.

[paulsmartialarts]

If I had a child and then someone offered me a bunch of money to use a song in an ad, I'd say yes. If it annoyed a bunch of indie dicks in the process, then fucking A all round.

[CouncilCommie]

I don't think the indie kids are too concerned about breaking down intellectual property barriers!

[billowingsails]

hmmm Of Montreal is amazing... this commercial...not so much ... hahaha anyway Of montreal is the best indie band out there. it used to be modest mouse untill they got signed to epic and the producers screwed up their sounds...fags

[frustumator]

i saw this the other day, and the only word for what i was is "flabbergasted"

[norakapranosbanks]

I saw this the other day, and I had no idea what to say.

[timlearybedead]

I knew this song would be perfect for a commercial, I just didn't think it would be NASDAQ

[kawaiikitcat]

I'm so glad everyone commenting (also poster) is being mature about the commercials :D

good for them making some extra bucks for their music and preformance

[zendritic]

I didn't think it looked like they spent a lot of money on the show. It was a good show, as it usually is, but I wonder where all that money went...

[mthib13]

I heard that Kevin has bought a lot of equipment, such as a field recorder, for work on the next album. Also, the stage show is a little bit more complex. The Heimdalsgate video was self-made and pretty well done with all of the props and things. And also at the show, they've got those monitors and things up now. I know it doesn't seem like they spent half a million on the stage show of this tour, because they didn't...but it helped the band out alot.

[anthropomo]

In any case, it's hard out there for a recording artist with a wife and a kid, so take every chance you get, I say. It's not like us indie types watch a lot of tv with NASDAQ and Outback commercials anyway.

[komusha]

I take this comercial over the outback comercial.

[emyroo]

yeah, the outback remake is pretty much a joke.

[PrettyMuchBryce]

I don't mind this at all. The thing that upset me about the outback commercial is that outback remade the song and butchered it.

This is just fine with me I don't see anything wrong at all with artists making some extra cash.

[EastMangoBoy]

I wish it was like that though. I always sing that outback song.

[frenchymarcell]

ps: wait never mind, i am mistaken- the song used in that Outback commercial is "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games". and this song here is, well, "Everyday Feels Like Sunday" on The Sunlandic Twins Bonus EP.