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Roger Waters says he turned down a 'huge' Facebook offer to use a song

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Re: Roger Waters says he turned down a 'huge' Facebook offer to use a song

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Somewhat related, Microsoft paid Mick & Keith (of Rolling Stones) 3 million dollars for the "Start Me Up". And Mick & Keith rerecorded it so they didn't have to split the money with rest of the band https://www.networkworld.com/article/2220097/what-microsoft-... https://twitter.com/JustinsBigIdea/status/138066591221103411...

Re: Roger Waters says he turned down a 'huge' Facebook offer to use a song

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That sucks. How will they effectively advertise the new instagram feature that allows you to feel a synthetic form of being connected while trapped behind a figurative/physical wall of fear and self isolation?

Like... how would you use this song, non-ironically, for facebook? Who does this appeal to?

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That sucks. How will they effectively advertise the new instagram feature that allows you to feel a synthetic form of being connected while trapped behind a figurative/physical wall of fear and self isolation? Like... how would you use this song, non-ironically, for facebook? Who does this appeal to?

Maybe they just liked the tune. A lot of people don't think very deeply about what a song means anyway. I remember that the high school senior class that graduated a year before mine had Brick in the Wall as their class song. Played at their graduation while walking out and everything. I don't think any of the administration had a clue what the song was about until it became a big talking points after graduation.

Re: Roger Waters says he turned down a 'huge' Facebook offer to use a song

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That sucks. How will they effectively advertise the new instagram feature that allows you to feel a synthetic form of being connected while trapped behind a figurative/physical wall of fear and self isolation? Like... how would you use this song, non-ironically, for facebook? Who does this appeal to?

Maybe they just liked the tune. A lot of people don't think very deeply about what a song means anyway. I remember that the high school senior class that graduated a year before mine had Brick in the Wall as their class song. Played at their graduation while walking out and everything. I don't think any of the administration had a clue what the song was about until it became a big talking points after graduation.

Maybe, but do you really try to offer someone a huge amount of money just to play a tune you like?