Some people are speculating that Johnny Ruffo’s new tattoo has been sponsored by one of the major fast food chains but no official word yet as to which.
If you’re currently living in Australia and you have internet access then you’ve probably already seen the spew-inducing cross-promotional advertising campaign that McDonalds went live on yesterday. Just in case though, here’s the short of it. It’s the entire cast of this season’s X-Factor headed up by last season X-Factor finalist Johnny Ruffo. Don’t give me that blank look, you remember Johnny Ruffo… He’s known for his awkward tv presence amazing dance moves and his illustrious career is now a year deep. What better way to celebrate than with a song about Mickey D’s? Anyway, it atrocious. But it got me thinking about musicians who sold their souls to brands and so I had to make this list: THE TOP 5 WORST BRAND/MUSICIANS TEAM UPS.
5. Spice Girls + Pepsi = Move Over (Generation Next)
No suprises here. It’s not like anyones mouth swung open as they exclaimed “NOT THE SPICE GIRLS! THIS IS GOING TO RUIN THEIR CREDIBILITY!”
4. Chris Brown + Wrigleys Gum = Forever Wrigleys
I like this one in that it sounds just like any other Chris Brown track. The guy somehow manages to make timeless concepts such as love and sex in the club about as interesting as pinboards or street signs (or chewing gum, for that matter). Good one Chris.
3. Lee Kernaghan + McDonalds = The McBeefsteak
Oh Lee-Lee, this is no good at all. I can see the board room pitch for this in my mind’s eye right now: “Trust me, this’ll work. Get an Aussie country star and they’ll think that Maccas is an Australian staple. It’s almost too easy!” - Seriously though “The McBeefsteak”?
2. Michael Jackson + Pepsi = Pepsi Generation
Without doubt this was the peak of Michael Jackson’s attractiveness. The fact that this song is amazing even when the lyrics are entirely Pepsi related and don’t fit particularly well within the confines of the music is testament to how good the melody is.
1. The Status Quo + Coles = Down Down Down
I chose to put this at number one because this thing is an earworm and has apparently driven Coles sales up somewhere near a trillion percent. Also, The Status Quo have relative credibility within music circles so it’s a pretty serious corporate step for them. It also comes coupled with a Coles only exclusive on their new record.
