# The new Acura TLX ad. What is up with the music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 2, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285 "2014-09-02T19:51:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/21 "2014-09-03T22:45:06Z")
[Here is the commercial for those too lazy to look for it.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM7PcYMH67c) I hadn’t seen it, so I had to find it. I’m with those in favor of it. I always loved that version of the song, for many of the reasons already mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/22 "2014-09-04T02:43:57Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > It’s not often us old guys get to look askance at you whipper snappers and shake our heads knowingly. > > I wonder if the kids who wrote that ad for Acura got this bit about the Sex Pistols: > > …Or maybe they were just hoping nobody would be the wiser. > > I’m too old and too middle class and too lazy to be a rebel. But that commercial makes me want to go take the TLX for a test drive so I can run it up a tree and walk away laughing. It’s what Sid would have wanted. 🆒 I feel flattered to be called a whipper snapper. I watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. I remember, somewhat vaguely, the assassination of JFK. So you must really be up there. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/23 "2014-09-04T02:50:24Z")
I knew it was Sid. I hit the mute button every time. I can’t stand it. ---
**Author:** ![tstad9i](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@tstad9i](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tstad9i)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/24 "2014-09-06T17:58:54Z")
This has to be the worst rendition of that song that I’ve ever heard. Acura is trying to sell a $30K car with that commercial? I googled it and sure enough, I’m not the only one who can’t stand it. Thing is, they play it over and over and over and over. When is it going to end? Every time I hear that commercial I feel like blowing my brains out. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/25 "2014-09-06T18:07:17Z")
It’s the SEX FUCKING PISTOLS people! If you’re offended by this song and their music in general then they’ve accomplished what they set out to do far beyond their wildest dreams. Aside: Is this one of those “People Unclear on the Concept” things? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/26 "2014-09-06T18:28:02Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > The singer, Sid Vicious, did it his way. > [@jtur88](#): > > I wondered exactly the same thing. Who the hell are the trying to sell cars to? Cadillac used similar obnoxious music, I think in the 80s and I wondered the same thing. > [@davidm](#): > > Sid Vicious. He actually recorded and sold this? I get it. He did it his way. But, in this case, his way sucked. > [@davidm](#): > > Funny thing is, I certainly was aware of Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols but, if this is standard fare, then I apparently have never heard any of their music until now. _God Save The Queen_? _Anarchy For The U.K._? _Substitute_? _Friggin’ In The Riggin’_? _Who Killed Bambi_? Lots of great ones! > [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > I think it’s a pretty awesome version of the song. I’d take that over Sinatra any day. Sid Vicious’s version is the best version. (And I like Sinatra.) . ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/27 "2014-09-06T18:29:22Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I knew it was Sid. I hit the mute button every time. I can’t stand it. I don’t give a crap about the car. The music won’t induce me to buy one, but it’s great music! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/28 "2014-09-06T18:30:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > _God Save The Queen_? _Anarchy For The U.K._? _Substitute_? _Friggin’ In The Riggin’_? _Who Killed Bambi_? Lots of great ones! > Sid Vicious’s version is the best version. (And I like Sinatra.) Finally! Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/29 "2014-09-06T18:50:17Z")
The fact that it’s Sid Vicious singing it doesn’t change the fact that it sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/30 "2014-09-07T01:55:16Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > It’s a rendition of “I Did it my Way” except… It’s awful. It’s like a tone deaf drunk is singing it, if “singing” is even the right word. Is it supposed to be horrible or do I just not understand this type of music? Why would they use this to try to sell a car? Maybe they feel it is the kind of music that appeals to the well to do free thinkers who are in the market for a luxury vehicle. As opposed to the mid level drones who spent their whole lives listening to another generation’s music. That’s who Fords and Chevys are for. \<\\> ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/31 "2014-09-07T22:37:03Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > It’s the SEX FUCKING PISTOLS people! > > If you’re offended by this song and their music in general then they’ve accomplished what they set out to do far beyond their wildest dreams. > > Aside: Is this one of those “People Unclear on the Concept” things? It might be a minor distinction, but it’s not a Sex Pistols cover. Sid covered My Way without them, after they had broken up. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/32 "2014-09-07T22:41:48Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I don’t give a crap about the car. The music won’t induce me to buy one, but it’s great music! It makes me so sad they use his version to sell cars. I think it’s much better than Sinatra’s version. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/33 "2014-09-07T22:45:17Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I don’t give a crap about the car. The music won’t induce me to buy one, but it’s great music! Hey, I’m no prude; I love all sorts of music, but the Sex Pistols suck ass. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/34 "2014-09-07T23:27:07Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Hey, I’m no prude; I love all sorts of music, but the Sex Pistols suck ass. No, they didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/35 "2014-09-07T23:37:07Z")
I know you are, but what am I? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/36 "2014-09-07T23:53:18Z")
One of the cable channels was showing _Goodfellas_ today and I caught the last part of it. At the end, as the credits were rolling, suddenly this song was playing. At first I thought that maybe it was going to fade into a commercial, or they were mistakenly playing the audio from the Acura commercial over the credits, but it continued. Turns out, this actually was used for the closing credits of the movie. > **[Goodfellas (soundtrack)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodfellas_%28soundtrack%29)** > > Goodfellas Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack for the 1990 film Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese, notable for its use of popular music from the various periods it portrayed. In a similar manner to American Graffiti and Scorsese's earlier Mean Streets, the songs served roughly the same purpose as a composed musical score. While an official soundtrack was released at the same time as the film, it only featured a small fraction of the songs used. > Scorsese chose the songs for Goo... It makes perfect sense as the closing to this movie. It was about a bunch of guys who did it their way, and their way was disastrous. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/37 "2014-09-07T23:53:55Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I know you are, but what am I? 😉 OK, how about the Celibate Rifles then? . ---
**Author:** ![Tiredofit35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tiredofit35](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiredofit35)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285/38 "2014-09-08T00:05:47Z")
How childish. I love music, but that guy murdering that song is NOT music. The Sex Pistols could sing a lot better than that!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-acura-tlx-ad-what-is-up-with-the-music/697285.md?page=1)