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Worst band ever: Free Credit Report.com band

PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:13 pm
by Ehwmatt
God, why can't marketers come up with GOOD fucking jingles? There are so many absolutely horrendous commercial jingles that i have to see over and over while watching my sports (Australian Open tonight), and these fuckers are some of the worst. I'm so sick of these shitty annoying songs/commercials. Aside from that, freecreditreport.com is a shady fuckin organization, they tried to bill my buddy a few years back when he ran a report or something like that.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:39 pm
by verslibre
You're actually COMPLAINING about these guys? Dude, go grab a book at Barnes & Noble or something!!! :lol:

In their defense, the tunes these guys play may or may not be written by them. Either way, all of them are amusing, several are funny, and a couple of them do actually have halfway cool melodies, believe it or not.

I've heard much worse by some of the young "bands" signed to major labels this last decade!! :P

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:52 am
by Jeremey
Well, they are not so much a band as a collection of actors miming and lip syncing to songs written by a bunch of advertising people.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:06 am
by Ehwmatt
Jeremey wrote:Well, they are not so much a band as a collection of actors miming and lip syncing to songs written by a bunch of advertising people.


Yea yea. My grandfather had an advertising/marketing agency in Toledo, and the jingles they came up with were always good. Nowadays, we get so many obnoxious/bad jingles or in absence of that, just a fuckin rock song they've bought the right to use and subsequently ruined (here's lookin at you, John Mellencamp). Such a lack of good creativity.

BTW, see you in a few weeks... think we've got a nice MR crowd coming up for the CLE show.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:12 am
by strangegrey
Dude, you're kidding. Those guys are fucking great!!

Every time a new one of those commericals comes on, I immediately stop what I'm doing and listen. Catchy tunes, funny acting....seriously. It's good stuff.

You can do FAR worse out there in the music world....


If only they recorded an album, like Rock Sugar has, I'd be all over it!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:13 am
by Ehwmatt
strangegrey wrote:Dude, you're kidding. Those guys are fucking great!!

Every time a new one of those commericals comes on, I immediately stop what I'm doing and listen. Catchy tunes, funny acting....seriously. It's good stuff.

You can do FAR worse out there in the music world....


If only they recorded an album, like Rock Sugar has, I'd be all over it!


Come on man, you're killin me.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:25 am
by strangegrey
Ehwmatt wrote:
strangegrey wrote:Dude, you're kidding. Those guys are fucking great!!

Every time a new one of those commericals comes on, I immediately stop what I'm doing and listen. Catchy tunes, funny acting....seriously. It's good stuff.

You can do FAR worse out there in the music world....


If only they recorded an album, like Rock Sugar has, I'd be all over it!


Come on man, you're killin me.


It's true dude. Those free credit report guys are awesome! ;)

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:27 am
by strangegrey

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:30 am
by Ehwmatt
strangegrey wrote:Matt, this is for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dFbNw3bpKE


BREAKING NEWS

A 23-year-old Cleveland Man Killed Himself Jumping out the Window of his Third Floor Apartment, Police Say



Police are still investigating. Cleveland Detective Bill Green said YouTube footage of the "Free Credit Report" commercials was found pulled up on the man's computer and that they are investigating all leads. Police were not ready to release the man's name until next of kin could be located and notified.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:25 am
by Sarah
Jeremey wrote:Well, they are not so much a band as a collection of actors miming and lip syncing to songs written by a bunch of advertising people.

Actually the singer is real:
http://www.ericviolette.com/

PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:37 am
by Babyblue
Ehwmatt wrote:
strangegrey wrote:Matt, this is for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dFbNw3bpKE


BREAKING NEWS

A 23-year-old Cleveland Man Killed Himself Jumping out the Window of his Third Floor Apartment, Police Say



Police are still investigating. Cleveland Detective Bill Green said YouTube footage of the "Free Credit Report" commercials was found pulled up on the man's computer and that they are investigating all leads. Police were not ready to release the man's name until next of kin could be located and notified.



:lol: :lol:

PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:49 am
by steveo777
Ehwmatt wrote:
strangegrey wrote:Matt, this is for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dFbNw3bpKE


BREAKING NEWS

A 23-year-old Cleveland Man Killed Himself Jumping out the Window of his Third Floor Apartment, Police Say



Police are still investigating. Cleveland Detective Bill Green said YouTube footage of the "Free Credit Report" commercials was found pulled up on the man's computer and that they are investigating all leads. Police were not ready to release the man's name until next of kin could be located and notified.


Sources close to the incident say once he jumped they found him dangling by a single guitar string tied around the neck. :shock: :wink: (I hope it was a bass string) lol

PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:27 am
by YoungJRNY
"They say a man should for the job he wants,
So Why am I dressed up like a pirate in some restaurant,
It's all 'cuz some hacker stole my identity,
Now I'm here every evening chowder and Ice tea,
Should of gone to FreEEee Credit Report Dot com,
I could have seen this comin at me like and atom bomb
they monitor your credit and send you email alerts,
So you don't end up sellin fish to tourist in t-shirts"

PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:28 am
by YoungJRNY

"Free Credit-Report dot com
Tell your friends, tell your dad, tell you mom!
Never mind, they've been singing our songs
Since we first showed up with our pirate hats on!
So if you're not into fake sword fights,
Pointy slippers or green wool tights
Take a tip from a knight who knows
Free Credit Report dot com, let's go! "

PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:29 am
by YoungJRNY
"Well, I married my dream girl
I married my dream girl
But she didn't tell me her credit was bad
So now instead of living in a pleasant suburb
We're living in the basement at her mom and dad's
No we can't get a loan
For a respectable home
Just because my girl defaulted on some old credit card
If we'd gone to free credit report dot com
I'd be a happy bachelor with a dog and a yard."

PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:31 am
by steveo777
Just stop!

PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:32 am
by YoungJRNY
Image

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:16 am
by Ehwmatt
A little bump, these obnoxious fuckers are scam artists too.. I'm glad to see this coming out. My buddy got ripped off while he was in college a few years back...

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/02/09/cat ... ice-bogus/

According to the complaint, Possin wanted to check her credit before buying a new car, and wen to FreeCreditReport.com. But she got her “free” credit report only after inadvertently signing up for a $14.95 monthly credit monitoring service.

In Possin’s mind, this was bogus. Her putative class action lawsuit seeks to “stop the fraud and seek compensation for the tens of thousands of consumers deceived by Experian’s FreeCreditReport.com to the tune of millions of fraudulently obtained profits.”

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:21 am
by lights1961
LMAO!!!
count me one as these commericals are genious... love the moible phone one.

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:28 am
by Michigan Girl
Poor Matty... :cry:
noone is getting it

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:29 am
by Ehwmatt
Michigan Girl wrote:Poor Matty... :cry:


:lol: Don't feel bad for me, feel bad for these poor saps that like these garbage commercials :lol: (and feel bad for the people who got ripped off by these cons)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:30 am
by Michigan Girl
Ehwmatt wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Poor Matty... :cry:


:lol: Don't feel bad for me, feel bad for these poor saps that like these garbage commercials :lol: (and feel bad for the people who got ripped off by these cons)

ha ha I just edited...I think everyone is missing the point :D

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:04 am
by JasonD
When is Matt's birthday, btw...... Looks like "someone's" going to get a whole bunch of FreeCreditReport.com jingles in his birthday thread someday. :twisted:

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:47 am
by Ratgirl
JasonD wrote:When is Matt's birthday, btw...... Looks like "someone's" going to get a whole bunch of FreeCreditReport.com jingles in his birthday thread someday. :twisted:


LOL! :lol: :lol:

My daughter loves these guys.. I get to hear her sing it in stereo every time the commercials come on. :lol:

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:05 am
by conversationpc
NEWSFLASH: The guys in those commercials are supposed to be bad. That's what makes it funny. :lol:

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:10 am
by Rhiannon
Worst commercials ever. They actually incite rage. I want to inflict serious physical harm on that raccoon-faced lemur.

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:54 am
by conversationpc
Rhiannon wrote:Worst commercials ever. They actually incite rage. I want to inflict serious physical harm on that raccoon-faced lemur.


Screw you. I like them. :wink: :lol:

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:52 am
by verslibre
Rhiannon wrote:Worst commercials ever. They actually incite rage. I want to inflict serious physical harm on that raccoon-faced lemur.


Pent-up anger? Passive-aggressive? :lol: