Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

I Do Not Get The Music Choice

The commercial for the video game "Dante's Inferno" and the song "Ain't No Sunshine".

The commercial:



Bill Withers:



Does anyone have an idea why that song was chosen? Right off the top of my head, "Paint it Black" or "Welcome to the Jungle" would seem to be more appropriate.

4 comments:

Joe said...

Maybe this is what, in the mind of video-game makers, is considered "irony".

Anonymous said...

The idea is that the main character is going through Hell to rescue his wife, who was "stolen away." Basically, the whole game is a bastardization of the Persephone myth, "Inferno" and the game "God of War."

My gamer friends say it sucks ass.

Anonymous said...

No clue. I found the ads this year particularly puerile and annoying for the most part. Video games bore me to tears anyhow, although I admit, the graphics are getting a LOT better.

Marc said...

Penny Arcade is up on the video games, and have some good insights (and personal rants) about games.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/

A thread on Dante's:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=77349

The comic is good, too!

http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/2/12/