The Postal Service and UPS? Weird.

[Jason Tate]

The Postal Service (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thepostalservice)'s music is playing in an advertisement (http://andrewteman.org/blog/2007/01/07/whoops-ups-ads-pimp-postal-service/) for UPS. I mentioned this in the game thread today (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=5453817#post545381 7), and apparently others noticed too.

[Tony]

Yeah, I saw that commercial a few days ago. Definitely bizarre. Both for the fact that the song is 3 years old now, and because it's The Postal Service on a commercial for UPS.

[spotcollins]

hasn't this happened before? i remember a little after give up came up- or atleast started getting noticed there was a ups or maybe just a usps commerical with one of their songs in it.

[TheSceneStealer]

This commercials like a month old lol.

[wiReZ]

This commercials like a month old lol.

Yeah, it is. But when I saw it a while back I questioned it too.

[Jason Tate]

This commercials like a month old lol.
Some of us don't watch TV.

[TheOtherAndrew]

Good for them for getting more exposure.

[madstix5]

they just copied the U.S.P.S (united states postal service)... they had that songs in their commercial like 2 years ago...UPS just copied them...regardless, the song rules.

[Radiology]

Isn't this due to the issue where UPS was asking The Postal Service to change their name but they had a compromize where The Postal service is allowed to keep their name the same as long as the United Postal Service could use any of their songs in their comercials?

I guess it just took them awhile to do it.

[Jason Tate]

Isn't this due to the issue where UPS was asking The Postal Service to change their name but they had a compromize where The Postal service is allowed to keep their name the same as long as the United Postal Service could use any of their songs in their comercials?

I guess it just took them awhile to do it.
USPS =/= UPS.

[phaedrus]

edit: nevermind I didn't read it right, this is weird

[Ender217]

And in other recent news Peyton Manning is in a crapload of commecials.....

[Radiology]

USPS =/= UPS.



my mistake, that is weird then

[cannibalgirl]

And in other recent news Peyton Manning is in a crapload of commecials.....
this is very true.
and after tonight, he deserves to be.

[yo la tengo!]

this is very true.
and after tonight, he deserves to be.

yes, he does.

[TheOtherAndrew]

Isn't this due to the issue where UPS was asking The Postal Service to change their name but they had a compromize where The Postal service is allowed to keep their name the same as long as the United Postal Service could use any of their songs in their comercials?

I guess it just took them awhile to do it.
The people at UPS probably just thought it would be clever.

[Ender217]

Oh I love his commercials even though I've seen them for the last 6 months. Funny stuff.

[SingleDoubt]

the other commercial was the M&Ms one with Iron&Wine covering "Such Great Heights"

[TheOtherAndrew]

the other commercial was the M&Ms one with Iron&Wine covering "Such Great Heights"
Yeah the Postal Service do it better.

[Jamie Pham]

the same commercial played during last week's games too

[YCfan]

It's marketing, they want people our age to pay attention.

[livelovecrydie]

this is like if nike were to use a song by a band called reebok in one of their commercials. weird

[YCfan]

and the rest of the commercial is the same.

Drawing out pictures and being witty with the humor, it is very smart

edit-- i wouldn't really call it smart i guess because it is behind the curve but all things considered it is pretty original for a delivery service

[ashesofapril234]

Yeah the Postal Service do it better.
I like both versions a lot, the Iron and Wine one is so beautiful

[TheOtherAndrew]

I like both versions a lot, the Iron and Wine one is so beautiful
Its ok. I really like the production and the vocals alot more on the Postal Service version though.

[elvis]

yeah noticed this a few weeks ago. its only for about ten seconds or so

[Tom Da Bomb]

Isn't this due to the issue where UPS was asking The Postal Service to change their name but they had a compromize where The Postal service is allowed to keep their name the same as long as the United Postal Service could use any of their songs in their comercials?

I guess it just took them awhile to do it.



UPS stands for 'United Parcel Service'... not postal.

but still ironic none the less

[70x7]

Also, Wolf Parade is in a commercial for some new show on the SciFi Channel

[koryrockshard]

i work at eckerd's pharmacy (kinda like walgreens) and they played such great heights on their own radio station. shopping tunes?

[toooldforthis]

a couple years ago the us postal service sued the band for copyright violation because of their name. they settled, and as part of the agreement the usps was allowed to use their music in commercials and, if i'm remembering correctly, ben and jimmy agreed to play at some usps convention which is probably the funniest thing about the whole arrangement.

[tacosforcharles]

i work at eckerd's pharmacy (kinda like walgreens) and they played such great heights on their own radio station. shopping tunes?
They play it where I work too, Pick N Save (grocery store). I found that very odd, because they usually play crappy 80's/90's soft rock. Yuckkk. But I got all excited when they played SGH, and no one I work with had even heard of The Postal Service. Sad sad world we live in.

[LPMagic]

This began at least 10 days ago.

- Jeff

[Tom Da Bomb]

a couple years ago the us postal service sued the band for copyright violation because of their name. they settled, and as part of the agreement the usps was allowed to use their music in commercials and, if i'm remembering correctly, ben and jimmy agreed to play at some usps convention which is probably the funniest thing about the whole arrangement.

lol thats really interesting.

UPS is not The USPS. Ive never seen an ad for The USPS using The Postal Service's music yet...

[Rest_Easy]

everytime i see that commercial (and i watched both games and then some so it came on alot) i point straight at the tv and say "Postal Service... sweet."

[theguilt engine]

No shit. There's three different ones that all have "Give Up" in the background. I'm so excited for their second album.

[legalize]

Most Importantly, Are The Postal Service EVER coming out with a 2nd cd?

[shambles]

Most Importantly, Are The Postal Service EVER coming out with a 2nd cd?

yes, supposedly sometime this year I think.

in other news, has anyone seen the commercial with new pornographers playing in the background?

[thewk]

well a while ago, ups and the postal service made a deal that they could keep the name as long as ups could use their songs in commercials.

[AdamTheGreat]

Yeah I saw that comercial. It didn't fit at all.

[estrellaxstarr]

haha.. i'm stupid. i didn't make that connection.

[Matt_Dizzle]

yeha weird i was like wtfff.

[rhinitus]

yeah i thought they had some deal with the usps before...maybe i was wrong.

but more importantly, every time this commercial is on i turn to the people around me and am like "does anyone else find this ironic?" and everyones like "no, you're weird"...

[Ruggiero2oo8]

I don't like those commercials. good song though.

[sean13thfloor]

Haha....UPS is PIMP.