“It seems but a year ago that famed right-wing singer Stephen Colbert launched the iPad at the Grammys,” Chris Matyszczyk reports for CNET. “Principally because it was.”
“So at [last night’s] Grammys, it was HP’s turn to touch the nation’s hearts, with its TouchPad,” Matyszczyk reports. “And some may decide that HP’s musical contribution was created by someone very touched indeed.”
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MacDailyNews Take: HP. Makin’ schlock on the downside.™
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dow C.” for the heads up.]
First of all, anyone who thinks that Colbert is actually a right-winger is deluded. He parodies a far right stance to show how ridiculous that extreme is, just as others parody/crucify the far left.
Second of all, even the HP lyrics can’t destroy that Lou Reed music. It flows like melted chocolate despite “everybody frag.”
The ad itself is just paper-thin distance from parody. It wouldn’t take much to push into the Colbert Nation land of subtlety.
An then there’s the point that Colbert is a comedian, not a singer. Matyszczyk needs to get out more.
I am now convinced that there’s a cabal of creatives who are doing their level best to undermine the message of the company they are creating their ads for. How else can you explain:
http://us.generation-nt.com/answer/microsoft-office-dinosaur-ads-help-104427482.html
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1135835
And of course the ad for HP.
“Take a Walk on the Wild Side” -> “Makin’ schlock on the downside”
Brilliant, MDN!
wow, HP are so innovators. What will Apple ever do?
Eh……HP is grasping at straws
You could so tell that the screen on the HP was digitally done, as well. It looked so fake – hopefully potential consumers would know that, but prolly not…
You’re right. They won’t. Sad but true.
That is simply awful. Thank god I didn’t watch the Grammys last night: I couldn’t even get through 10 seconds of that crap!
Everybody yawn.
You gotta give them credit for guts; going their own way.
Ev’rybody wonder
Ev’rybody sigh
‘Nother HP blunder
Ev’rybody cry
Ev’rybody laugh
T-dog got the scoop
Ev’rybody nuts
Buyin’ HP poop
ROTFL
Asked what they thought of an HP tablet “And all the colored girls went ‘doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo'”
I couldn’t watch it, I tried but had to stop it. :-/
…take a walk on the mild side
I’ll tell ya one thing, this is NOT an valentine from HP to Microsoft!
HP: “I’m single and loving it!”
HP could not have innovated itself out of a paperbag since the last century. I mean what has HP done that’s struck you as memorable these last 10 years apart from suckling at Microsoft’s teats. I could if I wanted to make that Apotheker bastard kneel before me and fondle my favorite left testicle so enthralled is he with the server software that Microsoft puts out to support his business division. Let’s face it without Microsoft HP would be peddling cheap ass printers by the pavement in Times Square, that’s how pathetic their product development stream is.
Now they’re talking about putting webOS in their line of PCs? Don’t make me laugh. All I need do to stop this nonsensical idea is summon that Apotheker bastard to the throne room in Redmond and read the riot act out to him. That’ll stop any funny ideas in his head.
Take a walk on the suck side. Whoever made this song should be blackballed from advertising.
HP will be the leading tablet maker within 3 years, though they’ll likely accomplish that earlier with more choices, better pricing and broader implementation in the market. Apple’s days are numbered on this front. Let’s hope they shift to TV or something else to remain relevant.
LOL. I love pseudo sincere sarcasm.
More, more.
ZuneTang is funnier than Joe.
dunno which is the greater emetic: that HP ad or Joe’s comments.
“…And the color ink goes ‘de doo de doo’…”
I thought it was all-right.
Everybody copy Apple and call themselves innovators.
Hey! But it looks like a great spot for Apple iPad and brothers until the end. I bet that 9 out of 10 that watched it, thought that was an Apple commercial…!! It’s just the logo at the end that doesn’t match!! Big communication mistake for HP! Huge!
Ahhhhhhh! They’re crapping on my childhood!!
And the colored girls said, “BUY AN IPAD!”
I do hope that Lou got some serious coin for this travesty. I loved that song …… once.