3 Responses to “Miriam’s “Pata Pata” featured on the new 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour commercial”

• kendal says:

  January 31st, 2010 at 4:07 am

  Hey, I realize that she isn’t immune to the commercialization of authentic music, but man, did it feel cheap, tawdry, and like the soul of the song had been eviserated.

  Every time I hear Miriam Makemba’s music, I’m compelled to get up and dance my ass off.

  That motherfucking bullshit advertisement make me get up and bitch. I’m glad that someone is making money from her hardwork, but God Damn, does her music ever sound insincere as a soundtrack for the newest compact sedan.

  If she was alive or not, this use of her music is bullshit and I think if you’ve been a fan of her’s for years that you have the right to feel a little upset too.

  Please, if you have a constructive argument against my statements, please post it. Because I’d love to her the rational reason for the willed loss of authority, legitimacy, and authenticity. Please?

  Thanks.

  Kendal

• Baratunde says:

  February 14th, 2010 at 3:16 pm

  i completely agree with Kendal

• Alan says:

  March 11th, 2010 at 6:22 pm

  Perhaps it is an opportunity to expose Ms. Makeba’s music to a new audience. My wife and I had never heard the song before, but we saw the Honda commercial and within ten seconds my wife loved the song. She wanted to know what it was, so with a quick Google search we found it. We downloaded it from Amazon, listened to it a few times, and now we can’t get it out of our heads. It’s an enchanting song. We think our grandchildren will like it. And so it spreads.