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Roger Waters says he turned down a 'huge' Facebook offer to use a song (cnn.com)
30 points by hackertux 1836 days ago
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Somewhat related, Microsoft paid Mick & Keith (of Rolling Stones) 3 million dollars for the "Start Me Up". And Mick & Keith rerecorded it so they didn't have to split the money with rest of the band https://www.networkworld.com/article/2220097/what-microsoft-... https://twitter.com/JustinsBigIdea/status/138066591221103411...
Facebook is quite out of touch with reality if they thought Waters would let them use it. Additionally they also don't understand what the song is about.
That sucks. How will they effectively advertise the new instagram feature that allows you to feel a synthetic form of being connected while trapped behind a figurative/physical wall of fear and self isolation?

Like... how would you use this song, non-ironically, for facebook? Who does this appeal to?

Maybe they just liked the tune. A lot of people don't think very deeply about what a song means anyway. I remember that the high school senior class that graduated a year before mine had Brick in the Wall as their class song. Played at their graduation while walking out and everything. I don't think any of the administration had a clue what the song was about until it became a big talking points after graduation.
Maybe, but do you really try to offer someone a huge amount of money just to play a tune you like?
He should accept on condition that the song must be Pigs or Welcome to the machine
I was thinking the song would be "Comfortably Numb..."
I pitch empty spaces.

What will use to fill the empty spaces where we used to talk? FACEBOOK

Roger Waters net worth is $310,000,000. There isn't a huge enough number.