Just As I Thought

Just heard Laurie Anderson’s “O Superman” used in a commercial for a mobile phone. I don’t know how to feel about this.

April 26, 2012

Just heard Laurie Anderson’s “O Superman” used in a commercial for a mobile phone. I don’t know how to feel about this.

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