DEEP GAME DAY

At last, the convergence of two subjects that have come up at this blog recently — college football and commercial music:

Alas, I am not in Arlington for the Ducks game currently in progress, which is available only on one of those huge satellite dishes, but it looks like we've got this one well in hand. Hucking the Fuskies isn't quite the accomplishment it once was, but it's still satisfying. Instead I'm watching USC at Notre Dame, which is much more competitive.

In any case, if self-described non-musician Brian Eno hasn't licensed "Deep Blue Day" to Notre Dame, then he should call his lawyers. For at least 20 seconds of the 30-second ad, the background music is missing the high notes, but is almost identical to Eno's presumably self-described non-music, or is at the very least easily identifiable by anyone who saw Ewan McGregor diving to retrieve his lost opium suppositories in "Trainspotting."

P.S. — By sheer luck, I first saw that movie at an unadvertised advance preview at the now-closed KOIN Cinemas in downtown Portland, and it was that very toilet-diving scene that I first saw. Needless to say, I didn't get it. But by the end, I was positively evangelical about it. Still one of the best movies of the 1990s.

P.P.S. — I know, the second picture doesn't quite fit. But once I found it, how could I not use it?

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posted by WWB at 5:49 PM |