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Iggy Pop in controversial insurance ad

Posted by aubin on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

Legendary musician Iggy Pop has managed to court controversy yet again, this time by participating in a £25 million ($36 million) car insurance ad campaign, launched in January. The problem stems from the fact that the insurance company, Swift Cover, refuses to insure musicians.

According to a Billboard.com report, complaints object that it is "misleading because it uses a well-known figure from the music industry to promote an insurance service which they believe excludes musicians," according to an ASA spokesperson. As a result, the ASA has launched an investigation to determine whether the ad breaches the U.K.'s TV Advertising Code.

The company specifically does not cover entertainment industry people saying:

The reason swiftcover.com doesn't cover people in the 'entertainment business' is due to the risk of personal injury. That risk then becomes something for a specialist insurer to take on. Swiftcover.com chose Iggy Pop as the face of its advertising because he loves life, not because he is a musician. "He is an actor demonstrating the benefits of swiftcover.com.

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xcarlupanddiex (April 30, 2009)

uargh!

thegimper (April 30, 2009)

O-M-G Controversy!

ExtraCheesePizza (April 30, 2009)

So they couldn't have any famous spokesperson because they're part of the entertainment industry?

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

Waaaaaah, I want what Iggy Pop has!

This is stupid and anybody that sees something on TV and thinks they can have the same is a moron.

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exthuse (April 30, 2009)

I've got car insurance through Swift Cover. Fucking so cheap and awesome.

BarleyPat (April 30, 2009)

I heard you can save 10% using Geico...

deadXlast (April 30, 2009)

I liked Propogandhi before they started ripping off Trivium.

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badbrain (April 30, 2009)

you're cool

Iamtheavatar (April 30, 2009)

I liked Trivium before they started ripping off Metallica.

Wait....

scorpiondeathlock (April 30, 2009)

my idea of fun is insuring everyone.

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

Iggy Pop should sponsor leathery, old baseball mits.

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baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

I would buy one made out of him.

veganboyjosh (April 30, 2009)

they do, but it still smells like peanut butter.

justthetip (May 1, 2009)

That made me laugh and choke on my potatoe chips

J4M35 (April 30, 2009)

i don't want to do anything today because i am depressed and old.

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baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

How old? I don't want to do any thing either, I've been at work since 6 and would like to eat nachos, tacos and drunk cheap beer.

J4M35 (April 30, 2009)

i'm 19 but my bones creek and i feel like i'm 40.

http://www.sadtrombone.com

i guess i shouldn't complain.

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

I'm 33 with a trick-knee.

J4M35 (April 30, 2009)

so what, your patella floats?

mine does too :-(

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

It doesn't affect much, it just locks and has to be popped back into place.

J4M35 (April 30, 2009)

i have the same thing

dev (April 30, 2009)

That's not going to be nearly as cute to read/write/say when you turn 34.

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

I'll just have another ailment that rhymes with 'four'.

dev (April 30, 2009)

Sounds good. Keep me posted.

AlChron77 (April 30, 2009)

19? Cry me a fucking river

acris (April 30, 2009)

aw.

http://i42.tinypic.com/1zgyjcg.jpg

feel better :(

RedScare (April 30, 2009)

Apparently the guy from Bayside thinks Red Scare is the best:

http://www.anthonyraneri.com/

I've arrived, assholes, suck it!

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deadXlast (April 30, 2009)

I'm the only commentor on this site who likes Bayside.

RedScare (April 30, 2009)

Ya don't say? I'm told they're not bad. Kinda Popes-y.

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

Yeah, kinda like a retarded Smoking Popes, I don't hate them at all, just not the bee's knees/cat's pajamas if you know what I mean.

deadXlast (April 30, 2009)

The only comparison I see to the Popes is the guy's voice, which has that kinda of weird nasally sound. Otherwise, they actually have some cool guitar parts that are actually appropriate, never over-the-top, and their sense of pop dynamics is perfect.

Preston (April 30, 2009)

I like them too. At least Sirens and Condolences.

deadXlast (April 30, 2009)

They got even better after that, they developed more of their own style. If you wanted to be lazy you could say that they "matured".

Scruffy (April 30, 2009)

I like them, too. Though, I disagree with the poster above me. Sirens And Condolences is my least favorite. Their new one is easily their best.

syebot (May 3, 2009)

Psh, no you aren't.

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

this was probably written before Teenage Bottlerocket left

RedScare (April 30, 2009)

"Left"?!?! More like "Unceremoniously dropped"! I smashed all their CDs and tore up all our love letters. I'm just now starting to be able to listen to other bands, but I'm making good progress.

MattRamone (April 30, 2009)

You should listen to Arms Aloft.

Windfall (April 30, 2009)

This, seriously.

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

you should steal one of Fat Wreck's bands.
go for NOFX, im heard theyre getting big.

MattRamone (April 30, 2009)

Star Fucking HIpsters are TOTALLY going to be tearing it up with the kids.

chickswithdicks (April 30, 2009)

the canucks are going to do what the flames couldn't.

RedScare (April 30, 2009)

Haha, duly noted! I'm a Wings man, though.

chickswithdicks (April 30, 2009)

i guess that's always a safe choice, at least the ducks should be more of a challenge than fucking columbus.

RedScare (April 30, 2009)

Truth be told, I'm not a life-long Wings fan, just that my GF is from Detroit an has always loved 'em, so I play along. The Blackhawks are interesting though.

BarleyPat (April 30, 2009)

I knew I liked you.

MattRamone (April 30, 2009)

I think it's hilarious the dude from Bayside thinks he has the grounds to call anyone else a poser.

chickswithdicks (April 30, 2009)

i was thinking that, especially after scrolling down and looking at the posts he made prior to that one. atticus shirt sponsorship omg!

CBSrocksteady (April 30, 2009)

you're famous!

the_other_scott (April 30, 2009)

i always think this band sucks because of their fanbase, but everytime i hear them i am reminded me that they sound a lot like AK3 or an updated Smoking Popes. You should call them out -- see if they're willing to give up on Victory and put something out through Red Scare -- that would make them "real punk, right?"

also. i feel really, really, really, really, really awful for the kid with the band tattoos down below that post -- and i have a couple of band tattoos.

Tom1022 (April 30, 2009)

i agree. i keep thinking i don't like this band, then whenver i see them live i'm pleasantly surprised. this has literally happened to me three times.

scientistrock (April 30, 2009)

The man with the dumb tattoos speaks the truth.

Though, he's on Victory Records. But whatever, he's right as hell, if a little bit of a hypocrite.

acris (April 30, 2009)

band is decent (masterpiece is an amazing song) but as the other scott said, their fan base is ridik

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

this is old news even by old news standards.

it just got banned yesterday though. maybe an update?

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2009/04/29/iggpop-i nsurance-ad.html

CBSrocksteady (April 30, 2009)

since when did iggy pop love life?

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baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

it was more 'lust' than 'love'

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

ever since he was pop mecklenberg

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

that show was amazing

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

i'm still pissed they canceled releasing season 3 on dvd.

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

They are fucking assholes.

luckily I have them bootlegged on dvd.

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

TV rips? or did you work on the show?

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

I wish I were Artie.

They are just TV Rips, but they have Menu's and everything, plus the specials.

I'm burning them for veganboyjosh, I can do the same for you

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

(regarding the burnage) nah that's cool. i've got the first two seasons and im sure i can find 3 online if i look.

i still find it hard to believe that kahn's voice comes out of him.

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

he was also 'The Wiz' (nobody beats him) on Seinfeld.

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

He was scaramantula in the Venture Bros.

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

fuuuuuuucccckkkk, I forgot about that.

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

the doors?

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

pardon?

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

Did you not get it?

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

oh yeah i got it and i liked it. i thought you were relating the the doors to whatever the hell my comment was.

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

No, I can't relate anything to that comment, it was fucking terrible.

Glad you liked it. Want the rest of the record?

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

sure, sir. if you can be so kind as to do that.

CBSrocksteady (April 30, 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Rldj4-Enw

MattRamone (April 30, 2009)

Win.

MattRamone (April 30, 2009)

Iggy Pop should be stumping for national health care.

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

I thought it was a Geico commercial. i couldve sworn he was a caveman.

deadelectromix (April 30, 2009)

I'm pretty sure Iggy Pop loves heroin, not life.

thegimper (April 30, 2009)

All the good Iggy Pop jokes have been taken already...

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MattRamone (April 30, 2009)

No one's made the crack yet that his chest looks like Hamburger Helper.

thegimper (April 30, 2009)

You realize I will never be able to hear a Stooges song without thinking of Hamburger Help now.

BarleyPat (April 30, 2009)

You gotta bring your A-game on this site

thegimper (April 30, 2009)

My "A Game" is when I make a post that somehow doesn't reference Ska. You have no idea how hard it is...

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

yeah, you need to 'pick it up'

thegimper (April 30, 2009)

What's more sad? The fact that I saw that joke coming or the fact that it still made me laughed?

BarleyPat (April 30, 2009)

*slaps knee

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

you could just have easily answered "hep hep hep."

MattRamone (April 30, 2009)

Yeah but that would have been a little "rude" doncha think?

badbrain (April 30, 2009)

so fucking what,so get another insurance company. shit

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baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

you've been cranky lately. where do you work? I'm going to sneak attack you the next time I'm in your neighborhood

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

could you SNACK attack me the next time you're in my neighborhood?

baldsteve (April 30, 2009)

Absolutely.

BarleyPat (April 30, 2009)

I dig Pain

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

Quack Attack

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

Shaq Attack

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

if by good game you mean fun to mock, then yes

andrewking (April 30, 2009)

Mars Attacks?

badbrain (April 30, 2009)

haha, I'm always in a noticeably shittier mood when it's crappy weather out. I'm really pleasant on sunny days

usversusthem (April 30, 2009)

Am I the only one who associates Iggy Pop with the ridiculous, self-mutilating, peanut-butter smearing Stooges shows then? Because that's a hefty dose of irony right there. "Due to the risk of personal injury." Fucking genius. Satan himself could not write better copy.

Preston (April 30, 2009)

I had to give a tracheotomy with a ballpoint pen. Nothing's worse than roadside surgery.

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badbrain (April 30, 2009)

Did he have a wasp stuck in his throat

BarleyPat (April 30, 2009)

Doodlydoodllydooo!!!!

Nmanmamnamnamnama

Reeeeiiiii iiigggggggggzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

thegimper (April 30, 2009)

http://2009.aclfestival.com/

$185 for this? Not even close to being worth it. Lily Allen is the only artist I have an major interest in seeing out of that lineup.

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BarleyPat (April 30, 2009)

Flogging Molly is really fun live, and Coheed would be fun. But that is WAY too much money for any concert. Also, the fact that Girl Talk will be "performing" cancels out any value this event may have.

Who else thinks Kings of Leon fucking suck? I've been hearing so much buzz about those guys for years now. I finally made a point to listen to a few songs. I'd like that time back.

thegimper (April 30, 2009)

A couple of friends of mine love Kings of Leon. I've never heard one song by them, but it's all they talk about. Of course, it could be because two of their members were born in Oklahoma.

Hasheesh (April 30, 2009)

I didn't have car insurance for a year once and I was so paranoid about being pulled over that I drove so much better than I do now. It was like a little adventure every time I got behind the wheel!

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deadXlast (April 30, 2009)

I feel that son, I drove around with my license suspended and I didn't even know it but when I found out I was like HOLY SHIT good think I didn't get pulled over.

deadXlast (April 30, 2009)

*Good thing, even.

badbrain (April 30, 2009)

I've never been asked for insurance when being pulled over. They only ask for license and registration. You only need it/get caught not having it if you get into an accident.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (April 30, 2009)

NEED THIS SHIRT!!

http://www.williamsstreet.com/cat/Delocated-Superspeci fic-Joke-Shirt.html

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ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk thats awesome.
id prefer a bank skabber (though it looks weird spelled out) but, thisll have to do.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (April 30, 2009)

Have you ever watched that show "Delocated"? His son has instead of a Bar-mitzvah he has a Ska-mitzvah. That's when I became a faithful watcher.

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

yeah, i just made two references to that episode. that show is awesome.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (April 30, 2009)

Best episode was when he's an honary black caddy. Plus Eugene Mirman as a Russian assassin aspiring to be a stand up comic!! Genius!!

thegimper (April 30, 2009)

Awesome, awesome shirt.

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

someone should cover this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-LEBc2sO8

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ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

that reminds me, i need to watch more Look Around You.

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

the uk really is kicking our ass on late-night live action comedy.

we just have tim and eric and delocated (lol it was mentioned above)

ffwoodycooks (April 30, 2009)

yeah, and that stuff came out in the uk like 6 years ago. they are way ahead of us.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (April 30, 2009)

What about this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXp3AMgbG6k

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

yes.

i was totally raised on public programming.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (April 30, 2009)

Best thing ever remember from that show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Iidlj5GzM

miniblindbandit (April 30, 2009)

nice dr. demento cameo.

AlChron77 (April 30, 2009)

Pervert

crackpotdemagogue (April 30, 2009)

ehh... has this not already been covered? alongside the johnny rotten butter ad? this is such old news!!

scientistrock (April 30, 2009)

He doesn't "love" life. He has a lust for it. Also, that's about heroin.

PhillipIck (April 30, 2009)

"Here's the deal, folks.You do a commercial, you're off the artistic role call FOREVER. End of story, OK? You're another corporate fuckin' shill, you're another whore at the capitalist gangbang. And if you do a commercial, there's a price on your head, everything you say is suspect, and every word that comes out of your mouth is now like a TURD falling into my drink."

ZombieCrush (April 30, 2009)

I don't get the big deal. I worked at an insurance company and yeah, you cover some lines, you don't cover others. If they are selling car insurance they aren't necessarily selling Special Lines. Those are high risk and there are special companies that do that. I think this is misleading. If they weren't going to give Iggy Pop car insurance because he is a musician that is one thing....from their statement it looks like they don't cover his stage stuff. Makes sense to me.

I do think that Iggy is old enough to get some dough from companies. He has done his time.

Ivyleaguedisaster (May 1, 2009)

An insurance ad...wow thats just really controversial...oh no.

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