Selling out

[dcbogey]

Don't get me wrong, I expect many artists to sell out and let their music be used in a commercial. For some reason I just didn't expect Yusuf Islam to do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLU2_w91QEU

 

[WoodPeckr]

I was surprised to.

 

[Nickelodeon]

Good thread. I saw the ad recently on NFL football and knew it was Yusuf, or Cat Stevens right away. Great voice, and still has it if he wants to make a mainstream comeback.

Is he American...still living in the U.S. these days?

 

[Cycleguy007]

Steven Demetre Georgiou AKA Cat Stevens AKA Yusuf Islam is a British subject living in the UK.

He was once refused entry to the USA and deported the next day due to his Islamic name being very similar to a man on the "no fly" list.

 

[rama putri]

For some reason I just didn't expect Yusuf Islam to do it.

Why? Everyone has a price. Egotistical self righteous celebrities, especially.

 

[flubadub]

Don't forget, now that downloads have killed the music industry, artists are left trying to find any way they can to make some income. Seriously, you can't sell cd's anymore, no stores left other than walmart, so its only downloads and most people don't pay for them.