What is going on here?!??
The Grapefruit Gal and I were watching TV the other night -- barely paying attention, really -- when I recognized immediately a song that was playing during this Jeep ad:
Yes, that's Steve Poltz, with whom I've been interacting in some fashion for several years now. That's the first single from his album Chinese Vacation, by the way, and you should totally buy it.
So that was pretty amazing, and I hope Steve makes lots of money on the deal. But it gets better! The other night during The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, I caught this Volvo ad:
That is, of course, the unmistakable voice of Stephin Merritt, whom you might know from the Magnetic Fields or other projects.
The question, of course, that is raised regards whether these two gentlemen, whom I admire greatly, are "sellouts."
I don't feel that way, but others on the blogosphere disagree.
