Heineken Forced to Pull Dead Kennedys Song From Commercial
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A Heineken ad featuring the Dead Kennedys' "Too Drunk to Fuck" has been pulled over concerns that it would encourage binge drinking.
The classic punk anthem that has long served as a satirical ode to brainless behavior was used in an ad to promote Heineken's Kronenbourg 1664 beer. In a statement released to the media Thursday, the band claims to be "furious" with the beer company for what it is calling "unauthorized use of music to promote beer."
You might remember that this song was previously used in a rape scene in the Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's collaborative exploitation flick Grindhouse. Former frontman and songwriter Jello Biafra made a very public statement at the time saying that the choice went against everything the Dead Kennedys stood for. He has yet to make a statement regarding the Heineken ad.
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