Comments on: Swiftcover.com – Car Insurance with Iggy Pop

By: djb

djb — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:05:25 +0000

By less commercial albums, I mean, “punk” albums. And Blah Blah Blah was 20 years ago! Since then he has been less commercial than he was before it – Avenue B and Preliminaires to name a few.
I like Blah Blah Blah, it has some very good song on it.
And you are a fucktard for not reading my comments properly.
And your second reply to me made “it” personal.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:24:47 +0000

See djb your making me get personal now. Were gonna agree to disagree. I’m gonna go and listen to my Dead Kennedy’s back catalog safe in the Knowledge that Jello believes in something bigger than himself. You can go and play with your Iggy latex muppet while buying a shit insurance policy that wont pay out or insure musicians while basking in former glory.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:50:27 +0000

Interesting choice of words “Most commercial Album” that implies that there were previously “less commercial albums”. Funny that a salesman of his own music. (your words not mine) has gone from less to more commercial. Which was my original point. So you didn’t like Blah Blah Blah because it was “too commercial” but you like the swift cover commercial. You are a fucktard of the highest order.

By: djb

djb — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:56:25 +0000

Punk is American. Sex Pistols were a band created to sell clothing.
Iggy IS punk, but he hasn’t released a “punk” album since 1974.
Obviously you do care what he does, otherwise you wouldn’t be here.
Real Wild Child was pop, not punk. From Iggy’s most commercial album – Blah Blah Blah.
You are very shallow if you lose faith in an artist because he has done something you don’t like! Especially an artist of such a high caliber as Iggy. And, by the way, “punk” has nothing to do with credibility.
Punk isn’t about “rocking out”, it’s about rebelling. All punks are salesmen of their own music.
After seeing the advert I bought two Iggy Pop albums, so something worked.
Mentioning “Ziggy” is interesting because Ziggy Stardust wouldn’t have existed without Iggy Pop.
And once again, the Sex Pistols were terrible, their music was dull. Even the Clash hated them – they complained “Anarchy in the UK” was too slow.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:10:26 +0000

And no I am not in my 40′s I’m a long way off 40. I’m in my 20′s. Your the deluded one if you think Ziggy plop plop’s shit-cover adverts are more punk than the sex pistols.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:18:21 +0000

And yes I do expect my punks to behave a certain cliche way I expect them to be rocking the fuck out. In the same way I expect bus drivers to drive buses. Factory workers to work in factories. Lawyers to work in courts and fishermen to work at sea. Personally I have lost all respect for Iggy. I don’t expect to see my punk rock icons selling me financial services. Iggy has done a massive dis-service to himself his fans and punk in general. He is no longer a artist he is now a salesman. Come on djb your honestly telling me you don’t find the shit cover adverts even mildly irritating? You don’t cringe a bit when it comes on T.V.?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:08:23 +0000

“Sex Pistols are not punk” Bollocks So which is it? Punk died in 82 or Iggy is still punk and everything he does is punk. Punk died when Iggy Pop started advertising car insurance. Absolutely Iggy pop can do what the fuck he likes. He can endorse fucking oil or land mines for all I fucking care. The difference is now when I listen to Real wild Child it no longer hits the spot. His music is tainted now and contaminated with smelly corporate dollars. Any song he now writes I am gonna assume is part of a marketing campaign. Anything he says has no credibility. I could believe in Iggy’s words before now I can’t.

By: djb

djb — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:34:26 +0000

I doubt you know more about music than me. The first time the word “punk” was used to describe music was in a review of the Stooges first album. 1969. I do not class anything after 1982 as punk as I believe it died then, everything since is an imitation – including Sum 41, Blink 182 etc. I do not listen to them. Sex Pistols are not punk, they’re shit. PIL was much better.
The Swiftcover adverts are not good, but is any advert good? It surely isn’t the worst advert on tv right now!
If you think that the commercial will tarnish Iggy’s career you are deluded.
You’re stuck in a cliche that “punks” must act a certain way, even though punk is about doing what you want!!!!! Do you know Iggy? No? then you don’t know what he despises.
I can tell you are old because of your impression of the young, and your attitude. I’d guess you’re in your 40s.
Also, it was Hop Farm festival, Lou Reed was there, and Patti Smith. Iggy was clearly the best performing artist there, closely followed by Tim Booth.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:49:04 +0000

Also djb why do you assume I’m old? Is it because I’m more knowledgeable about music, life ,art and culture than you? What decade are you living in? No-one young knows who Iggy is. There was a young woman on here earlier inquiring as to who the dirty looking tramp with his man tits out is. Is that the hip young people that were at the gig your pretending you went to.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:27:26 +0000

I suspect your idea of punk is blink 182, sum 41 and the offspring “Americana” Where as mine is Crass, The Exploited, The Dead Kennedy’s, Bad Religion, The sex Pistols and The Clash. Iggy DID define punk now he sells insurance policies that rip off customers. That is not Punk it never has been punk and it never will be punk and I’m rubber stamping that and nothing you say changes that. You are amused by a idiot and his puppet I am not. Nor are the majority of people here. Iggy has come full circle and become what he despised like most punks do.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:18:30 +0000

“Anything he does is punk” How can I win a argument against that kind of fanaticism. Yea I apologize your right I’m wrong the swift cover adverts are really good and cool and well executed and Iggy has lost non of his edge or kudos for becoming a insurance company spokesman. I’m sure Patti Smith and Sid Vicious and Jello Biafra would all agree with you too.

By: djb

djb — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:47:52 +0000

Steve, I find you offensive. What has my sexuality got to do with anything? Cheap shots like this do nothing to enhance your argument.
I don’t know if you know this, but Iggy is adored by the young generations, especially mine.
I was at a gig of his two weekends ago, and there was not a grey hair in sight. Everyone in the audience was under 25, all of them were singing along and dancing. How is he a sad old man if he can provoke such a reaction from a crowd of thousands?
He is one of the best performers of all time, and age has not affected his ability to excite an audience.
I am amused by the novelty of the advert, much as I was amused by David Bowie on water advertisements in the early 2000s.
Sad old men like you do not understand punk. If you did you would know that Iggy defines it, and anything he does is “punk” regardless of how far from punk you believe it to be.

Please find something worthwhile to complain about.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:09:08 +0000

No doubt sad old punks think buying insurance from shit cover is pretty rock and roll and sticking it to the man. I have watched the media and corporations take punk away from the people so they can market it back to them. “Completely idiots” such as djb allow this to happen through their stupidity and lack of understanding.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:51:56 +0000

And don’t be calling me a silly child djb your clearly some sort of homo bitch.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:24:23 +0000

“Childish” is being amused by a sad old man and his puppet djb and Iggy “was” one of the most respected musicians of all time. Now he is a sad ugly old car insurance salesman.

By: djb

djb — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:28:55 +0000

Why is everybody so upset about an advert?
Seems like a stupid and childish thing to me.
And, Iggy is in great shape for his age!
Any argument that his body is “skanky” is completely idiot – he’s 63!
Compared to other people of his age he has the least skanky body!!
All of you silly children should just grow up.
Iggy is one of the most respected musicians of all time, and Swiftcover are a multi million dollar company. Neither care about your pathetic whining.
At the end of the day, the adverts will still play whether you like it or not!

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:59:44 +0000

I love reading all the bullshit hate here people pulling each other up on tiny spelling and grammatical errors. I’ve come to the party late but I just wanted to say I don’t think having a disheveled junkie and a Muppet as the face of your business is the way to go. To the guy who got ripped off by swift cover. When Iggy Pop came on the telly half naked exposing his disgusting drug and alcohol riddled skanky old body almost showing his pubis with a Muppet caricature next to him and tram lines up his arms from injecting drugs did you actually think hmmm I want to trust my financial services to these people.

By: Ad Hater 2.0

Ad Hater 2.0 — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:30:00 +0000

Oh what fucking joy! Iggy fucking Pop has returned to our screens with a new set of SHIT Swiftcover ads and that ugly excuse of a puppet is still there. Get a life? No! I’d rather you FUCK OFF!

By: john

john — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:08:41 +0000

Swift insurance take the piss sorry it true,

I had to phone them to cancel my car policy, I had to spend 48 pound, on the phone call it self, it a dam right liberty that a company makes money on there clients phone calls and insurance fees.

I am being charged 38 pound, to end the contract thank god, I received a email confirmation that the policy is know cancelled.

I have read thousands off bad problems about swift cover regarding, cancel policy,getting them to pay up, getting them to pay up via a accident, that wasn’t your fault or was your fault.

I put everything together from other forums to ditch them, I came up with a story to get rid off them, I was still asked the reason off leaving them unreal.

First time i called swift cover, I told them i wanted to council my policy, was diverted to the correct department and i told them again i want to council my policy please, the lady said no lol. (according to her i had no reason enough to council my policy.)).

cheek.

i went immediately to the bank with the right hump, and ask the lady at the band for 50 pound worth of coins at the bank.(i was well pee off, had all ready spent 20 pound on this stupid swift cover idiots.

So i fort right,let pone know and do it, the forum way, and plan my conversation, ill get rid off the idiots.

So i phoned again , I got thou to correct department, straight away i told them, excuse me , I have spent know 78 pound over on this conversation and i want my insurance policy council know.

The lady ask all relevant info gave it, then ask for the date need the policy stopped from, i said right this minute.

(don’t believe the next question))
she said please tell me why you want to council you policy, I fort right here we go, be careful there aiming to keep you!)

I said, I have no money in my account to pay any bills, not even food money, please stop the policy, i am phoning you , so you know, i got problems with money,

I then ask her can i have the policy free( no she said lol, i fort right i am there, she hearing me.)

Then she said my email address, i confirmed it, then she said the policy is know cancelled.

in total 108 pound spent in two days to get rid of swift insurance, i was with them over 6 years, never again……..

The end and swift piss off and die , you scum sucking insurance company…

I won in the end bitch.

By: Ad Hater 2.0

Ad Hater 2.0 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:22:17 +0000

Oh fucking wonderful! Now there are Swiftcover ads on Spotify. On TV was bad enough but I don’t want to hear that stupid Iggy puppet while I’m listening to music! FUCK OFF!