Apple celebrates 40 years of business with ad-inspired music playlist
Apple continued its 40th anniversary celebration Tuesday with the release of a new Apple Music playlist that collates songs featured in and inspired by the company's colorful advertising history.
The playlist -- aptly titled Apple 40 -- runs for 2 hours and minutes over its 40 tracks. Nearly every genre is represented, from rock to electronic and soul.
In what is either a stunning coincidence or a well thought out nod to late Apple chief Steve Jobs, the playlist begins with Jobs favorite The Beatles and ends with a single by Beatles co-frontman Paul McCartney.
The latter, McCartney's Dance Tonight, was featured in one of the most famous iPod ads of the portable music player's heyday. The colorful spot features McCartney dancing down an illustrated street in a suit and Chuck Taylors while strumming a mandolin.
Other artists featured include The Rolling Stones, Gorillaz, Blackstreet, Jet, Eminem, Adele, Coldplay, Muse, Cream, and Bob Dylan.
Earlier this year, Apple debuted a 40-second spot celebrating its birthday. The company subsequently celebrated by running up a replica of the original Mac team's pirate flag and then threw a beer bash DJed by Apple Music's Zane Lowe.
The playlist -- aptly titled Apple 40 -- runs for 2 hours and minutes over its 40 tracks. Nearly every genre is represented, from rock to electronic and soul.
In what is either a stunning coincidence or a well thought out nod to late Apple chief Steve Jobs, the playlist begins with Jobs favorite The Beatles and ends with a single by Beatles co-frontman Paul McCartney.
The latter, McCartney's Dance Tonight, was featured in one of the most famous iPod ads of the portable music player's heyday. The colorful spot features McCartney dancing down an illustrated street in a suit and Chuck Taylors while strumming a mandolin.
Other artists featured include The Rolling Stones, Gorillaz, Blackstreet, Jet, Eminem, Adele, Coldplay, Muse, Cream, and Bob Dylan.
Earlier this year, Apple debuted a 40-second spot celebrating its birthday. The company subsequently celebrated by running up a replica of the original Mac team's pirate flag and then threw a beer bash DJed by Apple Music's Zane Lowe.
Comments
Dr. Dre's protégé got mad that they used his lyrics in a commercial. The lyrics were in a track produced by Dre.
Dre now works for Apple.
the song is featured on Apple Music along with other iconic commercial music.
funny how the world turns.
40 is not the big anniversary. Not really sure why Apple is spending so much time on it anyway. This is one area I can say without a doubt that Steve Jobs would not have cared for Apple promoting. He was outspoken about his philosophy of forward thinking, and thought so little of Apple's past that as soon as he returned to Apple he ordered all remnants of it removed and destroyed until he was convinced to donate it to Stanford.
Steve Jobs is dead. Let him go, already. We have absolutely no idea what he would have done after his death. He was as famous for changing his mind as he was for his vision about the relationship between people and their tools.
Frankly, the more folks invoke his name in this odious way, the more apparent it is that Steve Jobs' name and memory are nothing but a liability to Apple. So on the subject of looking to the future and leaving the past behind, forget about Steve Jobs; he's no longer a company officer, advisor, or employee.