Mad Men Music Monday
Let’s start the week off with a new feature “Mad Men Music Monday” as the diverse collection of music helps capture the essence of the 1960s, even when they have to pay $250,000 for the pleasure (see...
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We return to “Mad Men Music Monday” with a song that played as we got a look at the Chevrolet lobby in Detroit on this very fun episode of Mad Men. This recalls the caper type atmosphere of the season...
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“The Crash” is a surreal episode of Mad Men and this song choice further emphasizes Don’s mental state as he becomes a creepy hallway stalker. Don makes several attempts to get Sylvia’s attention this...
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This week’s Mad Men presented some of the characters with choices from their past and present in both professional and personal capacities. Peggy and Megan face conundrums that cover both of these...
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Mad Men ended this week with an unexpected sight as Pete Campbell strolled up to Stan and took his joint off him; instead of destroying it, Pete instead took a seat and started to smoking it. Janis...
View ArticleMad Men Music Monday: “This Will Be Our Year”
“Happy Valentine’s Day, I love you.” The first episode of Mad Men‘s seventh season ended with a punch to the gut for both Peggy and Don as one collapsed on the floor of her apartment in tears and the...
View ArticleMad Men Music Monday: “On a Carousel”
A carousel is a symbolic high point for Mad Men as Don channeled his inner turmoil in the season 1 finale to perform one of the pitches of his career. When he tried to recreate this by combining a...
View ArticleMad Men Music Monday: “I Know, They’re Playing it all the Time”
Just like that, Mad Men takes what could be considered a really obvious and cliched song choice and turn it into a moment that near on had me sobbing. It’s on the nose and yet like any...
View ArticleMad Men Music Monday: “Is That All There Is?”
Mad Men returns for its final episodes and the end credit music is asking the big question “Is That All There Is?” Peggy Lee’s half spoken track is also heard at the start of the episode in a scene...
View ArticleMad Men Music Monday: “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (With Bonus Side...
Looking to the past and asking questions about the future is what advertising does by using nostalgia and desire for the things we had/want to shift products. Mad Men explores this notion throughout...
View ArticleMad Men Music Monday: Space Oddity
Transitioning to a bigger firm was always going to be harder for some on Mad Men which is why they did everything they could to stop this from becoming a thing with no success in last week’s terrific...
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