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Kurt Cobain, Joey Ramone Resurrected for Footwear

If there's one thing that we look for when we go shoe shopping, it's the promise of a premature -- or, even better, extremely violent -- death. So naturally, when we stumbled upon the latest ad campaign for Doc Martens footwear, we were drawn in by a passel of photo illustrations featuring such deceased punk icons as Kurt Cobain and Joey Ramone adorned with angel wings and -- of course -- those trademark clunky boots.

While we certainly respect any ad agency's inalienable right to defile the corpses of celebrities hither and yon, we have to wonder why these particular creative types chose to seize upon musicians who seldom wore Docs in the first place -- or, in the case of Sid Vicious, probably couldn't have figured out how to tie the darn things even if given step-by-step instructions. The images used in the ads were chosen, according to writer Andrew Petch, "to communicate that Dr. Martens are made to last."

Fair enough, though we're sure fans of the aforementioned artists would prefer a depiction of a steel-toed model aimed at the groin of the ad-man who came up with the idea in the first place.

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randrtoplay

SERIOUSLY MESSED UP!

July 26 2009 at 12:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sports tickets

Now I've really changed my opinion about the shoes manufacturer. I'd really buy some shoes after seeing this add. It seems there were some pretty smart people at the advertising company they chosed.

February 04 2008 at 7:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
taylor

who is joey ramone? dont ya think jared leto should play curtis cobain in the movie?

May 29 2007 at 9:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeff Edwards

Why is everyone focusing on Kurt? Joey Ramone with angel wings and doc martins? I think that goes beyond even the Ramones brand of humor

May 26 2007 at 4:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DialVital

#1 Kurt was not "punk".

#2 This is why Courtney Murdered Kurt. For his money. Too bad Kings County in Washington State didn't have a non-bribe taking Prosecuting Attorney.

May 26 2007 at 4:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kollin

I think i am going to puke

May 26 2007 at 3:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike D.

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May 26 2007 at 2:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joel

josh your just as dumb as taylor. Its not about a hooker, its about his ex girlfriend tracy. Although the lyrics seem like its a hooker its far from that. Have you ever noticed alot of his lyrics are controversial.

May 25 2007 at 6:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Fanabout

your all dumbasses who think about a girl was off their second album. and it was about his ex girlfriend tracy. So STFU and know your shit before you post comments

May 25 2007 at 5:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
taylor

its on bleach.and if it was he never mentioned any hookers.ill have to go back and check my journals.ok,it turns out i was a hooker when i first met kurt.he gave me an std and we had to buy a book about the human anatomy and the next thing you know that cute little fellas got pictures of fetus' hanging in everyroom in the house including the bathroom, which is where we kept the turtles.next thing you know he tells me he's going shopping for a heart shaped box and i never saw him again.now all im left with is about 300 sketches of babies sticking their arms out of rotting wombs.maybe ill take them down to olympia this summer and sell them at the flea market

May 24 2007 at 9:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply