Manhattan, the Universe, and Everything

A single Manhattanite's diary of her life in The City, plus various odd commentary. plain_jane_jones1@yahoo.com

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

How God Punishes You For Not Getting a Professional Degree



B of A, apparently basking in the afterglow of merger (with MBNA), decides to have one of its employees sing a cover of U2's "One", but changes the lyrics so the song is now about the profound nature of ... credit cards. Only rarely have I seen such douchebaggery. Standout lyrics are below.

"We've Got BankOne On the run/What's In Your Wallet? It's Not Capital One/it's Us"

"We'll live out our core values/while the competition crawls/'cause they want what we have got/but it's only here/at Bank of America"

And then the resounding chorus:

"One bank/one card/one name that's known all over the world/one heart/filled with spirit/with feeling/share it! One bank/working every day/to bring higher standards, higher standards, one...."

1 Comments:

At November 22, 2006 12:10 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What's even worse is that some consultant, most likely from one of the top tier schools you seem to cream over, probably came up with this idea. Hooray corporate culture and other bullshit terms that consultants use to justify their overpaid existence!

 

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