The Real Tuesday Weld's music has fascinated more than just listeners and critics -- it has also drawn the attention of major advertisers, and has been licensed to accompany ads for Cherry Coke (you may have seen the commercial in which cherries fall from the sky onto a bewildered but eventually delighted urban crowd, while Coates's "I Love the Rain" plays in the background) and for TV shows like Weeds (Showtime), Gilmore Girls (WB) and Nip/Tuck (FX). All of this speaks to not only to Coates's finely wrought sense of irony, but also to his "anything goes" musical approach: asked about his often unusual instrumental choices, he responds, "banjo, kazoo, potato peeler, you name it -- I'll stick anything in."
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