Clark Collis, senior editor, Blender magazine: “I’d hate to see ‘Stairway to Heaven’ used for those electronic chairlifts that carry senior citizens up stairs.”
Danger Mouse, music producer: “I’d hate to see Iggy Pop and the Stooges’ ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’ in a Puppy Chow commercial. I’d love to see PJ Harvey’s ‘The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore’ used in a trailer for the next season of The Apprentice.
Joe Levy, deputy managing editor, Rolling Stone magazine: “I’d hate to see Britney Spears’s ‘Oops! . . . I Did It Again’ in an ad for Depends.”
J. Ralph, composer: “I’d love to see ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ by Queen used for a Weight Watchers ad. It would be horrible if they changed Lionel Richie’s ‘Hello’ (‘Is it me you’re looking for?’) to ‘Jell-O’ (‘Is it me you’re looking for?’).”
Damien Fahey, MTV V.J.: “I’d like to see ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’ by Def Leppard in a Folgers coffee commercial or ‘I’ll Tumble 4 Ya’ by Culture Club for Maytag washing machines. I’d hate to see ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ by Nirvana for Right Guard or ‘Crash Into Me’ by Dave Matthews Band in a car-insurance ad.
Moby, musician: “No comment.”
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The Transformation of TV Into an Art Form
The Draw of Dream Worlds in Film
Gosselin, Prince of the Professional Nobodies
A Decade of Defining Moments in Pop-Culture
The Invention of New York's Local Cuisine 
Thirty-Five Short-Lived Looks of the Decade
Two Views of a Swath of the Upper West Side
An Older Generation Moves Into Williamsburg
Ten Years That Changed Everything
A Generation of Overparenting
The Sports Rivalry of the Decade
What Is the Point of the United States Senate? 
