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GARY — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:48:03 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 07/16/2011 14:48

Bork wrote:

This Levis commercial was the first time me and my friends ever heard of the Steve Miller Band. The song became an instant hit again, 20 years after it was recorded:

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That's cool

I heard that Steve Miller learned how to play guitar from Les Paul himself 😁

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GARY — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:46:13 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 07/16/2011 14:46

Jackwc wrote:

GARY wrote:

Beatles

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This commercial is both a slap in the face to a late great musician and hilariously ironic.

What I find "hilariously ironic" is that fact that even though you have no mouth.

You still manage to talk shit 😲

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Bork — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:41:55 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 07/16/2011 14:41

This Levis commercial was the first time me and my friends ever heard of the Steve Miller Band. The song became an instant hit again, 20 years after it was recorded:

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Jackwc — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:38:50 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 07/16/2011 14:38

GARY wrote:

Beatles

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This commercial is both a slap in the face to a late great musician and hilariously ironic.

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GARY — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:29:54 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 07/16/2011 14:29

Beatles

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This one has an awesome Jesus Jones song in it 😁

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Jackwc — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:26:32 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 07/16/2011 14:26

Freelance Whales, anyone? Their album ended up being pretty good too, thanks Starbucks.

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Also, this is a great song and probably one of the greatest and longest beer commercials I have ever seen. And the beer only makes an appearance for, like, a second.

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GARY — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:14:51 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 07/16/2011 14:14

I can remember this TV commercial when it was new and was shown often 🫢

Carly Simon's song Anticipation 😁

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Anonymous — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:55:25 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/16/2011 13:55

don't have any videos because I don't remember what they were used for (great ads, right?), but I remember that I've heard Buzzcocks 'Everybody's Happy Nowadays' and Iggy Pop's 'Lust for Life' and 'The Passenger' in commercials before. I was shocked, but they worked; well, I liked the commercial but forgot the product

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ShaneSpear — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:16:04 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 07/16/2011 09:16

Captain_Dude wrote:

Volkswagen used "Mr. Roboto" by Styx

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He actually reprises his role from that commercial on Arrested Development

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🤣 �'�

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ShaneSpear — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:10:33 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 07/16/2011 09:10

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cartoken — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 03:46:15 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 07/16/2011 07:46

i heard this song first in a commercial for a shampoo or another Garnier product, and i had to find it !

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AD it up.

Captain_Dude — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:13:39 GMT

Author: Captain_Dude

Posted: 07/16/2011 06:13

It used to be that television ads used short, clever, catchy "jingles" to sell us products. (Go look up Barry Manilow's contibutions for KFC, Pepsi, Band-Aids, State Farm Insurance, McDonald's, Stridex, Dr. Pepper, and more. You'll appreciate him so much more.)

Well, anyway, it seems that most TV commercials, these days, no longer use original jingles. They just grab a song, pay a few royalty checks out, and slap it onto their product. The ads can be very effective, though, and as a pleasant side-effect, they can also introduce millions of people to new music and artists.

Now, for my discussion question. Share with us some of your favorite commercials that feature a beloved song...or one that introduced you to that song. Here. I'll start.

I'd never heard of Cody Chesnutt. But, after viewing this commercial for Axe body spray, I just had to find this song.

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I'd also never really listened to Allen Toussaint until this commercial (also Axe):

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Volkswagen used "Mr. Roboto" by Styx

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Verizon introduced me to Goldfrapp.

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Okay...share some more with us.