Classic Rock Songs featured in Commercials

31-Jan-2006 | stb

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Couldn’t help but catch some of the classic rock songs in recent television commercials.

 

Band	Song	Advertiser	Comments
AC/DC	Back in Black	Cingular Wireless Razr Phone	For those about to sell out....we salute you
AC/DC	Rock 'n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution	Nike	Angus Young in $150 cross trainers. No thanks.
Cars	Just What I Needed	Circuit City	Annoying like every other Cars song.
Lynyrd Skynyrd	Sweet Home Alabama	Kentucky Fried Chicken	Fried Chicken and Skynyrd. Southern stables. Waiting for the racists to find the lyrics I.
Bon Jovi	Wanted Dead or Alive	Discovery Channel: Deadlist Catch	"...with a crabtrap on my back"
Journey	Just the Same Way	2005 Toyota Tacoma	Should have picked "Lovin' Touchn' Squeezin"
The Who	Baba ORielly	HP Broadband	Teenage Wasteland
RamJam	Black Betty	Fidelity	Bam ba lam! Waiting for the racists to find the lyrics II.
Queen	I'm In Love With My Car	Jaguar	Just b/c the mention cars doesn't mean it belongs in a commercial.
Led Zeppelin	Rock and Rock	Cadillac	Thank you John Densmore for not ruining any Doors songs this way.
Meat Loaf	I Would Do Anything for Love	Dr. Pepper	Enough already.
Piero Umiliani	Mahna Mahna	Dr. Pepper	Classic. Interesting origin of song.
The Allman Brothers	Melissa	Cingular/AT&T Wireless	Duane, we miss you.
Devo	Whip It!	Swiffer	Roxanne wasn't annoying enough. Sorry Sting
Aerosmmith	Dream on	Buick Lacrosse	The Buick Boys: Steve and Tiger
The Kinks	You Really Got Me	Chevy Silverado	On par for management decisions in Detriot.
Marvin Gaye	I Head it Through the Grapevine	California Raisins	Claymation's high water mark in the 80's. Fogerty's version is unaffected.
Bob Seger	Like a Rock	Chevy	For the Silver Bullet Band's retirement.

Add some songs and advertisers to the list

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[peacebaby]

I get such a kick out of hearing the old classics being used for commercials these days.

Hasn't a Jimmy Hendrix song been used for a commercial recently?

[MoJo2001]

Commercial: Dodge
Song: Unleashed (features Nazareth's *HairOfTheDog*)
Artist: Chris Classic
Great remix!
 

[stainlessbanner]

There's a new theme for the Sat Nite Jukebox!

[texgal]

Dust in the Wind by Kansas for some car commercial

[Ol' Sox]

Sigh. I was recently informed by my better half that the song we chose for our first dance together as husband and wife now backs up a cat food commercial.

Time marches on...

[Trampled by Lambs]

I told my 19 year old son that he'll know when he's getting old when he starts hearing the crap he listens to on car and shoe commercials.

Does Pete Townsend really need more money?

[MoJo2001]

LOL! Could be! Depends on the mood of all the Canteen Deejays!

[Stand Watch Listen]

Dust in the Wind by Kansas for some car commercial

for the new Subaru B9 Tribeca

[Hexenhammer]

Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful - Kraft mayonnaise

[Millee]

Remember how Preperation H wanted to use Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire"? I thought that was a crack up!

[laney]

Since I am a Bob Seeger Fan-Like a Rock is my favorite!

[Millee]

I love "Turn the Page" by Seger, but in parts of "Like a Rock" he sounds like he's trying to pass a rock.

[stainlessbanner]

Bob Cigar fan!