Earworms: Music in Commercials

[Sandman87]

The car commercial with the crappy, down-tempo indie version of "You're So Vain" (which wasn't exactly a peppy song in the original version) is getting on my nerves. Been seeing it at every commercial break on the local stations this week.

[Prevailing Wind]

I always thought "You're So Vain" was a stupid song anyway - "you probably think this song is about you..."  Well, it IS.  He's got a right to be vain about that.

[SoSueMe]

The Volvo commercial with "Feeling Good" is stuck in my head, I love it to the extent that I searched out the video and found out it was a Swedish GUY singing it. A really pretty video, I just thought it had been a woman singing.

Duh, I just connected the dots, Volvo-Swedish singer

[janie jones]

That's not Avicii singing it though.  He just mixed it.  Like how "Uptown Funk" is a Mark Ronson song. 

[SoSueMe]

That's not Avicii singing it though.  He just mixed it.  Like how "Uptown Funk" is a Mark Ronson song. 

Thanks, is Audra Mae singing in both videos? They sound slightly different to me. Really pretty.

Edited September 27, 2015 by SoSueMe

[janie jones]

As far as I know.

[mmecorday]

Man, one of my Facebook friends mentioned Etch-A-Sketch in her status and I just had to go looking for the commercial from the 1970s. The jingle is simply irresistible. I've listened to it about eight times in the last hour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqa9dON2Dpk

[Rick Kitchen]

Dammit, I've got "Oogum Boogum" stuck in my head now.

 

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AYjN/apple-watch-date-featuring-lake-bell-song-by-brenton-wood

[friendperidot]

past tired of Slimfast ad "it's your thing, whatcha wanna do?" when the lyrics are "it's your thing, do what you want to do?"

[MrsEVH]

The Budweiser commercial with the music that sounds like a ripoff of Black Betty by Ram Jam.

[margol29]

The GEICO theFinal Countdown

[zillabreeze]

Marshall's, TJ Maxx or whoever- "I wear my hair like this, because I can, I wear my clothes like this,

because I can"

 

Please stop it.  It's a horrible song and playing it every single commercial break does not make it better.

[DeLurker]

The GEICO theFinal Countdown

I hear this in my head everytime I use my microwave now.

[riley702]

That IS a fabulous commercial.

[janie jones]

The music in this commercial has got to be the worst thing I've heard in quite a while.  I actually literally thought I'd rather hear Pomplamoose, after hearing it the millionth time.  (Remember Pomplamoose?)

[St. Claire]

I hear this in my head everytime I use my microwave now.

My son did a strings performance during which the high school, middle school and feeder elementary schools did The Final Countdown as their finale. My comment when I posted to social media was "The OMHS cluster is here to help you wait for your burrito to finish cooking."

[riley702]

Never mind

Edited December 1, 2015 by riley702

[Rick Kitchen]

Who is the woman singing with Stevie Wonder in the Apple ad?

[CarpeDiem54]

Who is the woman singing with Stevie Wonder in the Apple ad?

Some broad named Andra Day. She ruins that commercial for me.

[LoneHaranguer]

A phone maker has dredged up Tweedle Dee, an old, sickeningly cute song. It probably wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't seen the Muppet Show episode where they do that song with Jaye P. Morgan in a bird costume.

[proserpina65]

Is is weird of me that whenever I see this topic all I can hear in my head for hours is: "Red wigglers, the Cadillac of worms.  We're the Cadillac of worms.  We're the Cadillac of worms." 

 

I know it's not from a commercial itself, but from a faux commercial in a tv show, but it's what comes instantly to mind for me.

[AimingforYoko]

Ah, the better commercial was for Ferryman's Funeral Home:

"Hey, you're young and swingin'

There's no time to think about tomorrow

But there ain't no way to deny it

One day, you're gonna buy it

Time to plan for a Ferryman tomorroooooow...

[cynicat]

Ah, the better commercial was for Ferryman's Funeral Home:

"Hey, you're young and swingin'

There's no time to think about tomorrow

But there ain't no way to deny it

One day, you're gonna buy it

Time to plan for a Ferryman tomorroooooow...

 

Here you go.

[captain1]

Everytime I hear that damned GEICO Peter Pan commercial I get "You Make Me Feel so Young" stuck in my head.  I used to like that song........ 

[Muffyn]

You make me feel so stabby.  You make me feel so grabby.  I want to grab your neck and choke you out.  You make me feel so stabby! 

[mmecorday]

Why do this to a beloved Cole Porter song? Why? WHY?

 

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AZaH/discover-it-miles-card-travel-posters

[Rick Kitchen]

That's Nataly Dawn, the lead singer of Pamplemousse.  That explains the horrible singing.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Rick Kitchen

[Bastet]

Oh, dear.  With the flashbacks to the awful Hyundai commercials the mere mention of Pomplamoose induced, there is no way I'm clicking on that link.

Edited January 21, 2016 by Bastet

[bad things are bad]

i've got the song fragment from a Honda Civic commercial stuck in my head. Thought it was Jack White at first, but Google tells me otherwise

http://www.planethonda.com/blog/what-song-is-playing-in-the-new-2016-honda-civic-commercial/

[AimingforYoko]

i've got the song fragment from a Honda Civic commercial stuck in my head. Thought it was Jack White at first, but Google tells me otherwise

http://www.planethonda.com/blog/what-song-is-playing-in-the-new-2016-honda-civic-commercial/

That ad and this ad for Hulu made me search out the songs immediately: ("All You're Waiting For" by Classixx, BTW)

[BooksRule]

I love the music in this Jeep commercial ('Renegades' by X Ambassadors).  I find it very catchy. Their official music video for this song is good, too.

 

[ennui]

"Bend Me Shape Me," by the American Breed. It's for Sleep Number mattress, and I love the dancers, as well. Great ad.

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/Sleepnumber

[riley702]

Agree! Although, worryingly, one of the suggested vids that comes up with it is "Troubleshooting for Air Loss in your Sleep Number Bed"

 

Edited February 3, 2016 by riley702

[Jobiska]

So how about that song about Hormel Pepperoni, excuse me, PepperonA, to the tune of "My Sharona?"  So, so weird.

[chessiegal]

So how about that song about Hormel Pepperoni, excuse me, PepperonA, to the tune of "My Sharona?"  So, so weird.

Worst.Earworm.Ever! Arrghh!!

[janie jones]

I think the concept of "Daytona Day" like it's a holiday is stupid, but the song sure is catchy.

[OSM Mom]

If you're a NASCAR fan, it is a holiday. Lol

[janie jones]

Which I'm sure is what they're recognizing.

Edited February 14, 2016 by janie jones

[SoSueMe]

There is this dramatic gasping thing that a couple of singers do that just makes me cranky. I guess I'm just mean. But it makes it sound like it is such an effort for them to crank out these songs.

 

 

 

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[Prevailing Wind]

"I've been a king...I've had the world on a stringe" ??? WTF is a stringe?

[Eliot]

I kind of like the Owen from GE commercials, even though I know a lot of people think he's obnoxious. But every time I see the singing telegram one, I find myself wandering around my apartment humming, "I'm a wise elf from a far-off shire, Sanjay Patel is who you should hire..."

[spaceytraci1208]

I've had this stuck in my head the last 2 days...I'm not mad about it lol

[Astra]

Who ever does the voice for box, he is just smooth! Sorry Dizzcounts!

Being a huge fan of The Kills, I was pleasantly surprised to hear their song, The Last Goodbye, in a Michael Phelps commercial:

[Broken Ox]

Some cable/internet service is using "We Built This City" in their commercial. Not only does it get stuck in my head after, I don't actually know what they're saying since all I hear is "We built this (whatever) on Ted's asshole" and I really really don't think that's right.

[riley702]

Who ever does the voice for box, he is just smooth! Sorry Dizzcounts!

Being a huge fan of The Kills, I was pleasantly surprised to hear their song, The Last Goodbye, in a Michael Phelps commercial:

 

Damn, he looks good scruffy!

[Prevailing Wind]

"We built this thingy (the dish) on tech that's old."  (But Comcast has a newer thingy that has current tech.)

[Broken Ox]

"We built this thingy (the dish) on tech that's old."  (But Comcast has a newer thingy that has current tech.)

Thank you! I'll still have it stuck in my head, but at least I'll know what it's saying.

[riley702]

Replace it with this, instead! Same song, but much better visuals.

 

 

I googled sing it kitty and apparently, "Sing It Kitty is a mobile web app which turns a selfie into an all-singing-and-dancing music video.", per http://www.stinkdigital.com/work/sing-it-kitty/

Edited April 9, 2016 by riley702

[cynicat]

"We built this thingy (the dish) on tech that's old."  (But Comcast has a newer thingy that has current tech.)

 

I like the version that Broken Ox heard.

[Sun-Bun]

Holy crap, I just can't anymore with this one---the chick singing some godawful twee hipster version of "If I Only Had a Brain" on those new University of Phoenix ads...sweet Jesus, the stupid music coupled with her stupid voice just makes my toes curl...I literally want to find that woman and throat punch her every time I'm forced to hear that lousy commercial. Her baby-talking silly schoolgirlish chatter mixed with her hyper-affected lilting voice, ugh, who thought that was remotely charming??!!