Good songs that we only hear in advertisements

Problem Of Motivation

The most obvious example to me would have to be 'Baba O'Riley' by The Who. You're garanteed not to hear it on the radio (unless it's maybe 1 o clock in the morning), but you'll definitely be teased by a brief clip of it... whether it's an ad, or a radio talk show intro, or CSI.

lertsnim

For some reason I only ever hear Lucky Lucky Lucky Me during tv ad breaks. Never on the radio.

The old Bulmers ad - 'Time is on my side' by the Stones.

branie2

Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood in an Ambre solaire ad from the 1990s

whiskeyman

The whistling song in the Avonmore milk ad.

Came across it randomly a couple of years ago.
Never heard anyone play it or know it and was amazed to hearing being used in their ad over the past year or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upqcu2DWK8g

Bobblehats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqHQ_wWbG9Y

Albatross by Fleetwood Mac

Green Onions by Booker T & The MGs


Plenty more of course

Bobblehats

We only hear good songs in advertisements.

Baron Kurtz

lertsnim wrote: »

For some reason I only ever hear Lucky Lucky Lucky Me during tv ad breaks. Never on the radio.

Agghhh, just reading your post has put that stain of a song in my head now! Thought it would never leave the airwaves.

Problem Of Motivation

whiskeyman wrote: »

The whistling song in the Avonmore milk ad.

Came across it randomly a couple of years ago.
Never heard anyone play it or know it and was amazed to hearing being used in their ad over the past year or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upqcu2DWK8g

Oh they must have chose that because of the "calcium" lyrics.

Ipso

Anyone else remember a point in the 90’s where if a song appeared in a Levis ad it was almost guaranteed to go to number 1.

Bobblehats

What’s the one that manages to make Elton John sound good in comparison

whiskeyman

Bobblehats wrote: »

What’s the one that manages to make Elton John sound good in comparison

Snickers?

Problem Of Motivation

Bobblehats wrote: »

What’s the one that manages to make Elton John sound good in comparison

Don't go breaking my heart.

Bobblehats

Problem Of Motivation wrote: »

Don't go breaking my heart.

Yeah just gimme da track yo

4068ac1elhodqr

Pure Pleasure Seeker (Moloko) 2019, but from their much earlier 3rd? album.
https://www.tvadvertmusic.com/video-eve-sloth-dancing-bed/
Yes, yet another Mattress selling company.
{Not sleeping enough is the new smoking}

So good a tune, it doesn't even need any VO to flog them, just a 5sec super (overlay) lashed on at the end.

Silentcorner

Ipso wrote: »

Anyone else remember a point in the 90’s where if a song appeared in a Levis ad it was almost guaranteed to go to number 1.

The Levis campaign of the 80/90s remain one of the most iconic and successful campaigns ever, it was Saatchi and Saatchi and it was pure genius.

The new ad would come out, targeted at men/women or both, the music would reflect the demographic they were targeting, and boom...buy some ad space and watch the single climb the charts, it was like getting an advert to No 1 in the charts when getting to No 1 actually meant something.

Guinness followed up with a similar and very successful campaign, many of a certain vintage will remember dancing to that crazy Guinness ad in pubs and nightclubs....you couldn't buy that type of exposure...that era was drenched in creativity when you think back on it!

Tammy!

Ipso wrote: »

Anyone else remember a point in the 90’s where if a song appeared in a Levis ad it was almost guaranteed to go to number 1.

Yes I remember Spaceman by Babylon Zoo in the mid 90s. No one had heard of the song and everyone was talking about it. Then when it was released, it got number 1 but it was an anti climax.

Utter Consternation

Ipso wrote: »

Anyone else remember a point in the 90’s where if a song appeared in a Levis ad it was almost guaranteed to go to number 1.

Spaceman.

I heard it again on a rerun of Top of the Pops lately. It was an absolute turd of a song with really sh1te '90s grungy guitar.

The lad that wrote it faded instantly into obscurity after.

van_beano

JeanL wrote: »

Yes I remember Spaceman by Babylon Zoo in the mid 90s. No one had heard of the song and everyone was talking about it. Then when it was released, it got number 1 but it was an anti climax.

Yes, I recorded it off Longwave Radio 252

Ipso

van_beano wrote: »

Yes, I recorded it off Longwave Radio 252

Probably the short version.

There was another one called Inside by Stiltskin, which went to number wan after appearing on an advert.

dirkmeister

Sonic Youth’s Teenage Riot is used in a
Michael Kors ad.

Great song.