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Ever watched a commercial and said, "I recognize that song used in that advertement"? You can tell how effective the advertising is, since I can't even remember most of the products that they're advertising. I swear advertisers are getting stupider with their song choices lately. Here are my personal oddest choices for songs used in commercials:
"American Woman" by The Guess Who. THE USA WOMEN'S OLYMPIC TEAM. This one just took over the top spot as my personal favorite. For this one, they didn't play a fragment of the song and omit the stupid bits. Oh, no. You actually hear Burton Cumings say "American woman...get away from me...American woman, mama let me be." Classic.
"Baba O'Riley" by The Who. NISSAN PATHFINDER. The Pathfinders play "polo" while the music from "Baba O'Riely" plays in the background...that's the one that has the lyrics "teenage wasteland" repeated throughout.
"Blitzgrieg Bop" by the Ramones. MILLER BEER (?). Just "hey ho...let's go" and "all revved up and ready to go!" What they neglected to include is the middle portion, where they say, "Blitzgreig bop....Hey, ho, let's go, shoot 'em in the back now."
"Blood and Roses" by The Smithereens. CAR COMMERCIAL. You just hear the booming base as the car drives through the desert (I'll update the page with the product as soon as I remember it!), but unfortunately we don't to hear them sing "I want to live but I don't belong....I close my eyes and I see blood and roses."
"How Soon Is Now" by The Smiths. IMPORT CAR SALES. Just the music is included. This means we miss out on hearing, "So you go and you stand on your own, and you leave on your own, and go home and you cry and you want to die."
"Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop. NORWEGIAN CRUISES. Just the music and occasional "LUST FOR LIFE", omiting references to "liquor and drugs" and "I know he's going to do another strip tease".
"Superfly" by Curtus Mayfield. MITSUBISHI MONTERO. Just the music, meaning we miss hearing about our hero "dealing in blow" (cocaine). Hey, now I get it: the commercial wants you to understand that their SUV goes fast, like you're high on cocaine!
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