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Re: Blue Rondo ala Turk
« Reply #645 on: January 08, 2020, 07:46:49 PM »
Some modern version in an ad for Esri location services.

https://youtu.be/lXYFhgntmjg

I found an article about the song, which is credited to Nas.  This certainly stretches the limits of fair use/sampling as far as I'm concerned:

http://exclaim.ca/music/article/nas_says_hes_the_jarreau_of_rap_on_new_single
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #646 on: January 10, 2020, 06:59:00 PM »
"Antmusic" for Booking.com -- this one makes little sense.
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #647 on: January 17, 2020, 06:41:03 PM »
Chuck Berry, "It Wasn't Me" for Amazon Prime
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #648 on: January 20, 2020, 07:39:39 PM »
Hayley Mills, "Let's Get Together" for Taco Bell. (these pairings keep getting weirder)
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #649 on: January 24, 2020, 07:59:54 PM »
Roger Miller "Get Up Early in the Morning" for Coors Light.
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #650 on: January 25, 2020, 09:02:39 PM »
Aretha's version of "Accentuate the Positive" for Citibank
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #651 on: January 30, 2020, 06:43:41 PM »
digging deep: Stevie Wonder's little-heard cover of "My Girl" for Mercedes.

also, Lenny Kravitz's "Fly Away" for Bahamas tourism.
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #652 on: February 01, 2020, 06:21:57 PM »
"If I Could Turn Back Time" for Luminess touchless make-up.
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #653 on: February 06, 2020, 06:23:08 PM »
a no-brainer: "Simply Irresistible" for Applebee's Irresist-a-Bowls.
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #654 on: February 17, 2020, 06:46:20 PM »
Another for Fidelity Investments: the Kinks' "Better Days"
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #655 on: February 29, 2020, 06:25:47 PM »
"Thank You For Being a Friend" for Campbell's Tomato Soup.
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #656 on: March 13, 2020, 05:49:23 PM »
Anoro (a COPD medicine) using "Go Your Own Way"; Ace's "How Long" for Amazon Prime.
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #657 on: April 19, 2020, 09:38:43 AM »
Rupert Holmes' "Escape" for Bounty paper towels. ("Spilled your Pina Colada? get Bounty, the quicker-picker-upper!")
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #658 on: May 20, 2020, 05:58:48 PM »
The Beatles' "All Together Now" for Facebook Messenger Rooms.
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Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations
« Reply #659 on: May 21, 2020, 10:23:05 PM »

It's been a couple of months, but...

The Troggs' Wild Thing for Geico

The Zombies' Time of the Season for Coors

Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass for Ford F-150 trucks

The Isley Brothers' It's Your Thing for H & R Block's do-it-yourself software

And two for Applebees that actually made some sense -- The Four Tops'
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch, and Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
for the return of their all-you-can-eat riblets.


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