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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

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I've been meaning to do a post about songs that get ruined as a result of their association with commercials. But now that retroCRUSH has thrown together a list of the pop songs ruined in commercials it looks like that's another subject I'll cross off my "to do" list.

I'd disagree with the inclusion of the Levi's version of Tainted Love, since I think it actually was one commercial that took a good song and made it better. And on a completely unrelated note, anybody else hear the beeper go off when the french frys are done at a fast food joint and have the Santana song "Oye Como Va" go through their head?

And while I'm rambling along I'm glad to see Emmitt & Cheryl win Dancing With The Stars. Actually, I'm glad it's over since the wife subjected me to this show whenever possible. I feigned interest (actually that means I mostly ignored the show) but I'd have to watch whenever Cheryl was on the screen since she was such a good dancer...WTF, I should just be honest and admit she is just incredibly hot and the only reason I tolerated the show!
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|| JM, 11:13 PM

4 Comments:

I hate it when songs get ruined by commercials. I'm always hearing that Cars' song in the Circuit City commercials, ahhhhh, so frustrating. Nothing takes the edge or charm out of a song like being jammed into a commercial.
Blogger Sebastien Millon, at 1:14 PM  
I only saw a couple of the dancing with the stars shows, but because I am a member of the Dallas Cowboys fan cult, I had to cheer for Emmitt.
Blogger pissed off patricia, at 9:41 AM  
My absolute favorite song on a commercial these days is the Allman Bros. Rambling Man on an ad for a pharmaceutical that relieves menopause symptoms. I always sing, "Lord I was born a rambling man, with hot flashes...." I mean, could there be a more INappropriate song???? jeez!
Blogger Jennifer Wertkin, at 6:12 PM  
There's a Verizon radio commercial that features Michael McDonald's cover of "Reach Out, I'll Be There". I break my neck trying to switch off the radio before I can even hear the first word of it.

Not that I hate Michael McDonald but I just don't need to have any other version of that song stuck in my head besides the real one.

Of course the covered song isn't pop but I thought I'd share anyway. ;)
Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:33 PM  

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