# Does Anyone Else Find A New Song From a Commercial? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 9, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467 "2019-01-09T14:41:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Noelq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noelq/32/16438_2.png) [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/21 "2019-01-09T23:05:57Z")
::sigh:: I discovered Andrea Bocelli, the classical and operatic singer… through South Park, when Kenny’s voice was dubbed with his music. I don’t regret it at all. Fantastic voice. And Nick Drake, the mellow singer, from the Volkswagen commercials. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/22 "2019-01-09T23:13:16Z")
Usually “Cute” isn’t a word that describes music I like. But I heard Fabienne Delsol sing this one in a Toyota commercial. Not only is it cute, but I daresay that it is cute, cute, cute! “Come Along” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44bJD4L83HU](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fabienne+delsol+come+along) ---
**Author:** ![LTU2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@LTU2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LTU2)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/23 "2019-01-09T23:18:14Z")
“Love and marriage”— “Soup and Sandwich”. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/24 "2019-01-10T01:31:09Z")
I discovered “Come Out and Play” by Billie Eilish from a [wonderful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dJCroCMBPM) Apple commercial that played during the 2018 holiday season. I bought “One Day I’ll Fly Away”, the cover version by Vaults, after it [appeared](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qo27xcVS5I) in my new favorite commercial, a 2016 advertisement by UK department store John Lewis, complete with foxes bouncing on a trampoline. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/25 "2019-01-10T01:35:25Z")
There’s been a couple songs I’ve heard on promo ads on PBS that have found their way into my collection. One that comes to mind right off is “Where Not To Look For Freedom” by The Belle Brigade. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/26 "2019-01-10T04:58:16Z")
Budweiser used _Paddling Out_ by Miike Snow on their ads during baseball season a few years back. I had to Shazam it to get the title, and boom - still on my playlist. There’s been other music on commercials that’s been intriguing, but I haven’t always had success tracking them down. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/27 "2019-01-10T05:33:59Z")
Also from GIECO, back when their commercials weren’t idiotic: “[CB Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoW8_SMyV60)”. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/28 "2019-01-10T05:50:43Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > A few years back some video game (maybe Call of Duty?) commercial used a remake of “Mad World” that was haunting instead of the pop sounding Tears For Fears version. I tracked it down and it is now my preferred version. It was one of the Gears of War games.[I think it was this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWrbGEFgI8), though there’s several fan made versions on Youtube. I’m not sure if I discovered José González (covering the Knife) via commercial or not, but it’s a [cool commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_bx8bnCoiU) about wrecking San Francisco. I haven’t heard of any of their other songs, but I too think Da Da Da first in commercial songs. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/29 "2019-01-10T14:35:40Z")
> [@RobDog](#): > > There have been others, and luckily there are web sites that list ads and the songs used in them, otherwise I’m sure I’d never have identified half of them. Provided you remember the company the ad was for, just searching Youtube for “[company] ad” will usually get you the ad with the song credited in the description. ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/30 "2019-01-10T15:06:03Z")
Green Light Red Light by Toplady for a Toyota commercial. https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=2385530539/size=large/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/31 "2019-01-10T15:21:23Z")
The Volkswagen commercial with Dean Martin’s version of “The Birds and the Bees” was great, and the song is on my iTunes. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/32 "2019-01-10T16:18:47Z")
All the time. I still have Alphaville’s Forever Young listed in my MP3 Player as [“Ion Commercial”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVxBNyHbgWo) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/33 "2019-01-10T17:24:58Z")
Sometimes I think I find all of my new music this way. I think it started with [this Apple ad for the new iPod Touch](https://youtu.be/F1uLhH0Utjg), which led me to download [“Music Is My Hot Hot Sex”](https://youtu.be/q4zrb2NgMa0). ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/34 "2019-01-10T20:39:02Z")
Just search YouTube for “Apple commercial”. You’ll find a lot of good music. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/35 "2019-01-10T21:16:24Z")
Sitting at home one night a few years ago and this [Ashley Madison](https://tvadvertsongs.com/ashley-madison-poly/) commercial came on (link SFW). I absolutely just adore the [Tom Rosenthal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Rosenthal_(musician)) song which is featured. Oddly enough… or maybe not that oddly, the kid just devours music… my then 15yo daughter knew who he was. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/36 "2019-01-10T22:04:24Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > A few years back some video game (maybe Call of Duty?) commercial used a remake of “Mad World” that was haunting instead of the pop sounding Tears For Fears version. I tracked it down and it is now my preferred version. > [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > It was one of the Gears of War games.[I think it was this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWrbGEFgI8), though there’s several fan made versions on Youtube. > > . . . That version was originally in the movie [Donnie Darko.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L42OhzVWzc0) ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/37 "2019-01-11T11:45:36Z")
Yes Car ad - “Running” by Computer Magic ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/38 "2019-01-11T12:11:23Z")
I’ve been hearing Dolly Parton songs for a couple of different advertisers lately. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/39 "2019-01-11T13:39:20Z")
Yep, I think Applebee’s. I appreciate it (not that I’m going to eat there). ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467/40 "2019-01-11T13:44:52Z")
[Harlem River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AZeDbDDTkQ) by Kevin Morby was used in a \*Target \* ad in Australia. I had never heard of the song or the artist but got the album. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-new-song-from-a-commercial/827467.md?page=3)