# Help! Can you identify the song in this commercial? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400 "2006-01-31T20:59:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/1 "2006-01-31T20:59:18Z")
It’s for Royal Caribbean Cruises, and it’s got a funky upbeat tempo, and the lyrics start out: “Here comes Johnny, yeah…” Anybody? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/2 "2006-01-31T21:02:24Z")
“Lust for Life” by Iggy Pop ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/3 "2006-01-31T21:02:30Z")
Lust for life by Iggy Pop, I believe… ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/4 "2006-01-31T21:04:48Z")
Whle we’re on songs from commercials, anyone know the name of that song in the new rojan condom comemrcial? It features a young couple engaging in a kiss through a chain link fence. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/5 "2006-01-31T21:08:27Z")
::sigh:: If I hadn’t left my Caps on I would have beat you **Gangster**. Then again I could have just posted lUST FOR lIFE BY iGGY pOP and faced the scorn of the masses. > [@bouv](#): > > Whle we’re on songs from commercials, anyone know the name of that song in the new rojan condom comemrcial? It features a young couple engaging in a kiss through a chain link fence. Not sure…any more details? ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/6 "2006-01-31T21:24:20Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > It’s for Royal Caribbean Cruises, and it’s got a funky upbeat tempo, and the lyrics start out: “Here comes Johnny, yeah…” > > Anybody? ☹ Incidentally, it’s hard to think of a more inappropriate song for a cruise line. One poster on Slate’s board had the comment: “somewhere between the **liquor and drugs** , and the **torture film** , you realize this is no ordinary vacation.” ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/7 "2006-01-31T21:43:18Z")
The song in the Trojans commercial is “This Life,” by Marc Ribler. ---
**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 31, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/8 "2006-01-31T23:16:08Z")
While we’re on the subject of identifying songs in commercials, what’s the one the guy lipsynchs to in the one for HP photo printers from a couple of months ago? ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/9 "2006-01-31T23:25:39Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > While we’re on the subject of identifying songs in commercials, what’s the one the guy lipsynchs to in the one for HP photo printers from a couple of months ago? Is it “Pictures of You” by The Cure, or “Picture Book” by the Kinks? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/10 "2006-01-31T23:25:45Z")
> [@saoirse](#): > > Incidentally, it’s hard to think of a more inappropriate song for a cruise line. One poster on Slate’s board had the comment: “somewhere between the **liquor and drugs** , and the **torture film** , you realize this is no ordinary vacation.” What do you mean? It’s the perfect song for a cruise line! 😉 Thanks for the help, guys! _snogs all around_ ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/11 "2006-01-31T23:27:03Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > What do you mean? It’s the perfect song for a cruise line! 😉 > > Thanks for the help, guys! _snogs all around_ I don’t suppose you could recommend a travel agency… 😃 ---
**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 31, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/12 "2006-01-31T23:33:19Z")
> [@saoirse](#): > > “Picture Book” by the Kinks? I think that’s the one. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/13 "2006-01-31T23:46:21Z")
> [@Gangster Octopus](#): > > “Lust for Life” by Iggy Pop IIRC, it must have been some other commercial that used this same song, but the version by the now-defunct neo-bluegrass Austin, TX band “Bad Livers”. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/14 "2006-02-01T00:04:11Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > It’s for Royal Caribbean Cruises, and it’s got a funky upbeat tempo, and the lyrics start out: “Here comes Johnny, yeah…” And it’s “here comes Johnny Yin, again”. And if I thought the cruise would involve liquor and drugs, a flesh machine and Johnny doing a strip tease, I might consider taking one. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/15 "2006-02-01T00:10:34Z")
I guess they could have also used “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by Jet, a major ripoff of “Lust For Life.” ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/16 "2006-02-01T00:15:02Z")
Okay, I’ll toss one out, too. It’s been driving me nuts. What’s the instrumental song that plays during the Fox Nascar promos? They’re the ones that have the computer graphics cars rushing through a surreal world. Since it’s instrumental I don’t know how to describe it except that it’s primarily electronic but has a lead guitar line in it. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2006, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/17 "2006-02-01T02:26:03Z")
Aaand “Picture Book” by The Kinks isn’t on iTunes. Figures. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/18 "2006-02-01T02:28:43Z")
I was gonna say Rio by Duran Duran. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/19 "2006-02-01T03:41:23Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Aaand “Picture Book” by The Kinks isn’t on iTunes. Figures. You can hear a sample [via the Amazon listing](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002KOI/ref=pd_bbs_null_1/002-5389072-3521604?s=music&v=glance&n=5174) to confirm that’s what you’re looking for. They’re offering the CD for $8.97. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400/20 "2006-02-01T18:21:40Z")
> [@Ferret Herder](#): > > You can hear a sample [via the Amazon listing](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002KOI/ref=pd_bbs_null_1/002-5389072-3521604?s=music&v=glance&n=5174) to confirm that’s what you’re looking for. It’s definitely “Picture Book” (I looked up the lyrics when **saoirse** mentioned the title) but it’s not The Kinks version. I think it’s the [Young Fresh Fellows](http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1203149) cover but I don’t think I’d want that entire CD just for the one track. The cover credited to Bill Lloyd & Tommy Womack on [this tribute album](http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2640738) is close and the other tracks are good, too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-identify-the-song-in-this-commercial/342400.md?page=2)