# Is that Nina Simone singing for a commercial? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads, music\ **Created:** [January 13, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-nina-simone-singing-for-a-commercial/930449 "2021-01-13T14:33:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-nina-simone-singing-for-a-commercial/930449/1 "2021-01-13T14:33:23Z")
I thought I heard her voice for a 1 ADAY vitamin commercial. Kind of sad. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-nina-simone-singing-for-a-commercial/930449/2 "2021-01-13T14:58:46Z")
A lot of musicians’ estates are fine making a buck out of licensing songs to any kind of commercial. I wouldn’t describe that as “X singing for a commercial” though. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-nina-simone-singing-for-a-commercial/930449/3 "2021-01-13T16:57:28Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > I thought I heard her voice for a 1 ADAY vitamin commercial. Kind of sad. Not as sad as Pete Seeger’s “Hard Times” being used for a [freaking Volvo commercial](https://www.tvadvertmusic.com/volvo-xc90-ad-hard-times-pete-seeger/). Because nothing says “luxury auto” like Pete Seeger singing about poor workers.