# Question about Philips commercial **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 9, 2000, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822 "2000-12-09T22:58:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/1 "2000-12-09T22:58:47Z")
You know the song from the Philips commercials? The one that goes, “I got to admit it’s getting better…getting better all the time.” Is that a full-length song? If so, who was the original artist? I swear I recognized Neil Young’s voice from one of the early spots… ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/2 "2000-12-09T23:01:12Z")
While we’re at it (that is, if you don’t mind, THespos), does anyone know who does the acapella version of “Stayin’ Alive” for Mercedes? –Tim ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/3 "2000-12-09T23:05:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by THespos \* > \*\*You know the song from the Philips commercials? The one that goes, “I got to admit it’s getting better…getting better all the time.” Is that a full-length song? If so, who was the original artist? > > I swear I recognized Neil Young’s voice from one of the early spots… \*\* Umm … The first song was originally recorded by a British group called the Beatles. The title is “Getting Better”. It’s on “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, a CD available in some record stores. Ask the clerk to check in the “oldies” section. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/4 "2000-12-09T23:08:50Z")
Ouch. Can’t believe I didn’t know that one, although I’ve never owned a copy of Sgt. Pepper’s. Thank you for eradicating my ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/5 "2000-12-09T23:13:16Z")
Hey, it happens. That’s what we’re here for. ---
**Author:** ![beergeek279](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@beergeek279](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beergeek279)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/6 "2000-12-09T23:24:29Z")
Sgt. Pepper’s…gee, don’t think I’ve ever quite heard of that one 😉 But…I can’t really see someone recording just one line…who is the group doing the cover?? Doesn’t really sound that bad! ---
**Author:** ![Ankh\_Too](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Ankh\_Too](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ankh_Too)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/7 "2000-12-09T23:43:01Z")
The version on the Philips add was done by a band called **Gomez** who are, funnily enough, from Liverpool. The album is Abandoned Trolley Hotline. Can’t find anything about the Mercedes commercial though. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/8 "2000-12-10T03:25:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BobT \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > Umm … The first song was originally recorded by a British group called the Beatles. The title is “Getting Better”. It’s on “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, a CD available in some record stores. Ask the clerk to check in the “oldies” section. 🙂 \*\* > > \*\* Are you sure? I thought it was on “We’re Only In It for the Money”? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ramesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@ramesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ramesh)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/9 "2000-12-10T06:48:27Z")
1 - Theres this chevy ad about flat floors, so more legroom, which or may not be a good thing. Some girl’s kid brother tries to get smart with his sister’s friends. and then “JOEY!! CUT IT OUT!!!” 2 - This autmobile ad has some a weird dressed character in a hood in the countryside. He picks up lost sparrows and puts them back in their nest. The song is about some “daydream”. Does anyone know the song of this ad?? I have more queries but can think of them right now. More later. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/10 "2000-12-10T12:14:38Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by ramesh_ > **This autmobile ad has some a weird dressed character in a hood in the countryside.** Come now, dear fellow, let us not mock the Great Leveller of All Men so lightly, lest he come and pay you a visit prematurely. ---
**Author:** ![Anake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@Anake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anake)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/11 "2000-12-10T15:01:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ramesh \* > **1 2 - This autmobile ad has some a weird dressed character in a hood in the countryside. He picks up lost sparrows and puts them back in their nest. The song is about some “daydream”.** Argh. I know what song you are talking about. I know it’s an oldies song, on those oldies stations all the time. The weird dressed guy is the Grim Reaper, I believe. It looks like he’s going to hurt the sparrow but puts it back into their nest and dances away, right? From, Anake ---
**Author:** ![Tretiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/12 "2000-12-10T16:14:53Z")
[Clickety-click!](http://cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=87786927/pagename=/MN/PROMO/promo_in_the_media.html/promoid=823) Can’t say if any of the commercials mentioned here are at this site, but it is pretty good if you are wondering about certain commercials and their songs. _Shortened the link for those with 19" monitors and smaller_ 😃 [Edited by Coldfire on 12-12-2000 at 09:19 AM] ---
**Author:** ![AETBOND417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@AETBOND417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AETBOND417)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/13 "2000-12-10T16:18:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anake \* > \*\*Argh. I know what song you are talking about. I know it’s an oldies song, on those oldies stations all the time. The weird dressed guy is the Grim Reaper, I believe. It looks like he’s going to hurt the sparrow but puts it back into their nest and dances away, right? > > From, > > Anake \*\* I’m pretty sure it’s: What a Day for a Daydream - The Lovin’ Spoonful. That’s a great commercial. ---
**Author:** ![ramesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@ramesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ramesh)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/14 "2000-12-10T20:46:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anake \* > Argh. I know what song you are talking about. I know it’s an oldies song, on those oldies stations all the time. \*\* \ Yes, I am ashamed myself… AETBOND417, Thanks!! I will try and get the “What a Day for a Daydream - The Lovin’ Spoonful”. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/15 "2000-12-12T06:08:47Z")
What’s the song from that Mercedes commericial awhile back? It’s an old one and it goes “falling in love again, never wanted to, I can’t help it”. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![malaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@malaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malaka)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/16 "2000-12-12T12:45:19Z")
[hijack] …and one more: The song from the Acura MDX commercial. Not a very memorable commercial (SUV drives around dirt roads), except for the song. Thanks! [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/17 "2000-12-12T13:50:47Z")
“Falling in Love Again” is done by the one, the only, the incomparable Marlene Dietrich. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/18 "2000-12-12T20:48:29Z")
ramesh says: > [@](#): > > Thanks!! I will try and get the “What a Day for a Daydream - The Lovin’ Spoonful”. The version on the automobile commercial was certainly not The Lovin’ Spoonful, though they are the original artists. It sounds alot like Leon Redbone singing the commercial. “What a Day for a Daydream” does not appear in his discography, but I know he has done some TV and commercial work before (a Tide detergent ad and, IIRC, the theme song from "Mr. Belvedere), and that song is right up his alley. If it’s the lyrics you like, get Lovin’ Spoonful’s version. If it’s the distinctive voice you liked, check out some of Leon’s stuff at CDNow. ---
**Author:** ![Irishlore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ea666f/32.png) [@Irishlore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishlore)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-philips-commercial/44822/19 "2024-01-29T17:53:31Z")
Astrid It’s getting better. Also better late than never