# song in Mitsubushi Galant commercial **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 23, 2001, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942 "2001-04-23T01:26:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![moggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@moggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moggy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/1 "2001-04-23T01:26:53Z")
There’s a new (relatively) commercial with a woman & a man lip-synching to a song-the lyrics go, “I wish/that/ I knew what I knew now/ When I was younger”. Is this is real song and if so, what’s the name of it & the artist it’s by? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Chas.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/2 "2001-04-23T01:53:34Z")
Badly played 12-string acoustic guitar plus mandolin, with whiny, badly harmonized vocals that make me hit the MUTE button every time I hear it, it could only be the Grateful Dead. Or some derivative thereof. And to the deadheads out there, I have only one thing to say. No, I don’t have any spare change. ---
**Author:** ![Wastrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f17d59/32.png) [@Wastrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wastrel)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/3 "2001-04-23T02:17:10Z")
Rod Stewart, I believe. I don’t know why I know that. My brain tends to collect useless information and prioritize it over useful info _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Wastrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f17d59/32.png) [@Wastrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wastrel)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/4 "2001-04-23T02:17:39Z")
Rod Stewart, I believe. I don’t know why I know that. My brain tends to collect useless information and prioritize it over useful info. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Wastrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f17d59/32.png) [@Wastrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wastrel)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/5 "2001-04-23T02:19:06Z")
Damn! Sorry about the double post…damn lag… ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/6 "2001-04-23T02:26:19Z")
I just asked this exact question a few days ago! It’s “When I Was Younger” by Rod Stewart. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dignan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/7 "2001-04-23T02:32:19Z")
I’m positive it’s not the Grateful Dead. I think it’s Rod Stewart in this particular commercial. There’s another version on the Rushmore soundtrack done by “The Faces” called “Ooh La La.” If you decide to buy a CD for that song alone get the Rushmore soundtrack, it’s got some other good songs too. Great movie, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/8 "2001-04-23T12:32:48Z")
Its the title song to “Oh La La” as has been pointed out. Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Ian McGlagen, Kenny Jones, and the rest of the The Faces. Don’t bother buying the album, its the only worthwhile song on the whole thing (Rod Stewart left after this debacle). Get the “Rushmore” soundtrack instead. ---
**Author:** ![Evnglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@Evnglion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evnglion)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/9 "2001-04-23T12:35:54Z")
This is the kind of post that slows down SDMBs so much…there was this exact same question on here about 3 days ago… ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/10 "2001-04-23T13:06:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Evnglion \* > \*\*This is the kind of post that slows down SDMBs so much…there was this exact same question on here about 3 days ago… \*\* Did you read my post above? I was the one who asked it. ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2001, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-mitsubushi-galant-commercial/62942/11 "2001-04-23T23:19:06Z")
On a related note, what is the artist/song in the other Mitsubishi commercial–the one for the Eclipse? It’s a sort of dance-sounding song, with the lyrics (I think) “put the body in motion” repeatedly, then something about “stop the commotion.” I’m a bit out of the loop as far as new music, so I’m sure it’s something pretty common, but what is it?