# Song in the VW commercial **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 18, 2000, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362 "2000-01-18T13:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guy\_Propski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2000, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/1 "2000-01-18T13:14:00Z")
The latest commercial for the VW Cabrio has four Gen Xers driving down a moonlit California highway, with a song playing in the background. At first, I had that guilty feeling of actually ENJOYING a song in a commercial. Well, imagine my delight when I heard the song being played on the radio, on WXPN Philadelphia no less. It’s a real song! Sadly, 'XPN is terrible about announcing the title and artist, so I’m left with a mystery. Does anyone know the title and artist of the song being played in the commercial? The lyrics are hard to understand; something about a “finger moon.” Thanks in advance for your help. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2000, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/2 "2000-01-18T15:59:00Z")
According to the VW site, it’s “Pink Moon,” by Nick Drake. You can even grab the commercial in QuickTime and buy the music at their site ([vw.com](http://vw.com)). * * * “It says, I choo-choo-choose you. And it’s got a picture of a train.” – Ralph Wiggum ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2000, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/3 "2000-01-18T17:56:00Z")
Crimony. VW should come out with a soundtrack CD with that song, the stupid “everything coming together” song and the “Da-da-da” song that sucks in that Eurotrash sort of way. Sorry. I get stuck in “Pit” mode sometimes. * * * We gladly devour those who would subdue us. ---
**Author:** ![fLoWeRcHiLdGenerationY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@fLoWeRcHiLdGenerationY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fLoWeRcHiLdGenerationY)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/4 "2000-01-18T22:33:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Guy Propski: > **At first, I had that guilty feeling of actually ENJOYING a song in a commercial.** ## hey, don’t feel too bad - I personally can’t get enuf of the Gap commercials at christmas time, where they have the christmas song remixes and the gap dancers dancing all over the place…damn I luv those. I’m not weird, I’m just Gifted…okay, so I’m weird too… ~I’m 15, people, but don’t doubt my intelligence~ \*fLoWeR cHiLd, 2nd generation… “Im not opinionated, Im just always right.” ©Me ---
**Author:** ![fippo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/2bfe46/32.png) [@fippo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fippo)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/5 "2000-01-19T00:51:00Z")
Okay, here’s another one. Remember back when this whole campaign started? There was a commercial that showed the beetle blurring in and out of focus while an Oasis-like song was played. I believe that the lyrics started ‘Don’t live in the same world’. I also know Dennis Miller parodied this commercial for his ‘Viewers Wanted’ series. Any guesses on the song and artist? * * * Fippo- _Uh-Oh! The truck have started to move!_ ---
**Author:** ![kylen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@kylen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kylen)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/6 "2000-01-19T00:56:00Z")
The artist is Hurricane#1 (British indeed) and the title of the song escapes me at the moment, but I’ll get if for you by tomorrow. Kylen ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/7 "2000-01-19T05:01:00Z")
God freakin’ dammit, now I’ve got that “Da Da Da” song stuck in my head! Uh huh uh huh uh huhhhhh… * * * An infinite number of rednecks in an infinite number of pickup trucks shooting an infinite number of shotguns at an infinite number of road signs will eventually produce all the world’s great works of literature in Braille. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Propski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/8 "2000-01-19T13:45:00Z")
Thanks for the answers. As I said, it’s always a guilty pleasure when you enjoy the music on commercials. Makes me feel like I’m abetting uncontrolled consumerism. Has Nick Drake done anything else? I’ve never heard of him before. ---
**Author:** ![kylen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@kylen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kylen)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/9 "2000-01-19T17:11:00Z")
fippo - the song is called “Step into my world” and is indeed by Hurricane #1 kylen ---
**Author:** ![frolix8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@frolix8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frolix8)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/10 "2000-01-19T19:03:00Z")
Nick Drake was one of the early hyper-sensitive singer-songwriters who died tragically young. Acoustic guitar magazine did a cover story on him a few months ago, very interesting. He did several albums, and is known as a musician’s musician, not widely known to the general public. He had some major personality/mental problems and they caught up with him. Pink Moon is considered one of his best albums. ---
**Author:** ![fippo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/2bfe46/32.png) [@fippo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fippo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/11 "2000-01-20T01:46:00Z")
thanks much kylen! now, off to find a copy! * * * Fippo- _Uh-Oh! The truck have started to move!_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/12 "2000-01-20T01:55:00Z")
Now _I’ve_ got the Da Da Daa song stuck in my head! So who did _that_ one? Having heard it on commerical radio once, I believe it’s a ‘real’ song, but I only heard it once, so… * * * JMCJ This could be YOUR sig line! For just five cents a post, JMCJ Enterprises will place YOUR sig line at the bottom of each message! ---
**Author:** ![fippo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/2bfe46/32.png) [@fippo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fippo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/13 "2000-01-20T02:07:00Z")
hey, i know this one! that da da da song was by trio. it was released in the eighties I believe, but it was re-released just because it was featured in that commercial. you can go buy it right now! yay! * * * Fippo- _Uh-Oh! The truck have started to move!_ ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/14 "2000-01-20T02:50:00Z")
I don’t love you you don’t love me. A Da da da. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/15 "2000-01-20T02:58:00Z")
[Volkswagen’s web site](http://www.vw.com/commercials/?) has a partial list of the songs they’ve used. Unfortunately, it’s only the recent ads (anyone else here remember the Lush ad? Anyone else here ever heard of Lush?) BTW, I **strongly** recommend Nick Drake’s _Time of No Reply_ album - better than _Pink Moon_ IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-the-vw-commercial/6362/16 "2000-01-20T07:11:00Z")
Errrrrm, scratch that. _Five Leaves Left_ is the Nick Drake album you should buy first. (Sorry, got confused 'cause the first song has the word “Time” in it too :)) Ah hell just buy them all.