Or some other variety like in Beck’s Novocane.
ETA: maybe even Velvet Underground’s *Heroin *counts. It used to be the official brand name for Bayer.
ETA2: or another drug, like *Pretty Paracetamol *by Fischer Z.
Is YMCA considered a brand name?
And then the was the Village People, asking the musical question, “Why MCA?”
runs and hides
Another Cadillac song…
And another car song:
Janis Joplin -Mercedes Benz
ETA: have we already got a motorbike song? Here’s a great one, Richard Thompson’s 1952 Vincent Black Lightning.
Corona And Lime - Shwayze https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8NV27gPI3g
Diet Mountain Dew - Lana Del Rey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4xU3tvXlMI
Doctor Pepper - Diplo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVth_C1zYrw
Jack Daniels & Jesus - Chase Rice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmht7D3QVo4
Jesus and Jack Daniels - Justin Moore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NT4uKYjmj4
Poprocks And Coke - Green Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxw2Iwu__IY
Mustang Sally - Bonny Rice
But of course made famous by Wilson Pickett, and others.
What song has that as a title?:dubious:
Burma-Shave - Tom Waits
Kodak was pissed when Kodachrome came out. However, attitudes about copyright infringement vs. free advertising had changed and Polaroid was thrilled when Hey Ya was released. Of course, Polaroid had already filed for bankruptcy at that point.
No that didn’t answer the question, nor do I have a citation (it was told to me by a former employee of one of the companies).
There’s a wonderful state park in Utah called Kodachrome Basin SP.
And telling people to stay at the YMCA
I think "In My Merry Oldsmobile"has that beat.
Mercedes Boy by Pebbles
Eye of the Hurricane by David Wilcox (the Hurricane being referenced was a Honda motorcycle)
Interesting that a disproportionate number of brands mentioned seem to be alcohol or vehicles.
Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (actually Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm). It was inspired by the then-new Oldsmobile Rocket 88 and is generally considered to be the first rock and roll song.
MTA by the Kingston Trio
Rock & Roll McDonald’s by Wesley Willis.
Thanks. Also, here’s one I should’ve included in my last post.
Corona - The Minutemen
RC Cola and a Moon Pie