The name of the Motel 6 song?

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Hi. I’m Tom Bodett. For years now I’ve been staying at Motel 6 and advertising them on the radio because their jingle is just so darn catchy:

Actually, I’m not Tom Bodett. I have no idea what the song is called and can’t even find a name for it. It has no lyrics, to my knowledge, because Tom Bodett always deadpans a plug for Motel 6 over the tune. I’m pretty sure there’s a violin and an accordion, and that’s a plucked bass, but I can’t tell if it’s electric or acoustic.

Can some amazingly ad-savvy Doper tell me what the song is called and – better yet – where I can get it on CD?

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I almost forgot to include the song (with Tom talking over it, unfortunately). There: I’ve left the light on for ya. :confused:

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Some of that melody can be heard at the end of an arrangement called “Circus Maximus”, by C.C. Samuels, for vintage band.

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tom bodette used to have a prarie home companion type of radio show set in Alaska and the phrase and music is from it

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What was it called? A Taiga Home Companion?

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I don’t know what it’s called, but here’s the tune without any voic over.

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It turns out to be a tune composed for the ads. From Wiki:
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These ads were created by Dallas advertising agency The Richards Group.[4] They feature a tune composed by Tom Faulkner, performed by him on guitar and Milo Deering on fiddle.*

Some more info here.

I don’t know if it even has a name at all.
ETA: Just noticed this is a zombie thread. The OP hasn’t been here since 2014.

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He DID NOT leave the light on for ya.:smiley:

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Jeez, I sure hope not. The electric bill would be a bitch.

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The show was called The End of the Road, but it began running in 1988, while Bodett first uttered the line in a 1986 commercial for Motel 6.

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If anybody still cares, the highly original and unexpected official title appears to be Theme for Motel 6

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That’s linking to a different work (Resilient Kids Boot Camp Game and Manual) by a different Thomas Faulkner for me. Let see if this works.