# What's that song on that Geico commercial? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 17, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894 "2006-11-17T22:11:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/21 "2006-11-20T21:49:07Z")
Of course it really matters! It’s the “don’t have much of an appetite, thank you” caveman. ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/22 "2006-11-20T21:51:19Z")
[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers] Well, there were _two_ cavemen in the restaurant ad. One had the duck, the other didn’t “have much of an appetite, thank you.” Which one was featured in the airport ad, or neither, or does it really matter? [/QUOTE] The one without an appetite was in the airport ad. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/23 "2006-11-20T21:51:23Z")
Yeah, those cavemen at the restaurant look nothing alike. What are you, some kind of anti-australopithicene? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/24 "2006-11-20T22:04:43Z")
[QUOTE=Dung Beetle] Of course it really matters! It’s the “don’t have much of an appetite, thank you” caveman. [/QUOTE] Well, pal, even a caveman could compose a paragraph without creating that much ambiguity: > [@](#): > > I laughed at the Roast Duck with Mango Salsa one every time I saw it (so that would be approximately nine thousand times). I agree with Dan Blather–that actor really has his part nailed. If “that actor” refers to the aiport one, he’s _not_ the one who ordered Duck in the restaurant ad. Next time, do a little research. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/25 "2006-11-22T18:30:28Z")
According to imdb, our cavemen are [Jeffrey Daniel Phillips](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680489/) and [Ben Weber.](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916491/) Sorry I couldn’t get that to you sooner! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/26 "2006-11-22T18:41:37Z")
The caveman that had the duck in the restaurant commercial is now appearing in the poster adds for Geico. This is why our modern caveman has the range of expressions on his face when he first sees the add and recognizes his former friend, and why the chosen song for the ad talks about memories. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/27 "2006-11-22T18:45:55Z")
_Great_ commericals. _Crap_ insurance company. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/28 "2006-11-22T18:46:24Z")
Here are the two ads, compare and see for yourself. [Restaurant](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqCcSc-se24) and [Airport](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZrjr4A-ASQ) ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/29 "2006-11-22T19:56:37Z")
Nevermind, the cave man looking at the ad is disgusted because the ad is the wrong size? 😕[Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd-EROxUTkM) is a longer version of the commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/30 "2006-11-22T20:04:32Z")
No, he’s just giving some extra detail about this _unbelievable_ sight he’s seeing. Sorta like, if you were calling somebody to tell them about the UFO you saw, you might say, “Yep, all covered with little green lights… Well, apparently not, because I’m looking right at it.” ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/31 "2006-11-22T20:17:09Z")
Whoa, there’s a longer version? That’s my favorite commercial-- the music, the double take, the wordless reaction… it’s just perfect and it makes me laugh every time. I can’t imagine how a longer version with dialogue could be better. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894/32 "2006-11-22T20:32:53Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] So the rest of the titles off the album (I’m assuming it’s _Melody A.M._, are they any good? Is it worth buying? [/QUOTE] If you like “Remind Me”, I think I can pretty confidently predict you’ll like the whole album. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-on-that-geico-commercial/380894.md?page=1)