# What's the song in the Jetta ad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-the-jetta-ad/298570 "2005-04-09T16:45:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-the-jetta-ad/298570/1 "2005-04-09T16:45:38Z")
There’s an ad for Volkswagen Jettas with a young couple dancing in their apartment to a song. Their neighbour gets upset about the noise, so they buy a bigger speaker and move into a house of their own. What’s the song they’re dancing to? And while we’re on the subject, what’s the song in the commercial where the guy is using his printer to take pictures of himself out of mid-air? ---
**Author:** ![ZeroGyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47774/32.png) [@ZeroGyro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZeroGyro)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-the-jetta-ad/298570/2 "2005-04-09T17:05:12Z")
The song in the Jetta ad is “Revolution Get down” by the Bellrays of their album **The Red, White and Black**. The printer (I think its Hewlett Packard) ad uses The Kinks’ “Picture Book” off of the classic **The Village Green Preservation Society**. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-the-jetta-ad/298570/3 "2005-04-09T17:12:34Z")
On the same subject, what’s the trippy song in the Adidas ‘smarts shoe’ commercial. The one where the guy gets out of bed, has a surreal experience running around, and then winds up in bed again. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-the-jetta-ad/298570/4 "2005-04-09T17:18:15Z")
After VW used it iin their ad a few years ago, I had to go out and buy _Roman P_ by Psychic TV. _Are you free? Are you free? Are you really, really, really, really, really free?_ ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-the-jetta-ad/298570/5 "2005-04-09T17:35:58Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > On the same subject, what’s the trippy song in the Adidas ‘smarts shoe’ commercial. > The one where the guy gets out of bed, has a surreal experience running around, and then winds up in bed again. [Written specialy for the commercial.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309172&highlight=Jonze) ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-the-jetta-ad/298570/6 "2005-04-09T17:46:22Z")
> [@Gangster Octopus](#): > > [Written specialy for the commercial.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309172&highlight=Jonze) Well, my searching skills are obviously sub-par. Although, in fairness to myself the word ‘adidas’ is nowhere in there. (although adidas\_1 is) ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-the-jetta-ad/298570/7 "2005-04-09T18:17:03Z")
As I noted in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308663), the song in the Jetta commercial I’ve seen is Molly’s Chamber by the Kings of Leon, who, by the way, kick ass live–they’re opening for U2 on the first leg of the current tour. ---
**Author:** ![ZeroGyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47774/32.png) [@ZeroGyro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZeroGyro)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-the-jetta-ad/298570/8 "2005-04-09T18:52:40Z")
You’re right, **KSO** , and I’m stupid. The Bellrays song is in a Nissan Xterra commercial. There’s too many damn car commercials out there with catchy songs by litte-known-to-obscure bands. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-the-jetta-ad/298570/9 "2005-04-10T03:36:20Z")
Thanks for the information and my apologies for missing the previous thread.