# What's the song in this commercial? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 13, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452 "2002-12-13T05:51:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/1 "2002-12-13T05:51:54Z")
It’s the new VW Beetle commercial, that doesn’t show the car but just shows some guy in an office building. The song sounds like some amalgamation of the Beatles and ELO. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/2 "2002-12-13T05:54:25Z")
I am told it IS an ELO piece, and I think I was told it’s on the Out of the Blue album. Search for my post asking about the (relatively) new ELO album on this board. - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/3 "2002-12-13T05:56:02Z")
When you say it sounds like Beatles and ELO, I wonder if you’re specifically thinking of new Beatles’ songs of which supposedly Jeff Lynn of ELO helped to orchestrate, IIRC. You may recall these “new” Beatles songs were released in the mid-late 1990’s. - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Tretiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/4 "2002-12-13T06:14:27Z")
It’s called Mr. Blue Sky by ELO ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/5 "2002-12-13T06:14:42Z")
It is off the _Out of the Blue_ album. The song is **Mr. Blue Sky** , one of my favorites from the 8th grade. ROCK ON, JEFF!!! ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/6 "2002-12-13T06:21:11Z")
Thanks for your answers guys! ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/7 "2002-12-13T06:46:23Z")
What about the song in the Axe Effect commercial? The one with the guy in the elevator? ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/8 "2002-12-13T14:13:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Heloise \* > \*\*What about the song in the Axe Effect commercial? The one with the guy in the elevator? \*\* It’s called L’Ascenseur, composed by Thierry Fauchard and Alain Plumauzille. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/9 "2002-12-13T14:50:26Z")
[hijack] Anyone notice they started airing 3 different endings to that commercial lately? [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Bomzaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Bomzaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bomzaway)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/10 "2002-12-13T15:05:33Z")
I’m surprised that Mr. Blue Sky (the doper) didn’t answer this question. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/11 "2002-12-13T21:51:52Z")
I’ve noticed the song _Mr. Blue Sky_ is also being used in the commercial for the new Nick Cage movie as well (at the very end over the credits). My husband noticed it as well and declared “ELO is the new black!” heh! Fine with me - the more ELO the better! ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/12 "2002-12-20T08:38:17Z")
**Joey G** , sorry I didn’t say thanks before. I just remembered the thread! Do you know, I can’t seem to find the song anywhere! ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/13 "2002-12-20T16:28:27Z")
OK, I am very very very sorry… but who is ELO?! Could somebody fill me in, please !? ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/14 "2002-12-20T16:35:37Z")
Who is ELO? Good lord. I’m going to wheel myself over to the old folks home. ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/15 "2002-12-20T16:59:28Z")
Does it help that I didn’t grow up in this country?? please please don’t go to the old folks home because of me!! ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/16 "2002-12-20T17:30:25Z")
Electric Light Orchestra ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-in-this-commercial/142452/17 "2002-12-20T18:02:38Z")
Thank you!