# What's this car commercial song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 17, 2001, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-car-commercial-song/62337 "2001-04-17T23:20:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-car-commercial-song/62337/1 "2001-04-17T23:20:38Z")
I forget the car maker, but the commercial shows different people (young couple, mom and cute baby, older guy) driving their cars and singing a very catchy song. It goes: _“I wish…I…knew…what I know now…when I was younger, I wish…I…knew…what I know now…when I was stronger.”_ Anyone? Title and artist? Is it a “Top 40” current hit by a new artist? (or whatever that type of music is called…I listen to mostly country and classical) Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-car-commercial-song/62337/2 "2001-04-18T00:02:38Z")
I’m pretty sure the artist who did the song originally is Rod Stewart. That doesn’t mean he did it for the commercial. Sorry, but I hear songs on the radio but am lost in the 60’s when it comes to music. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-car-commercial-song/62337/3 "2001-04-18T00:22:58Z")
From a Google search: > [@](#): > > “Ooh La La” harks back to the days of the “Faces” as well - only this time it’s a song written by Ronnie Lane, who died during the recording of this album, along with Ron Wood. Rod had never sung this song, and decided to use it as a tribute to Ronnie. The chorus of this song has really stuck with me. “I wish that I knew what I know now/ When I was Younger/ I wish that I knew what I know now/ When I was stronger.” So it was originally “Faces”, redone by Rod Stewart solo. Zette ---
**Author:** ![jrepka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@jrepka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrepka)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-car-commercial-song/62337/4 "2001-04-18T02:31:25Z")
A good place to answer these questions is a site called [www.adcritic.com](http://www.adcritic.com). You can look at QT movies of ads, movie trailers, etc., you can search for music by product name, there are speculation ads, spoofs. Loads ‘o time wastin’ fun… ---
**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-car-commercial-song/62337/5 "2001-04-18T08:03:00Z")
> [@](#): > > I forget the car maker, , - - - It sounds like a Chrysler commercial to me. - MC ---
**Author:** ![El\_Marko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@El\_Marko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Marko)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-car-commercial-song/62337/6 "2001-04-18T14:40:06Z")
Actually, it’s for a Mitsubishi Galant if I remember correctly, but that really isn’t the question… The only version of the song I’ve ever heard is the one done by Rod Stewart, but I couldn’t tell you what album it was on or anything. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-car-commercial-song/62337/7 "2001-04-18T21:09:41Z")
Thanks everyone. Rod Stewart? I feel like I should have known that. Thanks again! 🙂