Songs Ruined By Advertising

[BotsMaster]

What are some songs that have been ruined by TV/radio advertising?

 

[blackshadow]

The crappy version of The Passenger used by Volkswagen

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[Cleavy]

Bon Jovi - Always
but pretty much any of the songs that are covered in commercials currently (especially if it's a cover version)

 

[Eddie Dingle]

The crappy version of The Passenger used by Volkswagen

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Awful, just awful.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Not a commercial but How Soon Is Now being the intro music for Charmed has forever linked it

 

[raskolnikov]

The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket

 

[Magus]

The shampoo song

 

[JackNah_8]

I used to like this song until i heard the garnier fructis ad using the song.

 

[Power Raid]

I know it's not advertising but this film killed this song for me

 

[JP Sauce]

Go Your Own Way - Jeep and the Jeep Band

 

[Teen Wolf]

I could gladly go the rest of my life without hearing Wolfmother's Joker And The Thief again, thanks to Crownbet I think.

Also, does anybody remember the great Joe Cocker overflow of 2000? Those were dark, repetitive days. There is no way that Unchain My Heart will ever be a part of my music listening policy. Never ever, it's dead.



On the other hand (and it's probably a topic substantial enough for a separate thread but never mind) The Big M commercial from the same era improved When The River Runs Dry for me, I've always been partial to the occasional carton of their sugar-laced iced coffee variant.

 

[BuddysBiggestFan]

Telstra using Flight Facilities - Clair De Lune really gives me the shits.

 

[Brown Bottle]

Ruined or reminded of greatness?

 

[Papa G]

Alright by Supergrass is being used on an ad at the minute.....

 

[Dan Moody]

Cold Chisel's Forever Now is currently being used for a fcuking biscuit ad.
If that's not a sellout I don't know what is

 

[Lums23]

Telstra using Flight Facilities - Clair De Lune really gives me the shits.

That's an exceptional song though. I'd happily listen to that daily and not get sick of it

 

[blackshadow]

Cold Chisel's Forever Now is currently being used for a fcuking biscuit ad.
If that's not a sellout I don't know what is

And it's a God awful version to boot. Thankfully the original is fairly unsullied by the ad.

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[Richard Cranium]

Wouldn't it be nice if the world was Cadbury!

 

[Shell]

I cannot listen to New Sensation any more. **** you Target.

 

[DEVO]

It would take less time to name songs not ruined by advertising.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

I know it's not advertising but this film killed this song for me

Snootchie bootchies?

 

[Bostonian]

Not quite ruined, but associated with too much crap.

Our House - Madness
It Must be Love - Madness

 

[Bostonian]

Kongos - Come With Me Now

Like their album but this song got butchered by the ******* awful reality show ads.

 

[adammania9]

Happy Together by The Turtles

Appeared in a Smiths chips ad a few years ago, can never forget it.
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight in that Cadbury ad
Wouldn't It Be Nice on another Cadbury ad
I just Can't Get Enough by depeche mode, again done by Cadbury

 

[Cleavy]

Ingrid Michaelson - Be Ok (from that Allianz ad where they all went "aaaahhh!")