stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
11/10/22 11:24 p.m.

I just saw an ad on TV for Mitsubishi that used Blitzkreig Bop by the Ramones as background music.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/10/22 11:34 p.m.

I recently heard some Cure while grocery shopping. 

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
11/11/22 2:50 a.m.

Cadillac used DEVO's Uncontrollable Urge once.

SKJSS (formerly Klayfish)
SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) PowerDork
11/11/22 5:52 a.m.

I recently heard soft music in an elevator

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
11/11/22 6:34 a.m.

The news flash here might be that Mitsubishi is advertising at the brand level. 

Beer Baron
Beer Baron MegaDork
11/11/22 6:57 a.m.

For a while there was an Army recruitment commercial that used The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again".

Duke
Duke MegaDork
11/11/22 10:08 a.m.
Appleseed said:

Cadillac used DEVO's Uncontrollable Urge once.

Now THAT I would have liked to see.

 

SKJSS (formerly Klayfish)
SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) PowerDork
11/11/22 10:31 a.m.
John Welsh said:

The news flash here might be that Mitsubishi is advertising at the brand level. 

Yeah, but our comments are more interesting.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/11/22 11:23 a.m.

Here's an obscure one that made me fall out of my seat: a 2016 Lexus commercial featuring Pylon, an early Athens band–like, pre-R.E.M.–that I totally love.

You can find the commercial here.

And the entire song:

 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/11/22 11:27 a.m.

And why Pylon hasn't been embraced by the autocross community still surprises me.

 

hybridmomentspass
hybridmomentspass Dork
11/19/22 10:15 p.m.

Nissan used The Gaslight Anthem in a commercial ones, used a small bit of the song "Howl"

02Pilot
02Pilot UberDork
11/19/22 10:29 p.m.

This one caught me by surprise when it came out. I do not tend to naturally associate Motörhead and animated hamsters, but that's why I'm not in advertising, I guess.

 

preach (dudeist priest)
preach (dudeist priest) GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/20/22 7:43 a.m.

In reply to 02Pilot :

I hardly ever get to see commercials having gone to streaming only. That was awesome but did not make me want to buy a Soul.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/20/22 8:22 a.m.

In reply to 02Pilot :

You win some, lose some, all the same to me.

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