My father-in-law (and I, since I just added to this list) have been compiling a list of songs from “his” era that are in modern ads. Is this a commentary on modern music being terrible? Or is it a marketing decision to subconsciously appeal to an older generation? Or are these older songs becoming less expensive now that many of the catalogs are being purchased for large sums, and the new owners need to continue a return on their investment? Are modern songs not good enough for modern commercials, or are they simply slim pickins?
This thought is to be continued…If you have anything to add, please do so in the comments section below.
List of Old Songs In Modern TV Ads
- “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police appears in Spectrum Commercial
- “Hold On, I’m Coming” by Sam and Dave appears in Starbucks Commercial
- “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys appears in United Healthcare Commercial
- “Thank You for Being a Friend” by Andrew Gold (theme song from “The Golden Girls”) appears in Campbell’s Soup Commercial
- “All Right Now” by Free appears in Breztri Commercial (drug)
- “Landslide” by Stevie Nicks appears in Kisqali Commercial (cancer drug)
- “China Grove” by The Doobie Brothers appears in Chevy Trucks Commercial
- “Barracuda” by Heart appears in Chevy Trucks Commercial
- “One, Two, Three” by Len Barry appears in Chevrolet Trucks Commercial
- “I Feel The Earth Move” by Carole King appears in Nissan Kicks Commercial
- “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys appears in United Healthcare Commercial
- “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver appears in Ford Electric Home Chargers Commercial
- “Midnight Rider” by The Allman Brothers appears in Crown Royal Whiskey Commercial
- “Come Together” by The Beatles appears in Hard Rock Commercial
- “In The Summertime” by Mungo Jerry appears in Shark Week Commercial
- “I Am… I Said” by Neil Diamond appears in VW ID Buzz Commercial
- “You’re the One That I Want” by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John appears in NexGard Commercial
- “You Don’t Know What It’s Like” by The Bee Gees appears in Pandora Commercial
- “I Am… I Said” by Neil Diamond appears in VW Commercial
- “25 or 6 to 4” by Chicago appears in Amazon Prime Commercial
- “I Melt With You” by Modern English appears in Hershey’s Commercial
- “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest appears in Eylea HD Eye Drug Commercial
- “The Weight” by The Band appears in Best Western Commercial
- “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC appears in Mitsubishi Outlander Commercial
- “What a Feeling” (“Flashdance… What a Feeling”) by Irene Cara appears in T-Mobile Commercial
- “Flashdance… What a Feeling” by Irene Cara appears in earlier commercial (Gloria Gaynor likely confusion)
- “I Am… I Said” by Neil Diamond appears in VW ID Buzz Commercial
- “Perry Como Song” appears in Lindt Chocolate Commercial
- “Barracuda” by Heart appears in Hyundai Santa Fe Commercial
- “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond appears in Adobe Commercial
- “Under Pressure” by Queen in Adidas “You Got This” campaign
- “Taking Care of Business” by BTO appears in John Deere
- “What I Like About You” by the Romantics (We forgot the ad, but I’m sure it’s been in a number of them!)
- “Sweet Child of Mine“ by Guns ‘n Roses appears in Spectrum
- “Holiday Road” by Lindsey Buckingham appears in Coca-Cola
- “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf appears in Target
- “A Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler appears in Downy Rinse and Refresh (lyrics changed)
- “The Grange” by ZZ Top appears in Nissan
- “Happy Together“ by The Turtle appears in Chevy trucks
- “Home Sweet Home” by Motley Crew appears in Audi
Christmas Songs
- “It’s the most wonderful time of the year“ by Andy Williams, for Verizon.