Commercial Watch: Joanna Newsom, Morning Benders, Los Campesinos! + more
November 17, 2010
It’s time once again to highlight some of the hippest, indiest songs that are out there soundtracking commercials for cars, beers, clothing collections and chocolate-covered peanut butter confections. So for all the Hulu / DVR / next-day-on-youtube watchers, here’s a few of the best songs that the modern day Don Drapers and Peggy Olsons are harvesting for mass consumption (make sure to hit continue reading… to see them all). I used to do these little write-ups for each ad that I’m pretty sure no one ever read, so in the spirit of cutting to the chase, now we have video embeds for each commercial instead! MP3s also included. Batteries sold separately.
LG Mobile Phones: The Play
MP3 Joanna Newsom – Bridges and Balloons
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: Gears
MP3 The Morning Benders – Excuses
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HBO Upcoming Programs Fall/Winter 2010 Promo
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Budweiser: Grab Some Buds
MP3 Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing!
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LG Mobile Phones: Empty Lot
MP3 Laura Veirs – I Can See Your Tracks
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Diet Coke: Stay Extraordinary
MP3 Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
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Target: Shaun White Collection
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2011 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid: Fire and Ice
MP3 Sleigh Bells – Riot Rhythm
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Tommie Hilfiger – Feast Interruptus*
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If you like what you see here, check out my other posts in the Commercial Watch series. Leave a comment if there’s any good commercial songs I’m missing.
*Late Addition!
Tags: Commercial Watch, Free Energy, Joanna Newsom, Laura Veirs, Los Campesinos!, Sleigh Bells, The Antlers, The Morning Benders, The Temper Trap
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November 17th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
http://mrshuffleupagus.blogspot.com/2010/11/boss-stuff-on-interwebs-wednesday-links.html
Can’t stand hearing a favourite song in a commercial? Me either. It’s not that I’m a pretentious dick, it’s that the next time I put on, say, Morning Benders, I’m going to think of goddam Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. And also, I’m a pretentious dick. Music for Kids Who Can’t Read Good does a roundup of our latest beloved songs to be ruinesd by commercials (though somehow misses this Edward Sharpe sale which all but broke my heart)
November 17th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
WOOOOW I really love commercial music!, in fact I was searching for a blog with commercial songs, do u have any suggestions?
I’m not a capitalist freak, but where I live we really have only boring and uncreative commercials, with awful music.
so thanks!
November 25th, 2010 at 7:27 am
I love these posts! Please keep it up!