Overused Songs

taking care of buisness - i cant for the life of me remember who did that one. anyone know?

the entire moby album "play". that little bald dude made some serious money from selling those songs, as they were everywhere.

does hearing a song you like used in a commercial usually end up ruining the song for you? too often a song i once liked, i will find myself skipping over on cd cause it reminds me of minivans or french fries of some other crap.

i guess i can forgive a smaller group selling a song to make some money. back in the early 90's superchunk sold a tune to reebok and bought themselves a tour bus w/ the $$$. the shins had a song used in a mcdonalds commercial and were probably able to use the money for similar purposes.

 

Bachman Turner Overdrive.

 

jo mama lost the spelling early, eh?

 

Heyya (outkast)

 

Anything Motown - I really respect Motown music, but I'm going to go nuts if I see one more movie where characters "bond" by dancing and singing along to Motown. There was probably a time when Motown music wasn't associated with dorky baby boomers, but their (the baby-boomers') insistence on inserting their nostalgia into all corners of life has permanently turned the music into soundtrack fodder for crappy movies.

Fatboy Slim - His music is essentially one hook played for 3 minutes. Perfect for commercials but sorely lacking in artistic meaning.

 

Hmm, that is weird - I didn't see Isabel's post last night but now I see it. Oh well...

 

I could have lived without that post...I'm not going through a good time rght now.

 

"We're gonna play some stuff from our new album!"

"NO! No new crap! TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS!!"

 

I look on the song site but didn't see any listings for Budweiser.
They've got a commercial that's been running for a couple of months about how good their hops are that has a very cool tune.
Can anyone identify it for me?

As a mid baby boomer I am very pissed about my music being co-opted for commercial purposes. Led Zep for cadillac? Not unless it the upholstery was guaranteed against seed burns.

 

James Brown - "I Feel Good"

I used to like that song...a long time ago.

 

I can't believe nobody has said this one yet: The Romantics' "What I Like About You"

How many times has this been used in a commercial?

 

That one was in the first post.


Queen "We will rock you"

 

I'm surprised nobody else got this reference.

 

Crap, I was even scanning for it and I missed it.

 

ill half you now, my speling is impekable.

 

'Get Ready for this'
I forgot who made it, but damn I get tired of that dance song.

'Wild Thing' - Tone Loc
Who decided that is what the Rox need to get going on offense?

 

what about that "na na hey goodbye " song . God i hate that damn song , its fraking annoying. u know they one they sing when someone gets ejected.

 

Song No. 2 by Blur.

 

Are you thinking of the one that says "Yall ready for this" that they play at Rockets games.


"Wild Thing"
"Louie Louie"