Television commercials often turn to classic rock and oldies songs as soundtracks for their pitch to make people of targeted demographics pay attention to their products. Some song and product pairings are more memorable than others, but when they work, they make the commercial—and, therefore, the product—more memorable. That’s exactly why companies regularly turn to these classic favorites.
When a song appears on TV unexpectedly (and in such a short clip), recalling the title of the song can be a challenge, so here you’ll find the artist and the song titles under each brand name or company. This list is useful for you to add forgotten favorites to your playlist, from cars to sodas and everything in between.
7-Up
Song: The Partridge Family, “Sunshine”
Allstate
Song: The Association, “Never My Love”
Ameriprise
Song: The Spencer Davis Group, “Gimme Some Lovin'”
Ameriquest
Song: The Spinners, “I’ll Be Around”
Apple
Product: iPhone
Song: AC/DC, “Thunderstruck”
Product: iPod
Song: U2, “Vertigo”
AT&T
Song: Meat Loaf, “Paradise by the Dashboard Lights”
Buick
Song: Aerosmith, “Dream On”
Song: Nina Simone, “Feeling Good”
Burger King
Song: Helen Reddy, “I Am Woman”
Cadillac
Song: Led Zeppelin, “Rock and Roll”
California Raisins
Song: Marvin Gaye, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
Carnival Cruises
Song: Bobby Darin, “Beyond the Sea”
Chase
Song: Brenton Wood, “Gimme Little Sign”
Song: The Rolling Stones, “I’m Free”
Chevrolet
Song: The Yardbirds, “Over Under Sideways Down”
Song: The Kinks, “You Really Got Me”
Song: Climax, “Precious and Few”
Song: Herman’s Hermits, “I’m Into Something Good”
Cialis
Song: The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”
Cingular/AT&T Wireless
Song: The Allman Brothers, “Melissa”
Song: The Band, “The Weight”
Cisco
Song: The Who, “Baba O’Riley”
Citgo
Song: Three Dog Night, “Shambala”
Clinique
Song: The Turtles, “Happy Together”
Clix
Song: Johnny “Guitar” Watson, “Gangster of Love”
Clorox Wipes
Song: Mario Lanza, “Beloved”
Coca-Cola
Song: T. Rex, “The Slider”
Product: Coca-Cola With LimeSong: Harry Nilsson, “Coconut”
Product: Black Cherry Vanilla CokeSong: Barry White, “You’re the First, The Last, My Everything”
Coors
Song: The O’Jays, “Love Train”
DeBeers
Song: Cat Stevens, “How Can I Tell You”
Degree
Song: Professor Longhair, “Big Chief”
Delta SimpleFares
Song: Donovan, “Happiness Runs”
DirecTV
Song: Joe Bonamassa, “Better Watch Yourself”
Song: Thunderclap Newman, “Something in the Air”
Dodge
Song: Nazareth, “Hair of the Dog”
Song: Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water”
Dolce & Gabbana
Song: Charles Mingus, “Moanin'”
Doubletree Hotels
Song: Dinah Washington, “Relax Max”
Dr. Pepper
Song: Hot Chocolate, “You Sexy Thing”
Product: Diet Dr. PepperSong: Tom Jones, “Help Yourself”
Song: The Muppets, “Mahna Mahna”
Product: Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. PepperSong: Fats Domino, “Ain’t That a Shame”
ESPN Mobile
Song: Chad and Jeremy, “A Summer Song”
Fidelity Investments
Song: The Zombies, “Time of the Season”
Song: KC and the Sunshine Band, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”
Song: Billy Preston, “Nothing From Nothing”
FluFacts
Song: Mungo Jerry, “In the Summertime”
Fox Soccer Channel
Song: Dean Martin, “Sway”
Gatorade
Song: Rare Earth, “I Just Want to Celebrate”
GE
Song: Tennessee Ernie Ford, “Sixteen Tons”
Song: Donovan, “Catch the Wind”
GM
Song: The Marshall Tucker Band, “Can’t You See”
GMC
Song: Bill Withers, “Use Me”
Honda
Song: Parliament, “Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)”
HP
Song: Maxine Sullivan, “Blue Skies”
Product: HP PhotosmartSong: The Robins, “Out of the Picture”
Product: HP Picture BookSong: The Kinks, “Picture Book”
Hummer
Song: The Who, “Happy Jack”
Song: Tom Jones, “Help Yourself”
Song: Ruth Brown, “This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin'”
Jeep
Song: Andy Kim, “Rock Me Slowly”
Journey Diamond
Song: Barbra Streisand, “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life”
Just For Men
Song: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”
Kia
Song: The Sound of Music (Original Cast), “So Long, Farewell”
Kohl’s
Song: The Lovin’ Spoonful, “Do You Believe in Magic”
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Do Ya”
Korbel
Song: Pilot, “Magic”
Land Rover
Song: The Sonics, “Have Love Will Travel”
Lexmark
Song: The Rolling Stones, “Complicated”
Levis
Song: Johnny Cash, “I Walk the Line”
Song: The Commodores, “Easy”
Lexus
Song: Nina Simone, “Backlash Blues”
Lincoln
Song: Santo and Johnny, “Sleep Walk”
M&Ms
Song: The Hues Corporation, “Rock the Boat”
Mastercard
Song: Roger Miller, “Walkin’ in the Sunshine”
Mercedes
Song: Booker T & the M.G.’s, “Green Onions”
Song: Nat King Cole, “For Sentimental Reasons (I Love You)”
Song: Janis Joplin, “Mercedes-Benz”
Mercury
Song: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”
‘Miami Ink’ TV Show
Song: Toots and the Maytals, “Funky Kingston”
Monster.com
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Do Ya”
Mylanta
Song: John Sebastian, “Welcome Back (Theme from ‘Welcome Back Kotter’)”
NFL.com
Song: Canned Heat, “Let’s Work Together”
Nike
Song: Kool & the Gang, “Summer Madness”
Nissan
Song: Tito Puente, “Oye Como Va”
Office Depot
Song: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, “Taking Care of Business”
OfficeMax
Song: The Spinners, “Rubberband Man”
Old Navy
Song: Kiss, “Rock and Roll All Nite”
Pepsi
Song: The Rolling Stones, “Brown Sugar”
Song: Michael Jackson, “Billie Jean”
Product: Diet Pepsi
Song: Steppenwolf, “Born to Be Wild”
Pillsbury
Song: Pilot, “Magic”
Pizza Hut
Song: Nancy Sinatra, “These Boots Were Made for Walkin’”
Planters
Song: Bay City Rollers, “Saturday Night”
Pringles
Song: Carl Carlton, " Everlasting Love"
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Song: Iggy Pop, “Lust for Life”
Saturn
Song: The Muppets, “Mahna Mahna”
Sears
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Mr. Blue Sky”
Slimfast
Song: Chairmen of the Board, “Give Me Just a Little More Time”
Smart Balance
Song: Jackie DeShannon, “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”
Snickers
Song: Bobby Sherman, “Make Your Own Kind of Music”
Sunkist
Song: The Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations”
Special K
Song: Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, “The Girl From Ipanema”
T-Mobile
Song: Def Leppard, “Pour Some Sugar on Me”
Talbot’s
Song: Marvin Gaye, “You’re a Wonderful One”
Song: Sonny Curtis, “Love Is All Around”
Target
Song: Max Frost and the Troopers, “Shape of Things to Come”
Song: Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, “Express Yourself”
Song: The Beatles, “Hello Goodbye”
Tide
Song: Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”
Tommy Hilfiger
Song: Jefferson Airplane, “Volunteers”
Total
Song: Canned Heat, “On the Road Again”
Toyota
Song: Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, “Dueling Banjos”
UPS
Song: Stevie Wonder, “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing”
Verizon
Song: The Five Stairsteps, “O-o-h Child”
VH1
Song: The Carpenters, “Sing”
Visa
Song: Raymond Scott, “Powerhouse”
Song: Buddy Holly, “Take Your Time”
Volkswagen
Song: The Ohio Players, “Love Rollercoaster”
Volvo
Song: Donovan, “Catch the Wind”
Vonage
Song: Rock-A-Teens, “Woo Hoo”
Wendy’s
Song: Steppenwolf, “Magic Carpet Ride”
Wrangler
Song: Thin Lizzy, “The Boys Are Back in Town”
Yoplait
Song: Brian Hyland, “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”
Zales
Song: The Yardbirds, “For Your Love”
Television commercials often turn to classic rock and oldies songs as soundtracks for their pitch to make people of targeted demographics pay attention to their products. Some song and product pairings are more memorable than others, but when they work, they make the commercial—and, therefore, the product—more memorable. That’s exactly why companies regularly turn to these classic favorites.
When a song appears on TV unexpectedly (and in such a short clip), recalling the title of the song can be a challenge, so here you’ll find the artist and the song titles under each brand name or company. This list is useful for you to add forgotten favorites to your playlist, from cars to sodas and everything in between.
7-Up
Song: The Partridge Family, “Sunshine”
Allstate
Song: The Association, “Never My Love”
Ameriprise
Song: The Spencer Davis Group, “Gimme Some Lovin’”
Ameriquest
Song: The Spinners, “I’ll Be Around”
Apple
Product: iPhone
Song: AC/DC, “Thunderstruck”
Product: iPod
Song: U2, “Vertigo”
AT&T
Song: Meat Loaf, “Paradise by the Dashboard Lights”
Buick
Song: Aerosmith, “Dream On”
Song: Nina Simone, “Feeling Good”
Burger King
Song: Helen Reddy, “I Am Woman”
Cadillac
Song: Led Zeppelin, “Rock and Roll”
California Raisins
Song: Marvin Gaye, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
Carnival Cruises
Song: Bobby Darin, “Beyond the Sea”
Chase
Song: Brenton Wood, “Gimme Little Sign”
Song: The Rolling Stones, “I’m Free”
Chevrolet
Song: The Yardbirds, “Over Under Sideways Down”
Song: The Kinks, “You Really Got Me”
Song: Climax, “Precious and Few”
Song: Herman’s Hermits, “I’m Into Something Good”
Cialis
Song: The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”
Cingular/AT&T Wireless
Song: The Allman Brothers, “Melissa”
Song: The Band, “The Weight”
Cisco
Song: The Who, “Baba O’Riley”
Citgo
Song: Three Dog Night, “Shambala”
Clinique
Song: The Turtles, “Happy Together”
Clix
Song: Johnny “Guitar” Watson, “Gangster of Love”
Clorox Wipes
Song: Mario Lanza, “Beloved”
Coca-Cola
Song: T. Rex, “The Slider”
Product: Coca-Cola With LimeSong: Harry Nilsson, “Coconut”
Product: Black Cherry Vanilla CokeSong: Barry White, “You’re the First, The Last, My Everything”
Coors
Song: The O’Jays, “Love Train”
DeBeers
Song: Cat Stevens, “How Can I Tell You”
Degree
Song: Professor Longhair, “Big Chief”
Delta SimpleFares
Song: Donovan, “Happiness Runs”
DirecTV
Song: Joe Bonamassa, “Better Watch Yourself”
Song: Thunderclap Newman, “Something in the Air”
Dodge
Song: Nazareth, “Hair of the Dog”
Song: Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water”
Dolce & Gabbana
Song: Charles Mingus, “Moanin’”
Doubletree Hotels
Song: Dinah Washington, “Relax Max”
Dr. Pepper
Song: Hot Chocolate, “You Sexy Thing”
Product: Diet Dr. PepperSong: Tom Jones, “Help Yourself”
Song: The Muppets, “Mahna Mahna”
Product: Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. PepperSong: Fats Domino, “Ain’t That a Shame”
ESPN Mobile
Song: Chad and Jeremy, “A Summer Song”
Fidelity Investments
Song: The Zombies, “Time of the Season”
Song: KC and the Sunshine Band, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”
Song: Billy Preston, “Nothing From Nothing”
FluFacts
Song: Mungo Jerry, “In the Summertime”
Fox Soccer Channel
Song: Dean Martin, “Sway”
Gatorade
Song: Rare Earth, “I Just Want to Celebrate”
GE
Song: Tennessee Ernie Ford, “Sixteen Tons”
Song: Donovan, “Catch the Wind”
GM
Song: The Marshall Tucker Band, “Can’t You See”
GMC
Song: Bill Withers, “Use Me”
Honda
Song: Parliament, “Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)”
HP
Song: Maxine Sullivan, “Blue Skies”
Product: HP PhotosmartSong: The Robins, “Out of the Picture”
Product: HP Picture BookSong: The Kinks, “Picture Book”
Hummer
Song: The Who, “Happy Jack”
Song: Tom Jones, “Help Yourself”
Song: Ruth Brown, “This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin'”
Jeep
Song: Andy Kim, “Rock Me Slowly”
Journey Diamond
Song: Barbra Streisand, “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life”
Just For Men
Song: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”
Kia
Song: The Sound of Music (Original Cast), “So Long, Farewell”
Kohl’s
Song: The Lovin’ Spoonful, “Do You Believe in Magic”
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Do Ya”
Korbel
Song: Pilot, “Magic”
Land Rover
Song: The Sonics, “Have Love Will Travel”
Lexmark
Song: The Rolling Stones, “Complicated”
Levis
Song: Johnny Cash, “I Walk the Line”
Song: The Commodores, “Easy”
Lexus
Song: Nina Simone, “Backlash Blues”
Lincoln
Song: Santo and Johnny, “Sleep Walk”
M&Ms
Song: The Hues Corporation, “Rock the Boat”
Mastercard
Song: Roger Miller, “Walkin’ in the Sunshine”
Mercedes
Song: Booker T & the M.G.’s, “Green Onions”
Song: Nat King Cole, “For Sentimental Reasons (I Love You)”
Song: Janis Joplin, “Mercedes-Benz”
Mercury
Song: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”
‘Miami Ink’ TV Show
Song: Toots and the Maytals, “Funky Kingston”
Monster.com
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Do Ya”
Mylanta
Song: John Sebastian, “Welcome Back (Theme from ‘Welcome Back Kotter’)”
NFL.com
Song: Canned Heat, “Let’s Work Together”
Nike
Song: Kool & the Gang, “Summer Madness”
Nissan
Song: Tito Puente, “Oye Como Va”
Office Depot
Song: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, “Taking Care of Business”
OfficeMax
Song: The Spinners, “Rubberband Man”
Old Navy
Song: Kiss, “Rock and Roll All Nite”
Pepsi
Song: The Rolling Stones, “Brown Sugar”
Song: Michael Jackson, “Billie Jean”
Product: Diet Pepsi
Song: Steppenwolf, “Born to Be Wild”
Pillsbury
Song: Pilot, “Magic”
Pizza Hut
Song: Nancy Sinatra, “These Boots Were Made for Walkin’”
Planters
Song: Bay City Rollers, “Saturday Night”
Pringles
Song: Carl Carlton, " Everlasting Love”
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Song: Iggy Pop, “Lust for Life”
Saturn
Song: The Muppets, “Mahna Mahna”
Sears
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Mr. Blue Sky”
Slimfast
Song: Chairmen of the Board, “Give Me Just a Little More Time”
Smart Balance
Song: Jackie DeShannon, “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”
Snickers
Song: Bobby Sherman, “Make Your Own Kind of Music”
Sunkist
Song: The Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations”
Special K
Song: Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, “The Girl From Ipanema”
T-Mobile
Song: Def Leppard, “Pour Some Sugar on Me”
Talbot’s
Song: Marvin Gaye, “You’re a Wonderful One”
Song: Sonny Curtis, “Love Is All Around”
Target
Song: Max Frost and the Troopers, “Shape of Things to Come”
Song: Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, “Express Yourself”
Song: The Beatles, “Hello Goodbye”
Tide
Song: Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”
Tommy Hilfiger
Song: Jefferson Airplane, “Volunteers”
Total
Song: Canned Heat, “On the Road Again”
Toyota
Song: Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, “Dueling Banjos”
UPS
Song: Stevie Wonder, “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing”
Verizon
Song: The Five Stairsteps, “O-o-h Child”
VH1
Song: The Carpenters, “Sing”
Visa
Song: Raymond Scott, “Powerhouse”
Song: Buddy Holly, “Take Your Time”
Volkswagen
Song: The Ohio Players, “Love Rollercoaster”
Volvo
Song: Donovan, “Catch the Wind”
Vonage
Song: Rock-A-Teens, “Woo Hoo”
Wendy’s
Song: Steppenwolf, “Magic Carpet Ride”
Wrangler
Song: Thin Lizzy, “The Boys Are Back in Town”
Yoplait
Song: Brian Hyland, “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”
Zales
Song: The Yardbirds, “For Your Love”
Television commercials often turn to classic rock and oldies songs as soundtracks for their pitch to make people of targeted demographics pay attention to their products. Some song and product pairings are more memorable than others, but when they work, they make the commercial—and, therefore, the product—more memorable. That’s exactly why companies regularly turn to these classic favorites.
When a song appears on TV unexpectedly (and in such a short clip), recalling the title of the song can be a challenge, so here you’ll find the artist and the song titles under each brand name or company. This list is useful for you to add forgotten favorites to your playlist, from cars to sodas and everything in between.
7-Up
Song: The Partridge Family, “Sunshine”
Allstate
Song: The Association, “Never My Love”
Ameriprise
Song: The Spencer Davis Group, “Gimme Some Lovin’”
Ameriquest
Song: The Spinners, “I’ll Be Around”
Apple
Product: iPhone
Song: AC/DC, “Thunderstruck”
Product: iPod
Song: U2, “Vertigo”
AT&T
Song: Meat Loaf, “Paradise by the Dashboard Lights”
Buick
Song: Aerosmith, “Dream On”
Song: Nina Simone, “Feeling Good”
Burger King
Song: Helen Reddy, “I Am Woman”
Cadillac
Song: Led Zeppelin, “Rock and Roll”
California Raisins
Song: Marvin Gaye, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
Carnival Cruises
Song: Bobby Darin, “Beyond the Sea”
Chase
Song: Brenton Wood, “Gimme Little Sign”
Song: The Rolling Stones, “I’m Free”
Chevrolet
Song: The Yardbirds, “Over Under Sideways Down”
Song: The Kinks, “You Really Got Me”
Song: Climax, “Precious and Few”
Song: Herman’s Hermits, “I’m Into Something Good”
Cialis
Song: The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”
Cingular/AT&T Wireless
Song: The Allman Brothers, “Melissa”
Song: The Band, “The Weight”
Cisco
Song: The Who, “Baba O’Riley”
Citgo
Song: Three Dog Night, “Shambala”
Clinique
Song: The Turtles, “Happy Together”
Clix
Song: Johnny “Guitar” Watson, “Gangster of Love”
Clorox Wipes
Song: Mario Lanza, “Beloved”
Coca-Cola
Song: T. Rex, “The Slider”
Product: Coca-Cola With LimeSong: Harry Nilsson, “Coconut”
Product: Black Cherry Vanilla CokeSong: Barry White, “You’re the First, The Last, My Everything”
Coors
Song: The O’Jays, “Love Train”
DeBeers
Song: Cat Stevens, “How Can I Tell You”
Degree
Song: Professor Longhair, “Big Chief”
Delta SimpleFares
Song: Donovan, “Happiness Runs”
DirecTV
Song: Joe Bonamassa, “Better Watch Yourself”
Song: Thunderclap Newman, “Something in the Air”
Dodge
Song: Nazareth, “Hair of the Dog”
Song: Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water”
Dolce & Gabbana
Song: Charles Mingus, “Moanin’”
Doubletree Hotels
Song: Dinah Washington, “Relax Max”
Dr. Pepper
Song: Hot Chocolate, “You Sexy Thing”
Product: Diet Dr. PepperSong: Tom Jones, “Help Yourself”
Song: The Muppets, “Mahna Mahna”
Product: Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. PepperSong: Fats Domino, “Ain’t That a Shame”
ESPN Mobile
Song: Chad and Jeremy, “A Summer Song”
Fidelity Investments
Song: The Zombies, “Time of the Season”
Song: KC and the Sunshine Band, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”
Song: Billy Preston, “Nothing From Nothing”
FluFacts
Song: Mungo Jerry, “In the Summertime”
Fox Soccer Channel
Song: Dean Martin, “Sway”
Gatorade
Song: Rare Earth, “I Just Want to Celebrate”
GE
Song: Tennessee Ernie Ford, “Sixteen Tons”
Song: Donovan, “Catch the Wind”
GM
Song: The Marshall Tucker Band, “Can’t You See”
GMC
Song: Bill Withers, “Use Me”
Honda
Song: Parliament, “Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)”
HP
Song: Maxine Sullivan, “Blue Skies”
Product: HP PhotosmartSong: The Robins, “Out of the Picture”
Product: HP Picture BookSong: The Kinks, “Picture Book”
Hummer
Song: The Who, “Happy Jack”
Song: Tom Jones, “Help Yourself”
Song: Ruth Brown, “This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin'”
Jeep
Song: Andy Kim, “Rock Me Slowly”
Journey Diamond
Song: Barbra Streisand, “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life”
Just For Men
Song: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”
Kia
Song: The Sound of Music (Original Cast), “So Long, Farewell”
Kohl’s
Song: The Lovin’ Spoonful, “Do You Believe in Magic”
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Do Ya”
Korbel
Song: Pilot, “Magic”
Land Rover
Song: The Sonics, “Have Love Will Travel”
Lexmark
Song: The Rolling Stones, “Complicated”
Levis
Song: Johnny Cash, “I Walk the Line”
Song: The Commodores, “Easy”
Lexus
Song: Nina Simone, “Backlash Blues”
Lincoln
Song: Santo and Johnny, “Sleep Walk”
M&Ms
Song: The Hues Corporation, “Rock the Boat”
Mastercard
Song: Roger Miller, “Walkin’ in the Sunshine”
Mercedes
Song: Booker T & the M.G.’s, “Green Onions”
Song: Nat King Cole, “For Sentimental Reasons (I Love You)”
Song: Janis Joplin, “Mercedes-Benz”
Mercury
Song: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”
‘Miami Ink’ TV Show
Song: Toots and the Maytals, “Funky Kingston”
Monster.com
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Do Ya”
Mylanta
Song: John Sebastian, “Welcome Back (Theme from ‘Welcome Back Kotter’)”
NFL.com
Song: Canned Heat, “Let’s Work Together”
Nike
Song: Kool & the Gang, “Summer Madness”
Nissan
Song: Tito Puente, “Oye Como Va”
Office Depot
Song: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, “Taking Care of Business”
OfficeMax
Song: The Spinners, “Rubberband Man”
Old Navy
Song: Kiss, “Rock and Roll All Nite”
Pepsi
Song: The Rolling Stones, “Brown Sugar”
Song: Michael Jackson, “Billie Jean”
Product: Diet Pepsi
Song: Steppenwolf, “Born to Be Wild”
Pillsbury
Song: Pilot, “Magic”
Pizza Hut
Song: Nancy Sinatra, “These Boots Were Made for Walkin’”
Planters
Song: Bay City Rollers, “Saturday Night”
Pringles
Song: Carl Carlton, " Everlasting Love”
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Song: Iggy Pop, “Lust for Life”
Saturn
Song: The Muppets, “Mahna Mahna”
Sears
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Mr. Blue Sky”
Slimfast
Song: Chairmen of the Board, “Give Me Just a Little More Time”
Smart Balance
Song: Jackie DeShannon, “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”
Snickers
Song: Bobby Sherman, “Make Your Own Kind of Music”
Sunkist
Song: The Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations”
Special K
Song: Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, “The Girl From Ipanema”
T-Mobile
Song: Def Leppard, “Pour Some Sugar on Me”
Talbot’s
Song: Marvin Gaye, “You’re a Wonderful One”
Song: Sonny Curtis, “Love Is All Around”
Target
Song: Max Frost and the Troopers, “Shape of Things to Come”
Song: Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, “Express Yourself”
Song: The Beatles, “Hello Goodbye”
Tide
Song: Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”
Tommy Hilfiger
Song: Jefferson Airplane, “Volunteers”
Total
Song: Canned Heat, “On the Road Again”
Toyota
Song: Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, “Dueling Banjos”
UPS
Song: Stevie Wonder, “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing”
Verizon
Song: The Five Stairsteps, “O-o-h Child”
VH1
Song: The Carpenters, “Sing”
Visa
Song: Raymond Scott, “Powerhouse”
Song: Buddy Holly, “Take Your Time”
Volkswagen
Song: The Ohio Players, “Love Rollercoaster”
Volvo
Song: Donovan, “Catch the Wind”
Vonage
Song: Rock-A-Teens, “Woo Hoo”
Wendy’s
Song: Steppenwolf, “Magic Carpet Ride”
Wrangler
Song: Thin Lizzy, “The Boys Are Back in Town”
Yoplait
Song: Brian Hyland, “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”
Zales
Song: The Yardbirds, “For Your Love”
Television commercials often turn to classic rock and oldies songs as soundtracks for their pitch to make people of targeted demographics pay attention to their products. Some song and product pairings are more memorable than others, but when they work, they make the commercial—and, therefore, the product—more memorable. That’s exactly why companies regularly turn to these classic favorites.
When a song appears on TV unexpectedly (and in such a short clip), recalling the title of the song can be a challenge, so here you’ll find the artist and the song titles under each brand name or company. This list is useful for you to add forgotten favorites to your playlist, from cars to sodas and everything in between.
7-Up
Song: The Partridge Family, “Sunshine”
Allstate
Song: The Association, “Never My Love”
Ameriprise
Song: The Spencer Davis Group, “Gimme Some Lovin’”
Ameriquest
Song: The Spinners, “I’ll Be Around”
Apple
Product: iPhone
Song: AC/DC, “Thunderstruck”
Product: iPod
Song: U2, “Vertigo”
AT&T
Song: Meat Loaf, “Paradise by the Dashboard Lights”
Buick
Song: Aerosmith, “Dream On”
Song: Nina Simone, “Feeling Good”
Burger King
Song: Helen Reddy, “I Am Woman”
Cadillac
Song: Led Zeppelin, “Rock and Roll”
California Raisins
Song: Marvin Gaye, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
Carnival Cruises
Song: Bobby Darin, “Beyond the Sea”
Chase
Song: Brenton Wood, “Gimme Little Sign”
Song: The Rolling Stones, “I’m Free”
Chevrolet
Song: The Yardbirds, “Over Under Sideways Down”
Song: The Kinks, “You Really Got Me”
Song: Climax, “Precious and Few”
Song: Herman’s Hermits, “I’m Into Something Good”
Cialis
Song: The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”
Cingular/AT&T Wireless
Song: The Allman Brothers, “Melissa”
Song: The Band, “The Weight”
Cisco
Song: The Who, “Baba O’Riley”
Citgo
Song: Three Dog Night, “Shambala”
Clinique
Song: The Turtles, “Happy Together”
Clix
Song: Johnny “Guitar” Watson, “Gangster of Love”
Clorox Wipes
Song: Mario Lanza, “Beloved”
Coca-Cola
Song: T. Rex, “The Slider”
Product: Coca-Cola With LimeSong: Harry Nilsson, “Coconut”
Product: Black Cherry Vanilla CokeSong: Barry White, “You’re the First, The Last, My Everything”
Coors
Song: The O’Jays, “Love Train”
DeBeers
Song: Cat Stevens, “How Can I Tell You”
Degree
Song: Professor Longhair, “Big Chief”
Delta SimpleFares
Song: Donovan, “Happiness Runs”
DirecTV
Song: Joe Bonamassa, “Better Watch Yourself”
Song: Thunderclap Newman, “Something in the Air”
Dodge
Song: Nazareth, “Hair of the Dog”
Song: Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water”
Dolce & Gabbana
Song: Charles Mingus, “Moanin’”
Doubletree Hotels
Song: Dinah Washington, “Relax Max”
Dr. Pepper
Song: Hot Chocolate, “You Sexy Thing”
Product: Diet Dr. PepperSong: Tom Jones, “Help Yourself”
Song: The Muppets, “Mahna Mahna”
Product: Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. PepperSong: Fats Domino, “Ain’t That a Shame”
ESPN Mobile
Song: Chad and Jeremy, “A Summer Song”
Fidelity Investments
Song: The Zombies, “Time of the Season”
Song: KC and the Sunshine Band, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”
Song: Billy Preston, “Nothing From Nothing”
FluFacts
Song: Mungo Jerry, “In the Summertime”
Fox Soccer Channel
Song: Dean Martin, “Sway”
Gatorade
Song: Rare Earth, “I Just Want to Celebrate”
GE
Song: Tennessee Ernie Ford, “Sixteen Tons”
Song: Donovan, “Catch the Wind”
GM
Song: The Marshall Tucker Band, “Can’t You See”
GMC
Song: Bill Withers, “Use Me”
Honda
Song: Parliament, “Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)”
HP
Song: Maxine Sullivan, “Blue Skies”
Product: HP PhotosmartSong: The Robins, “Out of the Picture”
Product: HP Picture BookSong: The Kinks, “Picture Book”
Hummer
Song: The Who, “Happy Jack”
Song: Tom Jones, “Help Yourself”
Song: Ruth Brown, “This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin'”
Jeep
Song: Andy Kim, “Rock Me Slowly”
Journey Diamond
Song: Barbra Streisand, “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life”
Just For Men
Song: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”
Kia
Song: The Sound of Music (Original Cast), “So Long, Farewell”
Kohl’s
Song: The Lovin’ Spoonful, “Do You Believe in Magic”
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Do Ya”
Korbel
Song: Pilot, “Magic”
Land Rover
Song: The Sonics, “Have Love Will Travel”
Lexmark
Song: The Rolling Stones, “Complicated”
Levis
Song: Johnny Cash, “I Walk the Line”
Song: The Commodores, “Easy”
Lexus
Song: Nina Simone, “Backlash Blues”
Lincoln
Song: Santo and Johnny, “Sleep Walk”
M&Ms
Song: The Hues Corporation, “Rock the Boat”
Mastercard
Song: Roger Miller, “Walkin’ in the Sunshine”
Mercedes
Song: Booker T & the M.G.’s, “Green Onions”
Song: Nat King Cole, “For Sentimental Reasons (I Love You)”
Song: Janis Joplin, “Mercedes-Benz”
Mercury
‘Miami Ink’ TV Show
Song: Toots and the Maytals, “Funky Kingston”
Monster.com
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Do Ya”
Mylanta
Song: John Sebastian, “Welcome Back (Theme from ‘Welcome Back Kotter’)”
NFL.com
Song: Canned Heat, “Let’s Work Together”
Nike
Song: Kool & the Gang, “Summer Madness”
Nissan
Song: Tito Puente, “Oye Como Va”
Office Depot
Song: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, “Taking Care of Business”
OfficeMax
Song: The Spinners, “Rubberband Man”
Old Navy
Song: Kiss, “Rock and Roll All Nite”
Pepsi
Song: The Rolling Stones, “Brown Sugar”
Song: Michael Jackson, “Billie Jean”
Product: Diet Pepsi
Song: Steppenwolf, “Born to Be Wild”
Pillsbury
Song: Pilot, “Magic”
Pizza Hut
Song: Nancy Sinatra, “These Boots Were Made for Walkin’”
Planters
Song: Bay City Rollers, “Saturday Night”
Pringles
Song: Carl Carlton, " Everlasting Love”
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Song: Iggy Pop, “Lust for Life”
Saturn
Sears
Song: Electric Light Orchestra, “Mr. Blue Sky”
Slimfast
Song: Chairmen of the Board, “Give Me Just a Little More Time”
Smart Balance
Song: Jackie DeShannon, “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”
Snickers
Song: Bobby Sherman, “Make Your Own Kind of Music”
Sunkist
Song: The Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations”
Special K
Song: Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, “The Girl From Ipanema”
T-Mobile
Song: Def Leppard, “Pour Some Sugar on Me”
Talbot’s
Song: Marvin Gaye, “You’re a Wonderful One”
Song: Sonny Curtis, “Love Is All Around”
Target
Song: Max Frost and the Troopers, “Shape of Things to Come”
Song: Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, “Express Yourself”
Song: The Beatles, “Hello Goodbye”
Tide
Song: Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”
Tommy Hilfiger
Song: Jefferson Airplane, “Volunteers”
Total
Song: Canned Heat, “On the Road Again”
Toyota
Song: Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, “Dueling Banjos”
UPS
Song: Stevie Wonder, “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing”
Verizon
Song: The Five Stairsteps, “O-o-h Child”
VH1
Song: The Carpenters, “Sing”
Visa
Song: Raymond Scott, “Powerhouse”
Song: Buddy Holly, “Take Your Time”
Volkswagen
Song: The Ohio Players, “Love Rollercoaster”
Volvo
Vonage
Song: Rock-A-Teens, “Woo Hoo”
Wendy’s
Song: Steppenwolf, “Magic Carpet Ride”
Wrangler
Song: Thin Lizzy, “The Boys Are Back in Town”
Yoplait
Song: Brian Hyland, “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”
Zales
Song: The Yardbirds, “For Your Love”
