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Has a TV commercial ever ruined a song for you?

I still have trouble listening to "Rock & Roll" by Zeppelin after all of those stupid Cadillac commercials a few years back. Stupid commercials.

Update:

Fah Q...I guess the idea of a rock song being turned into 30-second jingle which is repeated hundreds of times in order to sell a product turns me off a little bit.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    yea...Oasis "All Around the World" for the AT&T commericials..I kinda hate the song now

  • John W
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Yes, that is the perfect example of a commercial ruining a great song! Here we have Cadillac, the ultimate conservative auto brand, what I always associated with guys in pastel pants hanging around country clubs talking Nixonian politics and listening to Sinatra, is suddenly seeking to identify themselves with what was originally a rather rebellious and raucous tune from a band that was anything but conservative.

    My, how times have changed. The Led Z. generation is now the country club fat cat generation.

    But, I have to say that they iPod commercials have gotten me juiced about the songs they use. So, I guess it can go both ways? But usually the commercial ruins the song for me.

  • 1 decade ago

    Personally I cannot stand the Target commercials with The Beatles' "HelloGoodbye" in them. Why would you butcher a perfectly great Beatles hit into a wishy-washy pop song?

  • 5 years ago

    I show is called Zoom...The show still comes on on PBS my cousin live live a few minture away and I go to her house a lot and she has a baby boy who watches it...thats why I know Also I use to watch it when I was little lol but only the part when they made sanck I liked what they made

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  • 1 decade ago

    I agree.

    The one on the E!network when they took a good punk bands song and put it in a commerical about celeberties.

    Uhhhh I wanted to stab the E!network.

    Never put good punk with those stupid celebrities

  • 1 decade ago

    uh, no. I don't care if a song is played in the commercial. It's not like I'm gonna stop listening to it. It does not matter to me.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Big deal..why would you have trouble listening to a song because it was in a commercial? LZ is mainstream already.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes.I really dislike it.Those songs were memories to keep rockin!! Now I think of cheese or whatever the damn song is.....Dont sell out bands!!

  • Aaron
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Commercials that use You're My Best Friend annoy me.

  • 1 decade ago

    haha i dont listen to it but KFC ruined sweet home alabama

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