By Soulpuss (24.102.217.36) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 05:49 pm:

The following come to mind:

Busta Rhymes & P. Diddy ... Pass the courvoisier
Nelly & crew ... Air force ones (Nike)

Great way to publicise a product.

Anymore examples come to mind.

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 06:02 pm:

Chuck Berry: Mabeline. Cadillac doin' bout 95 bumper ta bumper side ta side. Also refers to Ford in the same song.

Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody

By Soulpuss (24.102.217.36) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 06:05 pm:

Wicked Pickett ... Mustang Sally
Medallions ... Buick 55

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 06:06 pm:

Jack & Diane - John Cougar Mellencanp - suckin' on chili dog outside the TASTY FREEZE.

Billy Joel refers Old Spice after shave in Keepin The Faith

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 06:07 pm:

Billy also refers to Trojan condums in the same song

By JoeR (170.148.92.53) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 06:10 pm:

KODA-CHROME - Paul Simon

RED CORVETTE - Prince

FREEWAY OF LOVE (re: Pink Cadillac) - Aretha Franklin

Group names -

CADILLACS
EDSELS
ELGINS
IMPALAS
SEVILLES

JoeR - http://mypages.netopia.com/channels

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 06:31 pm:

Mustang Sally - Sir Mack Rice, Wilson Pickett & the Rascals ("bought you a brand new Mustang, a 1965!").

Chevy Van - Sammy Johns (1974 or 1976, can't remmeber the year)

Deadman's Curve by Jan & Dean mentions "a shiny new Jag" (Jaguar)

I Wanna Know Your Name - Intruders (Sonny mentions his Volkswagen)

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Ritchie (62.254.0.9) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 06:38 pm:

Tradenames in songs have posed something of a problem for BBC radio over the years. The Playmates' BEEP BEEP was excluded from the airwaves as it referred to a "Cadillac" and a "Nash Rambler", which the BBC saw as a blatant advert - disregarding the fact that neither car was available to buy in the UK. When the group re-recorded the song , substituting the words "limousine" and "bubble car", it was deemed acceptable.

The Kinks' LOLA was refused airtime, as it mentioned "Coca Cola". A revised version - "cherry cola" was offered.

Dr Hook & the Medicine Show fell foul of the BBC's horror of advertising with Shel Silverstein's COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE. Dennis and co recut the song in a special BBC version as COVER OF THE RADIO TIMES (a BBC-published weekly programme listing). The record was still rejected as it "advertised a magazine"!

By john dixon (205.188.209.38) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 07:08 pm:

Ritchie, if only we could have been so lucky to have had "Beep Beep" banned on these shores for the same (or any) reason. Errggh-o-mighty!

By douglasm (68.113.15.28) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 07:15 pm:

Name me a car song, I'll show you a plug.
She's real fine, my "409"
"Hey Little Cobra"
"Little GTO"
The Honda song..."Third Gear, hang on tight..."
"The Little Old Lady From Pasadina" owned a "bright red, shiny new Super Sport Dodge"
And the hits just keep on comin'...

By 1wicked (66.80.176.194) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 07:19 pm:

And RUNDMC kicked it off in the hip hop world with "My Adidas"

By Fury13 (209.69.165.10) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 07:29 pm:

Greg Kihn's "Jeopardy" plugged the quiz show.

By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (64.12.97.7) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 07:41 pm:

The name 'MEATLOAF',
by the 'SLOB' who goes by the name.

By STUBASS (152.163.188.68) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 09:20 pm:

JANIS JOPLIN..."OH LORD...WONCHA BUY ME A MUR-SAY-DEEZ BENZ"!!!...STU

By douglasm (68.113.15.28) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 09:53 pm:

I was thinking of "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing", along with "No Mater What Shape", but what came up in my addled mind was "Things Go Better With Coke".
Saw the American Breed once, and they did the spot in concert. I think Rhino has a CD of the Coke commercials. Any R&B acts do one?

By 1wicked (66.80.176.194) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 12:44 pm:

Nah Douglasm...during that time they sang "It's the real thing....what the world wants today."

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 12:54 pm:

Doug:
I have a CD of Coca Cola & Pepsi jingles from the 1960s through the 1980s. The Friends of Distinction, Bobby Bloom, Blood Sweat & Tears and Three Dog Night each cut a radio spot for Pepsi using the lyric "you've got a reason to live & Pepsi has a lot to give.." while the Supremes, the Brooklyn Bridge & Otis Redding each did a 90 second (!) spot using "Things Go Better With Coca-Cola..."

By the way, the Coca-Cola jingle that used "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" was a collaboration between UK songwriting legends Roger Cook & Roger Greenway and the great Roquel Billy Davis, who at that time was the head jingle-master at McCann-Ericson Advertising.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By TonyRussi (68.18.230.25) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 01:08 pm:

My fave Pepsi commercial was Martha & the Vandellas "Come Alive, You're in the Pepsi Generation" kinda like "Wild One".The commercial track musta been a Stevenson/Hunter production.

By soulie dave uk (62.254.64.5) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 01:17 pm:

Kentucky Fried Chicken are using classic northern soul songs on their British TV adds as we speek.
Do I Love You/Frank Wilson, and
I Can't Get Away/Bobby Garrett, or is it Bob and Earl?

By 1wicked (66.80.176.194) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 02:30 pm:

Kevgo...WRT the Coke jingle, did the song or the jingle come first ? Or was the jingle based on an unreleased (at that time) song ?

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 02:42 pm:

1wicked:
This may have your answer:
http://www2.coca-cola.com/ourcompany/cokelore_hilltop.html

Regards,
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By outsuder (63.88.160.101) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 04:20 pm:

oldsmobile 88 Ike turner, the first car song that was pulged 1949

By Livonia Ken (136.2.1.101) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 04:52 pm:

How about songs plugging a brand name service:

Bootsy Collins: Roto-Rooter (Bobba) Trouble Shooter

Regards,
Ken

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.8) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 05:10 pm:

The insurance(I think)advert that has
the intro to
Sam Fletchers-I'd Think It Over.
The cat food advert that had the stomping Rubin's dancer 'you've been away'on it.
And the ones SoulieDave mentions above.
Mel.

By Mark Speck (65.56.219.52) on Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 03:22 pm:

There were also ads for the '60s product Great Shakes, in which the artists sang the jingle in melodies similar to their hit songs!

I've heard Dusty Springfield's jingle (sounding remarkably like "I Only Want to Be With You") and the Yardbirds' jingle (similar to "Over, Under, Sideways, Down"). There were a few more I heard (the local oldies station had a "jingle weekend" where they played quite a few of these puppies.

Best,

Mark

By Flynny (81.131.229.214) on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 06:03 pm:

As a dedicated VW fan I'll throw into the hat this one from Johnny Cymbal called, "Go VW go!" with the following lyric:

Go VW go!
There's this kid that lives on my block now,
He just bought a GTO Super-stock now.
He's a real nut when it comes to draggin',
He's always making fine of my little Volkswagen.

Go Volkswagen go! (I don't believe it)
Go Volkswagen go! (It can't do it)
Go Volkswagen, go VW go!

The chicks all dig him 'cause his car's a gas,
They say there's nothing on the road he can't pass.
Well I'm sick and tired of all of this braggin',
I told them I'd drag him with my little Volkswagen!

Go Volkswagen go! (I don't believe it)
Go Volkswagen go! (It can't do it)
Go Volkswagen, go VW go!

Now I don't know much about custom machines,
But I do something a lot about gasoline,
'Cause I'm a straight-A student in chemistry class,
I've just invented a gas of a gas...


Love it! :-)

By thecount (65.60.201.174) on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 07:39 pm:

HOT ROD LINCOLN--orig. JOHNNY BOND(it's a model-a ford with a lincoln motor and it's all souped up)
RED ROSE TEA--The Chips(I have the 78 and a video clip of the commercial with the chimpanzes)
NO MONEY DOWN--Chuck Berry(cad. and a ford)
DEAR DAD--Chuck Berry (i might as well be walkin as to drive this ol foed)
LIL DUECE COUPE--Beach Boys
ALL SUMMER LONG-Beach Boys(cokes,hondas)
THE PEPSI GENERATION--Del Shannon& The Royal Tones
WHATS THE WORD--Thunder Rocks(thunder bird,nature boy,black lable,the makings down on hastings)
WILD MUSTANG--Link Wray
many more and too many kar songs to go on.
"COUNT"

By Sly fan (67.115.75.58) on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 08:00 pm:

Cameo's "Shake Your Pants" and Sister Sledge's "The Greatest Dancer".

By Sly fan (67.119.52.192) on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 09:18 pm:

Cameo: Sassoon , Jordache, Vanderbildt
Sister Sledge: Halston & Gucci