Coffee Break: Songs famously used in commercials
by Anna Reed
May 08, 2017
Today in 1990, Frito-Lay used a Tom Waits sound-alike in a Doritos commercial and had to pay dearly for the unauthorized move as Waits won a $2.5 million lawsuit over the usage.
So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have been famously used in a commercial?
Make sure when you make your suggestion below to indicate the commercial it was used in. A link would be great!
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Songs played
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Feist - 1234
New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
Willie Nelson - The Scientist
Yael Naim - New Soul
Bananarama - Venus
Matt and Kim - Daylight
Yello - Oh Yeah
Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays
Carly Simon - Anticipation