Just saw a Zevo (bug zapper) commercial with Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out For A Hero” song. “I need a Zevo!” - I think I may buy one. Hope it works. I always liked the song but thought it was a bit extra and melodramatic and if toned down a little - just a little- it would have gotten higher than 34. Just my opinion on why it wasn’t a bigger hit. Maybe there’s an alternate version somewhere. Sung by Bonnie of course.
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Classic Hit Songs transformed into a commercial (We Quilt This City)
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The most recent one I heard was with different singers, different lyrics...
It was for Quattro, a prescription flea/tick medication for dogs. Using "Macho Man" by the Village People to the lyrics " Quattro, Quattro dog, I want to be a Quattro Dog"...
It was for Quattro, a prescription flea/tick medication for dogs. Using "Macho Man" by the Village People to the lyrics " Quattro, Quattro dog, I want to be a Quattro Dog"...
Izervay with their version of Low Rider by War.
That ad was all over the radio as well.
That ad was all over the radio as well.
Countless examples of radio stations using hit songs and figuring the run won't be long enough to get a C&D. I worked at a station that re-sung "Low Rider" for a smoke shop place called "Low Bob's"This news regarding Bonnie Tyler is really upsetting to learn about...The latest news has her on a ventilator, in an induced coma, and in "very guarded" condition. I hope she recovers. 😢
Singer Bonnie Tyler Placed In Medically Induced Coma
Total Eclipse Of The Heart singer Bonnie Tyler has been placed in a medically induced coma at a Portugal hospital, with her condition "very guarded."deadline.com
Not for WW, but for another advertiser whose name escapes me. Forgot to mention that.
Nitroengine and gr8oldies, WICO-FM Snow Hill, MD/WOWZ Accomac, VA (Wow That's Country) has aired in the recent past spots for the Pohanka dealerships of Salisbury, where someone sings "My baaaby driiiives a Pohanka" to the approximate tune of "Hanky Panky". Dunno if those spots air on DC radio or TV since Pohanka has a presence there as well.
Shades of Homer Simpson spoofing MM while enjoying a nacho at a football game, as in "Nacho nacho man"...
"YMCA" couldn't escape ad industry parody either.
And who can forget the biggest parody of all where the song was illegally used for a certain president's campaign in '24?
Given how heavily politicized people have gotten, it made that song almost unlisten-able to those who didn't vote for said president.
Anyway, I was just remembering an ad (I forget what for) used a rerecorded version of Ray Conniff's "Happiness Is." The funny part is, I liked it so much, I went on YouTube and managed to find the original; another version of this had been used contemporaneously for Kent cigarette ads, I believe.
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Actually the opposite. Village People founder Victor Willis is all on board with Trump using "YMCA" and insists there's nothing gay about it.
Village People Founder Doubles Down on Letting Trump Use ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ Slams ‘Gay Anthem’ Label
A Village People founder doubled down on why the band let Donald Trump use "Y.M.C.A" in his campaign. Read his statement.
www.billboard.com
He has a short memory. Victor wrote the song (and many others) with Jacques Morali, who was as gay as it gets, and died of AIDS in 1991.
You are both right. Victor Willis was initially against the use of the Village People's music by Trump at his rallies during the 2020 race, but he came around to allowing it by the 2024 race. As you may remember, The Village People even performed live at one of Trump's post-election events.
I guess he just gave in to the inevitable, since Trump was likely going to continue using "YMCA" regardless of whether he had permission to.
I never cared much for it anyway.
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When he claims there is nothing gay about that song, he is either lying or his memory is entirely shot.
The Village People was created to appeal to the gay club market and there was nothing subtle about it. That history is openly discussed in the liner notes of the Village People's hits compilation CD, but it was frankly no secret even when these songs were current in the late 70s. What the song "YMCA" was about was even addressed in a Sunday "Doonesbury" strip back then.
So Victor Willis is being incredibly dishonest.
Or he's being incredibly weak. Trump is well known for his homophobic remarks, and it's possible he's lying about the whole gay angle to avoid his wrath.
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Neither do I. I like "Macho Man" more.