15 brilliant songs that featured in some classic TV adverts

Remember any of these?

While listening to my iPod recently, I stumbled upon the brilliant 'To The Bright and Shining Sun' by The Walls, a track that I first heard on the famous AIB advert from a few years ago. This got me thinking about some other famous tunes that featured on memorable adverts. Here's a few that came to mind. Shaggy - Mr Bombastic Brand: Levis While we've got no fecking idea idea about what role a claymation man would have in selling jeans, this is instantly memorable for anyone that grew up in the '90s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHAEcx_LlYE Clip via - Leonardo Buffone Free- All Right Now Brand: Wrigley's Sales in chewing gum probably sky rocketed after this advert because it's almost intrinsically linked with being suave and smooth. Just don't choke on it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M3AjO1F-vo Clip via - atariman1988 Placebo- Nancy Boy Brand: MTV Remember when MTV actually played music and were culturally relevant? This is the perfect tune to express all those feelings of teenage angst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohQnL2qK1go Clip via - Ben Eustace Marvin Gaye - I Heard it Through the Grapevine Brand: Levis Looking back now, it's remarkable how much one company has managed to bring so many classic '60s music songs back into the mainstream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q56M5OZS1A8 Clip via - oonai5000 Louis Armstrong - We Have All the Time in the World Brand: Guinness A track that's perfectly fitting when compared to the seemingly endless time that it takes to pull the perfect pint of Guinness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs-PPOy8bEU Clip via - retrotvads The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You Brand: Vodafone The moment when you hear the old fashioned ringtone in this ad really makes you feel old, doesn't it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnZD2A47LbE Clip via - nickleics Nick Drake - Pink Moon Brand: Volkswagen This was the the car manufacturers first online ad and reintroduced the iconic folk artist to a new generation of music fans. He remains the master. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-kqUkZnDcM Clip via - Alan Pafenbach Mic Christopher - Heyday Brand: Guinness Yes, that is Michael Fassbender in this video that provided a small snippet of Mic Christopher's unique and remarkable talent. An Irish artist that was gone far too soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcnPWUxM_Sk Clip via - kpmmmurphy The Zombies - Time of the Season Brand: Bulmers The ad definitely did it's job because I instantly equate this tune and Donovan - Sunshine Superman with drinking cider in the sun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3GKQv4-Yi0 Clip via - Shane Whelan Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away Brand: Peugeot 206 That riff and rousing chorus almost make you feel like emptying your bank account and buying a Peugeot. Then again, you could have just bought the single and saved yourself a heap of cash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm6u4tAFmjM Clip via -  gadjann Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer Brand: Vauxhall How did I forget that Vauxhall used to end every single one of their adverts with the brilliant riff from Eric Clapton - Layla? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOWEhvwRkEQ Clip via - valentinikrossifumi Santigold - Creator Brand: VO5 Extreme Style gel This tune is still one of the most intriguing and unique intros to any song that I've heard on an advert. The bass drop is incredible and it made me yearn for Shazam to be invented years before it actually was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwcMU7gbaIs Clip via - VO5ExtremeStyle Eagles of Death Metal - Don't Speak Brand: Nike Don't we all dream of this life? The innovative first-person perspective on this advert make sit stand out above every other famous effort that the sportswear giant has done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3qtbWA_nrs Clip via - drsh08 Feist - 1234 Brand: Apple Apple launched a global takeover of music that featured some really memorable tunes. Jet, U2 and this song instantly come to mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpCjCVoITcU Clip via - mac ultime Babylon Zoo - Spaceman. Brand: Levis Be honest, everyone bought this single on the back of that chorus alone. It's just a shame that the remaining 90% of the song was utter garbage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5TXolwA7cE