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Esquire recently released a list of top ten car commercial songs. Apparently, they have quite a fetish for VW and/or the (highly overrated) band Wilco. Five of the top ten songs were from VW ads featuring Wilco. I am not a huge fan of Wilco, but I do like the above ad featuring their song, Either Way.
The list was pretty good, but John Mellencamp? Seriously? I agree, with the Ford Edge commercial, Band of Horses, ftw.
I made a short list of ones I felt should have made it and embedded them post jump… any other ones I missed?
VW Jetta: J. Ralph, One Million Miles Away
Kia Spectra: Joe Purdy, Can’t Seem To Get It Right Today
How the hell did this one not make the list!?
VW Cabrio: Nick Drake, Pink Moon
Jaguar: Spoon, I Turn My Camera On
So what, else is missing?
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March 21st, 2008 at 11:02 am
I <3 the Cabrio commercial. I remember seeing that before I could drive, and it made me want a car that much more (albeit not a Cabrio).
March 21st, 2008 at 11:43 am
Pontiac: Deus
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KdtEn7DHMW8
March 22nd, 2008 at 7:10 pm
The cabrio commercial is far and away the best car commercial i’ve ever seen. Amazingly shot.
I remember reading years ago that spot alone boosted Cabrio sales for VW like 10% or something crazy.
March 23rd, 2008 at 12:42 pm
My 2 favourites, again VW..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GuBdvA7Qus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex7Uu5×6ssY&feature=related
March 24th, 2008 at 9:17 am
I agree with both of your vdub choices.. I’m shocked that they picked so many vdub commercials but left those two out.
The cabrio commercial is so, so good. I have the pink moon album just for that song, and yes I will only listen to it while driving in my car, at night, with the windows open (stupid protege5 not being a convertible lol)
March 24th, 2008 at 9:28 am
oh and I’d nominate these:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=R_tjM8eEqUo –might not be artistic but I think it makes a nice statement.
of course this semi NSFW uk Mazda5 commercial:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iWHExiLhqWA
and as my single favourite piece of automotive advertising video ever created:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=a7XuL0OoyXE&feature=related
it’s breathtaking.. it seriously makes me want to buy nothing else ever again
March 24th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Keep in mind these are the best car commercial SONGS. Not best car commercials. I can do a “Chris’ list of top car commercials” at some point.