| November 30, 2003 |
 Amazon.com MP3s
Did you know that Amazon.com offers FREE music for downloading? From "Blockbuster Tracks" to "New and Notable" and "Digital Discoveries," there is a whole section devoted to exposing new music to fans from a wide range of artists.
Why is this worth mentioning on Adtunes.com? There are, at least, two good songs you've heard in TV ads available to download.
The new Holiday USPS ad shows a postal worker carrying packages through the snow and delivering them while the Woody Guthrie song "Mail Myself to You" (covered by John McCutcheon in the ad) plays in the background. You can get the version heard in the ad as a FREE MP3, or you can find the original on the Guthrie CD, " This Land is Your Land."
An old ad that continues to get air time, the Holland America Cruise Lines ad features the breathy song "Edge of the Ocean" by the group Ivy. Another great FREE download, also found on the Ivy album " Long Distance."
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| November 25, 2003 |
 American Eagle Outfitters Holiday
American Eagle Outfitters new "Holidays" TV ad celebrates with a typical family holiday gathering. (That is, if your family consists entirely of attractive, well-dressed twenty-something fashion models.) The ad is shot with an animated still-snapshots effect moving from scene to scene by entering and exiting picture frames. We see the "family" gathered around the dinner table, hugging one another and snow falling outside through the windows. The song featured is " All Dressed Up In Dreams" by the 6ths, off the album " Wasps' Nest."
The 6ths is just one of many side projects by writer/producer Stephin Merritt, more notably well-known for his work with The Magnetic Fields, who typically recruits other singers to contribute to the vocals on his albums. For instance, the vocalist singing on "All Dressed Up In Dreams" is Helium frontwoman Mary Timony. Merritt's latest release is the soundtrack to the film PIECES OF APRIL starring Katie Holmes.
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| November 23, 2003 |
Hey Ya Celebrity Poker!
Popular music doesn't get a chance to be forgotten with the current trend of quick turnaround of music used in commercials. Outkast's new double-disc CD, " Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," has been on store shelves for just one month, and the hit single "Hey Ya" has already made the transition to being featured in a TV commercial for Bravo TV's latest reality show Celebrity Poker Showdown. The show, featuring big names like Ben Affleck and David Schwimmer, puts celebrities against one another in a " No Limit Texas Hold-em" poker game for a piece of the $250,000 prize pool going to their selected charity.
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| November 19, 2003 |
 Queer Eye For the Music
Along with new episodes of the hit show QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY, fans can look forward to the obligatory merchandise: The Queer Eye Soundtrack, which will include the catchy theme song by Widelife (It is now reportedly due for a February 20 release.). And according to Reality Blurred, a Queer Eye book is in the works for February.
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| November 17, 2003 |
Levi's Wild Rides
Levi's website is one of the few smart enough to include information on their TV commercials. Two of their ads are featured: "Car" and "Stampede".
In " Car" a vehicle is driving through a town's dirt roads and a young man spots it. He lassos the car and jumps on for a ride, which leads him to the local rodeo. He tames the beast and is able to open the door and drive away. The music heard is " Crazy Beat" by Blur.
" Stampede" shows a couple standing in the middle of an empty street, albeit a herd of bison running at them, and they endure the rush as the stampede passes them. The song heard in this ad is called "Fresh Def Fly" and was done by DJ Promo. It is based on the Residents' song "Rest Aria," from their album " Meet the Residents."
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| November 16, 2003 |
iPod Replay
Apple continues its iTunes for Windows campaign with a new installment to their television ads. The third "Dancing Silhouettes" ad features a Jason Nevins remixed version of N.E.R.D.'s song "Rock Star." The remix is included on the BLUE CRUSH soundtrack.
Previous spots feature the songs " Hey Mama" by the Black Eyed Peas, and " Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by the group Jet.
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| November 11, 2003 |
Budweiser: True Music
Budweiser's True Music online campaign celebrates live music by featuring up and coming artists on their website. The current television ad, featuring Daft Punk's song " Face to Face," shows a young male playing guitar in an empty room. When he reaches to turn a switch to the word "True," the commercial changes to various DJs and bands performing on stage followed by the tag line: "Think fresh, drink fresh. True music." The performances are shown filtered through golden bubbles of beer fizzing on screen.
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| November 08, 2003 |
Victoria's Secret is Sexy
The latest tv ad for Victoria's Secret "What Is Sexy?" campaign features their models preparing for the upcoming November 19th Fashion Show on CBS. The current "It Girl" of Victoria's Secret, Adriana Lima, is seen wearing large, white feathered wings with her black lingerie strutting down the runway toward the end of the ad. The song " Slayed" is heard in the background throughout the commercial, and is by the artist known as Overseer. You can find the song on his debut album "Wreckage," along with several other recognizable tunes recently used in other ads and soundtracks. (Via the Forums.)
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| November 07, 2003 |
 Tony Hawk's Underground... Whatever!
Another Tony Hawk skateboarding video game? " Whatever!" In commercials for Tony Hawk's Underground (or THUG, as the kids call it) game, you hear the song used in the ad proclaiming "Whatever!" The track is " The United States of Whatever" by Liam Lynch, off of the album " Fake Songs." You might remember Lynch as the twisted mind behind the MTV show Sifl and Olly and other media projects.
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| November 03, 2003 |
Buena Nissan
Nissan just rolled out a tv ad for their new Titan truck featuring music from the trio Morphine. The song is the bass-heavy riff " Buena", off their album " Cure for Pain". The group features a unique sound, composed of a saxophone, two string slide bass, and drums. (via the Adtunes Forums.)
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Mail Myself to You 
Long Distance 
Wasps' Nests
Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Think Tank
Blue Crush
Elephunk
Get Born
Discovery
Wreckage
Tony Hawk's Underground
Fake Songs (Bonus DVD)
Cure for Pain