Recycling a song is not taboo when it comes to TV ads and other media. Recently, Nikka Costa's "
Everybody Got Their Something" has appeared in numerous ads that include Sears,
Mitsubishi Endeavor and a promo for the new ABC TV show
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. A new ad for
Dentyne Tango gum is reusing a song, previously heard in a
Gap ad, called "
Tempted" by Squeeze. The Who made a comeback with the use of their songs as
C.S.I.
themes, and the latest incarnation, C.S.I. NY, is no exception. The new spin-off series used "
Baba O'Riley" in a promo ad for the show and is the new theme song. The same song was also heard in the trailer and soundtrack for
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, in a HP "Change" ad and in a trailer for
AMERICAN BEAUTY. And the striking song from
KILL BILL Vol. 1, "
Battle Without Honour or Humanity," is backing the "seven deadly sins" of the 2005 Jaguar XJ8L in its "Can You Resist?" ad.