Wendy's

[KannD86]

Who sings the cover version of "Magic Carpet Ride" on the new Wendy's commercial? It shows a picnic blanket floating like a magic carpet and getting food from the drive up window at Wendy's. It's a girl singing and it's more poppy than the original. Thanks.

 

[KannD86]

Nobody knows this? I thought it'd get answered pretty quickly since it's a cover song. Okay, here are the lyrics played on the commercial:

I like to dream yeah, yeah, right between my sound machine
Well, you don't know what we can find
Why don't you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride

It's got a techno, poppy feel to it. A girl is singing. I really like this version, even better than the original. Please let me know who sings it if you know! Thanks.

 

[ECWtotheXtreme]

i think ive heard the song before

 

[ECWtotheXtreme]

is it steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride?

 

[Supercalifragilistic]

Steppenwolf it is !

 

[KannD86]

No, sorry. I meant to say it was a cover version of the Steppenwolf original. It's a girl singing the version on the Wendy's commercial. Thanks though.

 

[Blodia]

I was looking for this too. I made a post about it and no one cared to answer.

 

[capnmunch]

Or maybe it's simply that nobody knows the answer.

My guess is that the song was done expressly for the commercial, but I could easily be wrong.

 

[Sir_Garland]

You might try emailing Wendy's on this because it seems no one has found the answer yet.

 

[KannD86]

I went to the Wendy's website and looked at the section called "ads". I recognized most of the commercials, but none of them were the magic carpet ride one. So I clicked "Contact Us". They give a list of addresses and phone numbers for various sections of the company. No email addresses, not even an 800 number. I don't know how to contact them to ask them. But I'm still really curious. The song was stuck in my head all day yesterday.

 

[remycool]

any word on the cover? actually remake but dont get me started on that.

 

[KannD86]

sorry, don't mean to get you started on anything lol. but i'm actually interested in why you say it's a remake not a cover. i always thought they were interchangeable. what's the difference?

 

[capnmunch]

I've been told that the difference between the two has to do with the timing of the recording.

To my understanding, a cover is a recording that is released by another artist at or near the same time that the original version was recorded. Originally, a cover was recorded in an attempt to cash in on a song's popularity, though this may no longer be the case as the industry has changed much since the term was first used.

Contrarily, a remake is a song that is recorded by another artist long after the original has been released. So, while the Iron and Wine version of "Such Great Heights" would be considered a cover, The Dixie Chicks version of "Landslide" would be considered a remake.

Of course, today many use the term "cover" to describe any newer version of a previously recorded song, and that bothers some who maintain that there is a difference between a cover and a remake. I'm sure remy will be able to elaborate more on the subject, but there you have it.

 

[fob]

This has to be the worst cover/remake/bastardization in a long while.

Not that the original was a masterpiece or anything, but this version sounds like it was produced by Disney.

 

[KannD86]

Thanks for explaining that. I never even considered that there was a difference. Now next time someone says "cover", I'll be able to say, "nope, just a remake" LoL. Maybe that explains why chad kroeger and the calling released that song "Why Don't You and I" around the same time. That confused me for so long, but now I get that they were probably covers. Interesting. Well thanks again.

Now if anybody's figured out how to contact wendy's... that'd be reeeeally helpful.

 

[sunsetsuzie]

I LOVE this remake!! I have looked EVERYwhere to find who is singing....the search continues....

 

[sunsetsuzie]

HELP!
Ok I THINK I might have something - but I haven't decided which company to go with for MP3 downloads (and my old one no longer works) yet THEREFORE I can't download it to listen to it...BUT I am thinking it might be BARDEUX. From the late 80's Album "Bold As Love"


Can anyone find the download of the song? Or is the commercial a current remake of the song lol?

This is driving me crazy!! Just like the Kelly Clarkson "Go" Ford song did until I found it online....


Help!!! B)

 

[DJEiffelT]

OK, so I found a site with a link to listen to a sample of Bardeux's "Magic Carpet Ride" ... uh, it's definitely NOT the song we're looking for here ... instead, it's very much in the vein of Stacy Q (as others on this site themselves mention) ...

If you still wanna hear it, go here ...
http://www.80sxchange.com/forums/showthrea...ad.php?p=630698
(Look for the 5th post from user "malvis" where there's the song sample link)

Enjoy!
There you go.

 

[sunsetsuzie]

:blink: whoooooooooooooooooooooaaaa....that song is DEFINATELY not it!!!! LOL

Thanks for finding that clip!!! I guess that means back to the search.....!!!!!!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! LOL

 

[KannD86]

anybody find it yet?