Good songs that were ruined by ad campaigns
 

One that comes to mind right away is Modern English - I Melt With You

Blur - Song 2.

Destroyed by Toyota

Is that because of the shitty cover that's on TV now?

I do not believe I have ever heard the cover. The original was played to death in a Taco Bell advertisement and some sort of Hershey's ad as well.

lol how would a commercial ruin a song? If it's a song i like, I'll always like it no matter what. I'm not gonna stop listening to it just because it was featured in a commercial. I don't care if other people only recognize it by "that one song in the commercial"

I think the idea is that you hear it 74 million times in a short period and you get tired of hearing it.

There's a Just for Men commercial that uses a goddamn terrible cover on Sunshine of Your Love. Pisses me off.

i c

shocking blue - venus

I don't remember those ads offhand. Hmmm.

Over the last few years, the Beatles have been covered so much it drives me crazy. There was like, ten songs. Better Cream than that. ;)

There are few songs that have been played enough towear me out on them. I still get a kick when I hear "Just what I needed."

The two Blondie songs they play all the time in like a billion commercials are among them, though. Not that I was a huge fan to begin with.

Hum - Stars

"Like a Rock" - Bob Seger

"Days Go By" - Dirty Vegas (I hated this song before I ever heard the whole song)

"Venus" - Bananarama

Rock n Roll - Led Zeppelin - some car commercial

The Pogues - Sunny Side of the Street (lol Cadillac)