top ten hits - or number ones

[darklar]

I'm interested to know of tracks that have become hits because they were featured in an advert... ie. Spaceman on the levi's advert... where are babylon zoo now eh?

[stoo_pid]

Three that spring to mind:

"Inside" by Stiltskin (Levis)

"Strange and Beautiful" by Aqualung (VW Beetle)

"Heartbeat" by Jose Gonzalez (Sony Bravia)

[stoo_pid]

"Underwater Love" by Smoke City (Levis)

[stoo_pid]

"Flatbeat" by Mr Oizo (Levis)

[kwillmott]

Jeans On By David Dundas

[kwillmott]

I forgot to say that it was used to advertise Brutus Jeans in the 1970's

[pedderwo]

Young At Heart by The Bluebells, wehat was it for? I'm not sure, VW Golf??

[daftpixie]

There was a programme on last night called 50 best one hi wonders, or something like that.. anyway guy from babylon zoo is apparently running his own record label, and made millions because NASA, and the russians bought his track.

[aiaiaiaiboy]

Boombastic - Shaggy (Levis?)

First Time - Robin Beck (Coke) (Now being covered by Sunscreen or something like that - still rubbish!)

[JudgeJ]

Whilst not exactly a roaring hit, �Capstick Comes Home� by Tony Capstick was a parody on the �Hovis� advert of the 1970s. Capstick recites a monologue to the background of Dvorak�s �New World� symphony. In the advert this music was played whilst a delivery boy pushed his bike up a steep hill. The advert is to receive a fresh airing for ten days from 10th May to celebrate 120 years of the Hovis brand.

[philandlil]

"make luv" - Room 5 feat Oliver Cheatham(Lynx)