The Apples in Stereo are being used a lot in commercials. Here’s the third commercial I’ve listed them in -the new Pepsi commercial is using the song “Energy” (iTunes)|(Amazon MP3)
from the album New Magnetic Wonder (iTunes)|(Amazon MP3)
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BTW - this song is free on Amazon right now.

Energy Lyrics (iTunes)|(Amazon MP3)

And the world is made of energy
and the world is electricity
and the world is made of energy
and there’s a light inside of you
and there’s a light inside of me.

And the world is made of energy
and the world is synchronicity
and the world is made of energy
and there’s a light inside of you
and there’s a light inside of me.

Chorus:
It’s gonna be all right
It’s gonna be all right uh huh yeah.
We’re gonna see the sunlight
We’re gonna see the sunlight uh huh yeah.

And the world is made of energy
and the world is possibility
and the world is made of energy
and there’s a light inside of you
and there’s a light inside of me.

Chorus

Check out the commercial promoting the new Samsung Behold (Tmobile Amazon)
cell phone on T-Mobile. The song is Silly Boy by the Blue Van (iTunes)

Silly Boy lyrics (iTunes)

I might be wrong but I might be right
Anyhow I know I tried
I better leave, I better leave
I better stop

I like her taste when it fills my soul
I’ll tell you something I’ve never told anyone
Not anyone, not anyone

Everyone’s got a bleeding heart
I don’t know where or when to start
I better bleed, I better bleed
I better stop
I better bleed, I better bleed
I better stop

Silly boys
You ran away
Your unemployed
You’d waste away

Silly boys
You ran away
Your unemployed
You’d waste away

Silly boys you run away to far
Remember this remember where you are

Life is good
It’s what I see that
Makes me want to disagree
I better leave, I better leave
I better not

You might be wrong cause you know I’m right
If you lose your way you just follow mine
I better leave, I better leave
I better stop
I better leave, I better leave
I better stop

Silly boys
You ran away
Your unemployed
You’d waste away

Silly boys
You ran away
Your unemployed
You’d waste away

You run away, you’re unemployed, waste away

Silly boys
You ran away
Your unemployed
You’d waste away

The current Sears Kenmore commercial is using the song “Imaginary Girl (Amazon MP3)
“by The Silver Seas album High Society (Amazon MP3).

Imaginary Girl Lyrics (Amazon MP3)
Imaginary Girl,
This is a song for you
Sorry it took forever
I know it’s really nothing,
It was the least I could do
Better late than never

I was stranded in the middle of the night
I was washed out to sea
Out of the water,
You appear like a dream to me
And I wanna thank you…

Imaginary Girl,
You really blow my mind
You got to be joking
I know I dream a lot,
But I could do it full time
If the position was open

Things have changed since you came my way
You gave me something to live for
Darkened the night and brightened up my day, yeah…
And I wanna thank you…

Imaginary Girl,
This is a song for you.
Be mine forever.
I really need to know that if you feel this too,
It’s gotta be now or never
Got to be now or never…
It’s gotta be now or never…

Imaginary Girl,
This is a song for you…

The current LL Bean holiday commercial is using Fountains Of Wayne - Valley Winter Song (iTunes) from their album Welcome Interstate Managers (Amazon MP3)
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Fountains Of Wayne - Valley Winter Song (iTunes) lyrics
Hey Sweet Annie
Don’t take it so bad
You know the summer’s coming soon
Though the interstate is choking under salt and dirty sand
And it seems the sun is hiding from the moon

Your daddy told you
When you were a girl
The kind of things that come to those who wait
So give it a rest girl
Take a deep breath girl
And meet me at the Bay State tonight

And the snow is coming down
On our New England town
And it’s been falling all day long
What else is new
What could I do
I wrote a valley winter song
To play for you

And late December
Can drag a man down
You feel it deep in your gut
Short days and afternoons spent pottering around
In a dark house with the windows painted shut

Remember New York
Staring outside
As reckless winter made its way
From Staton Island to the Upper West Side
Whiting out our streets along the way

And the snow is coming down
On our New England town
And it’s been falling all day long
What else is new
What can I do
But sing this valley winter song
I wrote for you

I’ve been looking for this commercial music. Looks like it might be Ingrid Michaelson. The commercial is below along with the lyrics. If you know for sure it’s her, please respond in the comments section.

Give just a little of yourself to me
My heart is in the moment
My hands are to here to give to you

The latest Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid commercial is using the Sea Wolf song “You’re a Wolf” (iTunes).

Artist: Sea Wolf
Song: “You’re a Wolf” (iTunes)| “You’re a Wolf” (Amazon MP3)

“Your a Wolf” Lyrics (iTunes)
I’m walking on the southern street, cut to the river ‘fore I run too low.
I’m walking on the southern street, cut to the river ‘fore I run too low.

Old gypsy woman spoke to me, lips stained red from a bottle of wine.
Old gypsy woman spoke to me, lips stained red from a bottle of wine.
“The one that you are looking for, you’re not gonna find her here.”
“The one that you are looking for, you’re not gonna find her here, here.”

I’m runnin’ on the northeast street, cut to the ocean ‘fore I run too low.
I’m runnin’ on the northeast street, cut to the ocean ‘fore I run too low,
Cut to the ocean ‘fore I run too low.
“The one that you are looking for, you’re not gonna find her here.”
“The one that you are looking for, you’re not gonna find her here, here.”

Old gypsy woman spoke to me, said, “You’re a wolf, boy, get out of this town.”
Old gypsy woman spoke to me, said, “You’re a wolf, boy, get out of this town.”

AT& T is running a campaign during the Olympics titled “We Are Team USA”. The background music is instrumental, but is taken from The Decemberists song “The Crane Wife 3″ (iTunes).

“The Crane Wife 3″ (iTunes) |“The Crane Wife 3″ (Amazon MP3)

The new GM commercial covering all of their brands (Buick, Cadillac, Chevy, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, Saturn, and Saab) is using Brandi Carlile’s The Story as its music soundtrack. Great song.

Artist: Brandi Carlile
Track: “The Story (iTunes) | “The Story” (Amazon MP3)

The Story lyrics - (iTunes)
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I’ve been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don’t mean anything
When you’ve got no one to tell them to
It’s true…I was made for you
I climbed across the mountain tops
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules
But baby I broke them all for you
Because even when I was flat broke
You made me feel like a million bucks
You do
I was made for you
You see the smile that’s on my mouth
It’s hiding the words that don’t come out
And all of my friends who think that I’m blessed
They don’t know my head is a mess
No, they don’t know who I really am
And they don’t know what
I’ve been through like you do
And I was made for you…
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I’ve been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don’t mean anything
When you’ve got no one to tell them to
It’s true…I was made for you

The new Nike commercial titled “Courage” is using the Killers tune I’ve always loved this song - great commercial.

Artist: The Killers
Song: All These Things that I’ve Done (iTunes) (Amazon)

All These Things That I’ve Done (lyrics)
When there’s nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
One more son
If you can hold on
If you can hold on, hold on
I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know - no you don’t, you don’t
I wanna shine on in the hearts of men
I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand

Another head aches, another heart breaks
I am so much older than I can take
And my affection, well it comes and goes
I need direction to perfection, no no no no

Help me out
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don’t you put me on the blackburner
You know you got to help me out

And when there’s nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
These changes ain’t changing me
The cold-hearted boy I used to be

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don’t you put me on the blackburner
You know you got to help me out
You’re gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you’re gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you’re gonna bring yourself down

I got soul, but I’m not a soldier
I got soul, but I’m not a soldier
…

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don’t you put me on the blackburner
You know you got to help me out
You’re gonna bring yourself down
You’re gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, oh don’t you put me on the blackburner
Yeah, you’re gonna bring yourself down

Over and out, last call for sin
While everyone’s lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I’ve done
All these things that I’ve done
If you can hold on
If you can hold on

The commercial Target debuted during tonight’s Olympic opening ceremony is “We Belong in This World Together” (iTunes) by Stereo MC’s.

“We Belong in This World Together” Lyrics (iTunes)
nside you are hollow
inside you are hollow
inside
we belong in this world together
what’s going on?
we belong in this world together
what’s going on?
what’s going on?
what’s going on?
gotta check myself
my own back yard
my calling card
don’t take it hard
if you fall
you’ll be wiser
after all
what’s the use without
invention in your mind
come on down
treat me as your kind
i’m a face in the human race
good for nothing
a hopeless case
there ain’t no time
there ain’t no space
ain’t no place for us to go
face to face
we’ll trace our step
side to side
from east to west
the feeling strong
i’m feeling strong
what’s going on?
what’s going on?
what’s going on?
we belong in this world together
don’t we belong?
staple make the diet
mental attitude
staple make the diet
and my mental attitude
staple make the diet
and my mental attitude
don’t we belong?
we belong in this world together
we belong in this world together
we belong in this world together
we belong in this world together
we belong in this world together
what’s going on

Timely being as I just saw the Submarines open for Aimee Mann a few days ago. They’re highly recommended. The song being used in the current iPhone 3G campaign is “You, Me and the Bourgeoisie” (iTunes) from The Submarines.

I love the new Reebok campaign - but question, where are my Eagles!

It’s using Train Song (iTunes) by Vashti Bunyan

Train Song lyrics (iTunes)
Travelling north, travelling north to find you
Train wheels beating, the wind in my eyes
Don’t even know what I’ll find when I get to you
Call out your name love, don’t be surprised

It’s so many miles and so long since I’ve met you
Don’t even know what I’ll find when I get to you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
It’s many hundred miles but it won’t be long

What will I do if there’s someone with you
Maybe someone you’ve always known
How do I know I can come and give to you
Love with no warning and find you alone

It’s so many miles and so long since I’ve met you
Don’t even know what I’ll find when I get to you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
It’s many hundred miles and it won’t be long

Thanks to Church of the Big Sky for this one. The Discover Channel Summer promo is using Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That (iTunes) from Robert Randolph & The Family Band. Cool song.

The commercial music for the new Samsung Instinct is The Apples In Stereo “Signal in The Sky (Let’s Go)” (iTunes). On a related note - The Apples In Stereo are a buzz in TV commercials - they’ve had at least three. Great band.

Signal In The Sky (iTunes)
Would you like to play a game of hide and seek now?
If you have X-ray eyes please promise no to peek now
Well first we cunt to ten, and then we’ll have some fun now
Or will you fly away before we count one now?

Signal in the sky-oh
That’s when you know that you have to fly-oh
Signal in the sky-oooooohhhhhhh!!!!

Let’s go! You know you have a lot do, ooh
Let’s go! And everything depends on you, oooh

Hey girls, hey girls, come out and play now!
Or do you have to hurry off and save the day now?
Can’t you come over, watch a movie with your friends now?
Or will you fly away before we see the end now?

Signal in the sky-oh
That’s when you know that you have to fly-oh
Signal in the sky-oooooohhhhhhh!!!!

Let’s go! You know you have a lot do, ooh
Let’s go! And everything depends on you, oooh

Santogold is really blowing up. She’s being used in Ford Flex commercial and now she’s got two songs in two separate Bud Light commercials.

Santogold - Lights Out (iTunes)
Santogold - Creator (iTunes)

Honestly, just get the whole album - it’s really worth it.