Funny, I just wrote about Santogold on my other blog, and here she is being featured in the new commercial for the 2009 Ford Flex. Not sure which song it is, but it may be a remix of her single “L.E.S. Artistes” (iTunes).

Acura has had some cool music in their commercials, and so far they’ve been using currently available artists. Can’t find this one though. No lyrics makes it hard.

Help.

Sorry - away on vacation, so not watching much TV.

I think this is the correct information for the new Saturn Aura Commercial currently running. The song being used is “The Good Life” (iTunes) by Tim Myers.

“The Good Life” lyrics (iTunes)
Life is beautiful it’s true
When I balance what I do
And enjoy the world in front of me
And it’s time to get away
This is a good time to get away to the good life
To get away on this perfect day,
I’m gonna take time to work inside of the city
Or play all day in the country, this is the good life
I can’t help the way I feel
And I know that this is real
The sun is smiling down upon my face
I am filled up to the brim
And I just can’t hold it in
So I laugh out loud and tell the world
It’s time to get away

Here’s another commercial from Acura - this time using Citizen Cope “Let the Drummer Kick” (iTunes).

I kind of like the Simple Kid song “Lil King Kong” (iTunes) that’s being used in the current Saturn Vue commercial. Check out the song on iTunes.

Update: Thanks to Jeff at Silence and Voice for the link to the commercial

“Lil’ King Kong Lyrics” (iTunes)
I was eat to the beat of Cynic Street when
I saw I signpost tellin me to pick my feet off the ground now
So I thinked to the shrink, told her all bout my lover
She told me get a dog that says ‘Bow Wow Wow’
Met a sad man with a book in hand called
‘Be A King Kong And Live Your Life In The Now’
Two weeks later he’s a rummy all full o liquor
Shoutin at the passers down in ol’ Soho

Raise your hands up little King Kongs
Come on sisters and brothers now
All this pressure gonna make you strong
When yer kicked down
Give it a lil’ King Kong

It’s no use lookin for black and white
Cos even zebra crossings got traffic lights, this I know
Second-hand clothes and hand-me-downs from my brothers
Taught me not to never need no logo….No Logo

Raise your hands up little King Kongs
Come on sisters and brothers now
All this pressure just makes you strong
When yer kicked down
Give a lil’ King Kong

The new Acura commercial is using Spoon’s “My Mathematical Mind” (iTunes). Very cool song - also was used in the movie Stranger Than Fiction.

Highly recommend the album Gimme Fiction (iTunes)

Gotta love Dodge’s selection of music to debut the new Dodge Journey. They’re using The Apples In Stereo song “Sun is Out” (iTunes) from the fantastic album New Magnetic Wonder. Highly, highly recommend this release.

“Sun is Out” Lyrics (iTunes)
City sounds are humming around
I’m sitting on my doorstep
Watching the world go round

When the crowd is dragging you down
I’ll give you my street address
You’ll take a ride downtown

The sun is out
The sun is out
Come on come on come on come on come on come on shake it out
The sun is out
The sun is out
Come on come on come on come on come on come on shake it out
The sun is out
The sun is out
Come on come on come on come on come on come on shake it out
The sun is out
The sun is out
Come on come on come on come on come on come on shake it out
The sun is out
The sun is out
Come on come on come on come on come on come on shake it out

Come on, come on, come on, come on shake it out!
So come on come on come on come on come on come on shake it out!

This may be my favorite commercial - love the music and the commercial works well with it. Almost makes me want to buy a Jetta…almost. It’s a great song from the Kings Of Leon - Molly Chambers (iTunes). Kings of Leon also has a song in a Ford commercial.

Molly Chambers Lyrics (iTunes)
Free- that’s all that she could bleed
That’s why she’ll never stay
White- bare naked in the night
And lookin’ for some play
Just another girl that wants to rule the world
At any time or place
And when she gets into your head
You know she’s there to stay

You want it
She’s got it
Molly’s Chamber’s gonna change your mind
She’s got your
Your pistol
Molly’s Chamber’s gonna change your mind
Molly’s Chamber’s gonna change your mind

Slow- She’s burnin’ in your soul
With whispers in your ear
It’s okay I’ll give it anyway
Just get me outta here
You’ll plead- you’ll get down on your knees
For just another taste
And when you think she’s let you in
That’s when she fades away

You want it
She’s got it
Molly’s Chamber’s gonna change your mind
She’s got your
Your pistol
Molly’s Chamber’s gonna change your mind
Molly’s Chamber’s gonna change your mind

You want it
Well she’s got it
Molly’s Chamber’s gonna change your mind
She’s got your
Your pistol
Molly’s Chamber’s gonna change your mind
You want it
She’s got it
Molly’s Chamber’s gonna change your mind
She’s got your
Your pistol

Another commercial from Chevrolet Malibu - it’s Oren Lavie’s “Her Morning Elegance” (iTunes).

“Her Morning Elegance” Lyrics (iTunes)
Sun been down for days
A pretty flower in a vase
A slipper by the fireplace
A cello lying in its case

Soon she’s down the stairs
Her morning elegance she wears
The sound of water makes her dream
Awoken by a cloud of steam
She pours a daydream in a cup
A spoon of sugar sweetens up

And She fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her like on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
As she goes in a store
With a thought she has caught
By a thread
She pays for the bread
And She goes…
Nobody knows

Sun been down for days
A winter melody she plays
The thunder makes her contemplate
She hears a noise behind the gate
Perhaps a letter with a dove

And She fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her like on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
As she goes in a store
With a thought she has caught
By a thread
She pays for the bread
And She goes…
Nobody knows

And She fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her like on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
Where people are pleasently strange
And counting the change
And She goes…
Nobody knows

The new Chevy Malibu commercial is using the Silverspun Pickups song “Lazy Eye” (iTunes) in it’s commercial.

“Lazy Eye” (iTunes) Lyrics
I’ve been waiting
i’ve been waiting for this moment all my life
but it’s not quite right

and this ‘real’
it’s impossible if possible
at who’s blind word
so clear but so unheard

i’ve been waiting
i’ve been waiting for this silence all night long
it’s just a matter of time

to appear sad
with the same ‘ol decent lazy eye
fixed to rest on you
aim free and so untrue

everyone’s so intimately rearranged
everyone can focus clearly with such shine

everyone’s so intimately rearranged
everyone can focus clearly with that shine

lost and loaded
still the same ‘ol decent lazy eye
straight through your gaze
that’s why i said i relate
i said we relate
it’s so fun to relate

it’s the room the sun and the sky
it’s the room the sun and the sky

i’ve been waiting
i’ve been waiting for this moment

Ford Focus is using Chris Brown’s “Picture Perfect” (iTunes) in their new commercial.

“Picture Perfect” Lyrics (iTunes)
You might’ve seen her on every cover
Of every magazine but can’t nobody get her but me

Uh oh there she go [x3]
Can’t nobody get her but me

Hot damn let me tell ya man
She look so good imma say it again
So good that I can’t explain
When she do what she do she gon do her thang
Over here Miss Lane
Come on get fly with a Superman
You ain’t gotta worry I won’t play no games
Baby Tonight

[Hook:]
So don’t front you know you wanna stay
It’s all good so baby come and play

[Chorus:]
It’s Picture Perfect the way you work it girl
What’s your purpose? Cause I deserve it girl
Before we get into it something crazy
All ya fellas back up off my lady
Get you one cause I got that one [x4]
It’s the way she wear her clothes
The beauty of a low
The definition of a star
Wanna meet her?

You might’ve seen her on every cover
Of every magazine but can’t nobody get her but me

Uh oh there she go [x3]
Can’t nobody get her but me

Damn girl set my flame ablaze
Top model chick from my favorite page
At the same time form around the way
When she break it down she gon do her thang
After da beat drop you can hear da bass from da parking lot
You ain’t gotta worry u won’t tell me stop
Baby tonight

So don’t front you know you wanna stay
[ Picture Perfect lyrics found on http://www.completealbumlyrics.com ]
It’s all fun so baby come and play

[Chorus:]
It’s Picture Perfect the way you work it girl
What’s your purpose? Cause I deserve it girl
Before we get into it something crazy
All y’all fellas back up off my lady

Get you one cause I got that one [x4]

It’s the way she wear her clothes
The beauty of a low
The definition of a star
Wanna meet her?

You might’ve seen her on every cover
Of every magazine but can’t nobody get her but me

Uh oh there she go, uh oh there she go, uh oh there she go, uh oh there she go
Can’t nobody get her but me

[Will.I.Am:]
Hot damn I got da hottest chick
She gotta be a goddess her body’s sick
3-D booty like holy shit
She holding dem Angela Jolie lips
Wit da tig ol’ bits
Willy get whipped when she wiggle it
She jiggle it my stick gets stiff
Make a brother think she a hypnotist
Cuz she hypnotize
Brothers gon trip when she arrives
Looking like she fell out da sky
Heaven’s missing an angel guys gon cry
Cuz she chilling wit me
I am Willy in love wit Double D cups
And she’s dat honey
Just need one I don’t need many
She loves me never money or pennies
Look if you want brotha u ain’t getting any
That’s mine yep yep that’s right sonny
Get you one cause that’s my honey

Get you one cause I got that one [x4]

It’s the way she wear her clothes
The beauty of a low
The definition of a star

Cool commercial with, cool commercial music from Joe Purdy. The commercial shows drivers not being able to remember where the gas tank is. The song is called “Can’t Get It Right Today” (iTunes).

“Can’t Get It Right Today” (iTunes) Lyrics
I just can’t seem to get it right today
I just can’t seem to get it right today
I just can’t seem to get it right today
I guess I’m gonna give up
Oh, I guess I’m gonna give up

It’s nearly been a year since he’s been gone
And we still sing his goodbye songs
Goodness knows she should move on
But she just can’t let him go
No, she just can’t let him go

I’m sorry if I made you want to cry
I’m sorry if I made you want to cry
You should know, I never meant to hide
I just hate bringing you down
Oh, I just hate bringing you down

I just can’t seem to get it right today
I just can’t seem to get it right today
I just can’t seem to get it right today
I guess I’m gonna give up
Oh, I guess I’m gonna give up

And I dropped my paintbrush in the dirt
Still remember just how much that hurt
I cut my hand and wait for it to work
But I just couldn’t bring him back
No, I just couldn’t bring him back

I just can’t seem to get it right today
Oh, I just can’t seem to get it right today
I just can’t seem to get it right today
I guess I’m gonna give up
Oh, I guess I’m gonna give up
Oh I guess I’m gonna give up
Oh I guess I’m gonna give up
Oh I guess I’m gonna give up
Oh I guess I’m gonna give up
Oh Lord I said I guess I’m gonna give up
Oh Lord I said I guess I’m gonna give up

Amy requested this one - it’s the Ford Edge commercial where the woman is transfixed by the vista moon roof to the extent that she forgets to get out of the car. Well the music is by Band of Horses and the song is called “The Funeral” (iTunes)

Volvo is using a song that isn’t available commercially. The song is called “I Adore You” by Swede Melpo Mene. Here is Melpo Mene’s MySpace page where you can listen to the song.

The song includes the following lyrics:

the lyrics are as follows:

lost in a daydream of blue and i feel so free
and then it’s like i fall from the sky everything i see is you
oh i adore you

The GM Arcadia commercial is using a remake of Modern English’s I Melt With You (iTunes). The artist is Nouvelle Vague - I Melt With You (iTunes)