As Seen on TV: Songs from Commercials

as seen on tv: songs from commercials

Editorial Reviews
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This collection begs the question: Do the means justify the end? Even the title, As Seen on TV, is so crass one might expect a free set of Ginsu knives to be thrown in with the disc. But the trend set by those savvy TV advertising execs of pushing products from cars to clothes to cruises through hipster songs has resulted in an undeniably quality, albeit disparate, compilation. From the devastatingly simple "Pink Moon," sullenly crooned by the late Nick Drake, to the new wave-punk classic Buzzcocks tune "What Do I Get" to Sarah Vaughan's sassy "What Lola Wants," the 20 tracks here capture a snapshot of 21st-century, post-adolescent life as it is portrayed--you guessed it--through TV. The resulting cultural implications are probably too disturbing to explore (that we are a society where our musical touchstones are fabricated by commercialism), but if you can ignore the source, this compilation has plenty that will speak to the soul and get the body grooving. --Beth Massa

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As Seen on TV: Songs from Commercials
As Seen on TV: Songs from Commercials
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Outstanding mix
  • A latent effect of another quirky quest
  • all over the map but some key tunes
  • Hip long music set, wouldn't know they were from commericals
  • Great selection of everything
 As Seen on TV: Songs from Commercials
Nick Drake , Cat Stevens , The Lemonheads , The Cult , and Fatboy Slim
Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Proto PunkProto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Trip-HopTrip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
Adult AlternativeAdult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005K9RV
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

  1. Pink Moon - Nick Drake (Volkswagen)
  2. The Wind - Cat Stevens (Timberland)
  3. The Shining - Badly Drawn Boy (The Gap)
  4. All Mixed Up - Red House Painters (The Gap)
  5. Into Your Arms - The Lemonheads (FTD)
  6. The Look Of Love - Dusty Springfield (Canon)
  7. Whatever Lola Wants - Sarah Vaughan (Levi's)
  8. History Repeating - Propellerheads (Jaguar)
  9. Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim (NYSE)
  10. Little Fluffy Clouds (7' Edit) - The Orb (Volkswagen)
  11. Rock N' Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) - Handsome Boy Modeling School (MTV & The NFL)
  12. I See You Baby (Fatboy Slim US Guitar Edit) - Groove Armada (Mitsubishi)
  13. Got To Give It Up, Pt.1 - Marvin Gaye (Levi's)
  14. Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha - Trio (Volkswagen)
  15. Lust For Life - Iggy Pop (Royal Carribean Cruises & Mitsubishi)
  16. 20th Century Boy - T. Rex (Mitsubishi)
  17. What Do I Get? - Buzzcocks (Toyota)
  18. Boys Better - The Dandy Warhols (The Gap)
  19. She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult (Nissan)
  20. Mr. Roboto - Styx (Volkswagen)

Amazon.com

This collection begs the question: Do the means justify the end? Even the title, As Seen on TV, is so crass one might expect a free set of Ginsu knives to be thrown in with the disc. But the trend set by those savvy TV advertising execs of pushing products from cars to clothes to cruises through hipster songs has resulted in an undeniably quality, albeit disparate, compilation. From the devastatingly simple "Pink Moon," sullenly crooned by the late Nick Drake, to the new wave-punk classic Buzzcocks tune "What Do I Get" to Sarah Vaughan's sassy "What Lola Wants," the 20 tracks here capture a snapshot of 21st-century, post-adolescent life as it is portrayed--you guessed it--through TV. The resulting cultural implications are probably too disturbing to explore (that we are a society where our musical touchstones are fabricated by commercialism), but if you can ignore the source, this compilation has plenty that will speak to the soul and get the body grooving. --Beth Massa

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding mix.......2006-12-23

The Volkswagon commercial sparked the search. This CD has a variety of artists but is by far the best compilation CD I have ever bought. Most songs are fast paced and up beat. Overall it is a good listen.

3 out of 5 stars A latent effect of another quirky quest.......2005-09-28

Had it not been for a Volkswagon commercial, I probably wouldn't have discovered this perky little CD. I was actually on a quest to findout who preformed the song on a Volkswagon commercial with a guy going through the same motions over and over in his office, which turned out to be "Mr. Blue Sky" by ELO. Having found this in the soundtrack bins at the local record store while looking for said song, I decided to pick this one up because it sounded quirky.

It's not bad, mostly techno and feel good pop songs ("Into Your Arms" by The Lemonheads). There is a wonderful song that I didn't know existed and because of both the Volkswagon commercial and subsequently became a posthumous hit, "Pink Moon". People were bent out of shape that Iggy Pop and others sold out their songs to be used in commercials. But hey, let them. Only a precious few achieve enough success that they can live on something creative. If they really cared only about art and not about being famous for something then they would decline.

It's lite and airy, have a good time with it.

4 out of 5 stars all over the map but some key tunes.......2003-03-25

A great collection of songs you will recall from US TV commercials, but kind of hard to just put on an listen to all the way through. The album starts off with folkier material, go to harder, beat driven tracks and ends up in alt-rock land. And then we get Styx (!). Still pretty good way to get a bunch of great songs you' wouldn't buy otherwise.

5 out of 5 stars Hip long music set, wouldn't know they were from commericals.......2002-05-24

I really bought this on a whim, but it's quickly turned into one of my favorite CDs very quickly. The mix of songs sway from mellow to strong vibe, but it transitions very well from one to the other. Heck, they were even able to cross five decades flawlessly!

4 out of 5 stars Great selection of everything.......2002-03-24

I think this is a prime cd. It has some great "oldies" that I recognize and some new music that I was not familiar with but am beginning to like. You don't have to live in a record store to enjoy good music. Great driving CD.

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