Show Tunes as TV Commercials

[WISHIHADATONY]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:16pm

I can think of four show tunes used as tv commercials off the top of my head. Can you help me think of any others? Thanks.

Here are the four I recall:

CAN DO from Guys and Dolls was used by Gold Medal Flour "With Gold Medal You Can do"

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was used for ACCENT flavor enhancer. "Accent is a girl's/cook's best friend."

You've Got to Be Carefully Taught from South Pacific as a kind of anti-discrimination commercial. I don't recall the actual "sponsor" in this commmercial case.

Very recently, Wouldn't It Be Loverly from My Fair Lady was used in a commercial. I don't recall whether it was for a motel chain or a car rental company, but the commercial ran not very long ago.

I am sure there are other show tunes used as tv commercials. Please help me remember some. Thanks!

Updated On: 1/14/05 at 02:16 PM

[FabalaCohen]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:20pm

I remember there used to be a Tide commercial that used "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better" (I think that's the name...)

ALso, nonmusical kinda, but the Clariton allergy pills used to use the overture to The Who's Tommy.

[WISHIHADATONY]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:22pm

oh thanks Fabala, that "Anything You can Do" Commercial ran very recently too........thanks for reminding me:)

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:27pm

"CAN DO from Guys and Dolls was used by Gold Medal Flour "With Gold Medal You Can do"

That song from Guys and Dolls is actually called 'Fugue for Tinhorns"

[FabalaCohen]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:33pm

Also, "Anything You Can..." was used in a series of Gatorade spots with Michael Jordan and Mia Hamm a while back as well.

[Jon]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:34pm

How about:

The stuffing commercial from the late 80's or early 90's:
SOMETHING DELICIOUS, SOMETHING NUTRITIOUS
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE - IT'S STOVETOP TONIGHT!

or the beer commercial in the 60's:
THERE IS A BROTHERHOOD... OF HAMMS

or the public service ad from the 70's promoting seat belt use:
BUCKLE UP FOR SAFETY, BUCKLE UP
based on "Buckle Down Winsocki" from GOOD NEWS

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:36pm

A few years ago there was a commercial for HIP that had "On the Street Where You Live"

[AndyHardy]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:37pm

For a long time the Windex jingle was "Put On A Windex Shine" to Bye Bye Birdee's "Put On A Happy Face."

I am hearing a lot of Rodger and Hammerstein's music in commercials, just not remembering what product they are endorsing. I always think: "More royalties to The R&H Foundation."

[dancindramadude]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:39pm

isnt that "Goodmornin" playing in the background of the one commercial with them mail man walking in the rain and different weathers. Sorry dont remeber the commercial is for.

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:40pm

I thought we could come up with some....

i am stealing it from Rosie but wouldn't
Ragtime from "Ragtime" being played over TAMPAX be pretty funny.

Lemme See....
I am Changing from "Dreamgirls" for Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers

Light My Candle from "Rent" for Yankee Candle Co.

anyone else?

[WISHIHADATONY]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:41pm

you folks are wonderful! please keep the memories coming. You are bringing delightful memories to me and helping me a great deal. Thank you so very much:)

[timote316]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:41pm

Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat was used for something, too. It was while I was in a production of Guys and Dolls, thats why I remember it

[wicked1]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:44pm

"I feel pretty" is used in a recent commercial. I can't remember the product right off hand.

[WISHIHADATONY]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:45pm

BoxOfficeJon, do you mean like, they should use

HEY LOOK ME OVER from Wildcat as the commercial for a nudist resort?

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:46pm

oh yea and they did I Enjoy Being A Girl recently done by a punk band or something.


and the I feel Pretty has Guys singing it... I forget what it is about.

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:50pm

ebay used songs such as:
On Broadway by George Benson (not exactly a showtune)
That's on ebay- a cliche on "that's amore"
and "do you know the way to use ebay" and I'm not sure what it's a parody on, but it's a B'way song too

[FabalaCohen]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 2:55pm

I believe that the "Do you know the way to use eBay?" was a take on "Do You Know The Way to Santa Fe?" (an actual song, not just the bit at the end of "Santa Fe" in Rent)

[Kimmygonbefamous]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 3:10pm

"I Feel Pretty" was used in the Aquafina commercial.

[Addicted2Seaweed]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 3:13pm

I Feel Pretty was used in an Aquafina commercial. In the other commercial there's like all these guys singing "Drink, drink!" and that's from some show too. I can't remember which one tho.

[Plum]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 3:24pm

I think that "One" was used in an orange juice commercial once.

[chasing_rainbows43]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 3:30pm

"Whatever Lola Wants" is used a LOT in commercials. I distinctly remember a jeans commercial that used it.

[Plum]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 3:34pm

West Side Story's "Somewhere" is being used in ads for some financial services company. Or is it an insurance company? I don't get those ads at all.

[orion59]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 3:59pm

Do You Know The Way To Santa Fe. A great old song by Dianne Warlock. I love that one.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 4:04pm

Is that the same song as "Do you know the way to the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe?"

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/14/05 at 4:08pm

No, I think that one is Junie Garlic.