2006-2008 TV & Commercial Soundtrack Play List

Once again, I am compiling a playlist of songs from television shows that have been in rotation during that past year. However, unlike previous playlists, this one also contains songs from commercials as well instead of segregating the two. Below is what I have so far:

Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears) - Kid Nation theme song
Come Anytime (Hoodoo Gurus) - Thank God You're Here theme song
I know, You Know (The Friendly Indians) - Psych theme song
Calling All Friends (Low Stars) - What About Brian? theme song
Hello Goodbye (The Beatles) - Target commerical
Blister in the Sun (Violent Femmes) - Burger King commercial
This is the Day (The Thes)- M&Ms commercial
It's a Jungle Out There (Randy Newman) - Monk theme song
Ice Cream ((New Young Pony Club)) - Intel commercial
Hockey Monkey (James Kochalka Superstar and the Zambonis) - The Loop theme song
God Only Knows(The Beach Boys)- Big Love theme song
We're Not Going To Take It (Twisted Sister) Yaz birth control commercial
Superman (R.E.M.) Toyota Sequoia commercial
The Part Where You Let Go (HEM) Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Put A Little Love in Your Heart (Annie Lennox & Al Green/Jackie Desharm) Smart Balance fake butter commercial



I appreciate suggested additions.

Commercial Soundtracks (Updated)

I also am mixing a CD composed entirely of songs that appear in television commercials. This gives quite a variety as older bands license songs to make money, while younger bands do it to get airplay and boost sales. A prime example of the latter is Dirty Vegas, whose license with Mitsubishi really paid off.

So far I have the following songs qued up to burn, and they're quite good so far. Just need a few more til I burn it.

1) Cherub Rock (Smashing Pumpkins) - Major League Baseball)
2) Days Go By (Dirty Vegas) - Mitsubishi
3) Lose Yourself (Eminem) - Apple iPod
4) Whip it (Devo) - Swiffer
5) Baby got Back (Sir Mix Alot) - Target Back to School
6) Pictures of You (The Cure) - HP
7) 100 Years (Five for Fighting) - JP Morgan
8) Do You Want My Way (The Who) - Monster
9) Just What I Needed (The Cars) - Circuit City
10) Jane Says (Jane's Addiction) - Jack Daniels
11) Supterstitious (Stevie Wonder) - Levi's
12) Under Pressure (Queen) - Zales
13) Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand) - Sony PSP
14) Sweet Melissa (The Allman Brothers) - Cingular
15) The Boys are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy) - Wrangler Jeans
16) Dust in the Wind (Kansas) - Subaru B9 Tribeca
17) No Sleep Tonight (The Faders) - iTunes + Cingular

As always, suggestions and help on this topic are welcome.

Television Soundtracks (Updated)

I'm thinking of burning a CD that is composed only of opening songs from TV Shows, the only catch is the show has be on currently, and syndication only doesn't count. I know there are more good ones out there, but so far I have:

1) Baba O'Reilly (The Who) - CSI:MY
2) Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who) - CSI:Miami
3) Who Are You? (The Who)- CSI
4) Sunny Days (Long Beach Dub All-Stars) - Joey
5) We used to Be Friends (Dandy Warhols) - Veronica Mars
6) ??? (The Smiths) - Charmed
7) In the Street (Cheap Trick) - That 70s Show
8) A Perfect Lie (Engine Room) - Nip/Tuck
9) C’Mon, C’Mon (The Von Bondies) - Rescue Me
10) C'mon A-My House (Rosemary Clooney) - The Girls Next Door
11) Sweet Dreams (The Eurythmics) - The Apprentice

If you have any suggestions, please add them in the comment section.

Thanks to E: The Blog . . .

For all the TV and Commercial CD Mix suggestions!

Muchas gracias E!

And everyone else is invited to submit suggestions as well.

My Soundtrack for the '90s

So I was sitting in bed this morning trying to come up with the ultimate soundtrack for the decade, which of course would accompany some John Waters movie set then. Songs had to popular enough that most people would recognize them, if not the artists. I started doing this in April of 2000 with a friend, and continued on and off for a while. Here's the best I've come up with so far.

1)Sell Out - Reel Big Fish
2)Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
3)What's Up? - 4 Non-Blondes
4)Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger
5)End of the World as We Know it -- R.E.M.
6)All Shook Down - Paul Westerburg
7)Today - Smashing Pumpkins
8)Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
9)Stay - Lisa Loeb
10)Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
11)Positive Bleeding - Urge Overkill
12)Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
13)Give it Away Now - Red Hot Chili Peppers
14)Ch-Check it Out - Beastie Boys
15)Sex & Candy - Marcy Playground
16)Right Here, Right Now - EMF
17)Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin Daddies
18 Roll to Me -- Del Amitri