For my contribution to a year-long mixtrade, I initially planned to make a Presidents’ Day mix, with all songs that either referred to or had some sort of association with presidents.  On the way to a friend’s birthday brunch, however, Shane and I started talking about songs that had been appropriated for commercial purposes, and I realized I could make a pretty damned good mix using songs that I like that have been used to advertise various products.  I ruled out any Apple commercials, since those are consistently great, and any commercials for media products like movies or video games.  When it was all said and done, I was actually sort of horrified at the number of really good songs that are used to shill for cars, Coke, and other products.

Without further ado, then, my mix:

1. Poe – Hey Pretty – Ford Flex

2. ELO – Mr. Blue Sky – VW Beetle

3. Goldfrapp – Ooh La La – Diet Coke

4. Röyksopp – Remind Me – Geico

5. Of Montreal – Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games – Outback Steakhouse

6. Cat Stevens – Here Comes My Baby – Chase Bank

7. Ben Lee – We’re All In This Together – Kohl’s

8. The Cure – Pictures Of You – HP

9. David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure – Propel Fitness Water

10. The Beatles – Real Love – JC Penney

11. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Killing The Blues – JC Penney

12. José González – Heartbeats – Sony Bravia

13. Hem – Half Acre – Liberty Mutual Insurance

14. Donovan – Catch The Wind – GE

15. The Rolling Stones – She’s a Rainbow – Sony Bravia

16. Morrissey – Every Day is Like Sunday – NFL

17. Hum – Stars – Cadillac