“Whip It” came out just as MTV was starting embracing alternative sounds in the early 80’s, and while it may be Devo's best-known song, Akron Ohio’s native sons had a long and successful career, even being considered influential to many of the musicians who followed. Not much more than a one-hit wonder artist, The Outfield licensed their hit “Your Love” to Bounce in 2016 for this unfortunate spot that involves wrinkled shirt and jumping up and down with business partners from overseas. Here’s five examples of commercials with songs that didn’t translate anywhere near as well: The Outfield’s “Your Love” Leads to Bouncing ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, advertising is littered with a long history of spots that weren’t nearly as good. It’s that the song parody is actually good. What makes this particular commercial special isn’t just the yell of “Sprinkles” with an ode to Lebron James at the end. Then, with the words “French Vanilla, Rocky Road, Chocolate, Peanut Buter, Cookie Dough” the two kick off an ice-cream flavored parody of their hit song “Whoomp There It Is.” ![]() Glenn and Steve Gibson – appear in a woman named Tasha’s kitchen to help her plan dessert. In the commercial, Tag Team – better known as D.C. The company’s latest, a parody spot featuring hip hop one-hit wonders Tag Team is just the most recent example of their ad agency finding creative ways to sell insurance. There’s been "Mayhem" talking about how you need Allstate, and we've obviously seen Flo and her team hawking Progressive, but with a variety of campaigns that include a Gecko, Cavemen and people with tap dancing neighbors, Geico has taken things to another level. Insurance is boring, but for quite a while now, advertising for insurance products is having a creative renaissance. Not All Commercial Parodies Are Like GEICO and Tag Team
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