Pop Songs Found in TV Commercials Quiz

Answer: Starbucks DoubleShot

Starbucks' ad, entitled "Bleachers", features Hank having a DoubleShot Espresso, which pumps him up for a job interview. His bleacher crowd chants "Hank" in place of the "hey" in "Rock & Roll Part 2", as he makes his way to the office. The song is often played at sporting events, notably NFL games, when the home team scores.

Answer: Saturday Night

Mr. Peanut has been the spokesnut, er, mascot for Planters Nuts since 1916, when a Virginia teenager's entry was selected in a logo contest. "Saturday Night" was the Bay City Rollers' only #1 hit in the U.S., reaching that position in 1976.

Answer: Circuit City

Samuel Wurtzel opened his first store in 1949 (called Ward's) in Richmond, Virginia. The store changed names several times over the years before becoming Circuit City, and has added over 600 stores nationwide. "Just What I Needed" is from The Cars' self-titled album, which was released in 1978. The song, which peaked at #27 on the U.S. charts, was written by bandmember Ric Ocasek.

Answer: Hot Chocolate

Burger King used the song to promote its chicken sandwich, while Miracle-Gro tied the lyrics "I believe in miracles" from the song into its "I Believe" campaign. Hot Chocolate's lead singer, Errol Brown, wrote the song, which peaked at #3 on the pop charts in the U.S in 1976. "You Sexy Thing" has also been used in ads for Applebee's, as well as in several commercial advertisements in the U.K.

The song is featured in the movies "The Full Monty", "About Schmidt" and "Rat Race". Hot Chocolate's other hits include "Emma" and "Every 1's a Winner".

Answer: Mitsubishi

When the car stops, one of the technicians reaches down and tightens one of the tire's valve caps. The ad is entitled "Anthem", and is part of the "Mitsubishi Stands Behind Their Cars" campaign. "Draggin' the Line" is by Tommy James and the Shondells, who scored a #4 hit with the song on the U.S. pop charts in 1971.

Answer: Working Girl

The U.S. Postal Service's November 2001 public service ad was entitled "Pride", and was meant to be uplifting in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy. "Working Girl" was released in 1988, and starred Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver. Carly Simon won an Oscar for Best Original Song for "Let the River Run".

Answer: Come Fly With Me

After taking a drink of the Frappucino, all of the men the woman encounters around the office turn into Canadian singer Michael Buble, who is inviting her to come fly away with him. Buble covered Frank Sinatra's classic on his self-titled debut album, which also includes renditions of "Fever" and "Summer Wind".

Answer: Patrick Hernandez

The Bacardi Rum ad was entitled "Enjoy the Fly Life". In the ad, a fly is told to enjoy life, since it won't last very long. The fly is then shown partying before his untimely death. "Born to be Alive" has also been used in a Cadillac Catera advertisement. The song was a #1 dance hit for Patrick Hernandez in 1979.

Answer: Fidelity Investments

Other songs featured in Fidelity Investments' advertisements are "Der Kommissar", by After the Fire, "Black Betty", by Ram Jam, "Dancing in the Moonlight", by King Harvest, "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", by K.C. and the Sunshine Band, and "Nothing from Nothing", by Billy Preston.

The ad featuring "Band on the Run" is titled "This is Paul", and recounts the things Paul McCartney has been in his life, such as a Beatle, a father and a knight.

Answer: Tom T. Hall

Coors' version of the song includes "I love playing two-hand touch, Eating way too much, Watching my team win, With the twins". Tom T. Hall's version includes "I love winners when they cry, losers when they try, music when it's good, and life". Hall's version was a #1 country hit in the U.S., and reached #12 on the pop charts in 1974.