All Radio On The TV, All The Time

You may have noticed that some pretty awesome songs have been getting placed in commercials lately, thanks to edgy music supervisors (and the fact that people are finally sick of Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride”). For those of you who don’t watch TV, skip the commercials, or spend your weekends laid up on the couch watching Antiques Roadshow reruns courtesy of commercial-free broadcasting, we’re happy to summarize what you’re missing. We say sell out, schmell out. The songs below are great, and we’re glad these lovely artists are benefiting from commercials.

1. Modest Mouse “Gravity Rides Everything” (Nissan)
2 .Iron and Wine “Such Great Heights” (M&Ms)
3.The Shins “New Slang” (McDonald’s)
4. The Concretes “Say Something New” (Target)
5. Son Volt “Chanty” (Volkswagen)
6. Devendra Banhart “At The Hop” (Fat Tire Beer)
7. M83 “Don’t Save Us From The Flames” (Pontiac)
8. Of Montreal “Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games” (Outback Steak House)
9. Psychedelic Furs “Pretty In Pink” (Cingular)
10. Ben Lee “Catch My Disease” (Dell)
11. Gomez “Shot Shot” (Mitsubishi)
12. Old 97s “Question” (Madden Football)
13. Magnetic Fields “Desert Island” (Southern Comfort)
14. Gift Of Gab “Way Of The Light” (Diet Coke)
15. Mellowdrone “Oh My” (Nissan)

We should point out that Outback changed the words to Of Montreal’s “Wrath Pinned To The Mist And Other Games.” What’s your favorite song that’s been featured in a commercial?