B&Q – You Can Do It
The song in this B&Q advert is a cover version of the Crosby, Stills Nash & Young song Our House, written by Graham Nash (about his affair with Joni Mitchell) and originally released in 1970. This cover is
O2 Priority Moments – Things Are Changing
Another in O2’s ‘Fresh Thinking, New Possibilities’ campaign, this ad focusses on Priority Moments, and again features a specially recorded version of Malvina Reynolds’ 1960s protest song Little Boxes. This version is sung by Scottish musician Jedd Holden, currently lead
Visa Golden Space – Usain Bolt vs London
The ‘World’s fastest man’ Usain Bolt is the Visa Europe Innovation Ambassador. This advert also features Team Visa Europe athletes Louis Smith, Shanaze Reade, Khalid Yafai, Phillips Idowu, Aaron Cook and Stefanie Reid.
Nissan Juke – Built to Thrill
The track in this Nissan Juke ad was specially recorded by Southend band The Horrors, best known for their acclaimed 2011 album Skying. The Kraken is not currently available to download. (Note that, contrary to information provided by some other sources, this track is NOT Kraken by
Fiat Panda – New Panda Twin Air
J*S*T*A*R*S are an electro-funk duo from Yorkshire, and their track Loose Nuke Threat, from the 2007 album Put Me On A Planet, is used in this ad for the new Fiat Panda, with low emission Twin Air engine.
eBay – Your Shopping Universe
This walk through some of the 30 million products available on eBay is soundtracked by the 1966 hit Sunshine Superman by Donovan, the Scottish folk-pop singer who was touted as a kind of British Bob