Best/funniest/most baffling sleeves for reissued singles that tie-in to a TV ad/show/film/whatever

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Was gonna say that VU single, especially as it's not the music from the and, but a live version from the reunion tour.

Mark G, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 13:22 (three years ago)

Yeah a shame, that. I wonder if anyone bought it expecting otherwise and not reading the fine print (if so a bit proto-Spaceman bait and switch).

you can see me from westbury white horse, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 14:02 (three years ago)

Andy Williams' Music to Watch Girls Go By (1999) is quite terrifying

https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/57e237a2039aaf5cfff6bea338333c84/1723784/andy-williams-music-to-watch-girls-by-Cover-Art.jpg

you can see me from westbury white horse, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 14:18 (three years ago)

Then there's this classic of course. Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Inkanyezi Nezazi (The Star and the Wiseman) (1997)
https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/478f832943c2a5f75baf04f3b9c497b1/7612236/ladysmith-black-mambazo-inkanyezi-nezazi-the-star-and-the-wiseman-Cover-Art.jpg

The remix (!) single used Baked Beans colours instead.

you can see me from westbury white horse, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 14:20 (three years ago)

Is this strictly a UK thing? I don't recall seeing these in the US.

Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 14:40 (three years ago)

These are all UK yeah which is why I broadened the remit to any reissue anywhere related to TV/film

you can see me from westbury white horse, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 14:56 (three years ago)

Gerald beat me to my comment. I have never seen this ad tie-in phenomenon.

Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 6 September 2022 16:29 (three years ago)

From the mid-80s to the late 00s/early 10s it was very popular here to release (or re-release) songs from popular adverts and almost as popular for them to become hits in their own right. There's maybe around 20 which got to number one as well.

you can see me from westbury white horse, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 16:37 (three years ago)

Guaglione is one of my favourite tracks ever. The only other Guinness single I'm aware of - half a year earlier - is less on the nose

https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/e792e2f120b87bf66dcf57f418ebc3ee/1901505/louis-armstrong-we-have-all-the-time-in-the-world-the-music-from-the-guinness-tv-commercial-Cover-Art.jpg

Beautiful advert though

you can see me from westbury white horse, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 19:40 (three years ago)

four months pass...

What the hell are wine gums

Alicia Silver Stone (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 30 January 2023 13:42 (three years ago)

just gummy fruit sweets which pretend to be wine based

Camaraderie at Arms Length, Monday, 30 January 2023 13:43 (three years ago)

Car ad ones of these are always the worst:

https://images.45cat.com/nina-simone-feeling-good-polygram.jpg

Nina Simone - Feeling Good (1994)

Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 30 January 2023 14:14 (three years ago)

Hi! I'm VW Timelord. I'm a car, and I've made a record

you can see me from westbury white horse, Monday, 30 January 2023 17:18 (three years ago)

Etta James - I Just Want to Make Love to You (1996)

https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/c36137c278c07e301da7d9f767272ab3/9605298/etta-james-i-just-want-to-make-love-to-you-Cover-Art.jpg

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) (1995)

https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/5d2d73c5f258b7b89bb39b073fee1913/8550724/steve-harley-and-cockney-rebel-make-me-smile-come-up-and-see-me-Cover-Art.jpg

This doesn't just have to be TV ad reissues but I can't remember the strange ones I've seen for series/film tie-ins atm (probably should have posted some when I started the thread)

you can see me from westbury white horse, Monday, 30 January 2023 17:21 (three years ago)


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