[Classic Hits of the 70s] A Compilation of Western Songs Used in Commercials
When it comes to Western music from the 1970s, there were so many timeless classics that are still loved today.
Many of those popular songs have been used in TV commercials in Japan since back then.
And in recent years, quite a few of them have been newly featured in commercials again.
In this article, we’ll give you a comprehensive introduction to 1970s Western songs that have been used in commercials so far.
As we gathered the tracks featured in commercials, we ended up with a wonderful collection of masterpieces, so take this opportunity to find some new favorites!
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[Classic Hits of the ’70s] A Compilation of Western Songs Used in Commercials (21–30)
CeciliaSimon&Garfunkel
Though Simon & Garfunkel are often remembered for their somewhat somber image in songs like The Sound of Silence and Bridge Over Troubled Water, they show a completely different, bright and cheerful side in Cecilia.
Cecilia is well known from the Honda Crossroad and Lowrys Farm commercials.
It’s marked by an irresistibly catchy beat—but in fact, there are no drums on this track.
At a party they attended, they created the beat by banging on a bench as a drum substitute, and later processed that recording with reverb and other effects.
It’s a song that’s not only upbeat in tone but also delightfully inventive in its concept!
I Was Made For Loving YouKISS
Known for their flamboyant face paint and a rabid global fanbase, the metal band KISS.
“I Was Made For Lovin’ You” is one of their signature songs.
In Japan, it’s famous as the CM song for Canon EOS and for KISS.
Its melody, rising and falling in a minor scale, makes it an incredibly catchy track.
Although they’re a metal band, they also incorporate pop elements, and you can feel the influence of the disco rhythms and basslines that were popular at the time.
It may well have been their presence that helped grant broader acceptance—almost a kind of citizenship—to the once-hard-to-embrace genre of metal.
Classic Hits of the 70s: A Compilation of Western Songs Used in Commercials (31–40)
Have You Ever Seen The RainCreedence Clearwater Revival
The Japanese title of Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)’s song is “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” This track was used in a Nissan Serena commercial.
It’s certainly a song so great you’d want to use it in a commercial, but the “rain” in the title doesn’t refer to weather.
The song was created from the image of bombs falling from airplanes like rain during the Vietnam War, and I’ve heard that at one point it was banned from broadcast in the United States.
I’m not in love10cc
A signature song by the British band 10cc.
In Japan, it has been used in commercials for Idemitsu engine oil, Nissan Skyline, and Ajinomoto’s Knorr, among others.
It has also been widely covered and is a very famous number.
Its dreamy atmosphere makes you feel as if you’re floating.
Can’t give you anythingThe stylistics
A 1975 hit by The Stylistics.
The trumpet in the intro is highly memorable, and it’s a very passionate song.
Its Japanese title is “Ai ga Subete” (“Love Is Everything”).
It was famous as a disco song of the time, and later became a revival hit as the song used in the Gatsby commercial featuring Takuya Kimura.
Sugar Baby LoveThe Rubettes
The Rubettes are a British group that debuted in 1974.
The intro to this debut single is so famous that you’ve probably heard it everywhere—a high-quality pop song.
It’s well-known from the drama and film “Waterboys.” It was also used in commercials for Asahi Hon-Nama Aqua Blue, Kao Sofina, and Meiji Sugarless Gum Xylish.
I Can’t Turn You LooseBlues Brothers
A classic by the soul god Otis Redding.
Its Japanese title is “I Won’t Let You Go.” It’s also known as the theme from The Blues Brothers, a melody everyone’s heard.
It was used in a Toyota Corolla Rumion commercial.