Way Back 2025

October 6, 2025 - Nancy S. and the Chordettes Brighten TV Ads, One Battle Includes Los Panchos, the Shirelles and Xmas Songs

Nancy Sinatra cuts through the TV audio clutter with her sweet '67 hit "Sugartown" in ads for Google Pixel 10's Vanilla Pro phone. Target contributes happy vibes with The Chordettes' popular version of the 1960 movie theme "Never on Sunday"...although the commercial omits the 'never' part of the lyrics, likely so that customers won't make themselves scarce during the second half of the weekend!

Accomplished director Paul Thomas Anderson's latest offering, One Battle After Another, has topped box office receipts. Musical selections include "Perfidia" by Los Panchos, one of the most successful Latin American acts of the 20th century's second half, and "Soldier Boy," The Shirelles' number one smash from 1963. A few yuletide tunes are on the film's soundtrack as well: "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" from The Ramsey Lewis Trio's 1961 Sound of Christmas LP and two selections from Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas album from 1967: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."


September 22, 2025 - A Beautiful Journey / How to Succeed in Business Mashup...Sort Of

Fantasy rom-com A Big Bold Beautiful Journey starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell features an extended bit involving a high school production of Fred Loesser's 1961 Broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with Farrell and members of the film's cast performing the title tune. Other songs from the musical are heard including "Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm," "Coffee Break" and "Been a Long Day." One featured song from outside the world of Broadway provides contrast: The Isley Brothers' 1959 party classic "Shout." Concurrently, the latest Miss Dior TV spot with Natalie Portman is set to the sound of Janis Joplin going full throttle on the Garnet Mimms soul smash "Cry Baby."



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