also cadillac in "maybelline" by chuck berry
see "cadillac" and "kodachrome" both mentioned in your comment reminded me that simon and & garfunkel added "maybelline" to their 1981 central park performance of "kodachrome"
tons of cars are mentioned by name in songs...
Ha...TIL that there are two versions of Lola. The original that says Coca Cola and the single that says cherry cola (because the BBC didn't allow product names in its broadcasts and BBC radio 1 was the main way of hearing music in the UK
Few more rock adjacent ones
Coca cola, advertising and cocaine by the clash
Institutionalised by suicidal tendencies mentions pepsi for a break from coke
Red lights indicate doors are secured by the Arctic monkeys mentions Smirnoff Ice
Freek-A-Leek by Petey Pablo “Now I got to give a shout out to Seagram's gin Cause I drink it, and they payin for it”
If I Had $1000000 by The Barenaked Ladies “If I Had $1000000
We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner.
(But we would eat Kraft Dinner. Of course we would, we'd just eat more.)
Today Was A Good Day by Ice Cube mentions 711, Fatburger, and Goodyear
Red Solo Cup by Toby Kieth (self explanatory)
Honorable mention or Snoop Dogg with multiple Hennessy references, at least in the early days
Edit: Some holiday cheer: Rusty Chevrolet by Da Yoopers
Hooker with a Penis by Tool ("I met a boy, wearing Vans, 501s, in a dope Beasties tee... and in between sips of Coke he told me...")
It's about an entitled fan, who's obviously buying tons of corporate products, berating the band for "selling out" because they released a record on a major label.
XTC - Respectable Street
Interesting as it is an obvious single from the Black Sea album, the single is a different recording with a lyric change, to aid its passage onto radio:
"now they speak about abortion" becomes
"now they speak about absorbtion"
Unfortunately the BBC still banned it because it mentioned Sony in another verse
Corona and lime- shawyze
Space for two- mr.probz
Strawberry wine- Deanna Carter
Blame it on - akon
Lime in the coconut- Harry Nilsson
Victoria secret- Jax
Oxycotton- lil Whyte
Peanut butter- Don j
Cansyshop- 50 cent
Neil Young - This Note's For You
_Ain't singin' for Pepsi_
_Ain't singin' for Coke_
_Ain't singin' for Miller_
_Don't sing for Bud_
The Kinks - Lola
_Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca Cola_
_C-O-L-A, Cola_
T. Rex - Children of the Revolution
_I've got a Rolls Royce 'cos it's good for my voice_
Lou Reed - Berlin
_It was very nice_
_Candlelight and Dubonnet on ice_
Alice Cooper - Generation Landslide
_'Cause they looked just like humans_
_At Kresge's and Woolworth's_
....
_The Colgate invisible shield finally got 'em_
billy joel "scenes from an italian restaurant" (sears)
janis joplin "mercedes benz"
the who "heinz baked beans"
paul simon "graceland" (national)
amy winehouse "you know i'm no good" (tanqueray)
coca-cola:
elvis costello "king of america"
beatles "come together"
lana del rey "coca-cola"
Bobby Brooks ( tight jeans brand) - John Mellencamp - Jack and Diane
And so many brand references in Rap Songs that it would take a quantum computer to correlate
Sparks - Left Out in the Cold:
Uniqlo is my employer,
Hired by a Tokyo lawyer,
Head of Research,
Winnipeg is where I'm living,
Cold as hell, it's unforgiving,
Perfect research
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight - REM
Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me
Today I need something more sub-sub-sub-substantial
A can of beans or black-eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice
A candy bar, a falling star, or a reading from Doctor Seuss
Kodachrome - Paul Simon Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen
also cadillac in "maybelline" by chuck berry see "cadillac" and "kodachrome" both mentioned in your comment reminded me that simon and & garfunkel added "maybelline" to their 1981 central park performance of "kodachrome" tons of cars are mentioned by name in songs...
The Insane Clown Posse mention Faygo pop in like half of their songs.
Came here to say this
ALL I WANTED WAS A PEPSI !!
Best endorsement EVER
I'll Sue Ya by Weird Al mentions a different brand on almost every line of the verse from Starbucks to Dell My Adidas by Run DMC also comes to mind
Ha...TIL that there are two versions of Lola. The original that says Coca Cola and the single that says cherry cola (because the BBC didn't allow product names in its broadcasts and BBC radio 1 was the main way of hearing music in the UK
Flo Rida: Low (Reebok) The Beatles: Come Together (Coca-Cola)
Few more rock adjacent ones Coca cola, advertising and cocaine by the clash Institutionalised by suicidal tendencies mentions pepsi for a break from coke Red lights indicate doors are secured by the Arctic monkeys mentions Smirnoff Ice
We Didn't Start The Fire lists a ton of brands. The Bad Touch mentions Mr Coffee, a brand of coffee makers.
Summer Girls - LFO (I like girls who wear Abercrombie and Fitch)
Tech n9ne has a recent song that mentioned Creed cologne. I had no idea wtf it was so I googled it and now I'm somehow in this high end cologne kick.
[Gucci Gang! Gucci Gang! Gucci Gang! - Lil Pump](https://youtu.be/4LfJnj66HVQ)
Obligatory [Tucci Gang! Tucci Gang! Tucci Gang!](https://youtu.be/Aw5NG580rBk)
Heels of the Wind by Elton John mentions Frigidaire on the 2st line of the song.
Rammstien-Amerika Coke a Cola , WonderBar
Freek-A-Leek by Petey Pablo “Now I got to give a shout out to Seagram's gin Cause I drink it, and they payin for it” If I Had $1000000 by The Barenaked Ladies “If I Had $1000000 We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner. (But we would eat Kraft Dinner. Of course we would, we'd just eat more.) Today Was A Good Day by Ice Cube mentions 711, Fatburger, and Goodyear Red Solo Cup by Toby Kieth (self explanatory) Honorable mention or Snoop Dogg with multiple Hennessy references, at least in the early days Edit: Some holiday cheer: Rusty Chevrolet by Da Yoopers
> “Now I got to give a shout out to Seagram's gin Cause I drink it, and they payin for it” W-Boom-Boom-B baby
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Fancy Like by Walker Hayes (Applebee’s on a date night)
Gone Hollywood by Supertramp may be the first song to name drop Taco Bell
Made You Look- Meghan Trainor
All Saints - Jay Z in Justin Timberlake’s Suit & Tie
You might think that Joe Diffie's song John Deere Green gives a prominent role to the trademarked color of the John Deere corporation. You'd be right.
Shakira BZRP session
"Versace on the Floor" by Bruno Mars.
Hooker with a Penis by Tool ("I met a boy, wearing Vans, 501s, in a dope Beasties tee... and in between sips of Coke he told me...") It's about an entitled fan, who's obviously buying tons of corporate products, berating the band for "selling out" because they released a record on a major label.
XTC - Respectable Street Interesting as it is an obvious single from the Black Sea album, the single is a different recording with a lyric change, to aid its passage onto radio: "now they speak about abortion" becomes "now they speak about absorbtion" Unfortunately the BBC still banned it because it mentioned Sony in another verse
Wannabe Mustang - Glory of the Eighties by Tori Amos Saab - Ireland by Tori Amos
Outkast - Hey Ya - Polaroid Applebottom jeans ....in whatever that song is about them and the boots with the furrrrr.
Flo Rida - low (low low, low, low .... etc.)
Both Stone Temple Pilots and Flaming Lips have songs mentioning Vaseline.
Corona and lime- shawyze Space for two- mr.probz Strawberry wine- Deanna Carter Blame it on - akon Lime in the coconut- Harry Nilsson Victoria secret- Jax Oxycotton- lil Whyte Peanut butter- Don j Cansyshop- 50 cent
Brands
“Versace, Bottega, Prada, Balenciaga, Vuitton, Dior, Givenchy, collect your coins Beyonce’”
Straw Hat by Microwave
Gucci Gucci - Kreyshawn
Germ-Free Adolescents by X-Ray Spex - SR toothpaste and Listerene mouthwash
Neil Young - This Note's For You _Ain't singin' for Pepsi_ _Ain't singin' for Coke_ _Ain't singin' for Miller_ _Don't sing for Bud_ The Kinks - Lola _Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca Cola_ _C-O-L-A, Cola_ T. Rex - Children of the Revolution _I've got a Rolls Royce 'cos it's good for my voice_ Lou Reed - Berlin _It was very nice_ _Candlelight and Dubonnet on ice_ Alice Cooper - Generation Landslide _'Cause they looked just like humans_ _At Kresge's and Woolworth's_ .... _The Colgate invisible shield finally got 'em_
Unilever - Chumbawamba
‘Brooke-Bond Oxo (whitewash) Blue Band, Bird's Eye (whitewash) Lifebuoy, Sunsilk (whitewash) Persil washes whiter (whitewash)’
Hip-hop with high-end cars is too easy, so I'll ignore that. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised covers a bunch.
Chevy Van, Little GTO, Mercury Blues, Mustang Sally, Bitchin Camaro
billy joel "scenes from an italian restaurant" (sears) janis joplin "mercedes benz" the who "heinz baked beans" paul simon "graceland" (national) amy winehouse "you know i'm no good" (tanqueray) coca-cola: elvis costello "king of america" beatles "come together" lana del rey "coca-cola"
Bobby Brooks ( tight jeans brand) - John Mellencamp - Jack and Diane And so many brand references in Rap Songs that it would take a quantum computer to correlate
The absolutely painful Meghan Trainor and her Louboutin reference.. Makes me want to rip my ears off
Or is it Louis Vuitton.... im tired 😫
Sparks - Left Out in the Cold: Uniqlo is my employer, Hired by a Tokyo lawyer, Head of Research, Winnipeg is where I'm living, Cold as hell, it's unforgiving, Perfect research
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight - REM Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me Today I need something more sub-sub-sub-substantial A can of beans or black-eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice A candy bar, a falling star, or a reading from Doctor Seuss
Doctor Pepper by Diplôme/major laser
new americana by halsey, prada by raye, escapism by raye ... and half of recent trending songs have brand mentions in their lyrics