Wall’s Cornetto vs Eduardo di Capua / Giovanni Capurro – ‘O Sole Mio’
Undisputably, this is the definition of a classic covermercial. The Neapolitan song from 1898 ‘O Sole Mio’ may well be better known as
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KFC vs Ivor Cutler & Linda Hirst – ‘A Doughnut In My Hand’
Fried Chicken or Doughnuts? Hard choice! Well The Colonel returned with a bang. This odd-ball covermercial threw a lot of people as it
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Kia-Ora vs Caramba – ‘Fido’ (Fedora)
This track is possibly the first case of an artist reworking their own song for a covermercial. In 1981, Caramba released their only
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Scotch vs The Rolling Stones – ‘Not Fade Away’
Absolute Covermercial Classic from way back in 1985! This is one of our all-time favourites. Voiced by Brian Wilde (Foggy in Last Of
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Smiths Crisps vs The Dave Clark Five – ‘Glad All Over’
Helium spuds from the 80s for this one! The Crystal Palace FC anthem ‘Glad All Over’ (originally by The Dave Clarke Five) gets
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Vitalite vs Desmond Dekker – ‘Israelites’
The best advert ever! Apparently, several supermarkets across Brixton and Kensington sold out of Vitalite for two weeks when this commercial first aired.
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National Accident Helpline / Underdog vs Marvin Gaye – ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’
National Accident Helpline / Underdog bravely covered the Marvin Gaye anthem ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ for this insurance claims advert. Ironically,
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Muller Rice vs Vanilla Ice – ‘Ice Ice Baby’
Yo Vanilla! Oh my gosh – what a killer haircut bwoy! The Queen sampling hip-hop classic from 1992 saved the day when the
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Just Eat vs Bonnie Tyler – ‘Holding Out For A Hero’
Just Eat are on fire with their extensive Covermercial campaign at the moment. Keep an eye out on the tube for their catchy
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