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Just Eat vs Beastie Boys – ‘Fight For Your Right’
Right Guard vs Lee Dorsey
Right Guard vs Lee Dorsey – ‘Working In The Coal Mine’
Walls Cornetto versus O Sole Mio

Wall’s Cornetto vs Eduardo di Capua / Giovanni Capurro – ‘O Sole Mio’

November 25, 2015December 5, 2015Maria Scalksang
Undisputably, this is the definition of a classic covermercial. The Neapolitan song from 1898 ‘O Sole Mio’ may well be better known as [...]
kfc versus ivor cutler

KFC vs Ivor Cutler & Linda Hirst – ‘A Doughnut In My Hand’

November 23, 2015December 8, 2015Maria Scalksang
Fried Chicken or Doughnuts? Hard choice! Well The Colonel returned with a bang. This odd-ball covermercial threw a lot of people as it [...]
kia-ora versus caramba

Kia-Ora vs Caramba – ‘Fido’ (Fedora)

November 23, 2015December 8, 2015Maria Scalksang
This track is possibly the first case of an artist reworking their own song for a covermercial. In 1981, Caramba released their only [...]
scotch versus the rolling stones

Scotch vs The Rolling Stones – ‘Not Fade Away’

November 21, 2015December 5, 2015Maria Scalksang
Absolute Covermercial Classic from way back in 1985! This is one of our all-time favourites. Voiced by Brian Wilde (Foggy in Last Of [...]
smiths crisps versus the dave clark five

Smiths Crisps vs The Dave Clark Five – ‘Glad All Over’

November 21, 2015December 5, 2015Maria Scalksang
Helium spuds from the 80s for this one! The Crystal Palace FC anthem ‘Glad All Over’ (originally by The Dave Clarke Five) gets [...]
vitalite versus desmond dekker

Vitalite vs Desmond Dekker – ‘Israelites’

November 19, 2015December 5, 2015Maria Scalksang
The best advert ever! Apparently, several supermarkets across Brixton and Kensington sold out of Vitalite for two weeks when this commercial first aired. [...]
national accidenr helpline - underdog vs marvin gaye

National Accident Helpline / Underdog vs Marvin Gaye – ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’

November 19, 2015November 25, 2015Maria Scalksang
National Accident Helpline / Underdog bravely covered the Marvin Gaye anthem ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ for this insurance claims advert. Ironically, [...]
muller rice versus vanilla ice

Muller Rice vs Vanilla Ice – ‘Ice Ice Baby’

November 19, 2015December 5, 2015Maria Scalksang
Yo Vanilla! Oh my gosh – what a killer haircut bwoy! The Queen sampling hip-hop classic from 1992 saved the day when the [...]
just eat vs bonnie tyler

Just Eat vs Bonnie Tyler – ‘Holding Out For A Hero’

November 18, 2015January 3, 2016Maria Scalksang
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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