80s – Covermercials

118 vs Ray Parker Jr. – ‘Ghostbusters’

The thing is, have you dialled 118 and asked for ‘Ghostbusters’? I have, and let me tell you – there is no Venkman [...]

When the gifted actress/singer Doris Day first recorded “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)”, she did not have much affection for [...]

Another advert blast from the 80s as the awesome 1958 track ‘Yakety Yak’ by The Coasters is adapted to help soothe that back [...]

The famous Dutch cheese is a firm favourite in the sandwiches of the Covermercialers and it is due to this advert! The Jerry [...]

Undisputably, this is the definition of a classic covermercial. The Neapolitan song from 1898 ‘O Sole Mio’ may well be better known as [...]

This track is possibly the first case of an artist reworking their own song for a covermercial. In 1981, Caramba released their only [...]