Round 5 at the Old Pequliar on July 1, 2008.
Average score: 6.15/11 (17 teams)

Each of these songs was featured in a popular commercial. For a half point each, name the performing artist and the brand or product they were advertising. (If a song was used in multiple commercials, the correct answer is the earliest widespread example.)

Example: The correct answers for “Start Me Up” are the Rolling Stones and Microsoft (or Windows 95).

1) clip #1
2) clip #2
3) clip #3
4) clip #4
5) clip #5
6) clip #6
7) clip #7
8) clip #8
9) clip #9
10) clip #10 (Note: while this commercial is fairly well known, it’s also British. So yeah, this one’s hard.)
11) clip #11

Answers:

1) Beatles, Nike (“Revolution”)
2) Madonna, Pepsi (“Like a Prayer”)
3) Iggy Pop, Royal Caribbean (“Lust for Life”)
4) Sly and the Family Stone, Toyota (“Everyday People”)
5) Led Zeppelin, Cadillac (“Rock and Roll”)
6) Feist, Apple (“1234″)
7) The Cure, HP (“Pictures of You”)
8) Nick Drake, Volkswagen (“Pink Moon”)
9) The Concretes, Target (“Say Something New”)
10) Nina Simone, Chanel No. 5 (“My Baby Just Cares for Me”)
11) The Partridge Family (also accepted David Cassidy), Levi’s (“I Think I Love You”)