Comments on: J.C. Penny Ad Music?

Question: J.C. Penny Ad Music?

rtimmel — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:55:24 -0800

i was just watching the Oscars and there was a J.C. Penny advertisement that I assume was brand new. Completely forgettable -- people doing things in J.C. Penny clothes -- except for the music. It sounded like the Degados: the female vocalist had their lilt of Emma Pollack and had their signature offbeat pacing. It was a great song and I was wondering if anyone knows what it was and who did it?

By: clarkstonian

clarkstonian — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:02:54 -0800

"What'll I do?" It's a very old song - don't know who sang it.

By: splatta

splatta — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:12:24 -0800

It's by The Zombies. (one of my favorite bands)

By: .taft

.taft — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:14:54 -0800

I've been addicted to this song since I heard it on the soundtrack to "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou"

It's called "The Way I feel Inside" and, as mentioned, it's by The Zombies.

By: splatta

splatta — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:15:11 -0800

I think it was "The Way I Feel Inside".

By: splatta

splatta — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:16:05 -0800

yep .taft, wonderful song.

By: gramcracker

gramcracker — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:25:24 -0800

The Way I Feel Inside?

By: rtimmel

rtimmel — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:10:57 -0800

Thats it. Thanks. It sure doesn't sound like "She's Not There."

By: jdroth

jdroth — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:15:34 -0800

This is awesome. My wife was cranky with me because I grabbed the laptop from her and typed the lyrics in as best I could. But I didn't come up with any matches. I'd given the song up as lost because I hadn't paid attention to who the advertiser was. Now, though, AskMe has yielded a miracle. Thanks, rtimmel.

By: Frank Grimes

Frank Grimes — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:17:46 -0800

I didn't see the ad you're asking about. There was another JC Penney ad that featured a different song "I say and so say I... (CoCoRosie, maybe?). Anyone know who sings that?

I also liked that Cadillac used M. Ward's "Here Comes The Sun Again" in one of their spots.

By: jdroth

jdroth — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:27:09 -0800

Actually, the song I want is the one that Frank Grimes is talking about. I wonder if that's the song that the OP is after, too.

By: jdroth

jdroth — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:28:50 -0800

I guess not. I'll go back to watching the show now. :)

By: nnk

nnk — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:54:02 -0800

Greed and the Given by Current Swell on their album So Say I?

By: nnk

nnk — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:59:18 -0800

OOOPPPS. I had too many different windows open and things playing . . . definitely not Current Swell! Sorry. I'd still like to know what that song is -- it plays on the J. C. Penney website as well.

By: travis08

travis08 — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:30:17 -0800

Sounds like Feist, will look for a link to some of her other songs.

By: FreezBoy

FreezBoy — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:45:35 -0800

If you're talking about the spot titled "Calendar". Someone at Adtunes, just figured it out...

The song is called "How Can It Be" performed by an Australian outfit called Forever Thursday. The singer is Melanie Horsnell

By: allkindsoftime

allkindsoftime — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:50:34 -0800

Offshoot, but I was wondering more about where that same ad was shot, than I was about the music. Looked like a large train station of some sort, but it definitely wasn't Grand Central. Any ideas?

By: rtimmel

rtimmel — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:55:52 -0800

Now I feel stupid, but I will blame it on the crappy sound in my laptop. The song was not by The Zombies -- though "The Way I feel Inside is a great song -- but it is "How Can It Be" by Forever Tuesday, as suggested by FreezBoy.

By: jdroth

jdroth — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:18:00 -0800

Awesome. Thanks FreezBoy. Now: how can I get this song. Legal methods preferred. Illegal methods considered. (Actually, I'm listening to Melanie Horsnell's other stuff, and like it, too.) It's not perfect, but it has much, much promise.

By: jdroth

jdroth — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:30:16 -0800

Never mind. Found it on iTunes. Didn't show up in my search for some reason. I'd still love to find Horsnell's solo stuff, though.