NightOwl Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Hiya Fellow Music Lovers, There was a car commercial not too long ago...maybe two or three years. I think it was for Mitsubishi. Anyway they played the song "(Whenever You Call Me) I'll Be There"...but it was a remake. More upbeat and modern. Does anyone know who sings it or where I might be able to find it? -- Jessica -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGirl23 Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Hiya Fellow Music Lovers, There was a car commercial not too long ago...maybe two or three years. I think it was for Mitsubishi. Anyway they played the song "(Whenever You Call Me) I'll Be There"...but it was a remake. More upbeat and modern. Does anyone know who sings it or where I might be able to find it? -- Jessica -- The only group that I know that sung that song were the Spinners. The lyrics are as follows: This is our fork in the road Love's last episode There's nowhere to go, oh no You made your choice Now it's up to me To bow out gracefully Though you hold the key but baby Chorus: Whenever you call me I'll be there Whenever you want me I'll be there Whenever you need me I'll be there I'll be around Verse 2: I knew just what to say Now I found out today All the words had slipped away but I know There's always a chance A tiny spark will remain And sparks turn into flames And love can burn once again Whenever you call me I'll be there Whenever you want me I'll be there Whenever you need me I'll be there I'll be around Hope this helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Hiya Fellow Music Lovers, There was a car commercial not too long ago...maybe two or three years. I think it was for Mitsubishi. Anyway they played the song "(Whenever You Call Me) I'll Be There"...but it was a remake. More upbeat and modern. Does anyone know who sings it or where I might be able to find it? -- Jessica -- The song is actually called "I'll Be Around" and it is by The Spinners. They released the song in 1972. The song was used in the General Motors commercial back in 2002. It wasn't Mitsubishi. Ameriquest Financial also used the song in their commercial this past summer. There was a sorta remake of this song made by a male rapper called Rappin' 4-Tay. It was released on his 1994 album release Don't Fight The Feelin' and the song sampled The Spinner's I'll Be Around while he did his rappin' and then the chorus from the song. Here's a 30 second sample of the Spinners version. "I'll Be Around - The Spinners Here's a 30 second clip of Rappin' 4-Tay's version. "I'll Be Around" - Rappin' 4-Tay I'm not sure if they used the chorus part from the Spinner's version or Rapper 4-Tay's version in the commercial, but here are links to both albums on Amazon.com Very Best Of The Spinners - amazon.com Rappin' 4-Tay - Don't Fight The Feelin' - amazon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOwl Posted March 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Thank You: ThatGirl and Brad. I appreciate your help on this. Unfortunately the Rappin' -4Tay song isn't the one that I heard in the commercial, Brad. Also, thanks for the information on which car commercial it was and the year. And you're right about the song title as well. I'm still on the look-out. Hopefully I'll manage to find it. Thanks again! --Jessica-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Night Owl, Here's a link to a site about TV commercials. According to the site, it was The Spinners' song used in that commercial. Check it out. Music From TV Commercials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOwl Posted March 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Hey Brad, Thanks for the link. I appreciate it. The site is pretty cool. Maybe the song I heard was for another commercial or something. Thanks for the help!! --Jessica-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Jeffrey Osborne did a remake with Russ Freeman and the Rippingtons some years back that was excellent. However, it wasn't used in the commercial to my knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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