OK, this commercial for the VW Buzz

and this one for DoorDash

are both in such heavy rotation on TV these days that I cannot get these stupid songs out of my head. I like the VW Buzz one and I cannot stand the DoorDash one.

So, naturally, the thing to do is to research what songs they’re using.

Are You Having Any Fun?

VW is using Elaine Stritch’s cover of Are You Having Any Fun?,

which - amazingly - was originally a Tommy Dorsey number. Here’s a sliiiightly different version.

I like this one. It’s from the 1939 edition of the Broadway revue series George White’s Scandals; later that year the great trombonist Tommy Dorsey recorded it.

The Hamburger Song

I cannot STAND the DoorDash commercial above. What the heck is going on in that house? DoorDash tries to explain it’s about the anticipation and joy behind every delivery.

I’m not buying it. What is going on with that family? Why are they apparently destroying their house?

Anyway, the song is The Hamburger Song by Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces from 1966. Here’s the original.

This is such an odd song that I can’t actually find the lyrics written down anyhere. Why are they saying Liberace?

I hope that by blogging about this, the songs will LEAVE MY HEAD. Although Are You Having Any Fun can stay, it’s kinda catchy.