By Tina Benitez-Eves, American Songwriters: The Super Bowl is never short on over-the-top commercials. In 2024, Super Bowl LVIII has plenty of movie trailers, beer, vehicle, tech, and other ads filling the spots between plays. A commercial for State Farm features Arnold Schwarzenegger poking fun at his pronunciation of “chopper” in his 1987 film Predator by trying to pronounce “neighbor” when saying the insurance company motto: “Like a good neighbaaa State Farm is there.”
Iconic ’80s actor Mr. T re-emerges in a Skechers commercial and is dumbfounded that the company name doesn’t have a “T” in its spelling. “I pity the fool who bends down to put on his shoes,” says the A-Team and Rocky III star.
Along with iconic actors and personalities, music is also front and center across the 2024 Super Bowl with Reba McEntire performing the national anthem, Post Malone taking on “America the Beautiful,” and Usher as the Halftime entertainment.
More commercials are jam-packed with plenty of tunes. Colony House’s 2021 single “O YA” plays in an ad for the Kawasaki Ridge ATV, featuring “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and forest-full of creatures growing mullets. Nashville rockers The Phantoms also landed a spot in a Microsoft Super Bowl commercial with their song “Watch Me.”
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Here’s a look at 10 more Super Bowl commercials featuring mostly classic rock, R&B, pop, and more from the 1960s through the ’00s.
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4. “Sweet Child O’Mine,” Guns N’ Roses / “Maneater,” Hall & Oates
5. “Crazy Train,” Ozzy Osbourne
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10. “The Weight,” The Band
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Read about – and watch – the commercials here:
https://americansongwriter.com/watch-10-super-bowl-commercials-featuring-the-band-guns-n-roses-bon-jovi-and-more-before-the-big-game/
Watch: 10 Super Bowl Commercials Featuring The Band, Guns N’ Roses, Bon Jovi, and More
