Kraft

"Crumbelievable" parody of EMF's"Unbelievable" ... and the voice is close enough that it may actually be EMF singing it. original lyrics

Applebee's

some sort of combo meal using "Mambo Number Five" ... I'm not sure this one really counts

Pizza Hut

"these bites are made for poppin'" - parody of "these boots are made for walkin'" - apparently Jessica Simpson and Muppets are in this ad for the Superbow. Lyrics

Maxwell House

"your house... $10,000 every month" ... some sort of ad for a home-improvement contest. Parodies "Our House" by the Talking Heads. Lyrics

why this is here

I'm sick of commercials whose only gimmick is to change a few lines of a classic song. We pretend to live in a society where copyright law protects creative integrity and artists' economic rights. But the ubiquity of these commercials shows the actual effect of copyright law as it currently exists -- corporations' money decides how songs will be used, and songwriters who could cut their teeth writing jingles for commercials never get hired. Anyway, as evidence, I'm just going to post a short description of one of these commercials whenever I see one. Feel free to contribute.