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If you read the lyrics - "I bought you a brand new Mustang, 'bout nineteen sixty-five" -* you might think that the song was written specifically for the car by a Ford advertising and marketing firm. But it wasn't. Like Ronnie and the Daytonas' "Little GTO," the song arose spontaneously, in appreciation of the car. Ford just got lucky; the Mustang sold itself - and "Mustang Sally" simply fit the groove.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULnKRzEyKek

In 1983, when the Mustang was enjoying a new surge of popularity, the theme returned. Ride, Sally, ride!

*Cadillac CTS (Led Zeppelin) "Rock n' Roll" -

By the late '90s, it had, indeed, been a very long time since Cadillac had rocked and rolled. Hearses tend not to do that. But GM was determined to resuscitate the brand. New, less oldster models like the CTS were designed to appeal to buyers who knew that Led Zeppelin was not a heavy dirigible.

And it worked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDe23UM6kjY

The heavy metal soundtrack complemented the new sheetmetal, which was as brassy (and edgy) in its own way as previous Caddys that also rocked and rolled - like the '59 Eldorado Elvis drove (and which is featured in the commercial along with the new CTS and other new Cadillacs, like the XLR roadster).

* Mercury Grand Marquis -

This one may not have helped sell the car much but it was creative. "She was out all night with the Grand Marquis!" - camera pans to the guy in the powdered 18th century wig and sequined outfit sitting in the witness box. "No, the Mercury Grand Marquis!," the testifying witness exclaims.

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