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The 5 Worst (And Best) Ad Songs

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  May 29, 2009 1:07 EDT

THE FIVE WORST
4. Swiffer: "Whip It" - Devo
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In 2003 the original members of Devo went back in the studio to record... a new version of their classic track for a Proctor & Gamble commercial. While frontman Mark Mothersbaugh insists the group only allowed the use of its song it because of the ad's absurdity- "When you've got a dirty floor/You need Swiffer"-it's hard to reconcile the young punks who asked, "Are we not men?" with the middle-aged guys who ask, "Are we not shills?" --David J. Prince

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