This is Celia Hirschman for On The Beat. Back in the 60's and 70's, if a band sold their hit single to an ad agency, for the purpose of selling a car on TV, we'd laugh and say their careers were over.

From a compulsive liar who became a folk hero to a luxury launch that advertised rocks instead of cars, these campaigns now seem almost unbelievable. Yet each one captured a specific anxiety or ...

We've seen some expensive car commercials over the years. There was that Michael Bay spot with Chevys like the Camaro and the SSR zipping up highways and city streets and parking in the back of a ...