State of Inundation: The Songs of State Farm

From alt-country to Weezer.

1. State of Inundation b/w State of Caffeination.

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2. "During this time [Barry Manilow] began to work as a commercial jingle writer, an activity that continued well into the 1970s. Many of those he wrote and/or composed he would also perform, including State Farm Insurance ('Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there . . . ')," according to Wikipedia.

Here is Weezer covering it.

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3. Here's the making of the State Farm commercial featuring TLC's "Waterfalls."

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Here's the final commercial.

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4. Any Way You Want it.

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5. Empire State of Mind.

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6. Recover (Natasha Bedingfield).

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7. Cheers.

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8. Point of Know Return.

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9. There Goes My Life (Kenny Chesney).

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10. Guitar lesson.

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11. Behind the marketing.

12. "Anyone walking through an El Paso-Gridley High School hallway on Saturday might have thought they had accidentally stepped into a scene from the popular television show Glee," the Bloomington Pantagraph reported last month.

"A dozen juniors and seniors filled a hallway Saturday with song and dance as State Farm Insurance Cos. film crews captured their moves for a 30-second public safety commercial aimed at encouraging teens behind the wheel to slow down.

"The students began working with State Farm last month to create the 30-second commercial, Speed: The Musical, set to air in Iowa this spring. Last month, the students recorded the song that will be aired in the video."

13. Letter to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

State Farm's "I'll be there" commercials are an insult to Floridians, as the company is abandoning all homeowners policies in a year or two. I suggest they use another of Michael Jackson's hits, Beat It, for future Florida TV market spots.

14. "State Farm" by Ben Folds.

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