Paul Stanley’s Folgers Ad & 5 Other Rock Star Commercial Cameos

It is not uncommon to hear some of classic rock’s biggest hits in television commercials, but when the rockstars themselves appear in the ad, that is surprising.

One of the best classic rock commercial cameos ever comes via Paul Stanley, who celebrates his birthday today (January 20.)  Check out his ad for Folgers coffee and five other classic rock commercial cameos.

For reasons that haven’t been confirmed, the ad from 2000 never aired, but thanks to the wonder that is YouTube, it surfaced, and we’re thankful it did. Frankly, it’s an effective ad, and never has anyone performed the famous Folgers tagline jingle with such gusto!

Who could forget Money as the best worst travel agent in this Geico campaign?

She's barely recognizable, but that conservatively dressed music teacher is Lita Ford in an ad for job site Indeed!  Amazing the difference a pair of horn-rimmed glasses, a bun and a floor-length skirt makes!

The Godfather of Shock Rock appears in this Staples ad to clarify the lyrics to "School's Out" to a very annoyed young girl who is clearly not looking forward to going back to school.

Appearing in a commercial seems like the most un-punk thing to do ever, but that's what John Lydon did in the late 2000's when he appeared in an ad for Country Life Butter.  He would later say he used the money earned from the ad to fund a tour for Public Image Ltd., because he was having various issues with his record label.

This Super Bowl ad took Steven Tyler back in time thanks to the Kia Stinger.