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Here are five classic chart toppers that could be used in television commercials for jewelry stores and some interesting background stories about each. Band of Gold - Freda Payne (1970) This song is about a young and inexperienced woman who scared her husband away on their wedding night after becoming overly frigid. The song, which was missing several verses after being edited for time, accidentally became a huge hit in the gay community. This was because the verse that was eliminated explained the events leading up to a wedding night that didn't happen. Barring that portion of the narrative, many people assumed the singer's lover "couldn't love her" because he was gay. Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones (1967) Released in January of 1967, this song was written by Keith Richards about his ex-girlfriend, Linda Keith. Linda became involved with Jimi Hendrix in the mid-1960s and turned to illicit drugs. Richards was so worried about Keith that he went to her parents and warned them that their daughter was in danger. Linda's father tracked her down and had a court-imposed conservatorship placed on her. Thankfully, she survived and grew up to raise a family of her own, and she was last known to live in New Orleans. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles (1967) This John Lennon-penned tune was alleged for decades to contain a thinly-disguised drug reference rather than an allusion to anything found in jewelry stores. Lennon had stated for years that the song was based on a painting made by his son Julian (who was four years old at the time of the song's creation). The younger Lennon's painting was a portrait of his pre-school classmate, Lucy Vodden (nee O'Donnell). Vodden, before her death in 2009, told BBC radio that she and Julian were splashing paint on either side of a double easel when his father came in to pick him up from school one day. Julian concurs that he often showed his father his art projects, but for some reason this picture stood out and inspired him. The colorful imagery of the song was additionally inspired by Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, furthering the notion that the lyrics alluded to LSD. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd (1975) Back in the 1960s, Pink Floyd's lineup included a young musician named Syd Barrett. Despite his immense talent, Barrett became heavily immersed in the consumption of LSD and other hard drugs. He changed in demeanor, becoming argumentative and violent, and he was told to leave the band. Barrett eventually died as a recluse from pancreatic cancer in 2006. During the recording sessions for the classic concept album Wish You Were Here, the nine-part composition, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" was recorded as a tribute to Barrett. The 26-minute melody was meant to fill one whole side of the album, but it ended up being split in two and arranged as bookends on either side of the other material. Pink Floyd did, however, play the song in most of the band's live sets. Heart of Gold - Neil Young (1971) In the early 1970's, Neil Young injured his back and was unable to stand for long periods of time to play guitar. Instead, he strummed his acoustic guitar, which he could play sitting down and, as such, composed "Heart of Gold." This song was a soft piece that had crossover success for the experimental rocker, much to his chagrin. On the liner notes for his 1977 album "Decade," Young stated that this song made him "middle of the road, so he headed for the ditch" where he found more interesting people. Ironically, future mainstream artists James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt sang backup on the song. Hearing any of these classic tunes in an ad campaign for one of the nation's major jewelry stores would certainly cause the song to stay in one's head. In addition, any ad that stands out among the softer and sensuous ads most jewelry stores play would put that business at a great advantage. Sometimes, it just pays to be unique. When searching for jewelry stores in Saginaw, MI, learn more about your options by visiting http://www.hermanhiss.net/.
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