Daniel Powter – “Bad Day”
Even if you have a bad day now and then, this song serves as a reminder that things will get better. It was first released in Europe in 2005, and it quickly became a hit after Coca-Cola used it as the theme song for a continent-wide ad campaign. Powter’s album was released in the United States in 2006, and “Bad Day” became a hit when it was used as the theme for the fifth season of American Idol’s “goodbye video” for the departing contestants.
Gwen Stefani – “Hollaback Girl”
One of the lesser cheerleaders, known as a “hollaback girl,” yells in the background. Gwen Stefani is claiming to be the queen bee of this team, leading the cheers with the Hollaback girls at her side. When the song was released, she was 35 years old, but she had no trouble portraying a high school cheerleader in the video.