Music help?

[scribblinlenore]

Hey guys, I did this once before, and I'm hoping you can help me again. We're working on ideas for a TV spot at work. It's a music video thing, and we're looking for music samples. We originally wanted to go in a kind of pop-ish hiphop direction, but the client thinks that it's too similar to something else we did, even though it's really not. But let's just ignore that. They asked for something more "mainstream", which just shows that they have no idea what mainstream is, but let's also ignore that.

As you all know, I have no idea what the young people are listening to. Do you have any suggestions for upbeat, pop-ish kind of songs? I'm planning to recommend "Thnks fr th Mmrs" by Fall Out Boy, just because I really like that song. Otherwise, I got nothing.

Help?

ETA:
I should explain that we'll hire a composer to write original music for us. We're just looking for references, so we can show the client the direction we want to go in. We're not going to turn your favorite song into a commercial, I promise!

Comments

[katkim.livejournal.com]

Elbow are white hot at the moment, they've won the Mercury Music prize a couple of days ago
One Day Like This
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hooPU2mdsH4

I second Take That, especially Shine or Rule the World
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WVxgLiNGBvI
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KII1ruAfvsg

Orson
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5i6Q-Ip4Uzk

Arcade Fire have been doing the festival circuit and are making a mark on the mainstream
Keep the Car Running
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NNfWC4Sgkcs
Rebellion
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NNfWC4Sgkcs

Same with Bloc Party, and the band always seem to be happy!
So Here We Are
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dzZQJZdcCU4

Kaiser Chiefs always seem to be in the charts these days.
Ruby (linking to one of their older songs just because this one is one of my favourites. But all their tunes are pretty good)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=00gaovhrIWc

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Thank you for coming to the rescue! I especially liked the Orson song, but a lot of these could work for us. I really appreciate the help!