I'm trying to find out the name of the artist and song that is used in
the Australian T.V add for Boost Chocolate.
The add is where the man has a huge afro and goes into the barber shop
and the barber has to have a boost chocolate to tackle the job.
Does anybody know the name of the song and where I can get a copy?

Dear butternut-ga; 

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question. The
music in the Cadbury Boost Chocolate commercial is ?GOT A THING ON MY
MIND? courtesy of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Here?s an April 2006
press release where the work is discussed:

?The album that started it all off down under! Features the radio hit
?What Have You Done For Me Lately? and also ?Got a Thing on My Mind? -
the track used for the Cadbury Boost chocolate bar TV advert!?
REVERBERATION (Page 5, paragraph 1)
http://reverberation.com.au/Reverberation_APRIL_2006_new_releases_lo-res.pdf

Go to this page and click on the picture of the dude with the afro. A
small scroll over banner will appear and you'll see the name of the
song listed there.

MUSIC MILL
http://www.musicmill.com.au/boost.html

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WHAT?S THAT CALLED
http://www.whatsthatcalled.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=4129

REDEYE RECORDS
http://www.redeye.com.au/answer.asp?artist=JONES%2C+SHARON&reion=USA&genSel=&letbrws=yes


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BOOST CHOCOLATE

COMMERCIAL

MUSIC

SHARON JONES

GOT A THING ON MY MIND

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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 15 Jul 2006 17:29 PDT

I cannot verify if this is an authorized source or not so you must
make your own judgment call here. Take a look at SINGINGFISH for a
list of possible downloads:

SINGINGFISH
http://search.singingfish.com/sfw/search?last_query=dap+kings+minds&a_submit=1&aw=1&sfor=av&dur=a&fmp3=1&freal=1&favi=1&fmpeg=1&fwin=1&fqt=1&fflash=1&call=1&cmus=1&cmov=1&crad=1&coth=1&ctv=1&cnews=1&cspt=1&cfin=1&rpp=10&persist=1&exp=0&query=dap+kings+&a_eml_search=1&email_type=2

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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 15 Jul 2006 17:34 PDT

It appears that you can purchase a copy of the song for .99 cents from
TIGHTTUNES.COM

http://tighttunes.com/search.html
(search for: SHARON JONES)

tutuzdad-ga

Here's some info about the commercial:

Brand > Cadburys , Boost chocolate bar 

Title > Afro 
Date > 01/Sep/05 
Country > Australia 
Agency > Arnold Worldwide, Sydney    
Production > The Sweet Shop, Auckland    
Editing House > Oktober, Auckland    
Post Production > Oktober, Auckland    
Creatives > Jay Furby 
Agency Producer > Tom McCormick 
Director > Kezia Barnett 
Producer > Lynnette Gordon 
Director of Photography > Aaron Morton 
Editor > Ken Sparks 
Flame Artist > Paul Dickson 
 
Description > A barber, who seems to specialise in cutting and styling
afros, takes a break to eat a Boost chocolate bar. When he has
finished, a man with an enormous afro arrives and the barber begins to
style his hair.

http://www.thereel.net/search/content/BackIssuesContents.aspx?job=435165