16. Budweiser starring The Clydesdales
Perhaps the most famous song in their catalog, The Band’s “The Weight,” is a cinematic cheat code. Play that steady rhythm behind any motion picture and immediately imbue it with, well, weight. It might even help viewers forget that Anheuser-Busch was accused of mutilating the tails of their beloved equines through a process called “docking,” which requires cutting through the tailbone. Anheuser promised to stop amputating horse tails for their beloved cart pullers, but should we hold this against them? Yes! We’re glad you stopped torturing your beer mascot, Budweiser, but the special thing about this ad is the song.
