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TIL the 1970 song “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry was used in a 1990s UK advertisement for a campaign against drunk-driving, because of the lyric “have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find.” The ad showed a group of drinkers at a rural pub getting killed when their car crashes.

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