Covers
R&B and jazz singer Georgie Fame recorded his own version with a distinctively different arrangement reminiscent of the Count Basie orchestra.
Amanda Lear recorded this song in 1997, included in her cd Made of Blood & honey.
In 1999, "Mellow Yellow" was sung by a group of young adults, among whom were then-unknowns Alex Greenwald, Rashida Jones and Jason Thompson, in Gap's "Everybody in Cords" commercial directed by Pedro Romhanyi. The music mix was done by the Dust Brothers.
A cover of this song was used in a commercial for Mello Yello when it was first introduced in 1979. In 2011, the song was again featured in a new commercial for Mello Yello drink, as part of Coca-Cola's "Original Smooth" campaign to rebrand and reintroduce the drink. Also, the song itself was covered by Family of the Year featuring Donovan. The version is available for download on the Mello Yello website.
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