"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Apparently writing catchy and perky commercial jingles is a lost art. It seems to me that every ad on TV now either rips off a pop song or (what I most hate) just uses a percussive back track.
When I was a kid we all sang the Oscar Meyer wiener song, or "Plop plop fizz fizz" from Alka Seltzer.
A girl at my work got mad and said "AY AY AY," I finished the jingle. Only the folks over 50 knew what I was talking about. Ditto on the jingles, it's a lost art. Not a jingle but... *inhale* Two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun! Yes, I typed that as fast as I could.
Old commercials at least had the advantage of not offending one's sensibilities by adopting a trendy, in-your-face naturalism. I was watching a movie tonight on YouTube, and the first thing that came on was a commercial for a full body deodorant. An overweight black woman in sweaty gym clothes says, "Can I tell you something? My armpits aren't the only things on me that stink". TMI, way TMI.
Apparently writing catchy and perky commercial jingles is a lost art. It seems to me that every ad on TV now either rips off a pop song or (what I most hate) just uses a percussive back track.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid we all sang the Oscar Meyer wiener song, or "Plop plop fizz fizz" from Alka Seltzer.
How the "Frito Bandito" jingle ... ... ?
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbYj7ZyqjYY
A girl at my work got mad and said "AY AY AY," I finished the jingle.
DeleteOnly the folks over 50 knew what I was talking about.
Ditto on the jingles, it's a lost art.
Not a jingle but...
*inhale* Two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun!
Yes, I typed that as fast as I could.
Oh no, I just got rid of the hedgehog on a Roomba. I’m not falling into that trap again.
ReplyDeleteOld commercials at least had the advantage of not offending one's sensibilities by adopting a trendy, in-your-face naturalism. I was watching a movie tonight on YouTube, and the first thing that came on was a commercial for a full body deodorant. An overweight black woman in sweaty gym clothes says, "Can I tell you something? My armpits aren't the only things on me that stink". TMI, way TMI.
ReplyDeleteI am totally disgusted by those full body deodorant ads.
DeleteDr. Sharon or Shannon somebody who invented them has no sense of decorum or shame.