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Hootie & The Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranches
I usually hear at least one Hootie & The Blowfish song a day while listening to mix 93.1 at work. And when I do, I’m reminded of the Burger King commercial that Darius Rucker was in a few years ago.
You may have noticed that commercials are a favorite topic here at Songspeak. Well, Matt and I have had many in-depth discussions and debates regarding fast food, as well (we even once had a Fast Food Experiment Log years ago). We’ve discussed comparisons, contrasts, marketing techniques, etc. Way more time than any normal person should spend, actually.
I got your "ranch sauce" right here!
And Burger King has had some interesting ad campaigns over the years. Some have hit, and some are big misses, but this spot stands out as one of my favorites. There’s no explanation why Darius Rucker is singing in a ridiculous cowboy outfit, nor why Brooke Burke appears at the end. In fact, there’s a good chance that the ad wizards that came up with this one were seriously tripping. Hard.
But still, to me, it will stand as a classic. I want to live at the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch someday.
Tags: 00s tv commercials, ad campaigns, brooke burke, burger king, darius rucker, fast food experiment log, hootie & the blowfish, mix 93.1, tendercrisp bacon cheddar ranch, who are the ad wizards that came up with that one
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Is MC Hammer ready for some football?
There’s a new commercial for Monday Night Football on ESPN with MC Hammer, and I sure do get a kick out of it. I’ve discussed in other posts the usage of MC Hammer’s songs in commercials, but this one’s different. For one thing, MC Hammer actually appears as himself. For another, well, I won’t ruin it, but just listen to what’s said just before the dude wakes up. I just think this commercial’s great because who hasn’t had a totally weird dream that gets weirder when their alarm goes off, and the sound of their alarm is incorporated into their dream? I know I have.
Anywho, I get a kick out of it. So here it is, for your viewing pleasure (there is a second commercial after it that’s also pretty amusing, but it doesn’t have MC Hammer in it, so nuts to them):
I mean, I don’t even care about sports and this commercial almost makes me want to watch Monday Night Football. Almost.
Tags: 00s tv commercials, 90s music, alarm clock, are you ready for some football?, back to the grind, dream, espn, espn monday night football, football, hammer, mad keytar skills, mc hammer, mc hammer monday night football commercial, monday night football, monday night football commercial, please hammer don't hurt em, weird dreams
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don't insult our intelligence
Don’t insult our intelligence, Subway!
I know we’ve been posting a lot about commercials lately here at Songspeak, but Subway has raised my ire like my ire’s never been raised before.
Last year, Subway ran a Scrabble promotion (similar to McDonald’s Monopoly promotion), and aired the following commercial for it:
This year, Subway is running the same promotion. However, since the last time, they now also have their Five Dollar Footlong promotion. Instead of coming up with a new ad campaign for this year’s Scrabble promotion, or even shooting a new commercial, Subway gives us this:
Do they think we’re not smart enough to realize it’s the EXACT SAME commercial? Or that they poorly photoshopped ads for five dollar footlongs all over the place?
We’re not stupid, Subway, so don’t treat us like we are. I would expect this kind of behavior from Arby’s, but not you.
Loading ...Tags: 00s tv commercials, arby's, drenched in soda, five dollar footlong, mcdonald's, mcdonald's monopoly, monopoly, monopoly promotion, scrabble, scrabble promotion, subway, subway scrabble, subway scrabble commercial, subway thinks we're stupid
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Comcast TV ads with terrible, yet clever puns
We love puns here at Songspeak, and we have to thank Comcast for the latest round of commercials with clever puns in them. There are quite a few: Everyone Loves Money, Save Big Bucks, More Bang For Your Buck, Don’t Pay Through The Nose, and many others. A commenter on AdFreak points out that Round Table Pizza, a chain on the West Coast, has similar types of ads (”Killer Pizza”, etc.)… See the Round Table Pizza ads here.
But here are a few of our favorite Comcastic pun ads in all their glory.
A couple more after the jump…. (more…)
Tags: 00s tv commercials, a lot of kids programming, bundle, clever, comcast, comcastic, everyone loves money, more bang for your buck, pun, round table pizza, save big bucks, triple play
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U Can’t Putt This!
We’ve posted here before about the use of songspeak in commercials. However, I don’t know that we’ve ever praised the virtues of the local commercial. The Office even dedicated an episode to the art of the local commercial.
This post is a wonderful example of the local commercial combined with songspeak in advertising. Fenway Golf is a mini-golf/pitch & putt/driving range/par 3 golf course/batting cage all-around activity center located in East Longmeadow, MA. It’s a fun place to spend a Saturday with the family, but more importantly, it has one of the most phenomenal local commercials we’ve ever seen.
It features their own special version of U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer (which itself samples Superfreak by Rick James). There must be something about that catchy bassline, given that numerous commercials have utilized both songs, or alternate versions thereof (Mohegan Sun, for instance, or the many examples here). Well, in Fenway Golf’s version, their adorable golf ball mascot bounces to and fro throughout the grounds, singing his own catchy version of the MC Hammer classic.Words really don’t do it justice, so you’ll just have to see for yourself:
Tags: 00s tv, 00s tv commercials, 70s music, 90s music, east longmeadow, fenway golf, local commercials, mc hammer, rick james, songspeak in advertising, stop hammertime, superfreak, the office, u can't touch this
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OfficeMax Power to the Penny tv commercials
The penny prank commercials OfficeMax has been playing are their attempt at cashing in (har har) on the YouTube generation I guess. It’s what happens when a bunch of adults get together and try to make a viral video (it’s viral!). Oh– I know– these hidden camera techniques are likely not legit. I’m sure that the “businesses” are actually actors also and the whole thing is staged.
I’m kind of hoping that some group like Improv Everywhere will organize a mass invasion of OfficeMax stores and go in and pay for everything with pennies. Maybe they can bring a whole truckload like this jag.
OfficeMax states, “We’ll take your pennies!”. So here’s a challenge to you Songspeak readers: Go ahead, gather your pennies and go buy some shit at OfficeMax. Tell us how annoyed they get. Record it. Maybe we’ll post your hidden camera footage.
Tags: 00s tv commercials, improv everywhere, officemax, penny, pranks, viral video, we'll take your pennies
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Oooooooooooooooooh Party Poker
Party Poker is no longer really allowed in the U.S. (due to our ridiculous online gambling laws), but when they were they had great commercials. Matt would (and still does, on occasion) quote the “oooooooooooh Party Poker!” catchphrase. Maybe because it’s so similar to his Crazy Lady With the Funky Sunglasses shriek.
Case in point:
jamie: same here…at home, we’re usually just playing poker
matt: oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh party pokerrrrrrFor those who don’t remember the commercials, here’s an example:
Tags: 00s tv commercials, online poker, party poker, party poker commercial, the crazy lady with the funky sunglasses
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GO MEAT!
The Hillshire Farm GO MEAT! tv commercials really tickle our funnys bone here at Songspeak. Featuring various cheerleader type chants and unsuspecting (kind of) participants, their clever marketing seems to be cat-cat-catching on.
Gooooooo meeeeaaat!
(Gooooooo meeeeaaat!)
I said a beef hot links
(I said a beef hot links)
I said a beef hot links
(I said a beef hot links)
I said a brat beef kielbasa hot smoked sausage cheddarwurst!
(I said a brat beef kielbasa hot smoked sausage cheddarwurst!)
When I say Hillshire, you say Farm!
Hillshire!
(Hillshire!)
Farm!
(Farm!)…
GO MEAT!The other ones, while not quite as memorable IMHO, are still quite enjoyable. They even have a line of salad fixings now, apparently.
And of course, there are more…
(more…)Tags: 00s tv commercials, beef kielbasa, brat, chant, cheddarwurst, go meat, hillshire farm, hot smoked sausage
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Five… Five Dollar… Five Dollar Footlong
It’s cat-cat-catching on. The Subway five dollar footlong song is one of the catchiest jingles of late on the television. The repetition of the message, “five dollar footlong”, like Head On! Apply directly to the forehead, is key. Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one? Why, it’s MMB, who also has done ads for Meow Mix and Sam Adams.
Catchy isn’t it? You won’t be able to get it out of your head now.
Here’s a pretty amusing low budge vid from a guy trying to come to grips with the theme song being stuck in his head.
Tags: 00s tv commercials, catching on, eat fresh, five dollar footlong, jingle, subway
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Weottababyeetsaboy
Congratulations to our friends Aric and Christen on the birth of their daughter, Hazel Rose!
Matt broke the news to me yesterday via IM, saying, “Aric and Christen ottababy eetsaboy” then followed up with, “Actually it’s a girl”. This was in reference to the Geico commercial from a few years ago. The following version is the revised commercial in which they had to put a disclaimer not to cheat the phone company:
Tags: 00s tv commercials, aric bieganek, geico, geico commercial, geico insurance, phone company, we had a baby it's a boy, weottababyitsaboy
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