Old Jingles

Constantine · Post by **Constantine** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:07 pm

Steve brought up the old Alka Seltzer jingle. I thought I'd start a new thread for jingles. (Looks like I was right!)

One of my favorites was for a winery called Cresta Blanca. It went:

C-R-E-S-T-A (pum pum pum pum pum pum)

B-L-A-N-C-A (pum pum pum pum pum pum)

Cresta (pum pum)

Blanca (pum pum)

Cresta Blanca (pum pum pum pum).

doug65oh · Post by **doug65oh** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:58 pm

Ah yes...some oldies but surely goodies! Check these out.

http://www.lib.umd.edu/LAB/AUDIO/soundbites.html

1bigsteve · Post by **1bigsteve** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:41 pm

I don't know if these can be called jingles or just slogans but here are a few I remember:

"Rice a Roni, the San Francisco treat"

"Two, two, two mints in one"

"Hey culligan man!"

"Have you driven a Ford lately?"

"See the USA in a Chevrolet"

A Chef Boy Ardee jingle but can't remember the words, something like "taste that can't be beat" (boys running down the street).

"I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony" about Coke, I think.

I know I've heard a gazillion of them but my mind is blank right now. They were very popular in the '50's and early '60's. They'll come to me.

-1bigsteve (o:

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:15 pm

Here are a few that I remember:

Dr. Pepper: I'm a pepper, he's a pepper, she's a pepper, we're a pepper; wouldn't you like to be a pepper too?

Hamms Beer: From the land of sky blue water.

Frosted Flakes: They're Great!

Almond Joy: "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. Almond Joy's got nuts, Mounds don't."

Nestle's: N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestle's makes the very best, chocolate.

Sara Lee: Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee.

Oscar-Mayer: Oh, I wish I were an Oscar-Mayer wiener; that is what I'd truly like to be. Cause if I were an Oscar-Mayer wiener, Everyone would be in love with me.

Spaghettios: Uh, oh, spaghettios.

Alka-Seltzer: I can't believe I ate that whole thing.

Band-Aid: I am stuck on Band-Aid brand 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me.

Toys R Us: I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid.

Green Giant: In the valley of the Jolly, ho, ho, ho, Green Giant.

That's all I can remember for now.

1bigsteve · Post by **1bigsteve** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:20 pm

The Hamms commercial sures rings a bell in my head. I loved that commercial. It always made me thirsty.

The voice of Tony the Tiger was the voice singing in "Mr. Grinch." He died a while back. I often wonder what happened to voice expert Earl Dowd. He was good.

I remember all of these commercials, Judy. Oh, the memories.

I had a VHS tape of commercials from the '60's but 90% of them were from the '70's.

-1bigsteve (o:

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:23 am

I agree, Steve - these jingles do bring back a lot of memories! I will always chose Almond Joy over Mounds - guess I must feel more like a nut than not - you know what they say - you are what you eat!!!

My family and friends would whole heartily agree that I am a nut, but then it takes one to know one, doesn't it?

Here are a few more memories...

Folger's Coffee: The best part of waking up, is Folger's in your cup.

Hawaiian Punch: Hey, how about a nice Hawaiian punch?

Wheaties: The breakfast of champions.

Doublemint Gum: Double your pleasure, double your fun.

Klondike Bar: What would you do for a Klondike bar?

Armour hotdogs: Hotdogs, Armour hotdogs. What kinds of kids love Armour hot dogs? Fat kids, skinny kids, kids who climb on rocks, tough kids, sissy kids, even kids with chicken pox love hotdogs, Armour hot dogs, the dogs kids love to bite.

Chicken of the Sea: Ask any mermaid you happen to see, "What's the best tuna?" "Chicken of the Sea."

Pork: Pork, the other white meat.

Starkist Tuna: Sorry, Charlie.

Wendy's: Where's the Beef?

Brylcream: Brylcream, a little dab 'll do ya, Brylcream, you'll look so debonair.

Charmin: Mr. Whipple, please don't squeeze the Charmin!

Mr. Clean: Mr. Clean gets rid of dirt and grime and grease in just a minute. Mr. Clean will clean your whole house and everything that's in it. Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean.

Noxema: Take it off, take it all off.

Winston Cigarettes: Winston tastes good like a cigarette should.

Beggin' Strips: It's bacon!

Meow Mix: Meow, meow, meow, meow . . . .

Federal Express: When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.

Angel · Post by **Angel** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:15 am

I am REALLY dating myself, but who remembers riding along the road as a kid with your parents everywhere in the U.S. and seeing those Burma Shave signs? Sometimes that was the best part of the trip.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:45 am

Yes, I do remember the Burma Shave signs, Ellen, and you are right, sometimes it was the best part of a Sunday afternoon ride.

I found the following links, which I think you'll find amusing...

http://www.mc.cc.md.us/Departments/hpolscrv/mthomas.htm

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/burma.htm

http://burma-shave.org/jingles/

Angel · Post by **Angel** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:56 am

That was fun! Thanks, Judy

1bigsteve · Post by **1bigsteve** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:09 pm

I remember the woman coming out of the top of the Brylcream tube in that old TV commercial.

Wasn't it "Mail Pouch" tobaco that was painted on the sides of barns?

Speaking of shave cream, remember that photo of the woman sitting in whipped cream on the cover of Herb Alpert's record in the '60's? Guess what she is sitting in? Shave cream. Actually she is wrapped in a layer of some sort of white foamy material and the shave cream was spread over that. Whipped cream kept melting. I heard that model is now an artist, if I remember correctly.

-1bigsteve (o:

nbcatlover · Post by **nbcatlover** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:56 pm

Here's a link to a decidely New England treat:

THE FLUFFERNUTTER!!!

http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/pages/f ... utter.html

Fluff controversy even stirred in the state senate last year when one senator dared to suggest this local "favorite" should be banned in school cafeterias.

Oh, you need FLUFF, FLUFF,FLUFF to make a FLUFFERNUTTER...

nbcatlover · Post by **nbcatlover** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:11 pm

The Rhode Island favorite doesn't have a jingle, just a slogan:

"A swallow will tell you."

http://flakmag.com/misc/autocrat.html
(and if you're into novelty items, check out the link to Jingle Jugs on the side).

nbcatlover · Post by **nbcatlover** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:16 pm

duplicate

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:33 pm

Angel @ Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:56 am wrote:That was fun! Thanks, Judy

You're quite welcome, Ellen. I thought you would enjoy those links; I know I sure did!!!

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:37 pm

1bigsteve @ Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:09 pm wrote:I remember the woman coming out of the top of the Brylcream tube in that old TV commercial.

Wasn't it "Mail Pouch" tobaco that was painted on the sides of barns?

Speaking of shave cream, remember that photo of the woman sitting in whipped cream on the cover of Herb Alpert's record in the '60's? Guess what she is sitting in? Shave cream. Actually she is wrapped in a layer of some sort of white foamy material and the shave cream was spread over that. Whipped cream kept melting. I heard that model is now an artist, if I remember correctly.

-1bigsteve (o:

I also remember the woman coming out of the top of the Brylcreem tube and I did a Google search for Brylcreem commercials to see if I could find a video or any information on this commercial, but couldn't find a thing! However, I did find the following Brycreem Classic TV Ad which you may remember (see the right hand column, second ad down - click on one of the MediaPlayers): http://www.roadode.com/groom_1.shtml

You're right Steve, it was "Mail Pouch Tobacco" that was painted on the side of barns. Here are a couple of links that you may enjoy:
Check out the history of the Mail Pouch Tobacco signs below the photo: http://www.lostlandmarks.org/mailpouch.html
This link contains a photo of Harley Warrick, the last Mail Pouch Tobacco sign painter, also, check out the rest of the photos using the arrows at the top of his photo: http://www.wvtourism.com/photogallery/m ... arrick.htm

Hmmm, I don't recall the photo of the woman sitting in whipped cream on the cover of Herb Alpert's record, but I would most likely remember it if I saw it.

doug65oh · Post by **doug65oh** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:42 pm

If about his face she raves -
It's because he uses Burma-Shave!

1bigsteve · Post by **1bigsteve** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:57 am

Well, Judy, here it is. The model, Dolores Erickson, was pregnant at the time this was taken, I've heard. I always thought it was released in 1967 but I found out it was 1965 and Herb Alpert's first record, "The Lonely Bull" was released in early 1963 not 1964 as I thought it was. I don't know how I messed up on these dates since I remember them being released. I love his sound but I never liked the music on this record, "Whipped Cream And Other Delights."

I remember road signs by the ton but I don't remember the Burma Shave signs. Maybe they all blended together. In the central California area there were round orange-colored road side snack stands that served orange drinks, hot dogs and such. I think they went out of business decades ago but there are a few still standing looking like large oranges. I was passing through that part of California and saw a fighter jet stuck in the roof of a restaurant. They had it rigged so steam was coming out of it's tail pipe, as if it had just crashed. I thought that was a very cool way of advertising. We don't see that kind of thing any more. Those were the good old days.

-1bigsteve (o:

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:32 pm

OK, now I remember!

Thanks, Steve. I also liked Herb Alpert's songs, although it was not my favorite kind of music.

Before there were interstates, Burma Shave signs were posted along country roads and highways in a farmer's field. It is unfortunate that these signs are no longer in existence for our enjoyment.

Check out this link for some of the best history I've found on Burma Shave signs (turn up your volume): http://www.craftonreunion.org/home/id81.html

Roger Miller even recorded a catchy little tune about Burma Shave

; (turn up your volume): http://www.stinalisa.com/BurmaShave.html

You can find many endearing songs at Stinalisa's web site, which is one of my favorite web sites to visit as she is continually adding songs - want to go on a trip down memory line, then check this web site out (turn up your volume): http://www.stinalisa.com/

nbcatlover · Post by **nbcatlover** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:46 pm

A friend forwarded this to me. I guess I'm showing my age because I remembered all but 2 of the programs. Lots of '50s nostalgia here.

http://objflicks.com/WhenLifewasInBlack&White.htm