moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison ) (04/10/84)
'If They Could See Me Now' from SWEET CHARITY is currently being heard as: "Have a great, great Woman's Day" [magazine]. While I'm not sure who originally recorded it, it has been recorded by Shirley MacLaine and Joel Grey. This second one doesn't exactly fit, but several months back Pachelbel's Canon in D Major was being used as background music for two or three commercials, notably General Electric (before they started bringing good things to living :-).
ron@brl-vgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (04/11/84)
Other things from Sweet Charity include "Hey Big Spender" for some cigar company (Muriel?) and I believe that "If They Could See Me Now" was used for Oldsmobile several years back. -Ron
rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (04/11/84)
Put on a Happy Face became Put on a Windex Shine, as well. -- "You are not morg. You are not I-morg!!!" Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr
eli@uw-june (Eli Messinger) (04/12/84)
How about the Windex Commerical "Put on a Windex shine?" Isn't that also based on the song "Put on a happy face?" ... uw-june!eli
vange@stolaf.UUCP (Erin L. Vang) (04/12/84)
Take this, wombats! And this! Now, let's not forget the Gallo wine commercials of a few years back with Bach's "Air on a G String"! From the defensive keyboard of... Erin Vang ...ihnp4!stolaf!vange
amyl@gatech.UUCP (Amy Lapwing) (04/13/84)
And who could forget:
No more Rice Krispies!
We've run out of Rice Krispies!
But, what's the original song?
--
Amy Lapwing
School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA
CSNet: Amyl @ GATech ARPA: Amyl.GATech @ CSNet-Relay
uucp: ...!{akgua,allegra,rlgvax,sb1,unmvax,ut-ngp,ut-sally}!gatech!amyllied@ihlts.UUCP (Doctor Bob) (04/13/84)
Way back in my tv-addicted childhood, I remember "Lemon Tree" being used as the them for Lemon Pledge. Only people who listen to Beautiful Music would know that though.
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (04/13/84)
[] The Stripper Cadbury Chocolate
jpg@sdchema.UUCP (04/13/84)
A few years ago there was a Rice Krispies commercial sung to the
tune of "Vesta La Giuppa" from I Paggliacci (please,no flames. I know the
spelling is atrocious). It went something like this:
MAN : No more Rice Krispies, I've run out of Rice Krispies. My heart
will not stop, till I hear that snap,crackle, pop.
WOMAN : Here is Rice Krispies
MAN (aside) : Its my mother-in-law!
WOMAN : I've brought you Rice Krispies.
(then something to the effect that shes has come for a long visit)
MAN: (in a whisper) Its the thirteenth time so far this year!
(cries and then when he finds that shes heard what he's said ,laughs)
Jerry Greenbergjpg@sdchema.UUCP (04/18/84)
>> And who could forget: >> >> No more Rice Krispies! >> We've run out of Rice Krispies! >> >> >> But, what's the original song? "Vesta La Giupa" (sp?) from I Pagliacii (sp) by Leoncavillo (sp?) I posted most of the lyrics to this commercial (as I recall them) in net.tv
moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison ) (04/26/84)
<chomp! chomp!!>
Dedicated to the One I Love by the Mamas & the Papas is being
used to tout NutriGrain Cereal.emjej@uokvax.UUCP (04/29/84)
#R:tektroni:-221200:uokvax:7300003:000:891
uokvax!emjej Apr 29 14:21:00 1984
/***** uokvax:net.games.triv / sdchema!jpg / 5:41 am Apr 14, 1984 */
A few years ago there was a Rice Krispies commercial sung to the
tune of "Vesta La Giuppa" from I Paggliacci (please,no flames. I know the
spelling is atrocious). It went something like this:
MAN : No more Rice Krispies, I've run out of Rice Krispies. My heart
will not stop, till I hear that snap,crackle, pop.
WOMAN : Here is Rice Krispies
MAN (aside) : Its my mother-in-law!
WOMAN : I've brought you Rice Krispies.
(then something to the effect that shes has come for a long visit)
[Enough to last for three months,
That's about how long I'll be here.]
MAN: (in a whisper) Its the thirteenth time so far this year!
(cries and then when he finds that shes heard what he's said ,laughs)
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For completeness's sake,
James Jones