Remember This: Classic Commercial Jingles
By Brian Divver, Web Developer, and Cathy Heard, Graphic Designer for WXPN
Over the years, numerous commercial jingles have aired on radio and televisions around the world. These short repetitive songs always seem to get stuck in our heads. Many have found a home in popular culture. Several artists have penned some of the most memorable jingles. Barry Manilow has been the most successful composer of jingles having written jingles for State Farm, Band-Aid Brand, Stridex, Pepsi Cola, Dr. Pepper, McDonalds, and Dodge - just to name a few. Maybe you have even caught yourself whistling one of these. Which classic jingles are trapped in your brain?
Beer & Liquor
Budweiser - The iconic Clydesdale horses
Budweiser - King of Beers (early 70s)
Miller Light - It’s Miller Time
Reunite Sparkling Wine - Reunite on Ice… Reunite So Nice
Schlitz - There’s No Debate… Schlitz Makes It Great (disco era)
Cigarettes
Newport - Tastes Fresher
Fast Food
McDonalds - You Deserve a Break Today (1971)
McDonalds:
Nobody Can Do It Like McDonalds Can (1979)
Fry Guys (and Girls) Rock Out (early 80s)
Good Times. Great Taste. (1988)
McDLT w/ Jason Alexander of “Seinfeld” singing (mid-late 80s)
Misc Food
Bubblegum:
Big Red - Kiss a Little Longer…
Bubblelicious - Way Out Watermelon (late 70s)
Doublemint - Double Your Pleasure
Juicy Fruit - The Taste Is Gonna Move Ya
Candy & Cookies:
Almond Joy/Mounds - Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut
Good & Plenty - Choo Choo Charlie
Mentos - The Freshmaker
Oreo Cookies - Who’s That Kid with the Oreo Cookie?
Nestles - Sweet Dreams You Can’t Resist
Sara Lee - Nobody Doesn’t Like Sara Lee
Snickers - Really Satisfies
Tastykake
Cereals:
Rice Krispies - Snap Crackle Pop
Super Golden Crisps w/ Sugar Bear
Misc:
Chiquita Banana
Jolly Green Giant - Ho! Ho! Ho! Green Giant!
LaChoy
Oscar Mayer - I Wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Weiner
Oscar Mayer - My Bologna Has a First Name
Rice-a-Roni - The San Francisco Treat!
Soft Drinks
Coke - For more about Coke jingles read today’s Daily Dose
Dr. Pepper - Pre-Be a Pepper era
Dr. Pepper - Be a Pepper
Pepsi - You’re in the Pepsi Generation!
Diet Pepsi - No Other Taste Attracts So Much Attention
7-Up - See the Light
7-Up - The Un-Cola (disco-era)
Tab - Doing the Tab Dance (1976)
Tab - Beautiful to You and Me (1982)
Other Soft Drinks:
Gatorade - For That Deep Down Body Thirst
Kool Aid - Hey, Kool Aid! (with jingle)
Cars
Chevrolet - See the USA in your Chevrolet
Chevrolet - Heartbeat of America
Ford - collection of vintage commercials
Travel
American Airlines - There’s something special in the air
Greyhound - Leave the Driving to Us
Fashion
Jeans:
Jordache - Kids Got the Look
Jordache - You Got the Look (roller skaters)
Levis - Laughing Levis
Levis - 1980s 501 Ad
Sasson - Ooh La La
Intimates:
Leggs Pantyhose - Sheer Energy
Hanes - Gentlemen Prefer Hanes
Misc:
Ideal Fashions - If You’ve Got a Passion for Fashion…
Health & Beauty
Alka-Seltzer - Plop Plop Fizz Fizz… Oh What a Relief It Is
Enjoli - I Can Bring Home the Bacon! Fry It Up in a Pan… And Never Let You Forget You’re a Man!
Ipana Toothpaste
Mr. Bubble
Noxzema - The Stripper / Take It Off… Take It All Off!
Noxzema - Cream Your Face (Joe Namath)
Zest - Zestfully Clean
Home Electronics / Entertainment
AT&T - Reach out and Touch Someone
The Clapper - Clap On! Clap Off! The Clapper!
Polaroid - The Polaroid “Swinger”
Drive-in Movie Jingle - Let’s All Go to the Lobby
Household Products
Meow Mix - Meow Meow Meow Meow…
Mr. Clean
Toys
Barbie & the Rockers
Get in Shape Girl!
Inch Worm
My Buddy Doll - My Buddy! My Buddy! My Buddy & Me!
Slinky
Toys ‘R’ Us - I Don’t Wanna Grow Up. I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us Kid!
General
Blogs/Articles:
- Remember This: Choice of a New Generation
- Where Have All the Jingles Gone
- The Jingle Hall of Fame
- The TV Commercial Blog
- Retro Junk: Watch Classic Commercials
- Retro Junk: Saturday Mornings
Classic commercial audio (wavs & mp3s):
- TV Commercial WAV files
- We’ll Be Right Back! A Collection of Classic Commercials
- 80s Commercials
- Here Come the Jingles!
- WFMU Blog: Commercial Fever Dreams
Resources:
Quizzes:
Jingle University
I have an overwhelming urge to go shopping…
We used to sing parodies of jingles on the school bus:
“Pepsi-Cola hits the spot
In your stomach, it will rot.
Tastes like beer, tastes like wine.
Oh my gosh, it’s turpentine!!”
And lest we forget BOSCO:
“Oh, I love BOSCO, rich and poison-y
August 21st, 2007 at 11:53 amChocolate-flavored BOSCO is mighty bad for me!
Mommy put it in my milk and tried to poison me.
But I fooled Mommy…I put it in her tea.
Oh, I love BOSCO…that’s the stuff for me.”
I personally love vintage toys. It’s fun finding the toys you had as a kid, or the ones you always wanted.
August 27th, 2007 at 12:01 pmWhen my daughter was a baby, I would “walk the hall” with her often singing to her, to try to get her to go to sleep. When I had exhausted the nursery rhymes and “kid songs” I remembered, I frequently lapsed into commercial jingles and TV theme songs. She didn’t care, it was just the sound of my voice and quiet melodies (as if my singing could pass for melodic!).
I was amazed at how many I remembered, and my wife did too!
August 27th, 2007 at 1:00 pmI just love a cool classic car like a convertible Cutlass. I see them all the time in movies and TV now.
August 29th, 2007 at 1:11 am