My Bologna Has a First Name – so I’d Like To Buy the World a Coke!

Man I tell you what – doing hyper-speed cleaning and de-cluttering of your house from top to bottom is exhausting work! Once we get this whole thing behind me, I’m gonna sleep for a week! Well, OK, probably not – but I’ll sure want to!

Meanwhile, it’s Monday, and Monday means music fun! This week our awesome fearless leader chose a theme of “One old commercial…or two if you like! If you’d like to post more get rid of those tunes that sticks in your head that you can’t get rid of”. Let’s get to the fun, shall we?

Let’s start with this classic 1973 commercial that includes the jingle that’s best associated with the brand. It’s definitely one that gets stuck in your head. I dare you not to sing along.

Go ahead, sing along to the 1973 Oscar Mayer Commercial:

This next ad has gotten the most awards of any Coke commercial – and there’s quite a story behind the making of it. The inspiration for it came when the creative director on the Coca-Cola account was redirected on an international flight.

Many of the passengers were irate for the delay, but after a night’s rest he found them all sitting together laughing while drinking Coke and eating snacks. He says in that moment he saw Coke not as “a liquid refresher, but as a tiny bit of commonality between all peoples, a universally liked formula that would help to keep them company for a few minutes.”

He jotted the phrase: “I’d like to buy the world a coke” on the back of a napkin – and that’s how this commercial came to be.

Enjoy the 1973 ‘Hilltop’ Cocoa Cola Commercial “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke”:

That’s a wrap for this week – have a great Monday!

Now on to the particulars of Monday’s Music Move’s Me:   I have the supreme honor and privilege of being a co-host with the inimitable Xmas Dolly and our musical cohorts, Callie from JAmericanSpice, and Naila Moon from Just the Stuff Ya Know.

Want to join in the fun? It’s easy – just find a tune that rocks your boat, post it and link up – don’t forget to grab Xmas Dolly…er, um, I mean her button…over at her place here. Check out Xmas Dolly’s sidebar for the random themes we sport each week – and you can always ask for a specific theme of music you like, too. Check out the other music lovahs and let’s jam!