Happy Mother’s Day
So often a phrase or song triggers a memory which has been embedded in my brain by the advertising industry. If I say or hear “Oh, boy” I’m transported back to my childhood drives from Wisconsin to Illinois. As we neared the state line the series of signs would appear: “Oh, Boy, Oh,Joy. Gas tax less in Illinois.” This is from 70 years ago and I’m stuck with it.
That was followed by remembering so many commercial jingles from my past. I can never use the word delicious without my mind adding nutritious, makes you feel ambitious, and I don’t even remember what product was being advertised. Mention see the U S A and my mind will follow with in your Chevrolet. How many Kossacks have seen the (old) user name Silly Rabbit and not fill in with Trix is for kids? What follows Brylcreem? A ____ ____ ___ ____.
Now I think most of us have these slogans embedded in our brains. They were carefully crafted by highly-paid advertising geniuses and designed to remain embedded. Music is linked in the same way. If I ever hear the term “Good news”, a common phrase, my mind automatically adds “Chariots coming” from the Kingston Trio song.
I found a website which lists playable commercials from the 20s to the 50s, called Vintage Commercials, Old Time Radio Shows. The list is comprehensive but dated. I thought it might be fun for KTKers to remember and mention some that are stuck in your minds. We have quite a range of ages here so some will be unfamiliar except to me because I’ve been around forever.
From a comment last night I realized that these are classic ear worms so let this be a trigger warning; don’t read the comments if you have anything to do tomorrow. I hope everyone ignores this warning, however.
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