Jingles

I was a little disappointed this evening when a commercial came on for the candy bars, Mounds and Almond Joy. I was expecting to break into song at any moment, and the catchy jingle I grew up with never played. Momentarily, I was feeling like a nut. When there was no music, not only did I not feel like a nut, but I was a bit saddened. Those jingles we grew up with were the only thing that made the commercial halfway appealing. Commercials today annoy the hell out of me. Some are funny, but most seem to be yelling at me. If my TV show has to be interrupted, at least give me a fun tune to sing along. I would love to sing about my Slinky, hum along and offer the world a Coke, break out in song and encourage you to become a Pepper too, and for the grand finale, name my bologna, Oscar Meyer, in a mini Broadway musical. I'm sure the people producing commercials these days are probably my age. When did my generation lose the sense of chorus, and decide to crap out lame commercials? If you want your product to become a household name, create a jingle, and the world will sing about your product while standing in the checkout. Maybe I'm just getting old, but consumer products in a down economy could use a little cheering up. Lets join our voices, and sing them a short, but fun, musical jingle.