"plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh, what a relief it is!",

After reading "Why the Devil takes VISA," I started thinking about how HUGE advertising is in the consumerists world. Clapp tells how about a group of Christian college kids were separated by nations and asked to pick a song representing their culture. Most of the nationalities represented choose folk songs from native lands within a short amount of time, but not only do the Americans take twice as long to decide--they choose the coca-cola jingle "I'd like to teach the world to sing."

Off and on throughout the article various forms of advertising were mention in how they are gradually taking over our lives. Think about it...we have billboards, radios, TVs, magazines, and newspapers--all FULL of different ads beckoning us to do who knows what. Ads are becoming more and more common. When TVs first came out ads were shown occasionally and usually just for show sponsors. Now, it seems as though some channels show more commercials than actual show. Did you know that there are possibilities for having more channels be strictly commercials and no shows?

What gets me is we buy things we don't want or need just because it "sounds cool" or the jingle gets stuck in our head. We can be doing everyday activities then...BAM!!!! We get hit with a random jingle that will haunt us for days, but you know what? It did it's job...you won't stop thinking about it and more than likely you will buy that product. Even if not immediately, eventually we buy the products we've heard the most about or that sticks in our minds the most.

If you think I'm being extreme, look at the list below and tell me you don't know what half these slogans are for:

plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh, what a relief it is...
give me a break. give me a break. break me off a piece of that...
my bologna has a first name...
snap, crackle, and pop
they're ggrrrrreat!!!
i'm lovin' it!

I know some of these are old...but you knew what they were talking about didn't you? Have fun with ads but read/listen to them at your own risk...they are out to get you.


http://www.helium.com/items/848401-commercial-jingles-that-stand-the-test-of-time
http://money.howstuffworks.com/commercial-jingle.htm