A very good Monday to you. The start of a new week means it’s time for some seventies music. Bouncing off last week’s Beatles theme, we have The Muppets with Ringo Starr’s “Octopus’s Garden.” This performance graced The Ed Sullivan Show on March 1, 1970. Dive in.
THE MUPPETS, ‘OCTOPUS’S GARDEN’ (‘THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW,’ 1970)
Previously on Music for Monday: Fanny, ‘Hey Bulldog’ (Live, 1971)
More Muppets: Mood Music: The Muppets, ‘Movin’ Right Along’
All 1970! All edible! Hey kids, why not join in the seventies commercials Friday fun?!
First up, we’ve got Casper the Friendly Ghost for Sugar Chex cereal. Remember when cereals had the word “sugar” in the name? Following that, it’s a classic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup spot with two great tastes colliding. Lastly, we have Lou Brock for Milk Duds, and Ron Carey for Tang. Have a scrumptious weekend.
SUGAR CHEX CEREAL COMMERCIAL (CASPER, 1970)
Animated General Mills Sugar Chex cereal commercial featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost. Animation most likely by Paramount Cartoon Studios. Casper’s voice likely provided by Norma MacMillan or Bradley Bolke. Spot aired in 1970.
REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER CUP COMMERCIAL (1970)
Reese’s Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup candy commercial featuring street workers and a famous tagline and jingle. Spot aired in 1970.
MILK DUDS CANDY COMMERCIAL (LOU BROCK, 1970)
Holloway Milk Duds candy commercial starring baseball great Lou Brock (St. Louis Cardinals). Spot aired in 1970.
TANG ‘BREAKFAST IN BED’ COMMERCIAL (1970)
Tang Instant Breakfast Drink commercial featuring an expectant couple and breakfast in bed. The male actor is Ron Carey (‘Barney Miller’). Spot aired April 1970.
Previously on 70s Commercials: Lifebuoy Soap, Scope, Wish-Bone Rosé, General Motors (1971)
More Casper: Funshine Friday: ‘Casper And The Angels’ (1979)
More Chex Cereal: 70s Spots: 9-Lives & Bran Chex (1977)
More Reese’s: Daily 70s Spot: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (1972)
More Ron Carey: 70s Spots: JCPenney ‘Mr. Dynamite’ (Ron Carey, 1972)
More Tang: 70s Commercials: Hunt’s Manwich, Tang, ‘Courtship Of Eddie’s Father’ (1970)
AMC’s Jeep Wagoneer. (‘Popular Science’ magazine, December, 1973)
“4-wheel driving becomes a new experience in the ’74 Jeep Wagoneer.”
American Motor Company’s got a real looker there. And that trailer is pretty nice too. Daily 70s Ad #341: AMC’s Jeep Wagoneer originally appeared in the December, 1973 issue of Popular Science magazine.
(Source: Popular Science)
*Post originally appeared on Bionic Disco December 18, 2014*
Yes, that’s an 18-year-old Doug Fieger of The Knack, front and center with his early band Sky. The young Detroit band released two albums on RCA records and were discovered and produced by Jimmy Miller.
The above ad introducing the group and the Don’t Hold Back LP appeared in the December 5, 1970 issue of Billboard magazine. Let’s have a listen to that album’s single “Goodie Two Shoes.”
SKY, ‘GOODIE TWO SHOES’ (1970)
Previously on Classic 70s Music Ads: Angel, ‘The Winter Song’ (1977)
More Doug Fieger: Music for Mondays: The Knack ‘Good Girls Don’t’
It’s 1971 today and I’ve got a fresh batch of 50-year-old commercials for you. First, it’s a nice quality, somewhat funny spot for Lifebuoy Soap. Following that, you can enjoy ads for Scope mouthwash, Wish-Bone Italian Rosé salad dressing (with Rocky Graziano), and General Motors showing off their experimental catalytic converter.
LIFEBUOY SOAP ‘HYSTERICALLY REFRESHING’ COMMERCIAL (1971)
Lifebuoy Mint Deodorant Soap commercial featuring a woman enjoying an uplifting shower. Spot aired in 1971.
SCOPE ‘GANGSTERS’ COMMERCIAL (1971)
Scope mouthwash commercial featuring two gangster types and a 50 cents mail-in offer. Spot aired in late 1971-early 1972.
WISH-BONE ITALIAN ROSE DRESSING COMMERCIAL (1971)
Wish-Bone Italian Rosé salad dressing commercial starring boxer Rocky Graziano (I believe). Spot aired in 1971.
GENERAL MOTORS ‘EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS’ COMMERCIAL (1971)
General Motors commercial featuring attempts to stem pollution and the new catalytic converter. Spot aired December 1971.
Previously on 70s Commercials: Kraft Butter Mints, Screwball Toy, Drano, Vanquish (1972)
More Lifebuoy Soap: Daily 70s Spot: Lifebuoy Soap ‘Motocross’ (1977)
More Wish-Bone: Daily 70s Spot: Wish-Bone Italian Dressing (1978)
More General Motors: Daily 70s Spot #449: General Motors ‘Car Bumper’ (1972)
Here’s Fanny performing their version of The Beatles “Hey Bulldog” on Germany TV show Beat-Club. I’m a Beatles fanatic and many cover versions either bore me or bug me – but I can get with this. And pretty much everything Fanny released. I highly recommend diving into their seventies catalog if you’ve yet to uncover the group’s greatness. Hit play today!
FANNY, ‘HEY BULLDOG’ (LIVE, 1971)
Previously on Music for Monday: John Lennon, ‘Ain’t That a Shame’ (1975)
More Fanny: 70s In The News: Fanny, ‘Brady Bunch,’ Ringo Starr