The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #52618 Message #1966959
Posted By: Rowan
14-Feb-07 - 12:03 AM
Thread Name: Jingles you remember.
Subject: RE: Jingles you remember.
In the June 04 part of this thread there was some discussion of Chambers' Caskets by JennyO, Hrothgar, Jack Halyard and others. I suspect one of the reasons Australians of their vintage might be familiar with it is that Pageant included the song as part of their Death Bracket and it's on the cassette we released.
I was interested to see how many had crossed the equator; toothpastes of various sorts and Brylcreem are the only ones I recognise as having come south but I was fascinated to see that a Brit had become familiar with Australia's Dismal Guernsey advertising. Aeroplane Jelly features in the thread but, as a Victorian, it was unfamiliar to me until I started singing with Tony Suttor, a Sydneysider. He, on the other hand, was unfamiliar with the radio jingle of the '40s and early '50s advertising the Hoyts cinema chain; the ad and much of the chain died with the onset of TV in 1956.
To the tune of "The man who broke the bank of Monte Carlo"
Oh we can't show all the pictures
so we only show the best
the others show the rest
you can put it to the test.
So call your girlfriend right away
when she hears the news she'll shout hooray
you're happier in a Hoyts suburban theatre.
Now, if only I could remember all the words to
We're happy little Vegemites
we're happy as can be
we always like our Vegemite
for breakfast, lunch and tea.
We always love our Vegemite
We always have our Vegemite
it puts a rose in every cheek!
Cheers, Rowan