A very good Monday to you. Let us start off the week by hopping all the way back to 1970. Here’s Elton John singing “Your Song” live in a performance for the BBC. “Your Song” appeared on the L.P. Elton … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2014
(Click to enlarge) “Times when good food and good folks meet, partying in the apartment or even dancing in the street.” Summertime ’77 style. Daily 70s Ad #156: Coke ‘Block Party’ originally appeared in the July 14, 1977 issue of … Continue reading
“It’s a better idea.” Happy Father’s Day! Our theme for today is Ford vehicles. Coming up first, we have a Ford “Limited Edition” Explorer pickup commercial. After that, a “Limited Edition” Maverick spot. Both spots aired in February of 1977. … Continue reading
(Click to enlarge) “The road is yours. Starfire SX. Non-stop excitement.” I’m excited just thinking about the Starfire. Aren’t you? Daily 70s Ad #155: Oldsmobile Starfire SX originally appeared in the June, 1976 issue of Flying magazine. (Source: Flying) Previously … Continue reading
“You knock ’em down, MagicScore adds ’em up.” The weekend is upon us. That means it’s time to load up the 1970s commercials. For today’s theme, let’s go bowling. In lane one, we have a spot for AMF’s new Pro … Continue reading
(Click to enlarge) “Launch another Cutty.” I love this guy’s face. He’s really enjoying getting plastered. Delayed flight be damned. Daily 70s Ad #154: Cutty Sark ‘Socked In’ originally appeared in the June 10, 1974 issue of New York magazine. … Continue reading