The revisionist Western movement of the 1970s was so deep it hit this horse drive with trucks and helicopters (Lone Star commercial, 1972)
“The beer every beer would like to be like.”
We’ll cap off our Daily 70s Spot focus on beer this week with one for Lone Star. As you might expect, the Lone Star beer ad on display below has a big-as-Texas, horse round-up theme. Spot aired in January of 1972.
Daily 70s Spot #153: Lone Star Beer Commercial, 1972
Shower time with The Ramones (‘Rock ‘n’ Roll High School,’ 1979)
Here we have one of the greatest bands of all-time, The Ramones, performing their tune “I Want You Around.” The clip is taken from the 1979 film Rock ‘n’ Roll High School and the hallucinating, half-dressed actress is P.J. Soles (Halloween).
Play loud!
The Ramones, ‘I Want You Around’ Clip From ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll High School,’ 1979
Time to serve up another beer-based Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a Michelob beer commercial with a camping and fishing theme. Spot aired in November of 1974.
Greased Lightning hit theaters in July of 1977. The movie, based on a true story, was directed by Michael Schultz (Car Wash, Cooley High) and stars Richard Pryor as the first black stock car racing champ, Wendell Scott.
Richard Pryor is Wendell Scott (‘Greased Lightning,’ 1977)
For the next few days our Daily 70s Spot will feature delicious, frothy beer commercials. Let’s start off with one for Blitz-Weinhard with a skiing theme. Spot aired in the early 1970s.
Daily 70s Spot #151: Blitz-Weinhard Beer Commercial, Early 1970s
‘I saw so much food there was water comin’ from my eyes…’ (Leo Sayer, ‘Long Tall Glasses,’ 1974)
Happy Monday, Bionic people. Are we ready for a toe-tappin’ top tune? Here’s Leo Sayer performing “Long Tall Glasses” on TV in 1974.
“Long Tall Glasses” (which you may remember better by its chorus of ‘I can dance’) hit #9 on the US Billboard “Hot 100” and #4 on the UK charts. The song appeared on Sayer’s second L.P., Just a Boy, of October, 1974. Get ready to dance along.
Leo Sayer, ‘Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance),’ 1974