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!
Here’s to a happy Funshine Friday. Today, we’re focused on 1972. The seventies commercials awaiting your eyeballs are Kraft Butter Mints (you can’t eat just one!), Hasbro’s Screwball puzzle-toy (with sports champs; Tom Seaver, Bob Griese, and Earl Monroe), Drano, and Vanquish pain reliever (with Judd Hirsch).
KRAFT BUTTER MINTS CANDY COMMERCIAL (1972)
Kraft Butter Mints candy commercial featuring a grandson and grandfather playing checkers. Narration by Ken Nordine. Spot aired December 1972.
SCREWBALL TOY COMMERCIAL (HASBRO, 1972)
Hasbro Screwball puzzle-toy commercial featuring Tom Seaver (New York Mets), Bob Griese (Miami Dolphins), and Earl Monroe (New York Knicks). Narration by Mel Allen. Spot aired in 1972 (best guess based on research).
DRANO ‘UNCLOGGER’ COMMERCIAL (1972)
Drano drain-opener commercial featuring a spokesperson amongst a plethora of pipes. Spot aired in 1972.
VANQUISH HEADACHE COMMERCIAL (JUDD HIRSCH, 1972)
Vanquish pain reliever commercial featuring actor Judd Hirsch (‘Taxi,’ ‘The Goldbergs’). Narrator sounds like William Shatner. Spot aired November 1972.
‘That’s what my heart did!’ (‘Hop, Skip, And A Jump,’ Bedrock Rockers, 1972)
A very good Thursday to everyone. Let’s visit once again with The Bedrock Rockers.
The short musical clip below features the tune, “Hop, Skip and a Jump” and comes from a circa late 1972-early ’73 episode of Hanna-Barbera’s Flintstone Comedy Hour. If the song reminds you of The Partridge Family, that would make sense, as many of the same musicians (The Ron Hicklin Singers) are featured.
THE BEDROCK ROCKERS: ‘A HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP,’ (‘FLINTSTONE COMEDY HOUR,’ 1972)
*Post originally appeared on Bionic Disco December 27, 2013*
Is it December already? Happy holidays, Bionic friends! Here’s Angel, who I featured on the site almost a decade back. In addition to a video of “The Winter Song,” this time, we’ve also got an ad that appeared in the November 19, 1977 issue of Record World.
Here’s what I said years back:
Androgynous glam rock band Angel were discovered by Gene Simmons of Kiss and signed to the Casablanca label in 1975. Angel dressed in white, featured a keyboard-laden sound and weren’t afraid to look pretty while rocking out.
The group never really cracked the big time but they did appear in the Jodie Foster flick Foxes and they scratched the top 50 with a cover of The Young Rascals’ “Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore.”
The song I’ve got for you today is in the holiday spirit and will likely blow your mind. At least a little bit. Here’s Angel with “The Winter Song” which appeared on the band’s 1978 L.P. White Hot.
“There’s a feeling in the air. Feel the spirit everywhere…”
Rewinding to 1973 today. You’ll find commercials for Curad Bandages, Scott’s Liquid Gold, FTD Florists (with Louis Jourdan), and Long Distance Telephone (with Bill Russell). I hope you enjoy the trip back.
CURAD BANDAGES COMMERCIAL (1973)
Curad Plastic Bandages commercial featuring a man in a swimming pool. Spot aired October 1973.
LIQUID GOLD ‘HARDTOP’ COMMERCIAL (1973)
Scott’s Liquid Gold commercial focused on car vinyl hardtops. Spot aired September 1973.
FTD FLORISTS COMMERCIAL (LOUIS JOURDAN, 1973)
FTD Florists commercial featuring actor Louis Jourdan (‘Gigi,’ ‘Octopussy’) and the Forget-Me-Not bouquet. Spot aired September 1973.
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMMERCIAL (BILL RUSSELL, 1973)
Long Distance Telephone commercial featuring basketball great Bill Russell (Celtics, SuperSonics). Spot aired November 1973.
In the fall of 1973, and again in the fall of 1974, John Lennon gathered in the recording studio with friends and various session musicians to cut covers of some of his favorite rock ‘n’ roll tunes. The resulting Rock ‘N’ Roll LP eventually released in February of 1975, spawning the hit single “Stand By Me” (US #20, UK #30).
From the same album, let’s have a Monday listen to Lennon’s crackin’ cover of Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That A Shame.”
