There's something to be said about a jingle that gets in your head and you can't forget it. "I am stuck on Band-Aids, so Band-Aid's stuck on me..." remains imprinted on my brain to this day (and did you know that Barry Manilow wrote that?). Well, there's a current commercial that has a song that's wormed it's way into my noggin, only I can't stand it. Before I tell you more and present the video, I want to go on record saying that I like the idea of the ad. It's a collaboration between Dove and Wal-Mart, presenting real women. The thought is that there is Real Beauty in real women, not models or celebrities, but just everyday people.
It's a wonderful notion and I think there's a lot of truth in that. It would have been nice if Dove had not Photoshopped the print ads for the campaign which prettied up the real women, but it was still a noble effort.
But back to the ad, I'm not annoyed by the commercial as a whole. I like the ladies; they look great and very personable. There singing (assuming it's them) is awful, but it's that damn song. It goes like this:
"Do your eyes sit wide?
Does your nose go to the side?
Does your elbow have a crinkle?
Do your knees have a wrinkle?
Does your chest tend to freckle?
Do you have a crooked smile?
Do your eyes sit wide?"
Does your nose go to the side?
Does your elbow have a crinkle?
Do your knees have a wrinkle?
Does your chest tend to freckle?
Do you have a crooked smile?
Do your eyes sit wide?"
And that tune, yeech. It's like a nursery rhyme, which might have been the intent, but it's like nails on a chalkboard. Anyway, if you've avoided seeing it on TV, here's the commercial for your perusal.
What do you think, does the song bother you as much as it bothers me?
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10-27-2009 @ 3:32PM
J said...
Whenever I see that commercial it makes me think of another song, and I hope I am not alone on this...Do your B**bs hang low. The entire time the commercial is playing in my mind I hear that song instead. Might make me sound like a naughty teenage boy (which I am far from being), but some things stick with you for life.
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10-27-2009 @ 3:42PM
Jenny8019 said...
The reason it sounds similar to a nursery rhyme is because it is one -- or a children's song at least. It's a remake of the classic children's song "Do your ears hang low", the original lyrics of which are as follows:
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
Not to say the tune is not annoying and repetitive -- most children's songs are. It just seems as if you haven't ever heard this one before the commercial.
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10-27-2009 @ 3:46PM
wulfn1 said...
it was one of my mom's favorite songs to sing to the little ones "do your ears hang low" its an old song, and one many a mom sings to her little ones , silly nonesensical and cute.
The ad seems to be pointing out women's flaws but ends with the impression that each of those women is content and happy with their subtle differences..
Strangely enough I like it , maybe cause mom sang it.(the original version obviously)
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10-27-2009 @ 3:49PM
Gina said...
To answer your question... "What on earth does that mean -- do your eyes sit wide?" Some people have eyes that are set very far apart. My only problem is with the one woman in the commercial, I think she is the doctor. I am not trying to be mean but at first glance she is kind of scary looking. I can never remember what her line of the song is because I am dumb-struck by her teeth and nose. I know her line of the song is not about her nose or teeth (I think it is her hair?) but they are so obvious shouldn't they have had her sing about them?
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11-12-2009 @ 4:56PM
mamalisa67 said...
oddly enough-she looks like someone I know-just cant figure out who !!!!!!!!!!
10-28-2009 @ 8:18AM
annoyed697 said...
does anyone else hear the tune and flash to
Parker Posey singing alternate lyrics about
male genitalia ??
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10-28-2009 @ 9:04AM
annoyed697 said...
oops! itwas Juliette Lewis in the movie Kalifornia
10-28-2009 @ 1:16PM
jim said...
Congratulations. You have gotten that godawful song stuck in my head without me having even watched the video.
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10-28-2009 @ 3:30PM
TAH said...
I love that commercial, it always makes me smile :0)
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11-12-2009 @ 4:56PM
mamalisa67 said...
I LOVE that jingle--------what I HATE is all those Christmas ads..........Not even Thanksgiving yet & in this
bad economy.......some of us may not even be able to afford Christmas.........sad but true.
10-29-2009 @ 7:26PM
Michelle said...
Actually, I like this ad, it's cute. I've got a 10 year old daughter & I'd much rather her see women like this than photo shopped anorexic models on tv.
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10-29-2009 @ 10:55PM
leuler said...
i really like this song. it is everyday women showing everyone has flaws and its okay. its super cute and i love the message it sends. and i agree about the crazy-looking nurse. her line is "does your hair make you giggle". cute song love it. we often burst into song at school with this song
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10-30-2009 @ 12:30AM
Bianca said...
It is a great commercial. I bet the people who put it together make a lot of extra money this year.
I love the up beat happiness of the women and the song.
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10-30-2009 @ 10:09AM
becky said...
I love it. There are more "ordinary women" in this world today that need to be celebrated. Catchy tune I just wish I could get all the parts remembered
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10-30-2009 @ 5:22PM
donna langston said...
PEOPLE I'M SAYING THIS TO YOU WITH WITH L. O. V. E THE LITTLE JINGLE IS JUST A COMMERCIAL. DON'T YOU FOLKS EVER GIVE ANYTHING OR ANYONE A BREAK. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WATCH TURN YOUR TV OFF. OTHER WISE REMEBER WHAT YOUR GRANDMA AND MAYBE YOUR MOM TAUGHT YOU WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY DON'T SAT ANYTHING AT ALL.
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11-09-2009 @ 5:27PM
lissie said...
I'm sorry, it seems like commericals get longer and more obnoxious and advertisers (mistakenly) believe we will buy the product if their jingle is lodged in our brain. I found this commerical insulting....I change the channel whenever it comes on...that is my only defense against the drivel that passes as advertiing these days...if it weren't for the remote i would not watch tv. I try to minimize my exposure to crap.
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11-12-2009 @ 4:59PM
mamalisa67 said...
I also love the belching TUMS bear--------it can be found on you tube
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