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Young people don't know these songs
- Thread starter vchimpanzee
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Country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter is neither related to Harry Chapin nor the Carpenters.
Young people also may not know the tagline of Smucker's commercials from 25 years ago.
I feel like I know it, somewhere deep in the recesses of my memory.
Can't for the life of me remember it now, though.
That I didn't know! I don't watch it, but I do know about SNL, so I'm not completely hopeless....
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The ad campaign dates back to the 1970s, and they were inescapable on TV at the time:
I didn't realize the SNL parody I posted was only a partial---here's the full bit:
huggy on Instagram: "s1e17 4/17/76 Host Ron Nessen #saturdaynightlive #snl #snlclassic"
1,468 likes, 21 comments - snlreelz on May 5, 2025: "s1e17 4/17/76 Host Ron Nessen #saturdaynightlive #snl #snlclassic".
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That first clip I posted was from 2010. Searching, I can only find one newer---this from 2016:
I watch so little commercially-sponsored TV (I'm a streaming guy, and I DVR a handful of broadcast shows and blow through the commercials), that I'm the wrong guy to ask.
But the slogan is still absolutely their thing, and they hit you with it right off the top of their website:
Smucker's® Spreads & More
From mouthwatering fruit spreads and natural peanut butters to dreamy dessert toppings, Smucker's® products bring the flavors that make faces light up.
www.smuckers.com
I watch over the air tv in addition to streaming, and I haven't seen a Smucker's ad on over the air TV in years.
A lot of what were once considered major advertisers have left the medium. Same as radio, just delayed by a decade or two.
Too bad about those Smucker's ads disappearing....they were my jam!
I leave for two months in Italy on Tuesday, so maybe by the time I get back, I'll have been forgiven for doing this:
Now *that* was a great song! I remember hearing it for the first time on KDAY coming out of the news with that drum start and then the roll mid-tempo beat throughout the song. I learned later that the critics didn't like it (too bublegum) and some parents and women's groups didn't like it (What was the meaning of the title and what was he trying to get the girl to do?) but man, it was a great top-40 number!
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These tend to be short-lived phases. 50s music was everywhere in the early-mid 70s, thanks to the success of Grease on Broadway, American Graffiti in film and Happy Days on TV. Teens bought in---for a while. But by decades' end, it was Eagles, Boston, Fleetwood Mac and disco.
Also today, "rediscovery" can be 25 seconds worth of a song in a TikTok video. It's not the same as doing deep-dives into artists and albums.
And what did the guy in Chewy Chewy mean when he told that girl "Do it to me, Chewy. Chew me out of my mind."? Bubble gum pop may not have been as innocent as we thought all those years ago.
Even the most famous of them wasn't. You just needed to have this guy...
...sing it instead of cartoon characters:
Always remember, no matter how cute and cuddly the singer, the song remains the same:
Then why is the #1 radio station in San Diego for 18-34 year olds, 70's to 90's Classic Hits? I believe the same is true for KRTH.
What that doesn’t tell you is what the other choices are, how the Classic Hits station ranks among those choices (is it their first alternate choice or their third?) and the ages within the demo. Are those Classic Hits listeners predominantly 18-26 or are they mostly 26-34?