Whoever wrote the 1980’s jingle for “Sea Breeze” was a genius
July 5th, 2006That’s what I’ve been thinking for the past two days. I’ve also been concentrating on a pain in my left ear that hasn’t gone away, even after a doctor removed a big ball of wax.
The lyrics to the Sea Breeze jingle were, “beautiful skin can be a breeze with Sea Breeze.” If you stripped away the cheesy 80s production the melody is pure Bosa Nova. In fact, if you eliminate the last note (which resolves the melody in a overly-cutesy way), the “Sea Breeze” jingle begins to sound a lot like an Antonio Carlos Jobim composition (with its sophisticated chromatic run on the “be a breeze with” part).
So, good going, to whoever wrote that jingle.
I don’t know what I’m going to do for the next Sexual intercourse: American Style. The story has to revolve around the character of Tom, played by the talented Matthieu Cornillon. Any ideas?
July 6th, 2006 at 1:43 am
I do have ideas for that.
July 6th, 2006 at 7:41 pm
Go gay!
July 7th, 2006 at 12:21 am
Done.
But what should I do with the show?
(too easy?…)
July 7th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
Now I have the Sea Breeze jingle stuck in my head. In itself, that is not such a bad thing, because I agree, it’s a good jingle. However, it is spawning counter jingles, and in a jingle-off in your head, the most annoying jingle always wins. For example, the Aqua Velva and Encyte (sp?) jingles. Perhaps you don’t watch “manly” TV stations such as YES or OLN (for the Tour). But when one does, one is bombarded with commercials for cars, men’s skin care, and sexual enhancement drugs. So the two jingles that are now stuck in my head, thanks to Sea Breeze, are the whistly, 50s-ish Encyte (sp?) jingle and the abominable Aqua Velva jingle. The latter is more of a song, really. It even has a bridge. (“smooths, tones skin, dive right in”). So thanks, Mitch. Thanks a lot.