Haribo: Cringe worthy all the time
Malteasers (The advert is over a decade old)
BT: you just want to bitch slap the actors.
Toyota: Obvious reasons.
Kindle
Oak Furniture: Who actually knocks on wood ?
Tampax: I'm sure all women know what to do when they are on the rag.
Anything to do with biscuits.
Bloody charity appeals which cost money to make.
Nationwide.
Vanish: Horribly overacted.
Yoghurt ad: Yogurts are just gunk.
Kinda Surprise: Annoying kids.
Sun Life: Has anyone just enquired so they can get a free pen ?

andrew wrote:
Haribo: Cringe worthy all the time
Malteasers (The advert is over a decade old)
BT: you just want to bitch slap the actors.
Toyota: Obvious reasons.
Kindle
Oak Furniture: Who actually knocks on wood ?
Tampax: I'm sure all women know what to do when they are on the rag.
Anything to do with biscuits.
Bloody charity appeals which cost money to make.
Nationwide.
Vanish: Horribly overacted.
Yoghurt ad: Yogurts are just gunk.
Kinda Surprise: Annoying kids.
Sun Life: Has anyone just enquired so they can get a free pen ?


I have never seen any of these. I either block adverts out mentally or switch over for a few minutes. (Apart from the one with the river-dancing dog)

Another good reason I don't have a TV!
The only TV I have is in my Ukraine Apartment...and I was forced into that.

Pattaya wrote:
Another good reason I don't have a TV!
The only TV I have is in my Ukraine Apartment...and I was forced into that.

Careful Pattaya. ITK will blame you for the trouble in Ukraine.


I have never seen any of these. I either block adverts out mentally or switch over for a few minutes. (Apart from the one with the river-dancing dog)

What do you watch then Honey ?

The Horse with No Name one: the bloke singing, with bottom teeth hidden and top set showing, seems on the verge of a Bruce Forsyth impression.

Pru wrote:
The Horse with No Name one: the bloke singing, with bottom teeth hidden and top set showing, seems on the verge of a Bruce Forsyth impression.

They know how to kill classics tracks, I have noticed a lot of drivers on TV concentrate on their singing than driving safely.

The curse of that plaintive 'Mad World' re-make from a few years ago - every singer these days (mainly female, shame on them) seems to think it'll be a brilliant idea to take a lively song, slow it right down and sing the lyrics with a mournful, cracking vocal. Now there's that car advert with some woman singing the Jam's 'That's Entertainment' REALLY slowly, like it's SO evocative and, like, meaningful, man. Just put a sock in it!

andrew wrote:
[quote]Pattaya wrote:

Careful Pattaya. ITK will blame you for the trouble in Ukraine.


Don't worry,he's still looking for the country in his Matlock A to Z

andrew wrote:
Pattaya wrote:
Another good reason I don't have a TV!
The only TV I have is in my Ukraine Apartment...and I was forced into that.

Careful Pattaya. ITK will blame you for the trouble in Ukraine.


I have never seen any of these. I either block adverts out mentally or switch over for a few minutes. (Apart from the one with the river-dancing dog)

What do you watch then Honey ?



I flick through at random and often forget what I was watching. I loathe adverts. I must have been less bad tempered and impatient at one time though because I know all the words to Shake and vac, Brown and Polson Cilla's Dairy milk, Fruit pastilles and Guinness. Or is it just that adverts used to be much better?

Pru wrote:
The curse of that plaintive 'Mad World' re-make from a few years ago - every singer these days (mainly female, shame on them) seems to think it'll be a brilliant idea to take a lively song, slow it right down and sing the lyrics with a mournful, cracking vocal. Now there's that car advert with some woman singing the Jam's 'That's Entertainment' REALLY slowly, like it's SO evocative and, like, meaningful, man. Just put a sock in it!


I share your pain, Pru. There was a particularly excruciating version of "Happiness is da troof" on last week's X factor.

honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
Pru wrote:
The curse of that plaintive 'Mad World' re-make from a few years ago - every singer these days (mainly female, shame on them) seems to think it'll be a brilliant idea to take a lively song, slow it right down and sing the lyrics with a mournful, cracking vocal. Now there's that car advert with some woman singing the Jam's 'That's Entertainment' REALLY slowly, like it's SO evocative and, like, meaningful, man. Just put a sock in it!


I share your pain, Pru. There was a particularly excruciating version of "Happiness is da troof" on last week's X factor.

Who came up with idea to make classics s sound tweed ?

02 were out of touch using Little Boxes in their ads.

andrew wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
Pru wrote:
The curse of that plaintive 'Mad World' re-make from a few years ago - every singer these days (mainly female, shame on them) seems to think it'll be a brilliant idea to take a lively song, slow it right down and sing the lyrics with a mournful, cracking vocal. Now there's that car advert with some woman singing the Jam's 'That's Entertainment' REALLY slowly, like it's SO evocative and, like, meaningful, man. Just put a sock in it!


I share your pain, Pru. There was a particularly excruciating version of "Happiness is da troof" on last week's X factor.

Who came up with idea to make classics s sound tweed ?

02 were out of touch using Little Boxes in their ads.


Did they? You mean the Pete Seeger song? I am glad I missed it. Was the theme "get our phone and be like everyone else"?

Agreed, all dreadful and annoying.

A really erroneous track choice was The Co-op supermarket using Andy Williams "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" for picnic and al fresco ads during this past summer. Amazing their ad agency persuaded them to do it.

andrew wrote:





It is horrible in every way. I wonder if it was successful? I used to know a man that wrote umpteen jingles for adverts but was desperate for a hit record. He said it was a different skill.

andrew wrote:


Funny enough I'm changing away from o2 myself this week...useless bunch,almost as bad as Orange!