Even though McDonald's stands for everything that I don't, I have to admit that it makes exceedingly good ads. The one currently showing on British TV has taken me straight back to 1959 and the very first 45rpm record I bought, with my very own pocket money. Still have it, still in its white and blue striped London American Recordings cover.
In 1959, this record matched the weather; it was, unusually (and unlike this year's typically wet and soggy one), a perfect English summer and we don't get many of those. So there I was, on the very brink of teenagerhood, desperate to be one, drifting about in the sunshine, dreaming about the future and listening to Jerry Keller.
Just in case you're interested in random facts, Jerry went to the same church as Pat Boone, wrote Almost There for Andy WIlliams and is now 72. I expect that he is wondering where that half century went too.
I'm in agreement about McDonald's in general. We do not frequent their 'restaurants', although I'm sure the girls sneak in when out and about.
The adverts are at least now for this market specifically, instead of us being palmed off with second hand, and they focus on the issues concerning people nowadays. More canny marketing.
Posted by: Rattling On | 16 August 2009 at 08:01 AM
That takes me back! Dirndl skirts, elasticated belts with huge buckles, bobby socks and anything else that we thought made us look like the American teenagers on the screen. Thanks for the reminder.
Posted by: Maureen | 16 August 2009 at 08:52 AM
Oh, that took me back! I was only six, then, but i heard the occasional pop song on the radio! Love these old songs!
Posted by: Jay | 17 August 2009 at 09:44 PM
oh. my. goodness. I nearly fell off my chair, and at my age, that would not be a good thing!
Thank you for some sweet memories of a carefree time.
Posted by: sherry | 17 August 2009 at 11:14 PM