Familiar Music in Product Ads and Product Jingles that Became Hit Songs

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Some products have used known songs, and some products' jingles have expanded into song hits. The first category has a lot more instances than the second one. Maybe it's more common to have songs inspire ads than for ad-specific music to morph into recorded music that people want to buy.

The music I cite range from about 50 years to well over 100 years old. If newer music has integrated into products, I probably am less aware. Technology that wasn't available a few decades ago has made it convenient to skip commercials. For Superbowl 51, I'll consider being on the lookout for products with familiar music.

Hmm, I'd like to see the NFL switch from the unwieldy Roman numerals to the more compact Arabic numerals. Think about the Superbowl number two years ago. BTW, if you want to quickly convert a Roman numeral to Arabic or vice versa, visit "Roman Numerals Converter". Enter a numeral, then click Convert It!

Products that Incorporated Known Music

Tropicana Orange Juice

• Tropicana Pure Premium Puts The 'Good' In Morning
• Singing in the Rain - Good Morning !! (Features the late Debbie Reynolds.)

Crispy Critters Cereal

• Original animated CRISPY CRITTERS Cereal Commercial
• The Nutcracker, Act 2 Tableau III: Part III.Divertissement: Trepak (Russian Dance)

Subway Sandwiches

• Subway Commercial 1812 Overture
• Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture (Finale)

Doritos Chips

• Doritos_A_Night_At_The_Opera
• Pavarotti La Donna e Mobile Moscow 1964
• Mussorgsky - Night On Bald Mountain
• Night on Bald Mountain 'A Disney Halloween' (Has reference to Fantasia movie.)

Beef

• Beef Council "It's What's For Dinner"
• Aaron Copland - Hoedown

United Airlines

• United Airlines commercial
• George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic (1976)

Noxzema Shaving Cream

• Take It Off, Take It All Off - 1967- Noxzema
• David Rose & His Orchestra - The Stripper (1962) HQ

Marlboro Cigarettes

• Marlboro Cigarette Commercial from the 1950s or 1960s, no 1
• The Magnificent Seven Theme • Elmer Bernstein

Product Ad Jingles that Expanded and Became Hit Songs

Benson & Hedges Cigarettes

• BENSON HEDGES DIS ADVANTAGES Copy
• The Brass Ring The Dis Advantages Of You 1967

Alka Seltzer

• Famous Alka-Seltzer "No Matter What Shape" TV Commercial - from 1966!
• T-Bones - No Matter What Shape .....

Crocker Bank

• Classic Commercial - "The Crocker Bank" - 1970
• carpenters -We've Only Just Begun

Coca Cola

• Coca Cola Commercial - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - 1971
• NEW SEEKERS I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING

Why Are So Many Tortilla Chips Triangles?

These shapes force the eater to form a Wallace (of Wallace and Grommit) mouth shape for minimizing messiness when the chips have flavor powders, dip, queso, or nacho toppings. These chips can be (and have been) hazardous, especially if the toppings are hot, melted, or both. Ow!

Besides lots of tortilla chips, most Doritos are also triangles. Note, however, the niche line DINAMITA chip shape is rollup with various flavors. For the Jacked 3D product, the shape is triangular with thickness.

According to some commenters in an online discussion "How did Lays decide to make Doritos in the shape of a triangle?", Doritos and tortilla chips originated as wedges from round tortillas, or emulation of. At "Why are nacho chips triangular?", a commenter offers another explanation for the typical tortilla chip shape:

it represents the shape that creates the least amount of wastage and greatest amount of throughput, while still honoring the original wedge design (created from circular-shaped corn tortillas)

The YouTube video "How Tortilla Chips Are Made" shows the entire process. At the 2:20 time mark, the measurement for thinness displays 0.93 (assuming 1/32", by metric-to-inches conversion. A similar YouTube video with some different details is "How its made doritos Tortilla Chips", even though the product brand is actually Tom's.

In case you're confused about differentiating nachos, Doritos, and tortillas, "What is the difference between nachos, Doritos and tortillas?" succinctly explains, with pictures.

How about more info about Doritos? Visit "102 Doritos Flavors from Around the World". For a site that more emphasizes non-US Doritos, visit "35 Strange Doritos Flavors From Around The World (But Mostly Asia)". Note the Christmas tree shapes in #23 (Winter Cheese) and #30 (Roast Turkey). Another eye-catcher is the PIZZA-LA label.

Want to try making your own tortilla chips from tortillas? "HOMEMADE DORITOS STYLE CHIPS - Nicko's Kitchen" shows how. At the 1:20 time mark, Nicko mentions baking the oiled wedges at 170° C (338° F) for 7 to 10 minutes. He also suggests seasonings, one type being the flavorings from a mac 'n' cheese package.