Ad Nauseam The Classics#1: Clarks Magic Steps, Findus Crispy Pancakes and ‘The One with the Scary Sheep Dogs in it’
Greetings dear readers and welcome to another edition of Ad Nauseum. To mix things up I thought I’d begin a series of posts about classic ads from the past. You know the ones which are so good they capture the public imagination and you find yourself reminiscing about them with your friends years later? They may have jingles so damn catchy they worm their way into your head forever more. And they don’t need to be big or clever. Sometimes being big and/or clever is a distinct disadvantage. I mean, who over the age of 25 hasn’t done the Shake ‘n’ Vac dance in their sitting room of a Saturday afternoon at some point? (And on that note, if you didn’t see Darren’s previous post on the woeful Jedward “re-interpretation” of that classic treat your eyeballs and go here). Anyway, in the first Classics post I’m going to take a personal … There’s more