Mike Posted June 22, 2011 Report Posted June 22, 2011 Was listening to Cabo Wabo (Van Halen - 1988) and it occurred to me that while this was a song about a tourist attraction, vacation haven of Sammy Hagar, it was not (to my knowledge and research) devised to advertise the location, it did in fact have a significant impact on tourism for the location following the songs release. It got me to thinking what other songs have an unitentional impact on a place or thing?
Shawna Posted June 22, 2011 Report Posted June 22, 2011 We've got a whole Web site that ties in nicely with this topic, actually. Songplaces.com is all about the places, etc. Many, many songs have been written about places that cause the tourism to take a steep incline. A few that come right to mind are "Creeque Alley" By the Mamas and the Papas, "Baker Street" By Gerry Rafferty, Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie, and "Hotel California" by the Eagles. Thanks for providing a great thread to showcase the new site, Mike. (even though it was inadvertently)
bazooka Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 I've just suggested Palisades Park by Freddie Cannon over in the Q&A Forum [smaller]Places for Songplaces !![/smaller] thread. [smaller]from wikipedia:[/smaller] "The park's reputation and attendance continued to grow throughout the 1950s and 1960s, largely due to saturation advertising and the continued success of the park's music pavilion. In 1962 ... Freddy Cannon recorded a song about the park, Palisades Park, which got nationwide airplay and boosted the park's fame even further." Now, reading between the lines, I started to wonder just how "inadvertently" this might have occured.
Jim in Pa Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 The Kinks, "Lola" with the "taste just like Coca Cola" line. J
bluesboy Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 How could you forget... Kodachrome - Paul Simon
bluesboy Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Not directly but... Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb cereal started in the mid 60's sampled the 1957 Rodgers hit - Honeycomb
bluesboy Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 "Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks" Some example from - Magdalena - The Mothers (1972)- off the Zappa album Just Another Band From L.A. "I saw you standing under the Shell pest strip late last night, in the light..." "I wantcha to walk back to me, Baby... I wantcha to turn around by the Sparkletts machine... " "Baby, I want you to walk back in your five inch spike heels that you got at Frederick's..."
edna Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) ...wish I was a Kellogs cornflake... ("Punky's Dilemma" - Simon & Garfunkel) Edited June 26, 2011 by Guest
edna Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 I'm black I'm black I'm pink I'm pink I'm Rinso white I'm invisible ("Ain't Got No" from "Hair")
Lucky Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 "Post Toastee" - song by Tommy Bolin "Post Toasties" cornflakes cereal
MuzikTyme Posted June 27, 2011 Report Posted June 27, 2011 Anyone remember this or am I the only one that wore Levi's in the 70's that weren't blue? (lol) Ha, Haw!!!
edna Posted June 27, 2011 Report Posted June 27, 2011 (edited) "Have another Chivas Regal..." (Stevie Wonder, "Used To Be" ...she should have used Odorono" (The Who, "Odorono") "...lying on a naked bed with an Alka Seltzer head..." (Rolling Stones, "Downtown Suzie") Edited June 27, 2011 by Guest
MuzikTyme Posted June 27, 2011 Report Posted June 27, 2011 I can dig it, dig it; she can dig it, dig it; we can dig it, dig it, oh..ho dig it! Can you dig it, baby? (Grazing in the Grass) ~ "Friends of Distinction" (before shovels were invented) Earth Wind and Fires' greatest inspiration!
Mike Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Posted June 27, 2011 We've got a whole Web site that ties in nicely with this topic, actually. Songplaces.com is all about the places, etc. Many, many songs have been written about places that cause the tourism to take a steep incline. A few that come right to mind are "Creeque Alley" By the Mamas and the Papas, "Baker Street" By Gerry Rafferty, Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie, and "Hotel California" by the Eagles. Thanks for providing a great thread to showcase the new site, Mike. (even though it was inadvertently) Thanks for pointing out that link Shawna! I was listing to Synchronicity II and the line... of course, We have to shout above the din of our Rice Crispies.
MuzikTyme Posted June 28, 2011 Report Posted June 28, 2011 Another fine example would be this 70s li'l cigar commercial enhanced by Santana's obvious breakthrough to stardom and "Evil Ways."
JayMusicGirl Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 One is probably I'll Sue Ya by "Weird Al" Yankovic but not in the best way possible, haha.
bazooka Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 Some example from - Magdalena - The Mothers (1972)- off the Zappa album Just Another Band From L.A. "I saw you standing under the Shell pest strip late last night, in the light..." "I wantcha to walk back to me, Baby... I wantcha to turn around by the Sparkletts machine... " "Baby, I want you to walk back in your five inch spike heels that you got at Frederick's..." And I can't forget: "I'd like to ... spread mayonnaise and Kaopectate all over your body and take you down to Hollywood Boulevard."
bluesboy Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 And I thought I went through every line of that song looking for examples...
bazooka Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 From that same great album: Eddie, Are You Kidding ? This was apparently based on real TV commercials in Southern California.
bluesboy Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 I remember watching those commercials growing up in Los Angeles. Owner Eddie of Zachary All Clothing "Beginning in the early 1960s, Eddie became something of a Southern California celebrity for commercials in which he famously emphasized that clothes at his store came in sizes "Cadet, Extra Short, Regular, Long, Extra Long and Portlies." That's not to mention Zachary All's famous '$99 tuxedo'. "
Zabadak Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 T. Rex - "Children Of The Revolution" I drive a Rolls Royce, 'Cos it's good for my voice!
JumboXL Posted July 2, 2011 Report Posted July 2, 2011 "She keeps Moet et Chandon in her pretty cabinet" in "Killer Queen". By Queen, that is. As for champagne, I prefer Piper Heidsieck.
MuzikTyme Posted July 2, 2011 Report Posted July 2, 2011 I prefer Freddie Mercury (artistic talent) Never found myself thirsty after one of his fine performances. I think he was one of the greatest vocalists! Life is a rock but the radio rolled me I think maybe that song inadvertently advertised...lol
JayMusicGirl Posted July 6, 2011 Report Posted July 6, 2011 Anyone notice how there's a lot of product promotion in today's music videos, especially in the pop industry?
MindCrime Posted July 7, 2011 Report Posted July 7, 2011 Anyone notice how there's a lot of product promotion in today's music videos, especially in the pop industry? A perfect example of this is the video for Lady Gaga & Beyonce's Telephone.
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