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March 25, 2005
look out! one long train of thought comin' at ya
So we are about to come up to what they call the 'Easter Racing Carnival'. Bascially there are a bunch of horse races coming up and they need to make money on them. The powers that be try to promot this whole thing to women with the angle "hey look, go out and buy a pretty frock and hat and come to the races with your girlfriends, it'll be great!". (Yeah, whatever. We know you guys just want us to drop money on your nags and buy over priced sparkling wine.)
But anyway...
They have this commercial on TV with this lady getting dressed in this fabulous frock and there is this great song playing in the background. It took me a while to find out who does the song but it is British singer Kirsty MacColl and the song is called 'In These Shoes'. Here is the bit they use on the ad:
I once met a man with a sense of adventure
He was dressed to thrill wherever he went
He said "Let's make love on a mountain top
Under the stars on a big hard rock"
I said "In these shoes?
I don't think so"
I said "Honey, let's do it here."
It's kinda jazzy and she has lots of attitude. Think sort of Blossom Dearie crossed with Bette Midler with a little South American spice thrown in. As I found out she has been around for a gazillion years, worked with just about everybody (Talking Heads, The Smiths, and the Pogues to name a few), and is unfortunately no longer with us. I think I'm going to go out now and see if I can find a bunch of her music (maybe we have some at the library). I know there are some people who will be amazed that she is new to me, but lay off, I never saw Buena Vista Social Club, ok?
My point is, (yes, thers is a point) don't you just love it when something like this happens? Here is this b.s. ad for horse racing but out of it people (like me!) all over Sydney are discovering this groovie singer that they somehow missed up to this point.
-gg
(just as an aside, as the actress in the ad is zipping up her dress you can see that she is wearing hot pink undies under a white beaded dress, now maybe it's just me but I would never in a million years wear pink undies under a white dress. Who's with me?)
Posted by gadgetgirl at March 25, 2005 08:06 AM