I actually to this day thought that’s what the lyrics were. It always stuck in my head from when these first aired! I thought “alight” was some Jamaican spelling of alright.
This ad reminds me of the good old days when MTV meant music and Ray Cokes and Paul King and Headbanger's Ball, and even the commercials were fun to watch… Aaaahhh…
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning slaving for bread sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
My wife and ma kids dem pack up an' a leave me
'Darlin', she said, 'I was yours to be seen'
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
I saw that video with the silly pictures. The best was the picture of a sweaty The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) to the words "too greasy". The person who posted it removed it but I do not know why.
I actually to this day thought that’s what the lyrics were. It always stuck in my head from when these first aired! I thought “alight” was some Jamaican spelling of alright.
Grew up with this as the Vitalite song! Never saw this advert though.
Love this ad – just wish they had done the full song!
There was another one of these. I remember the song was into the valley,, but i don't remember what the misheard lyrics were.
🙂 makes me happy
cassettes.. the things before mp3's and cd's… damn I feel old 🙂
this is so cool
I remember that 🙂
This ad reminds me of the good old days when MTV meant music and Ray Cokes and Paul King and Headbanger's Ball, and even the commercials were fun to watch… Aaaahhh…
This was taken from Desmond Dekker & The Aces- 'Israelites'
'me ears are alight' , haha!
Original lyrics:-
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir,
So that every mouth can be fed.
Poor me, the Israelite. Aah.
My wife and my kids, they are packed up and leave me.
Darling, she said, I was yours to be seen.
Poor me, the Israelite. Aah.
lol… i i liked
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning slaving for bread sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
My wife and ma kids dem pack up an' a leave me
'Darlin', she said, 'I was yours to be seen'
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
lolol loved this sooo funny..
This commercial has been shown on a lot of those "World's Funniest Commercials" specials they've shown on US TV. So it should be familiar to everyone…
When the card "OH-OH" comes, I swear, I piss myself laughing everytime.
ha ha….that ad is great
yes we did i saw it on Mtv along time ago there was r.e.m and the Ramons also
I saw that video with the silly pictures. The best was the picture of a sweaty The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) to the words "too greasy". The person who posted it removed it but I do not know why.
This ad was genius – top tune too.