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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone else turn the channel or mute the tv when this advertisement comes on?? [View all]Playingmantis
(279 posts)The lyrics are just plain corny..."Jardiance is really swell...a little pill with a big story to tell!"
Who in hell uses the word "swell"anymore? I think the word went out sometime in 1950s or 60s along with "hep cat" and "beatnik" and "groovy"
Its total doggerel verse...forced, contrived and trivial
She looks at the sky and waves her arm and hand like the sun is shining for the first time ever and Jesus is making coming back on a cloud of gold....all over a pill
The woman is seriously overweight.. and while I don't mean to fat shame her..she should not be wiggling and dancing like a lean and trim woman ten years younger.
But here's the rub.. If people like the spot, the agency will assure the client they did a great job and should continue advertising..if people say they hate it the agency will say that is also good since people are paying attention!
Someone told me a long time ago, the broadcast industry lives and dies on bullshit.and this is a perfect example of it..