Haven’t seen this posted anywhere else , so:
It’s actually kind of catchy.
Another example of a worthy cause, taken up by someone in the communication business who actually knows his stuff.
::sighs, feeling equal parts envy and admiration::
When they were first talking about how to reduce rail deaths after a small cluster of level crossing incidents, my Dad and I were watching the news together. The reporter said there were calls for the penalty for disregarding crossing lights and barriers to be made harsher. I looked at Dad and said “What, harsher than… death?”
This is cute, and a bit of fun. I’m not sure how effective it will be. Of course, I did just read statistics that some random internet person posted (so you know they’re legit) that said of the 180ish people who die by train each year in Melbourne, 150ish of them are suicides. This 3 minute long, how expensive? advertisement is aimed at saving 30 people a year who are already oblivious to lights, barriers, warning signs, alarm bells and fucking huge trains bearing down on them. But sure, maybe singing, dancing cartoons will do what reality hasn’t managed.
I think the 3 minute version is only for the web - heard it on the radio today as an ad and it was only 2 verses, prob a 30/45sec spot. Very catchy though.
I just hope it stops the rafts of people feeding their private parts to piranhas.
What do they mean by “young people”? Young kids?
I find the video a bit disturbing, but I suppose it’s only me.
What was the grabage bag/baseball bat one? I couldn’t make out the lyrics on that.
“Scratch your drug dealer’s new ride.”
“scratch a drug-dealer’s brand new ride…”
Thanks. I got a good laugh out of it.
Like I told the ER doc, I told my piranha Pete he could just LICK it. It’s not my fault Pete doesn’t mind (and quit judging my lifestyle choices).
Steal a drug dealers something or other.
Oops.
Thanks, Folly.
Thought it was great.
I loved it, but the train safety part kind of went by too fast.
He he. Sort of Tom Lehrer lite.
Hey, if you’re stuck on a raft you gotta make your own entertainment.
And I’ve got a little list.
I think the Brits covered this much more explicitly decades ago in their Public Service Announcement The Finishing Line (condensed version) or the full version in all its glory.
Any MSTies out there?
“Why don’t they look?..Why don’t they look?”
And how many of those things have I done? 6 seconds into the video and I was 1/1.
Brilliant way to get their message out.