# The oldest jingle you have in your memory **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 18, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531 "2018-09-18T13:22:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enter_the_Flagon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/121 "2018-09-20T04:07:12Z")
This was all over NYC radio throughout the '60s. Palisades has the rides Palisades has the fun Come on over Shows and dancing are free So’s the parking, so gee Come on over Palisades from coast to coast Where a dime buys the most Palisades Amusement Park Swings all day and after dark Ride the coaster, get cool In the waves in the pool You’ll have fun, so Come on over [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dkNVwV5zquM/hqdefault.jpg ""Palisades Park", Freddie "Boom Boom" Cannon (1962-with commercial intro)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkNVwV5zquM) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/122 "2018-09-20T04:07:37Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > “Marine’s Hymn” is the odd one there. Its meter (syllables in the lines) is 8.7.8.7, the others are meter 7.6.7.6. Apparently doesn’t matter much, since I just sang all three of them interchangeably. And yeah, Joey Heatherton, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! :o ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/123 "2018-09-20T04:19:41Z")
[quote=“Enter\_the\_Flagon, post:121, topic:821531”] This was all over NYC radio throughout the '60s. Palisades has the rides Palisades has the fun Come on over Shows and dancing are free So’s the parking, so gee Come on over Palisades from coast to coast Where a dime buys the most Palisades Amusement Park Swings all day and after dark Ride the coaster, get cool In the waves in the pool You’ll have fun, so Come on over [/QUOTE] A bit of trivia: Frankie Cannon’s hit _Palisade Park_, which is after the jingle, was written by Chuck Barris, creator of _The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game,_ and _The Gong Show._ ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/124 "2018-09-20T04:24:05Z")
I remember **this Ovaltine commercial** from the year I spent living in England. I’m wondering if any of the British contingent at the site remembers hearing the actual radio broadcasts. What would the time frame be for these? The other links indicate The Ovaltineys ran from the 1930s into the '50s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIjckGp0woY ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/125 "2018-09-20T04:27:42Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > “Marine’s Hymn” is the odd one there. Its meter (syllables in the lines) is 8.7.8.7, the others are meter 7.6.7.6. FYI, “The Cool, Green Hills of Earth” can also be sung to the tune of “The Ballad of Gilligan’s Island.” ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/126 "2018-09-20T13:30:42Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > I think the oldest one was Diana Shore singing “See the USA in your Chevrolet” back in the 1950’s–[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boertpylK0M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boertpylK0M) A local Chevy dealer used the same song with his own lyrics…still embedded in my brain: “See Ellis Brooks today, for your Chevrolet…the corner of Bush and Van Ness.” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/127 "2018-09-20T14:17:26Z")
Locally (NY), there was, well, not a jingle exactly but if you grew up in the tri-state area you’ll know what I mean when I say: Ha ha ha ha ha-- Raceway Park! (_zooooom_). ETA: I believe these ads started in the '60s. ---
**Author:** ![Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hook)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/128 "2018-09-20T14:23:04Z")
As usual, too late, but I can give a link to the Aeroplane Jelly commercial referenced by **Banksiaman** above: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dJZ2w6Q_Uww/hqdefault.jpg "1930s Ad - Classic Aeroplane Jelly Sing-along ad") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJZ2w6Q_Uww) ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/129 "2018-09-20T15:32:26Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I love Bosco, Bosco’s right for me … It’s funny, I never had Bosco and I never heard an ad for Bosco. But when I was in elementary school in the early 60s we use to sing: I hate Bosco It’s made of TNT My mommy put it in my milk And tried to poison me I tricked mommy I put it in her tea And now there’s no more mommy To try and poison me ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/130 "2018-09-20T16:00:00Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > It’s funny, I never had Bosco and I never heard an ad for Bosco. But when I was in elementary school in the early 60s we use to sing: > > I hate Bosco > It’s made of TNT > My mommy put it in my milk > And tried to poison me > > I tricked mommy > I put it in her tea > And now there’s no more mommy > To try and poison me Exactly the same with me. Except we said it was full of DDT. But, beside that one little detail, I coulda posted this. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/131 "2018-09-20T17:32:51Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > FYI, “The Cool, Green Hills of Earth” can also be sung to the tune of “The Ballad of Gilligan’s Island.” So can Amazing Grace. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/132 "2018-09-21T03:19:28Z")
From the '60s: _“Floating heads, floating heads, floating all the way, Norelco is the shaving gift to give on Christmas Day.”_ and _“Meet the Swinger, Polaroid Swinger! Meet the Swinger, Polaroid Swinger! It’s more than a camera, it’s almost alive! It’s only nineteen dollars and ninety-five! Swing it up! (Yeah, yeah!) Take the shot! (Yeah, yeah!) Count it down! (Yeah, yeah!) Rip it off! (Yeah, yeah!)”_ ---
**Author:** ![squidfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@squidfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squidfood)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/133 "2018-09-21T15:59:13Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > A local one for Southern California: > > \*\*Here’s Cal Worthington and his dog Spot! \*\*(cut to some Cal and some exotic animal that is never a dog) > > _If you need a set of wheels, go see Cal > If you want a better deal, go see Cal > [Some weird stuff that changed from ad to ad] > Go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal_ > > Unavoidable in the 1970s and early 80s, and supposedly dates back to the mid 60s I was mulling the jingles in my mind, but as soon as I saw this post, I knew this was the one. My parents actually went to “see Cal” with me (about age 3) when he was having a sales event that included a trained elephant on the car lot as his dog Spot - I got an elephant ride. My parents shook hands with Cal (I have an abiding memory of his cowboy hat). We didn’t buy a car. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/134 "2018-09-21T19:16:46Z")
_“You get a lot to like in a Marlboro: Filter, flavor; pack or box!”_ and _“Wouldn’t you really rather have a Buick? A Buick, a Buick? Wouldn’t you really rather have a Buick than any other car this year?”_ ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/135 "2018-09-21T23:11:29Z")
I just thought of a fairly ancient jingle (“National Shoes - ring the bell”), mainly because I had a friend who insisted his mother invented it to win a contest. I was unsuccessful finding an online recording, but instead discovered [a website](http://mcrfb.com/?page_id=280) featuring a ton of radio ad jingles, plus assorted promos and comedy bits. Well worth wasting your time on. For instance, I had no idea that The Troggs ever recorded a version of [the Miller Beer song](http://www.mcrfb.com/files/commericals//Troggs.Miller.Beer.1.mp3). :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/136 "2018-09-21T23:14:39Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > \*"Meet the Swinger, Polaroid Swinger! > Meet the Swinger, Polaroid Swinger! > It’s more than a camera, it’s almost alive! > It’s only nineteen dollars and ninety-five! I think the cost of a few rolls of film exceeded the camera price. Sort of a model for present-day copier sales, where the device is cheap and the ink makes up the real cost. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-jingle-you-have-in-your-memory/821531/137 "2018-09-22T12:15:27Z")
Off the top of my head, Meow Mix, unless Band-Aid or Oscar Meyer wieners came earlier. (Pretty sure I first heard those last two later in life, when they were bringing them back as nostalgia.) Meow mix: “Meow” ad infinitum. But I remember the entire melody. Band-Aid: I am stuck on Band-Aid [brand] cuz germs won’t stick on me. Oscar Mayer: Oh, I wish I was an Oscar Meyer wiener/That is what I really want to be/Cuz if I were an Oscar Meyer Weiner/Everyone would be in love with me. ---
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Not technically a jingle and it predates the show by decades but it is the oldest\* radio show theme song I can remember: _[Uncle Bob’s Squirrel Cage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Amsberry)_ used _[The Teddy Bear’s Picnic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZANKFxrcKU)_ as it’s theme. I don’t know if we listened to it on KEX directly or via a local repeat. But this was back in the day when people would listen to radio stations a couple hundred miles away. (And back then “clear channel” meant something good.) - Actually it’s the only classic radio show I remember at all. ---
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That sanctimonious, teary little fucker goin “America, don’t be fuelish”. ---
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