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    Gotta love the new ad for Coca-Cola: "You put da lime in da Coke, you nut..."

    So the trivia questions are, of course:
    What's the name of the original song being copied in the ad... and who wrote and performed the original song?
    Bonus point for also getting the year it was released.
    No prizes, but!
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    That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

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    Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

    Originally posted by LikaNui
    Gotta love the new ad for Coca-Cola: "You put da lime in da Coke, you nut..."

    So the trivia questions are, of course:
    What's the name of the original song being copied in the ad... and who wrote and performed the original song?
    Bonus point for also getting the year it was released.
    No prizes, but!

    Harry Nilsson wrote it...
    Lime in the Coconut.
    or just "Coconut"
    1971
    harry sang it on the Nilsson schmillson album.


    http://www.harrynilsson.com/news-67-27654.html


    maybe Eric Burdon and war covered it?
    and I'm thinking of spill da wine, dig that gurrlll. song..
    by Eric.
    yea, dass da ticket...
    Last edited by kimo55; April 12, 2005, 11:37 AM.

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    • #3
      Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

      Originally posted by kimo55
      Harry Nilsson wrote it... Lime in the Coconut. or just "Coconut" 1971 harry sang it on the Nilsson schmillson album.
      Only 17 minutes until the correct answers! Good job, Kimo. Did you actually know it or did ya Google it? I'm betting you knew it was Nilsson and Goggled the rest.
      As for cover versions, it's been done a ton of times. They're listed on the site you posted ( http://www.harrynilsson.com )
      One of the covers was by the Muppets (which also reminds me of the Muppet episode with Harry Belafonte doing the "Banana Boat Song" with Kermit and Miss Piggie on a 'tropical' set... an absolutely classic piece of television!).
      Anyway, props to Coke for using the song for the new spot!
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      • #4
        Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

        Originally posted by LikaNui
        Only 17 minutes until the correct answers! Good job, Kimo. Did you actually know it or did ya Google it? I'm betting you knew it was Nilsson and Goggled the rest.

        knew about the year, cuz i was in waikiki bout the time that hit our jukebox at da red lion pizza parlor.
        but had to google it to make sure.
        confirmed the album via google.

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        • #5
          Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

          Originally posted by LikaNui
          One of the covers was by the Muppets (which also reminds me of the Muppet episode with Harry Belafonte doing the "Banana Boat Song" with Kermit and Miss Piggie on a 'tropical' set... an absolutely classic piece of television!).
          I disagree that this is a good commercial--it's clever, but it's annoying as hell.

          I completely agree about that Muppets number. It is definitely one of the classics, especially with Kermit's distinct "Doctor!" leading the way (the song is sung as a round, if you're not familiar with it).

          The Belafonte number was great, too, but the all-time greatest is the Paul Simon number, "Scarborough Fair," with Miss Piggy singing the "parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme" lines while a procession of Muppets in medieval costumes follows Paul through an elaborate stage-set of fruit carts, haywagons, and other assorted brilliance.
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            Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

            Originally posted by kimo55
            Harry Nilsson wrote it...
            Lime in the Coconut.
            or just "Coconut"
            1971
            harry sang it on the Nilsson schmillson album.


            http://www.harrynilsson.com/news-67-27654.html
            Additional Trivia:

            While the song appeared on the 1971 "Nilsson Schmillson" album, it was not released as a single until the late spring of 1972. It charted the Billboard Hot 100 that summer I believe. The song was the second single off the album, the first being "Without You," which I think went to #1 on the Hot 100. That song was a cover of a song done earlier by the group Badfinger. The original album was released on the RCA label. Anyone remember the old "Dynaflex" LPs issued by RCA?
            I'm still here. Are you?

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              Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

              Dynaflex, wasn't that the thin, light and flimsy record that RCA released? I believe I have a couple of those albums in my record collection. I do have Neilson Schmillson album, was that done on Dynaflex? Now I need to go home and check...
              Whoa, Mista Buss Driva, eh, you can stop the buss o wat?

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              • #8
                Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

                Originally posted by scrivener
                I disagree that this is a good commercial--it's clever, but it's annoying as hell.
                Just close your eyes, then, and listen to the music.
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                That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

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                • #9
                  Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

                  Originally posted by mel
                  While the song appeared on the 1971 "Nilsson Schmillson" album, it was not released as a single until the late spring of 1972. It charted the Billboard Hot 100 that summer I believe.
                  According to the website, it went to #2.

                  Originally posted by mel
                  The original album was released on the RCA label.
                  Okay, Mel, I'm sure you'll get this one but maybe others will have to scratch their heads: What was the name of the dog in the famous RCA logo showing the dog listening to the gramophone?
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                  That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

                    Originally posted by LikaNui
                    According to the website, it went to #2.


                    Okay, Mel, I'm sure you'll get this one but maybe others will have to scratch their heads: What was the name of the dog in the famous RCA logo showing the dog listening to the gramophone?

                    nipper.........

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                    • #11
                      Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

                      Originally posted by kimo55
                      nipper.........
                      Sheesh, Kimo, only 7 minutes to a reply on this one! A full ten minutes ahead of your last record. Good job.
                      And on a technicality, it was actually "Little Nipper".
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                      That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

                        Originally posted by LikaNui
                        Sheesh, Kimo, only 7 minutes to a reply on this one! A full ten minutes ahead of your last record. Good job.
                        And on a technicality, it was actually "Little Nipper".

                        known of this icon and his name for decades. major part of my intrigue for cultural literacy from small keed time.
                        jez known him as nipper all this time, not lil nipper, but.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

                          Who did this song?

                          A-B-C

                          No fair looking at the link info either!!!!!!

                          And if you did peek....who's playing the spoons?

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                          • #14
                            Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

                            Originally posted by Peshkwe
                            Who did this song?

                            A-B-C

                            Oh man I remember this song from long time ago!
                            We usta try fo sing um!

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                              Re: Great commercial (and trivia quiz!)

                              Originally posted by kimo55
                              Oh man I remember this song from long time ago!
                              We usta try fo sing um!
                              LOL!!

                              Listen really carefully to the speaking voices rather than the singing voices.

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