Jingle Singers

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be a jingle singer? Maybe you haven't but I have. I have wondered how much money they really make singing jingles, what do they look like, do they sing professionally, that kind of thing. No, I don't have too much time on my hands!

Here in Bowling Green, Ky., we have alot of privately owned businesses that produce their own commcercials. Some have catchy jingles, some are the stupidest things you have ever heard. There is a line in a "Minute Mart" commercial that says, and I kid you not, "You can feed your car while you feed your face"! There is a local singer that has her voice on a commercial. And, I have actually sung a jingle on WCVK before school started that actually made it to the tv although that wasn't our intention. And no, I didn't get paid.

Anyway, there is a current commercial out and I believe it is national so you may have seen it. In fact, it usually plays quite frequently during football games because it advertises Viagra. Now, this IS going to stay clean so you are safe to read on! The first time I heard the jingle I wondered if the singers had to rerecord it dozens of times because they burst into laughter each time. If you haven't heard it, imagine the tune to the Elvis song, Viva Las Vegas and replace Las Vegas with Viagra. Yep. VIVA VIAGRA!!! It even has the big ending, just like Elvis' version. The first time Mike and I heard it we both howled with laughter. It is just so funny!

I think jingle singers must have a great sense of humor and alot of fun at their jobs.