Re: boycott Burger King
Antoinette Denofrio ( nettid@flinet.com )
Mon, 21 Jul 1997 11:39:23 -0400 (EDT)
>The current Burger King television commercial is a hideous affront to all
jazz lovers. All music lovers should boycott Burger King until that horrible
abomination is taken off the air.
>
>I refer to the 30 second spot where some total idiot who thinks she s a
jazz singer attempts to scat sing her way through the "special orders don t
upset us - have it your way" jingle. She is horrendously out of tune, has a
terrible voice better left unheard, and has absolutely no clue as to the art
of jazz improvisation, much less, scat singing. I especially cringe when she
relapses into the lower register and goes into kind of a folk-singer s
nanny-goat substitute for vibrato.
>
>I suspect the ad agency responsible for this aural excrement has a distinct
disdain for music. I m reminded also of the inane "classical music is
boring" featuring a cellist a few months ago. The person responsible for the
ad is a total musical illiterate or really hates the art by putting such
crap on the air.
>
>Please circulate this to as many music lovers as possible.
>
>Win Hinkle
>34skid.com
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><P>The current Burger King television commercial is a hideous affront to all
>jazz lovers. All music lovers should boycott Burger King until that horrible
>abomination is taken off the air.</P>
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><P>I refer to the 30 second spot where some total idiot who thinks she s a
jazz
>singer attempts to scat sing her way through the "special orders don t
>upset us - have it your way" jingle. She is horrendously out of tune,
has a
>terrible voice better left unheard, and has absolutely no clue as to the
art of
>jazz improvisation, much less, scat singing. I especially cringe when she
>relapses into the lower register and goes into kind of a folk-singer s
>nanny-goat substitute for vibrato.</P>
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><P>I suspect the ad agency responsible for this aural excrement has a distinct
>disdain for music. I m reminded also of the inane "classical music is
>boring" featuring a cellist a few months ago. The person responsible for
>the ad is a total musical illiterate or really hates the art by putting such
>crap on the air.</P>
>
><P> </P>
>
><P>Please circulate this to as many music lovers as possible.</P>
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><P> </P>
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><P>Win Hinkle</P>
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><P>34skid.com</P>
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Geez man you need to buy yourself some decaf! What's the big deal??? I mean,
should we really raise hell. Its like I think.....Kenny G should NOT be in
the jazz section at the cd store! But I won't boycot the cd store cause of it!