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The power of advertising

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Ever wondered about the power of advertising?
I was browsing about on You Tube and decided to listen to The Kinks singing Lola, a brilliant song that if you listen carefully to the words is about a transvestite, great song and a favourite of mine.
But…… as I listened to this version which is to all intents and purpose the original ( I have a pretty good ear for music and remembering song lyrics) so it struck me that something was wrong with the words of this version which I am sure is the original recording

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It should have the words “I met her in a club down in old Soho where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Cherry Cola
But to my surprise the words said “Coca Cola” so I did another search and found what I know to be the original version sung with the correct words and here it is:

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So now I am wondering if this is some sort of insidious advertising by the Coco Cola company to get the Kinks to modify the song to include their own brand name? Very curious.


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Re: The power of advertising

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I'm sure advertisers are not above doing anything and everything to get their own way to sell their product and put it forward as being #1. Subliminal advertising, am sure, is everywhere.
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Cherry cola is made by Coca Cola anyway, so they got advertising in both songs :lol:
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BTW - still with Coca Cola... I still like this advert :)

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Andrews sisters - Rum and Coca Cola

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I remember them both very well Keefy, but have not heard the Andrews Sisters song for ages. :up
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Is there anything you have had no intention of ever purchasing but because of advertising bringing it to your intention you just had to have it?
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Probably most things LLL :D

On most occasions though it might just be a change of brand, for example a new brand might seems much better than one i'm using now :)
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I have never purchased anything on impulse from seeing advertising, although it may influence me to look at that product further if say I had an initial interest. So maybe if I were already in the market for a new camera then I may look at a particular one if it had some good advertising behind it, but it would not influence me to buy if I were not already thinking about doing so.
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