I guess I should really say, a step back in time. With the overwhelming deluge of the Presidential campaign raining down on all of us. I decided to just take a step back, and catch my breath.
I heard this song on XM radio today (the original versionof the song of course) and it made me think about this commercial. I will never forget how this commercial made me feel when I saw it for the first time when it was originally broadcast in 1971, I was sucked right in by the power of the presentation. Filmed on a hilltop in Italy, people representing all nationalities, colors and religions, coming together to sing. To a 14 yr old raised in a valley in western Colorado, this commercial represented "worldliness" to me.
It moved me. And hearing the song again, brought back all of those feelings. I wonder what kind of reception this song (without the Coca cola reference) would get nowadays. Has the 21st century and all that we, as a country, have experienced in the last 7 or 8 years caused us to be calloused?
Go ahead, call me a dork! But.....What do you think?
Dont forget to turn the sound off on my music player!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
One Step Back... a reflection
Posted by Tonjia at 6:38 PM
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5 comments:
lol i so remember that comercial!!
I love the original song too!
Oh, I loved that one!
I remember that commercial too. Man that brings back memories or better/simplier days. Why did we have to grow up and have all these responsibilities? And kids want to grow up so fast...if they only knew!
I never saw this commercial originally (I was too young) but I did see it years later and know it well and had the same reaction. I wish we all felt that way still but you are right, we have become jaded. So sad.
What a trip back in time! I loved those commercials.
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