Comments on: commercail jingle identification?

Question: commercail jingle identification?

lyam — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:33:06 -0800

Name that jingle. No lyrics. I don't even know on what commercials it can be heard. It's failry old, but not that obscure. I've googled and used melody search engines but had no luck. Here's how the basic melody goes...

up, up, up, down, down, up, down.
up, up, up, down, down, up, down.
up, up, up, down,up. down, down, up. down,down,up,down,up

repeat

The notes sound as if they are being played on some synthethsized instrument and are very short and simple. Almost like syntheitic bubbles melodically popping for each note.

By: ouke

ouke — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:42:53 -0800

sounds like Venga Boys

By: p3t3

p3t3 — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:44:39 -0800

Hot Butter - "Popcorn"?

By: lyam

lyam — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:53:14 -0800

ouke, I can see why you'd think so, haha. The ups and downs represent melody shifts, though, not lyrics.

p3t3, that's it! Thanks!

Popcorn (midi)

It has an interesting history, too.

By: p3t3

p3t3 — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:58:48 -0800

Cheers :)

Aphex Twin once did a cover of Popcorn too (under the 'Caustic Window' name I think). Mostly the same catchy melody but with some busy breakbeat rhythms underneath.

By: NickDouglas

NickDouglas — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:57:12 -0800

I was confused by your notation, typed it into Grand Theft Auto, and you wouldn't believe the hidden minigame... let's just say they need to invent a rating for this.

By: lyam

lyam — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:08:18 -0800

haha, it's actually a variation of the Parson's Code, an ingenious method of searching for music. Didn't work for me, but hey.

By: ikkyu2

ikkyu2 — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:09:07 -0800

Anyone who was around in the 80's should also instantly recognize this as the music from the arcade game 'Pengo'.

By: Marquis

Marquis — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:19:37 -0800

For those of us in the UK, be forewarned that "Popcorn" will soon be returning to the singles charts with the support of, yes, Crazy Frog.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:38:10 -0800

Anyone who was around in the 80's...

who wasn't already too old to be playing Pengo, whatever that was. I know it from when it was a radio hit in something like 1972.

By: lyam

lyam — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:43:18 -0800

oh god. not crazy frog. just when i was all excited about knowing the name of the song, now I'm going to end up despising it.

By: IndigoRain

IndigoRain — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:54:40 -0800

Popcorn is also remixed by a DJ Mystik, with lyrics thrown in too. I *think* I found it on Kazaa a couple of years ago when I was looking for Dance Dance Revolution soundtrack music. The lyrics are available on Google.