ext_228032 ([identity profile] giro-playgirl.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] vintageads2008-03-13 08:15 pm

UM BONGO UM BONGO, THEY DRINK IT IN THE CONGO...



This is my all-time-favourite-advert-ever-ever-ever! I also like the fact that the President of Gabon is called "Omar Bongo" which I feel ties into this quite nicely.

[identity profile] salenelle.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Is this straight out of the fabulous UK? I know if I saw that as a kid, my whole neighborhood would have spend HOURS trying to learn it and perfect the jingle

[identity profile] inkytwist.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, that makes me want to drink Pog. Does anyone remember POG? Did they start that terrible game? All I remember was that juice was GOOOD.

[identity profile] trailrtrsh-zine.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Great ad and catchy song. Love it!

[identity profile] eleridragon.livejournal.com 2008-03-13 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
My claim to fame at school was that I could say the words to this very fast, sad but true ^^

[identity profile] shoomlah.livejournal.com 2008-03-14 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
I drink POG as often as I humanly can when I'm in Hawai'i- so damn delicious. :D

-C

[identity profile] darksomnabule.livejournal.com 2008-03-14 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a great song by Go-Kart Mozart sending this up, talking about the genocide in Rwanda. This ad is so racist! I loved the way Go-Kart Mozart deftly attacked it. You can hearing "Drinkin' Um Bongo" on this MySpace:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=31409442