Birds Eye Potato Waffles advert, not 1976.

Jfingers

Has anyone else ever had a long conversation about the lyrical content of this jingle?

Does anyone agree that "Waffely versatile" Is a substitute for "Awfully Versatile"

Help me out here!

Sporky

Yes. "Waffley versatile" is, I would say, obviously a comical variation of "awfully versatile".

Also I remember that advert despite apparently only being 1 when it was launched. 

the_jaffa

Sporky said:

Yes. "Waffley versatile" is, I would say, obviously a comical variation of "awfully versatile".

Also I remember that advert despite apparently only being 1 when it was launched. 

100% agree with this, even down to the age.

Jfingers

Thank you Sporky, this is validation enough. Mrs J was 2 when that ad was launched I believe. I'm 7 years older and remember the tune being different but the words very similar. I'm guessing various incarnations ran for several years.

PSA: For any readers that got an earworm from this post, just think of Geno by Dexy's for a sec. My mate's band shared a video of that today and even their version will be there for weeks. You're welcome.

Sporky

I asked Lady BMcH too. She agreed, and gave me a freshly baked brownie, which I mention only because it was delicious.

I think that version has been slightly hacked up - it's essentially as I remember it but the rhythm jumps in places. 

merlin

I remember the advert when it came out. When I saw the thread title, I sang it in my head....in the correct key. Deep, nasty, insidious brainwashing. It works extremely well but it can fuck off. 

And yet in real advertising terms, it didn't actually work for me. I've never bought or eaten them/it. 

DiscoStu

My other half recently cut some up and used them as the topping on a cottage pie, which proves that they are indeed waffly versatile.

Offset

I was 16 when this ad came out but unusually for me (being a lover of '70s pop culture) I don't remember it.

Next up will be the Findus Crispy Pancakes ad, which June Whitfield would have us believe were so good your guests would  believe you'd cooked them yourself.

Like feck they would.

Philly_Q

the_jaffa said:

Sporky said:

Yes. "Waffley versatile" is, I would say, obviously a comical variation of "awfully versatile".

Also I remember that advert despite apparently only being 1 when it was launched. 

100% agree with this, even down to the age.

Agreed, but I was a lot older than 1.  I still sing that song quite frequently.

Sporky

I miss out most of the middle, and go straight from "waffley versatile" to "grill 'em..." 

munckee

Sporky said:

I asked Lady BMcH too. She agreed, and gave me a freshly baked brownie, which I mention only because it was delicious.

I think that version has been slightly hacked up - it's essentially as I remember it but the rhythm jumps in places. 

If I asked her about the advert would I  get a freshly baked brownie?

Sporky

I'll ask. 

mrkb

Jfingers said:

Has anyone else ever had a long conversation about the lyrical content of this jingle?

Does anyone agree that "Waffely versatile" Is a substitute for "Awfully Versatile"

Help me out here!

Rhythms more that most rap and R&B songs from nowadays.

Sporky

mrkb said:

Rhythms more that most rap and R&B songs from nowadays.

Bit early to be drinking? 

RocknRollDave

Date is wrong - no wonder so many of us remember it. They weren't introduced until 1981, so no chance this advert is from 1976.

RocknRollDave

I mean, I know they are waffly versatile, but I doubt their uses extend to time travel!

Kittyfrisk

RocknRollDave said: 

Date is wrong - no wonder so many of us remember it. They weren't introduced until 1981, so no chance this advert is from 1976.

Coming here with your correct 'facts' :-D
https://www.birdseye.co.uk/our-brands/waffles

Btrcu

In the same vein, I clearly remember the words and  to the birdseye steakhouse grills ad - 



Never eaten a steakhouse grill in my life though.

BillDL

If you're old enough to have cooked any of them yourself when they first came out, then you will most likely also have fancied a shag with the Oxo gravy lady; remembered Jif when it was spelled with a "J" and not a "C"; and Oil of Ulay when it was spelled with a "U" and not an "O".

jonnyburgo

Yeah but just how do Do It All do it?

snowblind

Just another tag line that found its way into the common vernacular.

Simples.