Jamaica classic commercial 1978

[ShingleCreek]

yah mon

[theedoggie155]

ahh i needa go back now

[hotgirlcuriosity]

beautiful

[CuffColl]

Yes, "Happy Christmas/War Is Over" sounds VERY much like this, but . . . "Happy Christmas" was also a complete ripoff of the much older "Stewball." Perhaps Lennon was a musical genius, but he certainly wasn't above lifting a note from other sources here and there, was he? CuffColl.

[jp3813]

@CuffColl Not a "complete ripoff". Happy Christmas includes significant key changes and a very original counter-melody ("war is over, if you want it") that complements the original tune. Not any different than John Williams rearranging Carol of the Bells w/ his original composition of Star of Bethlehem in the Home Alone soundtrack. Folk songs are public domain.

[jp3813]

@CuffColl Oh, and the John Williams track I'm referring to is called "Setting the Trap": watch?v=7XNpnnu0EPA

[baya72]

Granny seh....come back to di bounty!

[ds10146]

Wow 1978, I knew it was a while ago, but 1978?

[rictenwheel25]

@ds10146 i'm not sure this is 1978.....its later

[johnpeelfeel]

Make it Jamaica!

[ianmann64]

Come back to the way it used to be - you mean being British again?

[yunggstarr]

@ianmann64 No, back to peace and love and all the good things we once knew... In fact, this was actually done to appeal to most our middle class citizens who migrated to the U.S. and other parts of the world in the late 60's and early 70's at the time due to fear of an economic break down.

This was done to invite/welcome them back

[drafthorseluvr]

My Papa (grandpa) withe the kids. None of my friends at school believed the he was my Papa! Rest In Peace, Papa!!!

[djbigpean]

These commercials back then had that island vibe to it, make you feel comfortable to go to Jamaica & relax under the island sun!

[imlolo]

people should read Mark Crispin Millers essay "Massa Come Home. it analyzes this commercial and you will be surprised...

[handymandan100]

@imlolo I can't find it... send me a link? If It's anything like my dad used to tell me it ought to be very interesting...

[jvzq88]

@imlolo do you have a link to it? watching this made me think about some material i learned in a post-colonial literature class and would like to read that. =]

[realitiecheck]

They said Bob Marley was promoting socialism but he was not on anyones side from what I read.

[COD5WAWROCKS]

yo why dont they have bob marley in this he was still alive then. wtf

[cannoir]

this add was shot in 1977.There is no way they would have been able to pay him for that.Bob was the world's property at the time.He was the 4th most visible person on earth at the time.

[realitiecheck]

I am not sure about the timelines but if the timing is right. Hit men would had killed everyone on the set of this commercial if Bob Marley was promoted in this. But like I stated I do not know if I have the timing right.

[sdavis197]

Come back to Jamaica? from what Ive read on news reports...stay away if you're gay

[starbeauty3]

please come back to romance? which paat ah jamaica have romance?

[SuperDuperTracy]

devon house man.

[1NONLYLK]

JAMAICA THAT IS

[laron214]

i remembered the song more than the spot itself. but it was always so soothing and sweet when the lady sang. and yes it was a very different time then, sure do wish we could have that same outlook on life now.

[fairfielder]

Come back to the ganja, mon! Just kidding!

[SuperHeroMan411]

not every jamaican smokes weed

[justine2unique]

I often wondered why small islands were so negative towards Jamaicans but now I know why. ENVY!

Jamaica!

Commercially known worldwide the Island and people!

[snowcloud]

@justine2unique I love Jamaica too. I've been there a few times and hated leaving every time. Nice people, too.

[DrSamba1]

Does anyone remember one of the commercials in this series where the girl says "We will intoxicate you with hibiscus"?  It was from the early 1980s.

[snowcloud]

These commercials were so much nicer than the ones now.  I love this one.

[isaachaaze3]

Does anybody remember the Jamaica poster with the 3 girls on the beach facing the ocean, asses out...best poster ever!!!

[dovey10]

i think that was a Heinken poster

[trmjr]

"Come back to fresh fruit."

[trock6693]

nice to see that Lennon never sued for the use of his melody.Harrison was sued for a resemblence between My Sweet Lord and He's So Fine and this tourism commercial is a direct lift of Happy X-Mas War Is Overs tune.

[beyondgreat]

Do not know about that but did it ever come to he might have agreed since there was actually war going on in Jamaica around the time of this commercial.

[trock6693]

Wasn't aware of that , but I did hear that the government made life hell for the Rastas back then.

[banalexistence]

"More whites were lynched legally than blacks."

whatever you say, historical expert. moron.

[BadmanRecords]

where did ya find dat info im not sayin ya a liar i just want to see some proof

[westonxxx]

'Come back to the way it used to be'... Now I know why we need a Black History 'month'. That large tree (the old man walk by) was probably used to lynch plenty of african men, women and children, LEGALLY..., Yes, back to the days of existing in the wooden shack at the bottom of the plantation, back to the days of the overt brutality of black peoples enslavement.., those wonderful wonderful days...

[ebeneezzer]

More whites were lynched legally than blacks.

Get off your fucking high horse.

[kitty114]

what are you talking about? where? and when? in Jamaica? i don't think so.

[kitty114]

must u be so cynical? why do u think that they don't know of, or remember those days?

why can't they just mean when life was simpler?

why do you have to over analyse it?

it's a nice ad. just leave it at that

[ThrowbackSoul]

Nice. Sweet sweet Jamaica. The way it used to be. Mus bring it back!

[Blackseed1978]

raas you from when me nah see this commercial raatid

[montrosepatriot]

I recalled this TV commercial airing as late as 1983...

[umphuphoo]

...'and so this is xmas, and what have you done' lol, any john and yoko fans out there?

[jfh100970]

This song has been in my head for years!