Winston Cigarette ad 1950's (USA)

Quite an interesting one. The way they describe it, they might as well be singing about food or something. I'd like to hear people's feedback about this one.

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• Tobacco
• Cigarettes
• Smoking

[MikeDial]

This is an effective commercial: it repeats the name of the product to a jingle that became an earworm to those of us who grew up in the 60's. Much more effective than the scenario commercials today. For example, I'll never forget the recent commercial in which a man has his hand down a garbage disposal when his wife walks into the kitchen and flicks either a light switch or the on switch for the disposal. I can't for the life of me, however, remember what was being advertised.

[MsThebeMoon]

Love old cigarette ads. All old ads when they used creative jingles especially. Never forget them.

[RenownedRyan]

Winston taste good AS a cigarette should. That mistake was the death of this ad campaign. Fascinating.

[49jubilee]

w.o.w. they even used musical notes then. Music was manditory in public schools in california--everyone knew where middle 'c' was...now, its yakkity yak, rap crap, call yo' woman a 'ho if she 'gives it up; etc.

[KingAlbert17]

Once you hear the jingle, you never forget it. Especially the "double-clap."  Excellent example of a "catchy-tune" in advertising.

[Sheri451]

Then Winston Tastes good like click click cigarette should. Now. COOOOOOOOOUUUUUPH! GAAAAAAAAAAG! AAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCKKKKK! DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[MyPersonalUserName]

what version of After Effects were they using????

[Heasjan]

Winston taste good like lung cancer shoud

[Nguli34689]

@hdwell We had a slightly different lampoon here in Northern California:

"Winston tastes bad like the one I just had. No filter, no taste, just a 20 cent waste."

[Nguli34689]

Michouacan tastes good like a funny cigarette should.