I’ll see your Sussex and raise you an Ixonia AND a Mukwonago...
FMCDH(BITS)
Well, I’ll be darned! That’s quite a story. So the promoters of the railway commissioned the song as part of a publicity campaign to fend off rumors spread by the local porters (whose racket was threatened) that the railway was unsafe.
Do even the Italians actually listen to the lyrics? I always wondered. When you hear operas sung in English you can’t make out a damn word.
Bene, bene. MOLTO Bene !
Interesting back story on a very familiar tune.
That was ok but I defy anyone to remain passive whenever these tunes are played:
This one has the same effect on me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Ec8UX1Vzs&feature=related
This may not be politically correct, but I get really stirred up when I hear a really rousing rendition of “Dixie”.
Thanks for the smile!
The Roman Empire were using jingles by the time Vesuvius exploded, so no, the jingle mentioned in your article is not the first commercial ad jingle.