Among other things.
Among the dozens of musical ditties Dawes wrote are "We're American Airlines, Doing What We Do Best" and "Nothin' Beats a Great Pair of L'Eggs." Advertising Age placed the "Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz" ad that featured his melody among the top 15 advertising campaigns in history; the Alka-Seltzer ad ran from 1975 to 1980.With his wife, Dawes wrote the music for "If You Don't Look Good, We Don't Look Good" for Vidal Sassoon and the "Coke Is It!" campaign that aired during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.In 1990, the couple retired from jingle writing."We decided there's so much more to life than singing ketchup bottles," Dawes told Reuters news service in 2006.
With his wife, Dawes wrote the music for "If You Don't Look Good, We Don't Look Good" for Vidal Sassoon and the "Coke Is It!" campaign that aired during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
In 1990, the couple retired from jingle writing.
"We decided there's so much more to life than singing ketchup bottles," Dawes told Reuters news service in 2006.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 6 November 2007 15:46 (eighteen years ago)
RIP dude 'the visit' was dope
― and what, Tuesday, 6 November 2007 15:53 (eighteen years ago)
"red rubber ball" is a jam, RIP
― gff, Tuesday, 6 November 2007 15:57 (eighteen years ago)
Oh yeah, I meant to start this thread over the weekend. RIP.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 6 November 2007 16:26 (eighteen years ago)
The Cyrkle's "Turn Down Day" was great also. He was only about 64. Sad, RIP.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 November 2007 17:25 (eighteen years ago)
More great Cyrkle songs than you can shake a stick at
― PappaWheelie V, Saturday, 24 January 2009 20:51 (seventeen years ago)