Famous Sweaters

I saw this on Found Item Clothing.  I think they left off Charlie Brown (or maybe that was a T shirt?), but it's still a clever idea.  How many do you recognize?

(And who'd have thought I'd have two posts with references to Weezer so close together????)

Songs About Sweaters

Back when I was trying to get psyched up about my impending move from Ann Arbor to Memphis, I put together a playlist of songs about Memphis.  It quickly became one of my favorite collections of songs.  And I was so excited when I walked into my neighborhood grocery stores, Miss Cordelia's, and heard the same songs playing over the loud speaker.  (Off topic: Miss Cordelia's was one of the reasons I liked living in Memphis so much.)  Anyway, that was the start, and since then I've thought it was fun to put together themed playlists: songs about sunshine, songs about highways, songs about dreams, and so on.  It's been a fun way to find new artists and songs. 

My latest and GREATEST?  Songs about sweaters!  I had planned to make this the definitive collection, but it turns out that there are a lot of songs about sweaters!  So let's call this Volume I. 

In no particular order:   (Where I could find a YouTube video, I've included a link below.)  Don't worry, I hadn't heard of most of them either.

--The Sweater, by Meryn Caldwell  [YouTube]
--Undone (The Sweater Song), by Weezer  [YouTube]
--Autumn Sweater, by Yo La Tengo  [YouTube]
--Sweater Song, by Hedley  [YouTube]
--Sweater, by Terry Reid  [YouTube]
--V-Neck Sweater, by Greyboy Allstars  [YouTube]
--Red Sweater, by The Aquabats!  [YouTube]
--Sweater Weather, by The Neighbourhood  [YouTube]
--Blue Sweater, by Poema  [YouTube]
--Sweater Song, by Erin Bode  [YouTube]
--My Sweater, by Susan Justice 
--Varsity Sweater, by Weston  [YouTube]
--Sweaters, by Beth Waters

(from the video for The Sweater, by Meryn Caldwell)

Top 10 Advertising Slogans

According to Advertising Age, the following are the top 10 advertising slogans of the last century.  Do you agree?

1. Diamonds are forever (DeBeers)
2. Just do it (Nike)
3. The pause that refreshes (Coca-Cola)
4. Tastes great, less filling (Miller Lite)
5. We try harder (Avis)
6. Good to the last drop (Maxwell House)
7. Breakfast of champions (Wheaties)
8. Does she ... or doesn't she? (Clairol)
9. When it rains it pours (Morton Salt)
10.  Where's the beef? (Wendy's)

"M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hand" got honorable mention, but I thought it would have been in the top 10.  What else should have been included?

Who's Popular?

Bloomberg Businessweek recently published its "Popularity Issue."  It's an odd and strangely fascinating look at what places and things are the most "popular" in the American economy.  Just as in junior high, "popular" probably doesn't always translate to "best liked" or "favorite" (as anyone who's ever been forced to fly through Hartsfield-Jackson airport knows all too well), but it is interesting to see where our dollars go.

Here are some of the highlights.  You can find the full list, along with the runners' up for each of the categories here.

Airport: Atlanta

Booze: Smirnoff

Car color: White

Cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios

Chip: Lays

Deodorant: Secret

Dog: Labrador

Drug: Vicodin

Gum: Orbit

Item at Walmart: Banana

Lipstick: Revlon

Parenting book: What to Expect When You’re Expecting

Peanut butter: Jif
Sports car: Camaro

(Cartoon courtesy of Bloomberg Businessweek)