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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: CapnJack on April 07, 2015, 03:19:37 PM

Title: RIP Stan Freberg, 88
Post by: CapnJack on April 07, 2015, 03:19:37 PM

More details shortly (learned about it from Alex Bennett).

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/04/07/arts/ap-us-obit-stan-freberg.html

Title: Re: RIP Stan Freberg, 88
Post by: urth on April 07, 2015, 03:57:39 PM

One of the greats. No one approached advertising like Freberg.

To wit, his renowned ad for "Great American Soup" featuring Ann Miller:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jU2pl7bqKg

Title: Re: RIP Stan Freberg, 88
Post by: RGMike on April 07, 2015, 07:05:25 PM

one of my heroes -- a genius. If you don't have his ...United States of America album... you need it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXmCIFKRrTY

Title: Re: RIP Stan Freberg, 88
Post by: dischead on April 07, 2015, 10:29:00 PM

Quote from: RGMike on April 07, 2015, 07:05:25 PM

one of my heroes -- a genius. If you don't have his ...United States of America album... you need it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXmCIFKRrTY

"What you mean, 'discover us?'  We discover you on beach here!"

Truly a singular talent... he had an exceptional sense of the absurd while simultaneously
remaining grounded in quotidian reality.

Title: Re: RIP Stan Freberg, 88
Post by: RGMike on April 13, 2015, 08:30:09 AM

And you certainly know this little Sarah Vaughn ditty -- an old Dave Morey fave.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyenSyjSr7k

Title: Re: RIP Stan Freberg, 88
Post by: mshray on May 23, 2015, 03:35:37 PM

Quote from: dischead on April 07, 2015, 10:29:00 PM

Quote from: RGMike on April 07, 2015, 07:05:25 PM

one of my heroes -- a genius. If you don't have his ...United States of America album... you need it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXmCIFKRrTY

"What you mean, 'discover us?'  We discover you on beach here!"

It's:  "What you mean 'You discover us?  We discover you, on beach here.  It's all how you look at it."

This album was indelibly etched into my whole family's consciousness from as early as I can remember, and many, many lines became a sort of shorthand, including the last part:  It's all how you look at it.

You all MUST to listen to this much at least, whence cometh the above quote.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiqdb518wZ8

Title: Re: RIP Stan Freberg, 88
Post by: ggould on June 02, 2015, 11:05:44 PM

I always like his xmas spoof:  https://youtu.be/I5IXlfJSEi4