Im sure everyone has seen the burger king commercials about the Tendercrisp sandwich. I just realized that was Hootie singing. The commercial is terrible, yet I sing the song in my head. And I'm thinking of going to BK and trying the sandwich. Link to Commercial "When my belly starts a-rumblin', and I'm jonesin' for a treat. I close my eyes for a big surprise, the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch. I love the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch, the breasts they grow on trees. And streams of bacon ranch dressing, flow right up to your knees. Tumbleweeds of bacon, and cheddar paves the streets. Folks don't [Unintelligable] ya cause ya got the juice, there's a train of ladies comin' with a nice caboose. Never get in trouble, never need an excuse, the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch. I love the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch no one tells ya to behave. Your wildest fantasies come true, Dallas cheerleaders give you shaves. Red onions make you laugh instead, and french fries grow like weeds. Ya get to veg all day, all the lotto tickets pay. The king who wants you to have it your way, that's the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch."
You know your career is on its downside when you are doing fast food commercials dressed in a sequined lined purple blazer with a white bollero.
I've read all the criticism about the commercial. It's way overblown. The people who have fueled it for the most part are the same people who ripped Hootie 7 years ago. I don't hear people attacking Brooke Burke or the dallas cowboy cheerleaders. Because its Hootie people are going to make fun of it. The advertisement did exactly what they wanted it to do. I haven't seen a commercial cause this much buzz in quite some time. Quite the opposite. They are in the process of negotiating a deal with clear channel. They'll tour Clear Channel ampitheatres while being promoted/supported on their radio stations in conjunction with their July album release.. At the height of their success clear channel was a non factor so it wasn't a neccessity. They'll never be as popular as they were but they will suprise many come this summer.
Um, JPM0016, the lead singer of your favorite band was is on TV dozens of time per day wearing a sequined purple blazer and singing about a sandwich. Don't try to spin this one.
I partially agree with JPM. I actually like the commercial itself. Mostly cause I like Burker King more than any other fast book and second, I love the "Big Rock Candy Mountain" song. Its still sad though, seeing someone of his fame doing that. Regardless, Burger King must have shelled out big money to get Hootie, Burke, Vida and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders to do such a fantasy like commercial.
Bud I'm gonna luv yah, luv yah, luv yah, da best dat I cayayayayaaynnnnnn! HOWLD MYAH HAYND!!! I swear, the guy sounds like Eddie Vedder with a bag of marbles in his mouth. But hey, once a sellout...
Personally i'm not thrilled with the commercial. However it wasn't meant to be serious. It was meant to be outrageous and attention grabbing. I believe Darius got $750,000 for the spot. Listen to something other than that album then talk.
dude, just give it up. you are a fan of hootie. i am a fan of matchbox twenty and a long time ago i realized no one would take them serious, but i don't go around trying to defend them when they get trashed. it's just part of it.
I love the commercial and don't see what the big deal about Hootie being in it is. I mean, DeNiro is in that American Express ad and Brad Pitt is in that Heinekken spot. The commercial is funny and the song is catchy. The whole spot is supposed to be silly and strange, so the way Hootie is dressed reflects the style of the ad. You can't sing a song with "tumble weeds of bacon" as a lyric while wearing flannel and jeans. BTW, doesn't the girl pulling the sandwhich off the tree look like Christina Aguilera and the other chick on the train cart looks like Jenna Jameson.
She's not Christina. Her name is Carolyn. Her credits at the bottom of this page show the BK commercial: http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?ID=149514
FYI....his name is Darius Rucker. Hootie, short for Hootie and the Blowfish, is the band name....I know because they used to be one of my favorite bands. They probably never should've been as big as they got, but the overexposure certainly killed them once they did get huge. It's sad that people always want to tear down the same entities they build up, but it seems to be human nature. Anyway, no matter what you think of them, WAY more people still owned "Cracked Rear View," than are willing to admit. Awesome album, in my opinion, even if it's far from revolutionary musically.
Uh, I think everybody and their mother knows Hootie isn't his name or nickname, we just don't give a flying flip and still call him that anyway.
One must appreciate the passion that Hootie, Burger King, and the Tender crisp bacon cheddar ranch sandwich bring out denizens of American society.
