Whenever I hear that commercial from McDonald's -the one with empty nest syndrome for a theme- a lot of things go into my head.
- I start wondering.
- That commercial is taking up so long air time, how much exactly did that cost?
- How much is Noel Cabangon getting for the usage of his song?
Especially because it used up the entire chorus.
- How many on-cam people did it take to complete the commercial?
The storyline spans from during the 50s, until the kids have grown up leaving the nest, and each era a different set of people play the part of family.
- How come ine end scene, where the family has this family reunion over at, of all place, McDonald's, only two of the children came?
- That commercial is taking up so long air time, how much exactly did that cost?
- I get annoyed.
"Kanlungan," the song used, has always been one of my most favrite songs, causing me to shed a few discreet tears, because of different things...
- It's the theme song during my stint at the Flame, during the time most of my colleagues were graduating one by one, leaving us, the younger staffers, behind.
- Somebody sang this to me the day I got basted back in high school. And it sorta became a very deep song for me because
- The words to the song, themselves, are so beautifully played on with wit and every word captures the essence of the interplay of both chance and time in our lives.
The bottomline is, I can SO relate to the song. And the beauty of the entire thing WAS that because Noel Cabangon is a folk musician, rarely going the pop direction, very few people know that song. I would be the only person who knew it within a three-kilometer pole. And hearing it being abused on TV, especially since McDonald's has sponsored a lot of programs.
And that is advertisement for you, play on your emotions with the sole purpose of catching your attention, with hopes of you identifying the song with that product/establishment that everytime you feel like reminiscing, your subconsciousness would be telling you about purchasing a Big Mac next time you pass by a branch, or even get you kid/s a Happy Meal, hopinh that it would tighten the gap between you and your children.
SIGH!
- It's the theme song during my stint at the Flame, during the time most of my colleagues were graduating one by one, leaving us, the younger staffers, behind.
- I get VERY sentimental.
The empty nest syndrome, for me is a very scary subject, I am the youngest in a brood of six, and with my parent being senior citizens, I just can't help but to pity them.
Now I understand a fraction of human life: have a family, raise your children well, and wait until they start growing up and leave the house, leaving you alone with your significant other and tons of "what ifs," "if onlys" and
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