Blast from the past!

Basq

Just saw an ad for ESB and they're back using 'I Think I'm Going Back' by Dusty Springfield... reminds me of the 80's, CatchPhrase, sugar sandwiches and Glenroe on a Sunday evening.

Anyone else remember it bar me?! It was ESB that used it back in the 80's / early 90's, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvWiiUgT8Nk

Probably should have posted this in 'All Things Retro'...

Wazdakka

I'm warning you all..

Last time I was this bored I took hostages.

MayMay

Ah no that's always the one ad that reminds me of being a child.

Chet T16

My house is in it, 1:00 We got free electricity the month it was shot because they had big lights in the windows/front door

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSlfAOxTTIA

Ruu_Old

Aer Lingus "You're Home" ad. *wipes tear* Memories. I had a link to a Sunday evening program schedule for rte but seems to be removed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_i3iX6ozvI

120_Minutes

Chet T16 wrote: »

My house is in it, 1:00 We got free electricity the month it was shot because they had big lights in the windows/front door

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSlfAOxTTIA

UFO's too! :eek:

the esb welcomes our new alien overlords.

copacetic

originally in a bus ad too? bus eirean with the red setter?

Alicat

*conga line around After Hours with teddy bears*

"50 50 cashback! 50 50 cashback!" :pac:

copacetic

Alicat wrote: »

*conga line around After Hours with teddy bears*

"50 50 cashback! 50 50 cashback!" :pac:

in your jim jams? hot water bottles and pillow fights?

Esel

The song is 'Going Back', written by Carole King. Nils Lofgren had a great version of it on his first album.

Tom65

F*cking hell, that is a serious blast from the past. I think I remember that ad - it was some fella coming back home to his family, wasn't it?

Nalz

basquille wrote: »

Anyone else remember it bar me?! It was ESB that used it back in the 80's / early 90's, right?

yeah around then. Loved that ad, only heard the new version yesterday. Almost brought a tear alright

DO0GLE

Tom65 wrote: »

F*cking hell, that is a serious blast from the past. I think I remember that ad - it was some fella coming back home to his family, wasn't it?

Your man on Ireland am on TV3 (who's into the panto)

Basq

DO0GLE wrote: »

Your man on Ireland am on TV3

Yeah, Alan Hughes methinks..

Sherifu

That takes me back.

Run_to_da_hills

Old CIE Craven coaches.

pickarooney

Ruu wrote: »

Aer Lingus "You're Home" ad. *wipes tear* Memories. I had a link to a Sunday evening program schedule for rte but seems to be removed.

Ah, the ould Gabriel's Oboe, always got this bizarre nostalgic feeling from that tune, even before I'd ever left Ireland (on a boat).

DublinWriter

basquille wrote: »

Anyone else remember it bar me?! It was ESB that used it back in the 80's / early 90's, right?

Yes, I remember it.

They're probably just trying to make us feel-good in advance of the 20% hike on electricity charges later this year. I suppose it's hard trying to keep going when the average ESB workers wage is €67,000 p.a.

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basquille wrote: »

Just saw an ad for ESB and they're back using 'I Think I'm Going Back' by Dusty Springfield... reminds me of the 80's, CatchPhrase, sugar sandwiches and Glenroe on a Sunday evening.

Uuuugh ... Glenroe. Used to love the show when I was a kid, but used to hate the "Glenroe feeling" - that being, when you heard the music roll, you knew you only had half an hour before the weekend was over.


Similar to the way I used to hate the Rose of Tralee, cos it signalled the end of the summer holidays. Plus the fact of course that it was a load of sh1te.

AnonoBoy

copacetic wrote: »

originally in a bus ad too? bus eirean with the red setter?

Nah - that was Green Onions I believe.

Doozie

copacetic wrote: »

in your jim jams? hot water bottles and pillow fights?

yah!!! and having fizzy orange and toffee pops in my aunties house but having to suffer through 'Where in the World' with Teresa Lowe before Glenroe.....
Africa Five Please Teresa...:rolleyes: