Commercial Disco

**NickNack** · October 30th, 2003, 09:53 PM

See if you can guess this little bit of trivia:

What early 70's piece of disco music was later used in tv and radio commercials to promote a black hair care product line?

**Bernie** · October 31st, 2003, 08:26 AM

Hi Nicky,

I remember seeing those commercials during the Soul Train show back in the day, but can't recall the music used. I'll take a wild stab and say TSOP as it first came to mind.

**efunk_adelic** · October 31st, 2003, 11:04 AM

Nick how bout,

One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Honey Cone

**NickNack** · October 31st, 2003, 03:09 PM

Bernie --- Nope, that's not it.

efunk --- :-? :-? :-? If we were in a corporate setting I'd have you up on diversity charges. :D

OK --- some clues about the music (only three :P ):

Song released around 1970 or '71
Singer is male
Song gets new life in 1975 due to remix and issue on a dance compilation.

**efunk_adelic** · November 1st, 2003, 01:50 PM

Nick,

how bout

James Brown - Sex Machine ? :D

**NickNack** · November 2nd, 2003, 08:57 PM

Sorry, efunk, not brother James, either.

Here's the closeout lyric to the commercial.

Beautiful people use Afro-Sheen

Now here's the chorus from the song:

--- -- --- ----, beautiful people
--- -- --- ----, young and in love.

If no one gets it, I'll come clean :) .

**efunk_adelic** · November 2nd, 2003, 09:02 PM

Nickster,

I know that commercial only because I used to watch Soul Train at my cousins during that time period ('72) & you can hear that same commercial in the movie

Crooklyn

damn!!!! damn!!! damn!!! I'll never get it. :(

**NickNack** · November 2nd, 2003, 09:06 PM

Hint: Think "tribal" :D

**efunk_adelic** · November 2nd, 2003, 10:58 PM

ok Nick,

how bout

George Tindley - Wan-Tu-Wah-Zuree :)

if this ain't it... :roll: and :oops:

**NickNack** · November 3rd, 2003, 11:32 AM

Originally Written by efunk_adelic

ok Nick,

how bout

George Tindley - Wan-Tu-Wah-Zuree :)

if this ain't it... :roll: and :oops:

That's it! See, your brain cells are still active working fine :D . Personally, I never would have gotten it from the clues I gave. For one thing, I can always remember the song but never the artist :oops: .

WAN TU WAH ZUREE, YOUNG AND IN LOVE = BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, USE AFRO-SHEEN

Wish I still had the hair on my head I had back then. :roll: