If there are two things I know to be unequivocally true about the Irish as a people, they would be (1) that they are incredibly proud of their heritage and enjoy celebrating it every year on St. Patrick’s Day, and (2) that they, to a person, love to mambo. LOVE IT. Just can’t get enough. Why, one time I lived in an apartment below a freshly immigrated older couple from Ireland, and they kept me up all night long with their fiery Latin dancing. “WILL YOU IRISH BASTARDS KNOCK IT OFF WITH THAT INCESSANT MAMBOING?!” I would scream toward the ceiling as I tossed and turned in bed at 3 a.m. “SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO SLEEP.” But, alas, my cries fell on deaf ears, and they would keep going until the sun came up. Mambo is just in their blood, I guess.
And so, it makes perfect sense that noted chintzy kazoo purveyors Party City would use Lou Bega’s “Mambo #5″ to advertise their St. Patrick’s Day costumes and decorations. What a fitting and accurate tribute! I mean, they even put one guy in there who was wearing a cowboy hat with a shamrock on it, because nothing says “Irish heritage” quite like a tipsy doofus in a cowboy hat swaying back and forth to a song about a popular dance that originated in Cuba. Erin go Bragh, everybody.
(Via Commercial Society)
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Really surprised that we haven’t heard a lot, lot more out of Lou Bega. Dude seemed so solid back in the day.
/flips “Right Said Fred” record to B-side.
If you can think of a better way to celebrate the great Mexican holiday of Diecisiete de Marzo, I’d like to hear it.
I can’t wait for their big annual Yom Kippur event.
It’s so weird that they have Du Hast playing in their Yom Kippur extravaganza commercials
I hope they use “Danny Boy” for their Cinco de Mayo ad, just to keep the universe balanced.
GOD DAMN YOU I literally had that typed when I saw the new comment alert.
Is it weird that, when I saw the commercial, my first thought was, “I wonder if Danger has seen this?”
I am very pleased with the little corner of the Internet I’ve carved out for myself.
You should be proud, sir.
Supposedly, everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. So why wouldn’t they go after the Latino market?
/Thanks Obama
“Supposedly, everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.”
Except for the gays and the Italians.
Zing!
That commercial was worst than the great potato famine.
/too soon?
Hey Lou, we want to use your song in a commercial for-
Lou Bega: “Stop right there. I’m sold. How much money do I get?”
Lou Bega: “Stop right there. I’m sold. Do I get any money, or is this an in-kind sort of deal where you pay me with hamburgers or plastic cups or something? I’m cool either way, man.”
You had me at “Lou.”
Lou Bega only got the gig because Pitbull’s phone went to voicemail.
A Greenman costume in any other context besides “It’s Always Sunny…” makes it extremely disturbing.
I’ve seen this commercial several times lately on PBS’ Kids network “Sprout”. PBS is usually really good about tailoring ads to the audience, so I hope someone got fired.