This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Chiquita Bananas for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.
I remember when I was young and dancing to the Chiquita banana commercials. I loved the lady with the huge banana hat singing and dancing, oh my goodness that brings back fun memories. My family loves bananas we put them in cereal, eat by itself, slice into milk and sugar, and of course smoothies.
Did you know that Chiquita is looking for the next star, if you think you are the one please Register here.
A little background for the youngsters who don’t know about the Chiquita Banana song. The song first hit the airwaves in 1944 when Miss Chiquita made her debut. It was written to help teach Americans how to ripen and use bananas, which were, at the time, an exotic tropical fruit. At its peak, the jingle was played 376 times a day on radio stations across the United States. It was one of the most successful commercial jingles of all time. Still the “top banana” jingle. That is amazing. The ad agency team created this song on an old piano and paperclips shaken to simulate maracas.
Song:
“I’m Chiquita banana and I’ve come to say – Bananas have to ripen in a certain way – When they are fleck’d with brown and have a golden hue – Bananas taste the best and are best for you – You can put them in a salad – You can put them in a pie-aye – Any way you want to eat them – It’s impossible to beat them – But, bananas like the climate of the very, very tropical equator – So you should never put bananas in the refrigerator.”
“Chiquita Banana” (words and music by Garth Montgomery, Leonard Mackenzie, William Wirges) under license to Chiquita Brands L.L.C. © 1945 Shawnee Press Inc.
Check out the Chiquita Jingle Contest
You can enter 3 ways- Music Video, Sing-Along, or a Banana-Gram.
We also did the Banana-Gram: http://singoff.chiquitabananas.com/video/WcDqaPJBvPaaXhB? also check out Video Gallery they are so awesome.
I made this video:
Contest ends May 27, 2015 and the prizes are listed below.
Music Video:
- Grand Prize – $5,000
- First Prize – $2,500
- Second Prize – a year’s worth of Chiquita bananas.
Sing-Along
- Grand Prize – $2,500
- First Prize – $1,000
- Second Prize – a year’s worth of Chiquita bananas.
Banana-Gram:
- Grand Prize – a year’s worth of Chiquita bananas for you and a friend.
Register here and Good luck