Will the Golden Bachelor be a gigantic failure?

For the sake of the contestants, and the guy, I hope it’s a success but I have major doubts. I already believe failure is looming, not because the idea is bad. Lots of people enjoy watching love stories unfold. But when the contestants are 60, 70 years old? The alleged success of The Bachelor franchise, in recent years at least, is because viewers like train wrecks. We want to see guys fight and cry. We want to see women fight and cry. It serves one purpose. To make us feel better about ourselves because the contestants are goofballs, and not in the good way.

Put a bunch of golden oldies in the same room and they’re highly likely to get along, brag about their grandkids, and genuinely show concern for each other’s health. It’s a recipe for disaster thoughtful, but boring television. With the time these people have left on this earth, we don’t have time for courtesies, people!

I just don’t see it working. My guess is that they’ll have one or two seasons, enough to parade around a Golden Bachelorette but then it’ll fizzle out because viewership crashes, money dries up, or it gets awkward with multiple hospital visits not dangerous stunts, just from routine age-related check-ups. They’ve opened the can, and what came out can’t be stuffed back in (meaning, things can’t go back to what seemed like a genuine attempt at true love with season 1, episode 1 of The Bachelor).

What are your thoughts?

-Out of the Wilderness

All I Want For Christmas Is You – NOT the Official Christmas Anthem?

Earlier this month, one of the most well-known (modern) Christmas songs was streamed on Spotify over 300,000 times.

IN ONE DAY.

So this is my attempt to ride its coattails by getting this post viewed over 300,000 times.

IN ONE DAY.

OK, not really. I mean, I wouldn’t hate if that happened but it raises a question I’ve asked this before in a previous post, who is the real Queen of Christmas? A lot of people would say it’s Mariah Carey because of her song.

It’s fascinated me for years how a modern song can become a classic. I guess it’s how every Christmas song became a classic. It had to be new at some point. We’re living in a time where new holiday songs are being written and recorded and only time will tell if they become part of Christmas traditions. Like, 50 years from now we’ll look back and remember when whichever song first came out, or maybe we won’t remember it all. It will seem as if it’s always been around.

Is there a song written in the last decade or so that you’re sure will become a Christmas classic? I’d feel safe making a bet that a few of these might make the list…

Kelly Clarkson “Underneath the Tree” (2013)

Leona Lewis “One More Sleep” (2013)

Michael Bublé “Cold December Night” (2011)

Sia “Snowman” (2017)

And I’ll end with one of my favorites. It’s from 1992 and I originally thought the lyrics had a nod to Mariah Carey’s song (lyrics include… “People window shoppin’ on Fifth Avenue/ All I want for Christmas is you…”) but that’s impossible since Mariah’s song didn’t come out until 2 years later. This favorite of mine must be referencing a Christmas song that came out 3 years before it, in 1989 “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Vince Vance… which is also a classic. Here’s Darlene Love with a great song, “All Alone On Christmas.”

-Out of the Wilderness

The Jeep Commercial That Might Make You Cry

Hello fellow commercial watchers! Jeep must be the reason you’re here and I’m glad you stopped in. I post every day at 1pm central about all kinds of things, but a lot are about TV commercials. If you’ve seen an ad and wonder about it, chances are it’s on my Popular TV Ads page. I’ve written about Jeep a few times and now they’ve done it again! Another commercial I can’t help but watch over and over. It’s a touching ad showing that the connection we have to our cars is more than just a way to get from point A to point B. Take a look then scroll down for more info…

The Music. The moving soundtrack of this commercial is a song called “Little Moments” by John Coggins. It was released in 2017 on an album called Dreamer.

Others. The song is also used in a commercial for outdoor decking. Check out the Trex commercial, but beware, it’s another ad that will stop you in your Trex. 😉

America. I always like to include one of my favorite Jeep commercial moments when I have the chance. This commercial is from a few years back and features OneRepublic. I don’t think it was a Super Bowl commercial but maybe it aired during the playoffs? Either way, it’s one of the best I’ve ever seen. I still get chills.

-Out of the Wilderness

Bathing suits or swimsuits?

I’m 44 years old and it’s just now dawning on me that I’ve called bathing suits, bathing suits my entire life. Just like everyone (I think?), I assumed what I learned things were called is what everyone called them. Then, to my surprise, I found out there are different names for the same exact thing. What kind of crazy world are we living in!?

So the article of clothing you wear to the pool or the ocean, do you call them swimsuits or bathing suits? Or are you one of those goofballs that calls them swim trunks?

And Speedos, we won’t even go there! But on a related note, if you see a blue bathing suit somewhere in north Florida… and a black Speedo… and neither belong to you, can you let me know? I lost mine over the Labor Day holiday weekend. And no, it isn’t nearly as fun of a story as you’re thinking, get your mind out of the gutter!

Thanks in advance,

-Out of the Wilderness

The iPhone 15 Titanium Commercial – The Spacy Song You’ve Never Heard Before

There’s an iPhone commercial out now with one of the most psychedelic songs I’ve heard in a commercial. It’s hard to even explain, so check out the ad then scroll down for more about the song…

The Music. The song is called “Karangailyg Kara Hovaa (Dyngyldai)” by Yat-Kha. I’ve included the full track below but be warned: it will stick with you. Not that you’ll be singing the lyrics (because what are they??) but the melody and the peculiar voice will be in your head for hours if not days!

I’m not even sure what kind of playlist this would be added to, but you can find the song on Spotify, too.

The throaty song was released in 1995. The band is from Tuvla, which is part of the Russian republic. Their name is derived from the instrument similar to a zither.

-Out of the Wilderness