Publix Everybody Eats Commercial – The Music and More

Hello there! I’m guessing you found my site because you saw a commercial and became curious about it. I’ve got good news: Check my TV Commercials page for a rundown on some very popular ads along with some that are just plain adorable, and others that are, how shall I say this… not good! One company that has never been on the naughty list is Publix. They’re constantly putting out feel-good commercials. Their latest is called “A Life of Flavor.” Check it out.

The Music. Playing along with the fun visuals is a song called “Everybody Eats When They Come To My House” by Cab Calloway. Can you guess in which decade it was recorded?

Cab Calloway recorded this song over almost 75 years ago, in 1948. My how things have changed but someone over at Publix is on top of things; finding this song that goes along perfectly with the commercial. From first dates to first tastes, the minute-long commercial includes many homemade dishes and a woman trying oysters nervously.

Publix often has commercials that appeal to the emotional side (like the one that tops my all-time favorite commercials list). This glance into different meal experiences is more on the fun side but I think we can all still relate, especially around the holidays when family and friends gather around the dinner table.

Do you think Publix has knocked it out of the park again? How do you feel about the music selection for the commercial? Chime in below and thanks for dropping in…

-Out of the Wilderness

Me… a botanist?

Weeks before I moved into the house in Nashville, the sellers had made it pretty for potential buyers. The lawn was well-manicured, shrubs were trimmed neatly, and there were flowers. Those flowers lasted all of a few weeks after my move-in day. Why? I only watered them once. Call me heartless but I had just never cared about plants or trying to keep them alive. Day by day the colors faded. The petals wilted. It was that experience that brought out a truth about my personality. I am not a plant guy. I guess it’s not that I CAN’T keep them alive, I just don’t want to. 

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Me, talking to the flowers every morning.

But last week, as I’ve been living on the family compound for about 10 months in Florida, I thought I should put seeds in a little garden area in the corner of the backyard. At first, I was going for lima beans but there weren’t any at Lowe’s. So I went with plan B… string beans! I followed the directions almost perfectly, even soaking the beans for a few hours (on the package it’s recommended to soak them overnight). I planted them late one afternoon and within a few days…

This post could also be called… “tell me you’re old without telling me you’re old.” I can’t remember the last time I was excited about vegetables but I guess I’m turning over a new leaf. Get it? OK, wow. So anyways, the bigger plant on the left side of the garden… we don’t know what that is because I didn’t plant it. My sister thinks it’s a seed from when she and her husband tried growing pumpkins and strawberries over a year ago. Interesting that it popped up months and months later. But the little green leaves on the right side are the beans. So a few days after the beans started growing, I doubled down and planted cucumbers, too, on the side of the strawberry/pumpkin/seed/plant. My fingers are crossed that they will all grow into big healthy plants that provide a few greens for us to munch on. Hey, these veggies might turn from a snack into life saving food if the zombies show up soon. 

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-Out of the Wilderness

The best MAGA pick-up lines

I recently posted the Best Woke Pick-Up Lines so it’s only fair to do the flip side, as well. So let’s get right into it. Here are the best MAGA pick-up lines for a guy to pick-up a traditional woman.

10. After dinner, would you like to get on Twitter and troll some liberals?

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9. Does it turn you on when I say I never watched a second of the January 6th hearings?

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8. If the COVID vaccine makes me immune to your love… well, I still won’t get it. But you DO boost my happiness.

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7. Three things that best describe me — ultra fun, ultra cute, ultra maga.

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6. Hey baby, thinking about you gives me a January 6th sized ins-erection. 

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5. Actually, it IS an ar-15 in my pocket, but yes I’m happy to see you, too. 

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4. You wanna do some role-play? I’ll be a border patrol agent and you’re crossing illegally. 

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3. You want me to talk dirty to you? Ok. Abortion is murder. Capitalism. Fauci stinks. 

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2. You’re like COVID booster shots. I keep needing more of you. 

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1. President Biden and I both need kneepads. He falls off bikes and I’m falling in love. 

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-Out of the Wilderness

Philadelphia Cream Cheese is for furries? 

Hello there and thanks for checking out my post today. I post every day at 1pm central. Yesterday’s writing was about this great song I heard for the first time a few months ago. But right meow, let’s watch a TV commercial that might be fur-miliar to you. It’s from Philadelphia Cream Cheese.

Purr-haps you saw this and wondered like I did… “Umm, what?” There is cat fur EVERYWHERE! Can you imagine having cat allergies and spending an hour in this home? Yikes.

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It turns out the ad wasn’t aimed at furries at all. According to those behind the ad, they were clawing at the multi-sensory experience people have when eating food they enjoy. I guess this cat lady is brought to a soft, safe, non-sneezy place when she eats the cream cheese?

The Music. The soundtrack to this fan-cat-stic commercial is “Take A Look” by Irma Thomas.

It is worth noting that this song also accompanies two other ads in the cream cheese campaign. Here they are…

“Take A Look” was released in 1965. That year, gas was 30¢ per gallon. Muhammed Ali was the boxing champion. I was 13 years away from being born into a body that’s allergic to cats. Lots of other significant things happened that year, check this site for the list.

What do you think about the Philadelphia Cream Cheese commercials? If you loved the cat themed commercial and wish you had your entire home covered in cat hair, you might be a furry.

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-Out of the Wilderness

Use this song to test your speakers!

A few months ago I was putting together a playlist, and came across a song that I love using to test my portable Sony speakers. I had never heard it before but I recommend it highly. It’s called “Song to the Siren” by This Mortal Coil.

It’s from the mid-80s (when I was listening to the Beach Boys and Richard Marx, I guess?) and has been covered a lot since then. So that is to say, if you need a version with more percussion and/or bass, try Sinead O’Connor’s rendition.

Want a more stripped down version from a legendary rocker? Here’s Robert Plant’s take on it.

There’s a haunting, folksy version with the acoustic guitar by Jeff Buckley’s father, Tim Buckley.

More covers are out there but I’m sticking with the original for the moments I need a song that will echo throughout a neighborhood, rattle my brain, and make my soul shiver.

Thanks for dropping in…

-Out of the Wilderness