With the news that the Crazy Frog ringtone has outsold Coldplay and hit number one in the charts, we are witnessing a revolution not unlike the launch of CD's back in the 1980s. Although the Coldplay track is kick-ass, the Crazy Frog ringtone is funny and addictive and plenty of people (I guess) are happy to pay to annoy the hell out of me on the plane/train/bus/starbucks line. Welcome to the future baby!
WATCH DOG the Advertising Standards Authority has said that it has had a record 800 complaints about the Crazy Frog ring tone advertisements. The UK has been flooded with the ads for the ring tone which is based on the tune from the Beverly Hills Cop movie.
Unfortunately the thing refuses to croak. It is the first ring tone to reach number one when it went on sale as a CD. However, the ads with the catchy tune and the animated frog wearing a broad smile that accompanies it on videos and TV adverts is apparently driving Britons nuts. According to Reuters, the Advertising Standards Authority watchdog said that most people thought that the advertisement for the ring tone was on too often and was driving them mad.
Previously the Authority had to wrestle with complaints about the frog’s genitals which are apparently all too visible. Yet, despite all the complaints, the fierce Watchdog has refused to tell the makers to hop it.
Apparently there is a new single in the works called Kill the Frog by Frog Must Die, which is due to be released later this month, and designed to set the record straight. This all reminds us of the days of Jive Bunny, who in the 1980s highlighted the need for a more aggressive use of myxomatosis. We not sure what kills frogs, other than stamping on them, which seems a bit humane given the noise of the ring tone
WATCH DOG the Advertising Standards Authority has said that it has had a record 800 complaints about the Crazy Frog ring tone advertisements. The UK has been flooded with the ads for the ring tone which is based on the tune from the Beverly Hills Cop movie.
Unfortunately the thing refuses to croak. It is the first ring tone to reach number one when it went on sale as a CD. However, the ads with the catchy tune and the animated frog wearing a broad smile that accompanies it on videos and TV adverts is apparently driving Britons nuts. According to Reuters, the Advertising Standards Authority watchdog said that most people thought that the advertisement for the ring tone was on too often and was driving them mad.
Previously the Authority had to wrestle with complaints about the frog’s genitals which are apparently all too visible. Yet, despite all the complaints, the fierce Watchdog has refused to tell the makers to hop it.
Apparently there is a new single in the works called Kill the Frog by Frog Must Die, which is due to be released later this month, and designed to set the record straight. This all reminds us of the days of Jive Bunny, who in the 1980s highlighted the need for a more aggressive use of myxomatosis. We not sure what kills frogs, other than stamping on them, which seems a bit humane given the noise of the ring tone
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