Like everyone says....Summer of 72, 8 years old, Saturday morning cartoons, and yes, simple happy days!!! Never thought I'd see that commercial again...Thanks!!!
@paktype
10 жыл бұрын
When I hear this song and watch the ad, I'm 8 years old again. Its an sunny, early summer morning and all things are possible.
@WonkaVator72
10 жыл бұрын
That's precisely how I feel. Life was so good back then. A very magical time.
@Stevedup
10 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%. Watching this ad makes me want to relive my elementary-school days over (and over) again. The 70s were so happy and carefree!
@paktype
9 жыл бұрын
I was a little boy in the summer of '72 - just out of school - and everything was possible. Simple, happy days. Sucks to get old.
@HHH100
7 жыл бұрын
I was 5 years old and EVERYTHING was right with the world. Three years later in 1975 I started my Soda Can collection and still have them all to this day. Those sunny days are gone and it gives me tears. I would give anything to be back there. Heaven blessed us for a while with the 1970's. Thank you Jesus for allowing me to experience them at a great age!
@tedmccarron
5 жыл бұрын
I was about seven then. This commercial makes me want to go back in a time machine to that era and live in it for a little while with all the clothing of hairstyles and everything else they had back then there was unique to the early 1970s.
@jerrystewart2494
3 жыл бұрын
I makes me want to cry.... I reminded me of the summer winding down, and people that were in my life that are no longer here... Rest in peace 💗🙏🙏🙏
@jilliebeane
14 жыл бұрын
This has been in my head since 1974! I loved this commercial...thanks for posting it!!
@golddustwoman29
14 жыл бұрын
Not only do I remember this commercial vividly, my mother woke me up for school every morning by singing this! It's been 30ish years and I still have a love/hate relationship with this commercial lol.
@HHH100
11 жыл бұрын
Childhood Bliss. This one commercial nails it. This commercial should be enshrined and preserved for eternity to show just how much glorious sunshine and happiness there was for a child in the 70's. Whoever wasn't missed out. We're sorry :(
@bubblescubed
16 жыл бұрын
I remember this commercial! I've been singing it to my kids for the past 15-18 years when I wear my Levi's and they've been clueless(like OMG, Mom's losing her mind)! Thanks! Now they'll know what I'm remembering from my wonder years!
@paktype
11 жыл бұрын
When I hear this song and see the ad, its early summer in 1974, I'm nine years old and everything is possible. It sucks to get old.
@Amysimm2
12 жыл бұрын
Since I was a kid I could sing this ad note for note! LOVE IT!
@hurstjames6196
2 жыл бұрын
Hello how're you doing today hope you're safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?
@bodeine454
8 жыл бұрын
Yep, I sure do remember this commercial. Born in '68 this is one of the first commercials that I can recollect along with "Watergate" and the "I'd like to buy the world a Coke" hippies on the hill commercial...
@Bergie25
14 жыл бұрын
One of the most memorable commercials of my lifetime. Over 30 years old, and yesterday on the golf course my buddy & I started singing this song. So naturally I had to check KZitem for it, and of course THERE IT WAS! Thanks to whoever posted this.....I just got a bit of my childhood back!
@Outtatime
10 жыл бұрын
I remember this commercial, it usually started running in late Summer. When it would play it was a reminder that it almost time to go back to school.
@Mr1991kid
10 жыл бұрын
I thought this was so great I actually started to shed a few tears. I really love this :'). Makes me feel happy inside. So warm fuzzy and happy. "Bright shinning world" :'')
@cgkaide
14 жыл бұрын
OMG! I had a piece of this commercial stuck in my head for 30+ years, but I couldn't remember most of it...What an awesome blast from the past!
@pihranna
11 жыл бұрын
Levis should run this commercial during the Superbowl. It's already made and would get the most attention. Best commercial ever made!
@hollygraphics1
13 жыл бұрын
My favorite all-time commercial an agree....it makes me feel like a kid again. They need to bring this feeling back as a brand in my opinion. I still love Levi's to this day. This really was one of my all-time faves!
@billckeyholemystery
9 жыл бұрын
I've had lots of people remind me how much they loved this jingle. I sang & recorded it in San Francisco in 1972.
@WonkaVator72
9 жыл бұрын
Redding's Banjo Bill Dude -- you were the original artist that recorded this commercial? I'd love to hear more. Who composed and arranged it? Also, any idea where the commercial was shot? Kinda feels like Griffith Park but I'm not sure.
@simplechronology2605
6 жыл бұрын
Dude, you wrote a great jingle for the ages. I was 6 or 7 when I heard it and loved it. I remembered it for decades before I heard it again here.
@tedmccarron
5 жыл бұрын
@Reddings Banjo Bill, normally this might be considered a rude question, but since so many years have passed I hope you don't mind if I ask it. Can I ask how much money you made for singing and writing that song Back Then? Keep in mind I would understand Inflation of the difference in prices between now and then. I'm just curious how much they paid you for that.
@poppaD75
8 жыл бұрын
I love this commercial!
@TheBandit7613
5 жыл бұрын
Woke up, walked outside. This crazy song immediately pops into my head out of the blue 40+ years later. Went back in to see if it was on KZitem. I'll be damned! I LOVE KZitem and all you people who contribute to making our day a little better!
@ovormotssetgetsiin6359
8 ай бұрын
I'm a grandparent now, I've been singing this (using the dog's ears) to my grandkids for the last 14yrs.
@zilch77
11 жыл бұрын
I remember it well from my childhood. This was part of a time that was great to be alive.
@paktype
15 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. I was about 9 when this ad came out and I'm 43 now. I've never forgotten this jingle. It brings back memories of summer, sunny days and just being a kid when anything seemed possible.
@DublinMarge
14 жыл бұрын
I sing this to my kid in the morning. This morning he asked if he could see the commercial. Thanks for posting it.
@dawncheyovich6575
8 жыл бұрын
I went to school with the guy/boy who did this commercial. He was from San Bernardino, CA Lost track of him in High School, his name was David.
@tedmccarron
5 жыл бұрын
Please try to find out more and get his last name! I would love to talk to him and if possible get him to do a brief video of himself even if it's with a smartphone and put it on KZitem talkin about him doing that commercial and what he has been doing since then.
@dawncheyovich6575
4 жыл бұрын
@@PabloDiablo682 60
@dawncheyovich6575
4 жыл бұрын
@@tedmccarron Cloutier was his last name
@dawncheyovich6575
4 жыл бұрын
@@PabloDiablo682 Yes, I believe so we were in the same grade so give or take depending on his birthdate, I will be 61 this year, lol!
@todtubetod
9 жыл бұрын
i sang this to myself for years..........and now thanks to websites like this i can re-live it!....thanks!.......
@Terminator33
16 жыл бұрын
This was my favorite commercial as a kid. Awesome!
@paktype
16 жыл бұрын
I remember that one too. This one came first, around 1972 or so. This ad came out just as school was ending for the year, so this song always mean summer to me.
@strandharbor
10 жыл бұрын
Thank your Dad, very impactful, positive - still remember it clearly 40+ years later.
@HHH100
15 жыл бұрын
It sure is!!! I wish I could find a way to be a kid again back in the 70's!!! Those were the best years ever. Not a thing to worry about and everyday was SUNNY : )
@Johnsinboston
17 жыл бұрын
Been singing this one for over 30 years! THANKS!
@eastlake93
7 жыл бұрын
I missed this commercial!!!
@loungelizard5000
16 жыл бұрын
Funny one elwood! Awesome commercial. I'm 39 yrs old and this really brought me back. I'm always asking people my age if they remember this one and they seem to remember everyone but this.
@mcatexpert
12 жыл бұрын
Talk about effective advertising. This song has been stuck in my head for 37 years.
@francesmacdonald7331
8 ай бұрын
Nothing takes me back better than this commericial.
@ba82paulus
12 жыл бұрын
A great commercial (And song) from a great year: 1 9 7 3 !! A lot of good movies came out in '73 as well. All we did that summer was play baseball, go swimming, and ride bicycles ... Oldtown, Maryland USA.
@gammaron
9 жыл бұрын
I distinctly remember watching this commercial in the summer of 1974, right before I began third grade. Thanks for the memories!
@billckeyholemystery
9 жыл бұрын
gammaron I sang it in 1972 and it may have ran for 10 years. As did the "C&H Pure Cane Sugar From Hawaii..." (Tiny Bubbles take-off). In 1975 I sang McDonald's "...two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun". I sang hundreds of spots over a 25 year career. My favorite was Levi's country song, but it didn't have the sustaining.
@Tony511utu
14 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah! Good ol' KZitem does it again. I haven't seen this since the mid 70's, 1974 I think it was. I wouldn't wear anything BUT Levi's. Of course, that was when they were still made in the USA and were a high quality item. Thanks for posting, Great memories.
@rdee8ch
14 жыл бұрын
I am glad I am not the only one with this jingle in my head for all these years! But, I remember the commercial with a boy flying around.
@shawnmalone9711
5 жыл бұрын
It 's hard to believe , but this commercial is 45 years old.. Where did the time go? In 1973 , 45 years old would have been something from 1928. Yet , this commerical is still fresh and it brings back memories that summer would soon end , and it was almost time to go back to school.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
3 жыл бұрын
And in 45, most of us probably won't be here, lol
@trexmex67
15 жыл бұрын
hahaha I remember watching saturday morning cartoons and this commercial would come on and me and my brothers would sing to this!!! thanks for the memories!!! I LOVE THE 70s
@thinkforward8752
Жыл бұрын
Wow...I've never forgotten that laugh part! 1973...I was 3 years old👶 Gives me a serious nostalgia rush🤩
@josephwilliams3185
8 жыл бұрын
This commercial was always a reminder that it was time to go back to school and summer vacation was winding down!
@LightenUpMcGraw
12 жыл бұрын
How could anyone not remember such a melody as this, the ditty has been my ear for decades now.
@ltcmaj
12 жыл бұрын
I have been searching for this jingle for 35+ years. Great little ditty!
@MrWeatherdude1984
15 жыл бұрын
I remember this commercial. I was a little kid, i think i was 7-9 years old & i wore Levis jeans with a belt that looked like that too. It brings back memories.
@HHH100
16 жыл бұрын
You are correct and I'm serious. I'm 40 and remember this commercial as the "Epitome" of all that is GOOD! Everything was perfect in life at that time. I had no worries at all. Wish I was a kid again :(
@tajishaan
14 жыл бұрын
Classic after 40yrs,,, kid was from LA, Redondo Beach. We called him Mr Hollywood.
@herp3
16 жыл бұрын
as soon as you hear the first line it all comes right back. I also remember one with the same song but it was a guy flying around. thanks for posting it.
@BuzzWreck61
4 жыл бұрын
I remember the ad very well, and how the music “borrowed” heavily from “Mule Skinner Blues”, (intentionally, I assume).
@Roadhay
17 жыл бұрын
Like everyone else I have been looking for proof that this Levis song existed in commecials. Brings back old times! Thanks!
@muzikkraz
13 жыл бұрын
A very fine example of the creative efforts that were displayed in the 70s! Commercials then were pieces of art that a television viewer didn't mind watching and, looked forward to seeing again! Those were the days, my friend! Big thumbs up!
@AbandonedMines11
Жыл бұрын
It’s no wonder the aliens and extraterrestrials don’t want to make contact with us. LOL Seriously, this was a great ad from the 1970s. What a great decade to be a kid. So much freedom back then compared to what kids have nowadays. No helmets, no car seats, no helicopter parents, no play dates, no knee pads, no peanut allergies, no TikTok, no Internet, no streaming TV, and no ADHD - everyone just had fun! It really was a bright, shining world!
@growe58
16 жыл бұрын
This youtube clip alone totally justifies the existence of the internet. Love it!
@cathysaraniero7196
5 жыл бұрын
I grew up in NY and we had a Levi commercial with a boy on a sled. It was filmed with sunny, blue skies and snow. I looked for that commercial for years because it sort of was the anthem of my childhood. As others said here, it was upbeat, and somehow made me feel that anything was possible. I never saw the commercial above aired in NY - but it was the same song - which is so good to hear after all these years! Did anyone else remember seeing the commercial of the boy in the snow?
@hurstjames6196
2 жыл бұрын
Hello how're you doing today hope you're safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?
@paktype
12 жыл бұрын
This is THE commercial of my childhood in the early '70s. It used to come on during kids morning TV shows. I loved the song, loved the idea that anything, anything was possible on a sunny summer day. Unfortunately, I got older and disappointment and disillusionment set in, as it does for every adult. But when I see this commercial, I'm seven years old again in 1972 and I just want to jump around in the country on a sunny summer day.
@abashal
11 жыл бұрын
What a great decade! Commercials, music, TV, out door play, saturday morning cartoons,
@gretschviking
17 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I have been searching for this commercial since the last 1980's! Great! great! Great!
@jpsned
9 жыл бұрын
Back in the day when you could air 60-second commercials, because they were artful and well done. Nowadays the commercials spend half the time warnng you how dangerous the product is.
@Dasprite222
15 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this commercial! I honestly thought I had made the song up in my head or imagined it, it was so old!
@kingskid4real
12 жыл бұрын
the all-time best commercial ... yes, is in regular rotation on "playing in my head" radio ... thanks for posting ... just shared w/friends on a FB "good morning" thread, most probably too young to remember (I'm 52)
@cultofj3777
17 жыл бұрын
that was pretty cool, I do recall that commercial and the Mule Skinner blues-type song. Thanks for posting this!
@wildnites558
14 жыл бұрын
Best Levis commercial of ALL TIME!!
@billckeyholemystery
15 жыл бұрын
You're correct, I sang this jingle, recorded in SF at Coast Recorders, Art Twain writer and producer did a lot of Levis spots and I sang on over a dozen of them. I also sang the McDonald's Big Mac "two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun jingle in the mid 70's"
@AvuncularFeldspar
4 жыл бұрын
Redding's Banjo Bill Thanks so much. This commercial meant a lot to me.
@Ufipman
18 жыл бұрын
AHHHH I finally found this!!!!! Awesome! I too had this song in my head for 30 years.
@wazworld
14 жыл бұрын
I sooo remember this Levi's commercial...the song stuck with me ever since!
@snorky500
15 жыл бұрын
I think I do. There werre a lot of cool commercials back in the early mid-70s. Does anyone remember a hippie type Mounds commercial? It was really psychedelic. Great post, and memories.
@gemaf
9 жыл бұрын
Great memories. Thanks so much
@jedidrummerjake
10 жыл бұрын
Great memories of late summer / early fall. Best part is the dogs ears! :- )
@1Daddoz1
9 жыл бұрын
Wish the world was still like this...
@RichMickNREMTP
12 жыл бұрын
I had this song flash into my head out of nowhere last week and not being able to remember it all was making me nuts. Thank you for posting. Incredible find.
@Ufipman
17 жыл бұрын
This is the video that made me realize the greatness of youtube.... There was one other Levi's commercial with the same song but it had kids flying in the air... remember that one?
@westy40
18 жыл бұрын
Great vintage commercial.. thanks for posting!
@colinkaide4675
11 жыл бұрын
i remember this commercial like it was yesterday!!! Thanks For this exceptional treat!!
@rabidgoldfish65
17 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I remember. This commercial aired during Ultra Man...great post, thanks for sharing!
@fatcat1967
11 жыл бұрын
i remember this song,i never knew this commercial was called laughing levis lol.. i couldnt get it out of my head, it sounded so hill billyish, good mornin world,good morning to you,ooo,ooh oooh ooh, im wearing my levis,le hee hee hee vi's, i couldnt sing this without laughin but good memories though lol
@AuroraBoarder1
6 жыл бұрын
I 💖'd this commercial back in the day! I wasn6 allowed to wear jeans at that time, so it had special meaning for me.
@AuroraBoarder1
6 жыл бұрын
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@nickdigrispino2409
Жыл бұрын
This always reminds me that school was about to start when I was a kid.
@rdangelo
17 жыл бұрын
This is the first commercial I can remember; I was born in '66. Also a PSA "Like father like son", and "Mama Mia" Alka Seltzer ads. Does anyone remember a PSA against smoking about Johnny Smoke? It was animated, and I still remember it from when I was 2.
@chrisandgrisell
14 жыл бұрын
This is a commercial I have been looking for for years! REMINDS ME OF GETTING TO THE USA!!! AND SPEAKING NOT A WORD OF ENGLISH BUT DAMMM this never left my mind always made me happy and I sang this for years : ) funny stuff! yayyyyyy God Bless the USA! ; )
@tedmccarron
5 жыл бұрын
What country are you from?
@70sgirl1961
9 жыл бұрын
I remember the old lady flying through the air.
@tedmccarron
5 жыл бұрын
That commercial was from about three or four years later. m.kzitem.info/news/bejne/w3-Yt3p-kn5kmKA
@bobpierce115
8 жыл бұрын
This commercial is one of the most unique ads ever done. It's fun, funny, sweet, sentimental and heart warming all at the same time. It was also ahead of its time in the cutting and editing. I'm not sure if the blurriness we see here is this copy of it, or if it's from age. 1972 is halfway back to 1928 after all.
@Tuishimi
7 жыл бұрын
Oh Lord... "1972 is halfway back to 1928..." You are killing me... no I guess time is doing that. LOL!
@bobpierce115
7 жыл бұрын
Actually, 1972 is now halfway back to 1927!
@aerospike00
11 жыл бұрын
Seriously? Much respect to him! I grew up with this commercial.
@againali
15 жыл бұрын
I smiled reading your response, because I had just written to a relative, included this link, and said the same, exact thing!! I loved this commercial as a kid, and I can't believe that I found it somewhere in the KZitem universe. Found the guy dressed as a fig newton, also. Remember that? :)
@arnequis
13 жыл бұрын
Wow ... just ... wow. I came here hoping to find the "backwards" Levi's commercial or the "flying kids" one, but this is better. I've never heard the complete version of that song before until now. Thank you so much for posting this.
@tedmccarron
5 жыл бұрын
m.kzitem.info/news/bejne/w3-Yt3p-kn5kmKA
@MaskMarvl
13 жыл бұрын
HAW! HAW! :D Also one of my favorite commercials when I was a kid... :) Thanks for posting! (I wish we could find a nice HD version!) :P
@MrDjh66
9 жыл бұрын
I remember like it was yesterday
@vansicklen4409
8 жыл бұрын
If I recall correctly, there was another Levi's commercial from the early 1970's that also used this song which featured a kid putting on a pair of Levi's jeans and then flying out (or getting sucked out) of his window. He flew over mountains, deserts etc. That commercial was like a bad drug trip and even weirder than this one. Anyone else remember that one?
@tedmccarron
5 жыл бұрын
That commercial that you're taking about was from about three or four years later. m.kzitem.info/news/bejne/w3-Yt3p-kn5kmKA
@bonzohart
12 жыл бұрын
Man, that's a blast from the past!
@MrWeatherdude1984
15 жыл бұрын
Ya, i remember that commercial with the kid flying like an airplane, i think it was a little later on in 1974 or so.
@parkman35
12 жыл бұрын
Well said pak...no matter how lousy things are today...there are always the good things of days gone by that bring back good memories...
@parkman35
17 жыл бұрын
One of the great classics! Mucho thanks depacas!
@kingskid4real
12 жыл бұрын
notice the nod to "Harold and Maude" at the end, old lady going off w/young boy
@TheRockerchef
13 жыл бұрын
haw haw...cant help not smiling when you hear this.
@jaredjlinden
17 жыл бұрын
Yes! I remember the tune very well, but I didn't recognize this video. I was expecting the flying kids!
@WINSOXWIN
17 жыл бұрын
I remebered the song (thats what I searched for) There is more than one Levi's commercial witrh this song. this is the one I remember. I remember as a kid in a cold wintery Chicago, seeing this commercial with sunshine and grass made me hate winter that much more.
@snorky500
14 жыл бұрын
regarding old levis commercial: The front door looks like a barn door. Maybe it was once used for the Mr. Ed show. LOL
@chu88y1
14 жыл бұрын
wow...been lookin for this...thanks.
@tball5677
3 жыл бұрын
Just think, the kid in that commercial is approaching retirement age.
@BCRification
13 жыл бұрын
Who could forget that jingle!
@Mato1970
15 жыл бұрын
I remember the Levi's ad with this very song, but it had a couple of people flying through the air--or were they skydiving? I can't remember exactly, but I remember seeing two people soaring through the air with this song playing.
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