Sung jingles banned
The man who will define a new generation of young radio listeners in the United Kingdom, Nick Grimshaw, will take to the airwaves in just over a month. Chris Moyles was famous for who ‘brand new cheesy songs’ and sung radio jingles. Are the creators of the new Radio 1 Breakfast Show simply trying to ensure that Grimshaw sounds different to Moyles or is there a deeper message?
The opportunity to pitch for the imaging contract is still open for another few days (until 15th August) and in the ‘opportunity to bid’ document from the BBC it specifically states: “Please steer clear of sung jingles”.
Does this mean the end of the line for sung jingles? Has the axe fallen on jingle singers? Are music jingles a thing of the past for the modern radio listener?
What do you think? Leave a comment with your views.
Chris Moyles Commentary
Chris Moyles commentary
Jingles and music themes galore with Chris Moyles commentary along with and Comedy Dave during the World Cup 2010.
Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave made their second World Cup Commentary appearance, after commentating on the New Zealand vs. Slovakia game, to commentate on Serbia’s 1-0 defeat of Germany. The guys made football interesting (even for non fans) and offered a biased alternative from normal impartial football commentary as discussed in a news recent news article.
Chris Moyles Commentary
Listen to the Top Gear theme, X Factor theme, The Bill theme and plenty of cheesy jingles like “it’s another corner” sung by Dallas jingle singers. The edited highlights of the Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave football commentary are available to watch again on the BBC’s website.
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