I love most of Coke's television commercials. I know I'm showing my age, but the first one I can remember is the one with all the seventies “flower children” holding hands and wanting to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. If I recall correctly, they also wanted to buy us all a Coke. I never learned to sing harmony very well, but I certainly consumed my share of that deliciously sweet, brown liquid. Every Friday, if our budget allowed, Momma bought one those big paper cartons of Cokes - the kind that held six quart-sized bottles of Coca-Cola. It was rationed to last all week. Momma and I were big Pittsburgh Steelers fans back in those days, too. It was during their heyday, when Terry Bradshaw and Lynn Swann dominated! Now, that was some football! Being a Steelers fan, my favorite Coke commercial had to be the one where Mean Joe Green tossed his football jersey to the little kid, as he (Mean Joe) headed to the locker room. Commercials were so much better back ...
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