We Love Football Meat Pies Kangaroos and Holden Cars Popular TV ad from the ‘70s
This popular TV ad and it’s words became part of the Australian culture in the 1970’s and became part of the vernacular.
The ad displays a montage of Australian outdoor scenes including the beach, sporting events (yachting, golf, cricket and football), the Australian flag and native fauna. These are intercut with 1970s Holden models. The advertisement has a jingle sung by a chanting crowd ('we love football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars’) and the voice-over is spoken by Australian radio and television personality, Ken Sparkes.
Australia what’s your favourite sport? (Football) …Snack? (Pies!) …Animal? (Kangaroo!) And what’s your favourite car Australia? Holden! Let me see that’s football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars huh?” Well you sure sound like Australia to me! We are! Well then you better tell me again Cause I might just forget! We love football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars Football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars That’s football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars Football and meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars I think you better tell me again We love football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars In case you’re wondering this film is brought to you by football, meat pies, kangaroos and Australia’s own car They go together underneath the Southern stars Football and meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars Makes sense to me! Football meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars Football and meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars
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