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Phil ([personal profile] greatbear) wrote2011-04-25 12:14 am

Rock burgers

So I told y'all earlier that Jeff and I had dinner at Red Robin (yummmmm!). Those familiar with their TV/radio commercials know of their very brief "jingle" (the aforementioned a capella singing of "Red Robin" followed by "Yummmm") on the outro of the spots. Each time either one of us mentions Red Robin (or for that matter, sees a red robin in a tree, or Batman's sidekick) the other will almost inevitably hum the "yum" part. In my odd little brain of Mayhem, I would always associate the jingle with Paul Simon. Actually, one Paul Simon song in particular. The "yum" in the Red Robin is the same pitch chord as the intro to "Loves Me Like A Rock." Yeah, I know, seems odd, but with my pesky perfect pitch somehow crosslinked with an intermittent case of OCD, tonight I fired up the studio paraphernalia to prove the point to myself, not to mention get rid of a persistent earworm. Sure enough, I was right on. Here are two pitch-unaltered clips merged into my own version of "Loves Me Like Red Robin." Enjoy.






Loves Me Like Red Robin

[identity profile] ciddyguy.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
From what I can tell, yes, the Yumm sounds much the same and I quite enjoy that song from Paul Simon as well.

He did a LOT of great stuff in the 70's IMO.

[identity profile] greatbearmd.livejournal.com 2011-04-26 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
There seems to be the uppermost note in the chord disappearing between the two. A quartet going to a trio.