30 years after I first heard it...17 years after leaving Nova Scotia...the bloody Casino Taxi jingle is still solidly embedded in my head. Whenever someone asks me for the number of a taxi, the first thing that pops into my head is 429-6666. Well, sheesh, that doesn't do a feller much good here in Vancouver does it? I tried to find the Casino Taxi commercial on youtube but it's not there. As far as I can recall, these are the lyrics:
"If you're a person on the go, write down this number
It's the key to travelling quick!
It's Casino Taxi's number
429-6666
Casino Taxi, they're the fast ones
Casino Taxi, near as your phone!
No need to run, don't get wet, dial that number
429-6666 (ba ba ba) or 425-6666 (ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-ba!)"
As far as I know, there are no other taxis in Halifax. That was a great jingle.
I can say the same thing for the Halifax Pizza Huts..."42 O - double O - double O, it's ooey gooey good!"
Now if anyone can remind me of the lyrics to the Green Gables convenience store jingle, my day would be complete. "At Green Gables we stay open just for you!"
OK, well it's not the original ad by any stretch, but my aunt June did find this version on youtube, at least to give you a vage idea of the Casino Taxi jingle. The original ad was much punchier!
Thanks June, for coming up with this...not sure if it is 100% right but it sounds pretty close to me...
You forgot to buy some food and now it's late.
You'd like a tasty snack, but it's late.
Come on down to Green Gables, morning noon or night
Our shelves are filled with goodness, our stores are clean and bright.
Day or night, remember what we do
At Green Gables we stay open just for you.
That made my day! Love that tune as well!
You forgot to buy some food and now it's late.
You'd like a tasty snack, but it's late.
Come on down to Green Gables, morning noon or night
Our shelves are filled with goodness, our stores are clean and bright.
Day or night, remember what we do
At Green Gables we stay open just for you.
That made my day! Love that tune as well!
Hey, I have, and will post the original Casino Taxi jingle on YouTube in a couple of weeks. It's amazing how often this type of comment comes up.
ReplyDeleteBrian Herman
Operations Manager,
Casino Taxi Limited
Original Casino Taxi Song:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1vLdnm7eFE
THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!! Thanks you, Mr. Herman!!!
ReplyDeleteThat WAS the greatest jingle ever. Like I say, to this day, it is the first phone number that pops in my head when I need a taxi, even though I haven't lived in Halofax since 1993!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1vLdnm7eFE
ReplyDeleteYou can also call 425-6666. LOL!!!
ReplyDeletecan anyone find a copy of the green gables song?
ReplyDeletefor the love of god, I've spent the last 36 hours scouring the internet for that green gables song. if ANYBODY has a copy, ANYWHERE, i need to have it!
ReplyDeleteI never saw the Casino Taxi ad growing up in N.B., but man, I've been looking for the Green Gables commercials for many years now. I hope someone out there uploads it to YouTube someday...
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