Remember that Awful Bing Jingle? These Kids Will. Forever.
Remember that Awful Bing Jingle? These Kids Will. Forever.
Posted 10/30/2009 at 1:01pm
| by Bart Salisbury
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If there were an office pool on how low can Microsoft stoop, the winner would be the guy who picked this. Microsoft was able to get students at the Keith Valley Middle School in Pennsylvania to perform the Bing jingle--on camera. The horror!
MG Siegler, over at TechCruch, rates the Bing Jingle as bad. Scratch that--he says it’s real bad. And it’s hard to disagree, with lyrics like “bing goes the internet.” (Actually, that’s the only lyric.) This detritus won top place in a Microsoft-sponsored contest. I shudder to think what came in second.
First, the internet does not go “bing.” (Or anything else for that matter). Second, I think Microsoft’s jingle is a strong argument for a moratorium on jingles for the internet. Sock puppet dogs--okay. Insipid jingles--not okay. Let’s nip it in the bud before it goes viral.
It’s not known what the school in Pennsylvania received in return for subjecting its students to this abomination. Enough, I hope, for the adults involved to sleep well, because these kids are going to have nightmares for years to come.
Image Credit: Microsoft
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grieserl
November 02, 2009 at 6:31am
Why, Microsoft? These children, along with anyone else who has heard this "Jingle" will have to spend more money on theropy and less on Microsoft products because of this jingle.
mrvander
October 31, 2009 at 5:52pm
"Let's nip it in the bud before it goes viral."
Then why did you write an article about it and being it to our attention?
winmaster
October 31, 2009 at 3:03pm
Somebody save those kids!
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rayatwork05
October 31, 2009 at 3:22am
i bet they felt that MS singlehandedly retracted any education taught to the kids.
rayatwork05
October 31, 2009 at 3:21am
dude that was so funny and retarded. i can only imagine what was going through those teachers heads. i hope they all got paid well.
b_c_pc
October 30, 2009 at 2:11pm
I thought it was a machine that went "bing!" ("...the most expensive machine in the entire hospital!")
Tekzel
October 30, 2009 at 1:49pm
While its not the greatest jingle of all time, it is certainly isn't as bad as all that. Hell, all jingles are mostly annoying anyway. I think thats rule number one for creating the things to begin with.
kevjohn
October 30, 2009 at 1:37pm
Wait, that's just my cell phone letting me know the battery is low.
But seriously, folks, I'm gonna file this article under "gratuitous Microsoft haterism".
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