Submitted by Adam D, chicken dance king.

I would hope that this jingle should make an appearance on everyone’s Favorite Jingles Ever list. I mean, it really just gets right to the point, doesn’t it? You know it’s successful when it makes an appearance on The Simpsons, as it did during the episode “Lady Bouvier’s Lover.” To the surprise of perhaps no one, the product, despite the advertisement, was not a success in the US. However, it is still sold in a few countries and was successful enough to spawn products called “Beef Tonight” and “Sausages Tonight.” I’m trying to sing “Sausages Tonight” to myself, and, I have to say, it just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

Is it Thursday already?! Good thing, because that means today is—say it with me!—’80s Music Video Thursday! Please feel free to make suggestions for next week’s edition in the comments

“Homosapien” by Pete Shelley, submitted by MaryIn Boise:

I remember seeing this goofy video when I was a kid and really wishing I could have that computer in the background.

My subtext detector is going off…

“Cars” by Gary Numan, also submitted by Maryln Boise.

Some pretty snazzy special effects and tons of guyliner. Sounds like ’80s Music Video Thursday to me!

“She Drives Me Crazy” by Fine Young Cannibals.

I apologize for the falsetto. But the pillow outfit is pretty darn cool. Ultimately, I’d just like to say “You’re welcome,” because I know, 12 hours from now, this song will still be stuck in your head.

A few more from the past:
’80s Music Video Thursday: The Future is Here
Do They Know It’s ’80s Music Video Thursday?
’80s Music Video Thursday: Y Kant Bananarama Rap?

Submitted by Melissa B, rhinestone cowgirl.

I wore them with my baggy t-shirts in the early-mid ’90s, and I thought they were so cool.

Cool, indeed. Like stylish, bejeweled “No Smoking” signs! I suppose they look a little less like that when worn. Still, I’m a sucker for rhinestones! Ah, the fashion of the ’90s.

Submitted by Diana R, anti-DVD lobbyist.

In the age of the DVD and Blu-Ray, it’s easy to forget that, at one time, we had to eject those big bulky VHS tapes and rewind them in separate machines made to look like foreign sports cars. Well, you didn’t have to use one of these machines to rewind a tape, but it did excite the process a little. It is true that they performed their sole function a lot faster than the VHS players did, and so it would be hard to argue that they didn’t serve their purpose. It’s just nice to have the extra shelf space these days, I guess. Although, were I to still use VHS at all, I would probably try and find one of these rewinders to serve all of my rewinding needs.

Submitted by Bob S, aristocrat.

Though this 1970 Disney film (the first not to be supervised by Mr. Disney) was not a commercial success, it seems that many people still hold the film dear. How could you not? The playful pun of the film’s title? The drugging of adorable cartoon kittens? A kidnapping plot? Cats singing jazz in 1910 France? I like the “scales and arpeggios” scene with the piano-playing cats. Commercial success or not, I’ll take my Aristocats over Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Singing animals are not always a pleasure to watch.