Jane curtain or david fucking bowie knew that footage of them was being used to promote coffee but it looks like ann and nancy wilson of heart were enthusiastically on board.
Coffee achievers bowie.
Needless to say though coffee is actually not good for you.
Looking back at the coffee achievers.
Taylor august 22 2006.
The coffee achievers if i told you that there was a publicity event in the 1980s that brought together musical acts like david bowie the electric light orchestra and heart you d probably assume that i was talking about live aid or usa for africa but that s not the answer.
To david bowie a cup of coffee is merely a sedative at this point kenny anderson kurt vo.
In response to twenty years of declining coffee consumption the association launched a 20 million join the coffee achievers advertising campaign on september 11 1983.
It also features a let s dance era david bowie cicely tyson and the elo song hold on tight to your.
The java cup can actually make you an achiever much like david bowie in the old and hilarious coffee achievers tv campaign.
1984 ad includes david bowie rock stars sport stage cicely tyson ann nancy wilson hea.
Check out the ads below don t blink or you ll miss david bowie.
Writers are the original coffee achievers.
Aimed at the 18 to 34 age group the television commercials featured ken anderson david bowie jane curtin joe jackson.
Look for it on youtube.
You are the new coffee generation.
Yes that was david bowie and cicely tyson and kurt vonnegut.
David bowie jay leno in 1985.
Appearing in this ad.
If you re not over 50 you probably never saw it.
Join the coffee achievers.
I guess back in 1983 coffee drinking was at a all time low so the national coffee association filmed a series of commercials to show people that sports music and television celebrities were drinking it by the bucketful and were also known as the coffee achievers and that you were the new coffee generation.
At the risk of dating myself i still love this commercial.