This is a discography of the American composer Steve Karmen, who is best known for his jingles.
Jingles
This list includes jingles composed from 1968 to the beginning of 1980.[1]
| Year | Title | Company/Product | Awards | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | "Breakaway In A Wide-Trackin' Pontiac" | Pontiac | [2] | |
| "Bud Is The King Of Beers...But You Know That" | Budweiser | [2] | ||
| "Your Next Car Is A Chrysler" | Chrysler | [2] | ||
| "At Beneficial (Doot! Doot!) You're Good For More" | Beneficial Finance | [3][2] | ||
| 1969 | "Plymouth Makes It" | Plymouth | [2] | |
| "There's Nothing Like The Face Of A Kid Eating A Hershey Bar" | Hershey | [3][2] | ||
| "You Know Who You Are" | Tijuana Smalls | [2] | ||
| ""Call Nationwide, 'Cause Nationwide Is On Your Side" | Nationwide Insurance | [4][2] | ||
| 1970 | "Chrysler Plymouth Comin' Thru" | Chrysler Plymouth | [2] | |
| "The More You Know, The More You'll Want" | Delco | [2] | ||
| "When You Say Budweiser, You've Said It All" | Budweiser | [4][3][5][2] | ||
| "Falstaff Beer, For Guys Who Like It" | Falstaff Brewing Company | [6] | ||
| 1971 | "Here Comes The King" | Budweiser | [4][5] | |
| "The Michelob Drinking Song" | Michelob | [2] | ||
| "The Land Of Pleasant Living" | National Bohemian | [2] | ||
| "Everybody Likes It" | Diet Rite Cola | [2] | ||
| "Pitch In To Clean Up America" | Brewers Association | [2] | ||
| "It's Great To Know You're Good For More" | Beneficial Finance | [2] | ||
| 1972 | "Sooner Or Later You'll Own Generals" | General Tire | [5][2] | |
| "The First Malt Liquor Good Enough To Be Called Budweiser" | Budweiser | [2] | ||
| "A Completely Unique Experience" | Colt 45 | [2] | ||
| "You'll Be Sorry For All The Time You Wasted" | [2] | |||
| "Tastes Like A Soft Drink" | Fresca | [2] | ||
| "It's Right For You" | R.C. Cola | [2] | ||
| "Doublemint Will Do It" | Doublemint Gum | [2] | ||
| "Hush Puppies Are Dumb" | Hush Puppies | [2] | ||
| 1973 | "Stand Up" | Pontiac | [2] | |
| "I Can Be Very Friendly" | Sunoco | [2] | ||
| "Let's Pick A Pack" | Juicy Fruit Gum | [2] | ||
| "Carry The Big Fresh Flavor" | Wrigley's Spearmint Gum | [4][2] | ||
| "We're Big On That" | Ozark Air Lines | [7] | ||
| 1974 | "A Standard For The World" | Cadillac | [2] | |
| "We Made It First, We Make It Last" | Michelin Tires | [2] | ||
| "You'll Like The Big, Long-Lasting Flavor" | Wrigley's Spearmint Gum | [2] | ||
| "Feelin' Like A Million Bucks" | Buc Wheats Cereal | [2] | ||
| "We Give You Half The World" | Northwest Orient Airlines | [2] | ||
| "A Taste Of Europe—Trans World Service" | Trans World Airlines | [2] | ||
| "Aren't You Glad You Use Dial" | Dial Soap | [2] | ||
| "Purina In The Little Blue Can" | Purina Cat Food | [2] | ||
| "The Comfortable Life" | Scholl's Sandals | [2] | ||
| "Weekends Were Made For Michelob" | Michelob | [8][2] | ||
| 1975 | "Farrell's Is Fabulous Fun" | Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour | [2] | |
| "The Burry's Blues" | Burry's Cookies | [2] | ||
| "You Haven't Read The Paper Until You've Read The News" | The Detroit News | [2] | ||
| "The Greatest Day In Your Life" | Great Adventure Amusement Park | [2] | ||
| 1976 | "Energy For A Strong America" | Exxon | [2] | |
| "We Make It Easy For You" | Ozark Airlines | [8] | ||
| "It's a No-No" | Hi-C | [8] | ||
| "Better Dishwasher" | Whirlpool | [8] | ||
| "You Know It Protects" | Prestone Anti-Freeze | [8][2] | ||
| "Don't Compromise, Midasize" | Midas Muffler | [2] | ||
| "Won't Fill You Up, So It Won't Slow You Down" | Natural Light | [2] | ||
| "When Do You Say Budweiser?" | Budweiser | [2] | ||
| "It's Our Flavor That Makes Us Special" | International Coffees | [8][2] | ||
| "A Sunwich Is Better Than A Sandwich" | Sunbeam Bread | [2] | ||
| "What Else Is So Nice For The Price" | Southwestern Bell Telephone | [8][2] | ||
| "Enjoy the Good Things" | Beneficial Finance | [8] | ||
| "With Visa, You've Got the World In Your Hand" | Visa | [8] | ||
| "Truckload of Pleasure" | Hess Oil | [8] | ||
| "Being the Best Isn't Everything" | Trans World Airlines | [8] | ||
| "Purina Nose" | Purina | [8] | ||
| "Land O' Lakes Margarine" | Land O' Lakes | [8] | ||
| 1977 | "Take A Natural Break" | Natural Light | [2] | |
| "When We Brew It Light, We Do It Right" | Anheuser Light Beer | [8] | ||
| "What'll We Cook Up Next?" | West Bend Company | [8] | ||
| "The Fruit Fly Song" | Hi-C | [8] | ||
| "Fill 'er Up With Champions" | Champion | [8] | ||
| Weekend Pops (instrumental) - based upon "Weekends Were Made For Michelob" | Michelob | [2] | ||
| "Ji-Ji-Jack, Ji-Ji-Jack—Jack In The Box" | Jack in the Box | [2] | ||
| "It's Time For A Tic Tac" | Tic Tac | [2] | ||
| "(Hershey Is) The Great American Chocolate Bar" | Hershey | [2] | ||
| "I Love New York" | New York Tourism | CLIO for Best Music With Lyrics - opening/tag category (1978) | [4][5][2][9] | |
| 1978 | "Good Taste Runs In The Family" | Michelob | [2] | |
| "That's What It's All About" | Beneficial Finance | [2] | ||
| 1979 | "Ford, That's Incredible!" | Ford | [2] | |
| "Sunoco Is Making Every Drop Count" | Sunoco | [2] | ||
| "We Better Be Better" | Braniff | [2] | ||
| "You and Eureka" | Eureka | |||
| "We Care" | The Leukemia Society of America | |||
| 1980 | "Give That Man A Blue Ribbon" | Pabst Blue Ribbon | [2] | |
| ? | "You can take Salem out of the country, but you can't take the country out of Salem" | Salem Cigarettes | [4][3][2] | |
| "Trust the Midas Touch" | Midas | [10] |
Film scores
| Year | Film | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Juke Box Racket | Composer | [11] |
| 1963 | Hollywood Nude Report | Music | [11] |
| 1964 | The Candidate | Music | [11] |
| The Beautiful, the Bloody and the Bare | Music composition | [11] | |
| 1965 | The Sexploiters | Music | [11] |
| 1966 | Teenage Gang Debs | Music | [11] |
| Misconduct | Music | [11] | |
| 1967 | Teenage Mother | Music | [11] |
| 1970 | What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? | Music and lyrics | [11] |
| 1981 | Paternity | Song | [11] |
| 2002 | The Kid Stays in the Picture | Song "Being Yourself" | [11] |
| 2019 | Joker | Song | [11] |
Other releases
| Year | A Side | B side | Record label | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | "Freight Train" | "Mama Look-A Boo Boo" | Eldorado Recording Studios | |
| 1960 | "Lost" | "Free Passes" | Cub Records | |
| 1968 | "Breakaway" Part 1 | "Breakaway" Part 2 (feat. Jimmy Radcliffe) | United Artists | |
| 1969 | "Moments" | "Moments" (instrumental) | ||
| 1970 | "What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?" | "Too Bad You Can't Read My Mind" | ||
| 1971 | "You've Said It All" (Four Feeling) | "You've Said It All" (Tuba Version) | Audio Fidelity Records | |
| "Everybody Likes It" | "The East Way" | |||
| 1972 | "I've Never Had The Time" | "37-21" | [12] |
References
- ↑ "Jingle Sheet Music Folio Books". Classicthemes.com. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Luchinsky, Ellen (2020-12-23). The Song Index of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Rutledge. p. 1098.
- 1 2 3 4 Ferretti, Fred (1977-03-06). "Karmen the King Of the Jingle". The New York Times. p. 473.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "'The Jingle King' Tracks Decline Of Original Music In Advertising". NPR. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- 1 2 3 4 Hernandez Chico, Juan Manual. ""Have you tried Wheaties?"". University of Maryland Library. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ↑ "For Guys Who Like It Small Falstaff Brewing Corporation". Tavern Trove.
- ↑ "Jingle: Ozark "We're Big On That" (1973)". Branded Skies. 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. pp. 1628, 1654, 1661, 1713, 1737, 1795, 1798, 1977, 2129, 2211, 2259, 2411.
- ↑ Allis, Samuel (1979-06-15). "CLIO for All Occasions". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ↑ Calicchio, Dominick (1988-03-18). "'King of Jingles' hums a happy tune". The Jersey Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. p. 170. Retrieved 2023-12-12 – via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Steve Karmen Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ↑ Neely, Tim; Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records. p. 380.
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