<![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen? - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen? - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:34:24 EST Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:34:24 EST http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4496556 Merritt-like, but I don't think Stephin ever smiles that big when singing, so I'm voting no. Definitely written/sung by someone who's really into him though.

ohwevad

]]> 33:361972:c4496556 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:34:24 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4469075 "A tipster just sent us a YouTube clip..."

Jeeze, don't you guys read comments here? I asked this same question two days ago.

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growler

]]> 33:361972:c4469075 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:21:40 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4465434 I vote for Merritt penned, imitator sung.

cerulgalactus

]]> 33:361972:c4465434 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:05:27 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4462484 I always assumed that commercial was using something Jens had sampled, but I just read the story now. Shame that's he not getting paid for it.

The lyrics to this are pure Merritt.

goldsoundz

]]> 33:361972:c4462484 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:36:28 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4461752 Seriously. I'd know that MELODY anywhere. Only Merritt writes melodies like that. Seriously.

troutblood

]]> 33:361972:c4461752 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:36:17 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4458285 It's gotta be Stephin Merritt. The rhyme "American Dental Association"/"jubilation" rhyme is pure Magnetic Fields.

mike a

]]> 33:361972:c4458285 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:08:35 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4457686 jens lekman - ha. they don't bother to notify him when they're going to use his music (or something too close to be a coincidence) in a commercial.

see:


+ Watch video

it is most definitely not jens lekman (no swedish accent!), and i agree with loudersoft that the low end is missing, but it's a not-half-bad impersonator.

westartedthis

]]> 33:361972:c4457686 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:47:29 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4457587 If it's not him, then that means "Stephin Merritt impersonator" is now a viable career choice. And unless Gil from the Simpsons suddenly became corporeal, it's actually Merritt.

Bob Loblaw

]]> 33:361972:c4457587 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:44:02 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4457417 I immediately pegged it as him when I saw the ad. Still pretty certain of it. The lyrics and the melody point to Merritt, and that Cesar dog food ad probably got him more money than "Distortion" ever will.

So when's "69 Love Songs" night on "American Idol"? Can't wait to hear David Archuleta's take on "Busby Berkeley Dreams."

Charles A. Hohman

]]> 33:361972:c4457417 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:38:40 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4455964 Thank heavens other people noticed the similarity, it freaks me out a little every time the commercial comes on. I think yes, but I really have no idea.

dana danger

]]> 33:361972:c4455964 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:54:07 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4455687 All signs (stacked imagery in the lyrics, small chorus of his regulars in the background, his enduring love for the lost art of the jingle) point to yes. As for not being froggy enough, he probably sped up the tape (a la "Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits", to hit the high notes) as to fit the less than 25-second mark, and make it even more woozy than usual. And that pitter patter melody is clearly his.

I think Jens did a few commercials, too. Check your laundry detergent supplier to be sure!

CloudCarrier

]]> 33:361972:c4455687 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:45:05 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4455349 Nothing very froggy about the voice there. Can't be Merritt.

tigerpop

]]> 33:361972:c4455349 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:33:09 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4455297 Possibly Jens Lekman? He often sounds like Merritt, and has similar pop sensibilities...

girlhappy

]]> 33:361972:c4455297 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:31:28 EST <![CDATA[Is Stephin Merritt Absolutely Cuckoo For Spearmint And Wintergreen?]]> http://idolator.com/361972/is-stephin-merritt-absolutely-cuckoo-for-spearmint-and-wintergreen#c4454725 Impersonator. He doesn't have Stephin's low end or anything close to it.

loudersoft

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