"Wild thing/ You make my heart sing/You make everything/ Groovy ... /Wild thing."
It was a song that seemed radical in its day, and I was always a little proud to claim it as one of my favorites. Especially since it consisted of about three chords, played over and over again.
So imagine my surprise when I heard it recently during an Olympics interval.
"Wild thing/ You make my heart sing."
And what was this wild thing being shilled? A fast car, a new show, a brand of mascara? Uh, none of the above. The "wild thing" in question is ... an Applebee's hamburger.
Lo, how the mighty have fallen.
(Photo: Wikipedia)