Monday, June 24, 2013

Friskies "Pussycat Riot" Punk Rock Protest Cat Food Ad (Joke/Proposed)

In this joke/proposed ad for Friskies cat food, colorful cats (a calico, a tabby, and an orange tabby, or a white, a blue, and an orange cat) wearing brightly-colored balaclavas on their heads (added in CGI: cats really don't like wearing stuff like that, so CGI, please; or else just maybe cartoon cats) protest their yucky-tasting cat food with a punk rock song sung on the kitchen table during the family's breakfast. So the father says to the kids: "I guess they really don't like their cat food, huh? I think we'd better get them Friskies."

Here are some possible lyrics for the punk rock protest song (To the tune of "Putin Zassal"):

We can't stand this cat food it's so gross,
Friskies is the brand we really want the most,
If you want us always to be so soft and sweet,
Then you have to go get us something good to eat!

Food Friskies: They taste so yummy!
Food Friskies: We want it in our tummy!
Food Friskies: You better go and buy it!
Good Kitties: Riot! Riot!

Please go and get us some,
It makes us all say: "Yum, yum!"
We want a big bowl of it,
What you feed us tastes like (bleep)!

(BTW: I love Pussy Riot, so no offense to them, I hope. I'm sure they hate for-profit advertising, especially when it's ripping off their shtick, but I would hasten to point out that anything that references them at all, be it an ad, a supporting or condemning news report, or anyone covering their songs or copping their look, would remind everyone of Pussy Riot and help spread their message. But I'm pretty sure they know that already.)

Here's a link to that Pussy Riot song "Putin Zassal" (The ad song would use the part of the song here from 0:20 to 0:50 in this video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Momp_86eb1E

Oh, and Pussy Riot would have to get paid royalties for this if someone made this ad.