There are many rewards to be gained from doing voice over. There’s the money. The freedom to audition in your underwear from your home studio. The pseudo-fame that bubbles up to the surface of the cultural cesspool for fifteen minutes… And sometimes, if the voice over Gods smile upon you — enlightenment.
Yes, enlightenment. Newfound knowledge that opens up one’s perspective. For me, that happened when I voiced the new McDonalds campaign – “Be The Sizzle” – which illustrates the beauty of the sausage egg McMuffin. It planted the seed in my mind.
Then, one early morning in the valley, I got hungry. Then I saw the local McDonalds… and I knew. I had to try a sausage egg McMuffin once more (15 years after the last time, thanks to the ability to afford real restaurants and shacking up with a health-conscious woman). In I went.
Nirvana. I’ve had it two more times since… Thank you, voice over Gods, for showing me the light… The cholesterol tinted light… I am more than lovin’ it. I’m adding the joy to my waist.
Oh, and here’s one of the spots:
Don’t you just want one now???
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curse you…now i want Mcdonalds *shakes fist*. Does it count as subliminal messaging when you listen to your own voice in an add? Or is it like superliminal (making up words IS fun)…or just a sign of insanity? nah, I kid *thumbs up*
Hearing my voice is akin to schizophrenia – I'm telling myself to do something, but I know it's not me – it's the alien advertisers…
I'm not sure about the subliminal sausage, but I do hope there is enough subliminal in here D.C. to get my co-workers in the office to "sizzle like Rick" and fill the blasted COPIER TRAYS– BE THE PAPER FILLER, BABY! Your Blog Sizzles–I love reading it!!
You could try McDonalds coupon bribery. First to fill it gets a Big Mac?
Nicely played! `Seems only fair that you'd want to support the hand that (literally) feeds you. So, now that you're committed to the whole honorable quid pro quo thing – - please do get back to us when you get the Summer's Eve account.
Ohhhhhh! I can only dream of getting that one… I feel fresh just thinking about it!
I never recognized your voice in the commercial. You actually changed the quality of the sound. Duh! (I know, I know, that's what you do).
omg…its like almost 4am right now and god i want to sizzle…..and youre VO just makes the commercial more tantalizing LOL ba da da BA BA….its douglas time!
I like your thinking!
Can I have voice "Sizzle Cheergyms.com…Sizzle" or does McDonalds own the word now? haha
Perhaps you could do a cross-promotion. Have everyone eating McMuffins while they jump about!
this is seriously the ONLY place to find that commercial online, and i thought it was freaking hilarious, this needs to be on youtube so i can link ittt!!!
Just link to this blog post! The more the merrier here!
I forwarded this blog and video to my coworkers, MINUS the one who NEVER fills the copier. Thank you for posting as I couldn't find the video anywhere else online. Hilarious.