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*
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!!
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.
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…
You could try McDonalds coupon bribery. First to fill it gets a Big Mac?
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!
Can I have voice "Sizzle Cheergyms.com…Sizzle" or does McDonalds own the word now? haha
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!!!
Perhaps you could do a cross-promotion. Have everyone eating McMuffins while they jump about!
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.
I like your thinking!