America Has Spoken: And It Wants Diet Cherry Chocolate Dr. Pepper with a Splash of Tay Zonday
When does a novelty act become a superstar? When such a novelty is a key ingredient in a blazing new ad campaign, that’s when. Given that I too would probably take the pay day (rent ain’t cheap boss) I cannot really say anything bad about Mr. Adam Bahner (aka Tay Zonday); but I can say something bad about not only the Pepsi Corporation, but our society in general.
Understanding that it is important, when launching a new product, to have a few areas for the consumer to touch base with (that “Chocolate Rain guy” being one of them, Dr. Pepper’s established brand being the other) it is still a bit unnerving to actually see a product like this being put on the market. The diet part…I get that – some peoples just likes their soda/pop/coke/soft drink to be less sugary tasting, others because of what their diet prohibits. The cherry part? No brainer – who wouldn’t want a soft drink to have that unmistakable flavor of ol’ Granny May’s sugary delight on their tongue as the nectar of the gods quenches your thirst? But…it’s the chocolate part I’m having a hard time with. Don’t get me wrong, I love chocolate…I love the taste of it, and the smell of it can often be stimulating in its own right. But to take a like-tasting chemical, mix it with a few other odd choices and brand it as the next wave of diet liquids ready for consumption? Me thinks that’s asking a bit much. For those of you familiar with Patton Oswalt, you’ll know exactly why this is sitting a little wrong with me:
Patton Oswalt “America Has Spoken”
And I think America has spoken, by provoking one of the nation’s largest corporations to concoct a blend featuring the delicious taste of Dr. Pepper with that of chocolate…and cherries…but not the normal, tasty Dr. Pepper – that oddly bland, tasteless, bubbly Diet Dr. Pepper that the kids seem to love so much. This is the web, and it’s gonna murder your TV…and apparently ruin your taste buds forever in the process (or so one can only imagine after watching this video).
Tay Zonday feat. Mista Johnson “Cherry Chocolate Rain”
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I would agree with you. Also remember that the drink will not have any actually cherry or chocolate….just a wild concoction of natural and artificial flavors (and aspartame since it’s diet). Yum.
My intrigue in this product has a whole lot more to do with why it was ever even conceived and less to do with what it tastes like for some reason. A number of years ago I even remembering trying that Dr. Pepper Red Fusion because it was on clearance after it flopped…and even that made more sense than this. It’s a sad state of affairs my friend, a very sad state.
It’s not bad. I think it tastes just like Canfields Chocolate Cherry Soda that has had a cult following for decades/
I don’t know that it means that I’m entirely out of the loops or that it is an example of my youth…but either way I have never heard of Canfields or its famous Chocolate Cherry Soda…if the opportunity presents itself – I will most certainly indulge upon your recommendation.
no doubt Zonday and Dr. Pepper will help each other out a lot