Fifty Plus (50+) - Brylcreem

Does anyone here know the lyrics to the jingle on Brylcreem?

Brylcreem, a little dab will do ya.
Something
Something
Something.
They love to run their fingers through your hair.

I think it's ironic that a guy with my hairline can remember.

Brylcream, a little dab will do ya,
Brylcream, you'll be so debonair.
Brylcream, the gals will all persue ya,
Rub a little Brylcream in your hair.

Brylcreem, a little dab will do ya.
Brylcreem, Something
Brylcreem, the gals will all pursue ya'
They'll love to run their fingers through your hair.

Someone said this is how it goes:

Brylcreem, a little dab will do ya
Use more only if you dare
But watch out the gals will all pursue ya
They love to get their fingers in your hair

Is this about right?

I'm not sure if this is the first or second verse.

Brylcreem, a little dab will do ya.
Use more only if you dare
but watch out the gals will all pursue yaaaaaa.
They love to run their fingers through your hair.

When the dry look became popular, the last line was changed to, "They'll love the natural look it gives your hair."

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brylcreem) Fred Flintstone's famous "Yabba Dabba Doo" is derived from this motto. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brylcreem)

I remember they had a whole bunch of products after Brylcreem became less popular. Vitalis and some of the others. One or two of them felt like jello in a tube. But the last time I went into a barber shop/hair salon my hair was just a bit longer and my “stylist” put some kind of gel in my hair and gave me a “spiked” look. I now tend to wear my hair shorter and water works just fine.

brylcreem a little dab'l do ya. Brylcreem you'll look so debonair,Brylcreem the gals will all pursue ya, they love to get their fingers through your hair.

Brrylcream on Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRcRIbExrfg

I don't think I ever used Bryylcream. But when I was sporting a flat top (13-14) I was buying "butch wax" by the gallon.

http://www.lotteryfairy.com/images/HAIRWAXluckytigerwaxsm.jpg

A heavy application of Brylcreem really helps to keep your helmet in place.

HI,
That hair needs to be swept back just like the helmet, and if you wear enough cream it may break your fall a abit in a sudden crash ( note you may lose some hair during a crash due to brakage.:eek:).
Although it does tend to run in your eye in the rain or if your rather warm.
Yooowwwwww, I cant seeee.:twitchy:...
DOUg

Brrylcream on Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRcRIbExrfg

I don't think I ever used Bryylcream. But when I was sporting a flat top (13-14) I was buying "butch wax" by the gallon.

http://www.lotteryfairy.com/images/HAIRWAXluckytigerwaxsm.jpg

I used them both. One time I substituted Vaseline for Butch wax.......BIG mistake....took 2 days to wash it out.:lol:
When I got older and wiser moved on to English Leather and Jade East. IIRC, you could buy about a half pint of that stuff for a few bucks.

HI,
My favorite was that smelly old brute, ALthough when I was a young lad almost shaving my first girl friend bought me some of that (OLD SPICE) now that brings back memories....:love:
Aw the good ye really oldie but goodie days,,,
DOug

now I will upset a few of you 25 cents a GAllon for gas, and a Nickel coke that was so strong your eyes would water..

I still like Old Spice! :cheers:

HI,
My favorite was that smelly old brute, ALthough when I was a young lad almost shaving my first girl friend bought me some of that (OLD SPICE) now that brings back memories....:love:
Aw the good ye really oldie but goodie days,,,
DOug

now I will upset a few of you 25 cents a GAllon for gas, and a Nickel coke that was so strong your eyes would water..

Nah, Old Spice was what my Dad wore. He was of the depression years and I'm of the modern generation. Now Brut was good too...had that nice chain around the bottle.

As far as gas, yes .25/gallon was common. I had a 1960 Corvette and would just go to one of my local stations, fill up, and sign the ticket. At the end of the week went in and paid my bill, and sometimes let it go for two weeks. Nothing was said, it was just the way of doing business. Same at the grocery store.
Speaking of the Coke, you can still get the old formula. It is imported from Mexico and made with cane sugar insted of corn syrup......have to go to a Mexican grocery and it's pricey but it's the real thing.

Brrylcream on Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRcRIbExrfg

I don't think I ever used Bryylcream. But when I was sporting a flat top (13-14) I was buying "butch wax" by the gallon.

http://www.lotteryfairy.com/images/HAIRWAXluckytigerwaxsm.jpg
Yup. I sure remember that stuff. Seems like it came with a plastic brush/scalp massager attached to the lid that's missing in this pic, no?

Who knows the chords to the jingle?

Yup. I sure remember that stuff. Seems like it came with a plastic brush/scalp massager attached to the lid that's missing in this pic, no?
Yay! I'm not crazy after all. Well, okay...I know, I know.:o

Believe I might have used Brylcream and lastly Vitalis. Had a girl friend who preferred nothing in my hair, and so it became. Now I have nothing, so hair care is quite easy. Other gals got me Brut and Pub colognes, which I use so rarely I still have them both. And just bought the Old Spice Classic deodorant today. There was only one row of the Classic stuff, looks like Old Spice sells more High Endurance deodorant. May be time to stock up on cases.

Here's another version of the Brylcreem commercial: YouTube - Brylcreem TV Commercial 1950's Fun stuff!

Wow! I didn't know the video would imbed in the post. How cool is that?

brylcreem a little dab'l do ya. Brylcreem you'll look so debonair,Brylcreem the gals will all pursue ya, they love to get their fingers through your hair.

Well, according to TruFs video, this looks like the winner! :thumb:

Had a girl friend who preferred nothing in my hair, and so it became.

Yeah, me too. I'm not sure why I ever used anything in my hair, cause it gets plenty greasy on its own pretty quickly.

Full disclosure: I haven't read all the posts, so somebody else may have answered already. But if not, I have it on a CD of old radio shows:

Brylcreem, a little dab'll do ya
Use more only if you dare.
Brylcreem, the girls will all pursue you.
They'll love to run their fingers through your hair.
I used about a tube a week in junior high. It doesn't work.

Wow! I didn't know the video would imbed in the post. How cool is that?

Wow indeeed, I've tried to embed other items and failed.
HOW'D YA DO IT?

I used about a tube a week in junior high. It doesn't work.

Wow, you must have had a lot of hair! Weren't those tubes around 8 oz. or so?

Wow indeeed, I've tried to embed other items and failed.
HOW'D YA DO IT?

I think you need to upgrade to a platinum membership (you get the little yellow jersey logo instead of the red star) in order to imbed videos. I haven't tried it yet; too old-fashioned.

L.

I remember using Brylcreem back when I was in junior high school, before I became a hippie. Gawd that stuff was greasy. I stopped using it when I started getting zits from all that grease getting on my face. I was also letting my hair get kinda long, so I didn't need stuff to keep it glued together.

Remember the ads on TV for Vitalis, featuring quarterback Johnny Unitas (the Tom Brady of his day, except he didn't go around dating supermodels - well, I guess they weren't called superrmodels back then). He always put Vitalis in his hair, eschewing that "greasy kid's stuff," probably referring to Brylcreem...

Man, I still can't get used to the Colts being in Indianapolis. And the Baltimore Ravens? At least the Raiders moved back to Oakland (my old home town) after a couple of years in LA.

L.

I remember getting up in the morning and seeing the Brylcream grease stain on my pillow.

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If you want, try a Chamois Butt cream and add your own fragrance. Smear that on your hair.

How about Alberto VO-5 ? didn't that smell better than Brylcreem?

Does anyone here know the lyrics to the jingle on Brylcreem?

here ya go............

Brylcreem brylcreem brylcreem!
Brylcreem - a little dab'll do ya
Brylcreem - you look so debonair
Brylcreem - the girls will all pursue ya
They love to get their fingers in your hair!

I think somebody's just trying to remember the goo old days!

I only discovered Brylcreem when I became a Fibre Glass Laminator. It is the most incredible release agent from the mould and Polishes Gel coat better tham anything else.

So Dirty CF bike----Polish it with brylcreem. Brings on a fantastic shine



Now about My Polished Pate.

I now tend to wear my hair shorter and water works just fine.

i wish i had some hair...

Q: Why does a bald man not need keys?
A: Because he has no locks!

(or used Brylcreem when he was younger)

:-)

My dad used that stuff. If he were still living he could be Tom Ridge's double. Unfortunately males inherit their Mother's family genes for hair and most of my Mother's brothers did not have to worry about spending $ on hair creme.

I still like Old Spice! :cheers:

You wear Old Spice on the hair on top of your head?

I think somebody's just trying to remember the goo old days!

:lol:

Wow indeeed, I've tried to embed other items and failed.
HOW'D YA DO IT?

All I did was copy and paste the URL to the You Tube video. Have done that a zillion times in this forum. Must be the gold shirt!

Here's another version of the Brylcreem commercial: YouTube - Brylcreem TV Commercial 1950's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6F4GtyRfto) Fun stuff!

My goodness, I must be Really Old if I was alive and watching TV when that commercial was running!

Who knows the chords to the jingle?

Look for the following title: Great Songs of Madison Avenue.
I can't find a printing online but some larger libraries still list
this book as available for research.

:lol: I remember my Dad using Brylcream and the morning he made quite a fuss because he started to brush his teeth with it instead of toothpaste.:roflmao2:

I remember using Brylcreem back when I was in junior high school, before I became a hippie. Gawd that stuff was greasy. I stopped using it when I started getting zits from all that grease getting on my face. I was also letting my hair get kinda long, so I didn't need stuff to keep it glued together.


I have always avoided hair products for the above reason, but a couple years ago my barber got me to use hair gel (American Crew) and it does such a great job keeping my hair in place that I don't even carry a comb, no matter how windy. It's water soluble and is easily and completely rinsed from my hands under running water. The only time I need to comb my hair after applying the gel is after cycling. A simple combing removes the "helmet hair" look, even in hot weather, or after wearing a balalava.

Presumably if you are 50+, you will remember the suggestion, "Try it--you'll like it."

Brylcream as a release agent,I knew it good for something.When I was young,I liked 4 ROSES,not sure if it was a local goop(SoCAL) or not.