Talk:I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing

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Wasn't the original "i'd like to buy the world a coke" but the lyrics had to be changed for the pop record to air on non-commercial radio / tv?

As I remember it, the pop song was first, then the rights were purchased by Coke not long after the song came out and then the commercials made. However a quick Google search hasn't turned up proof one way or another. Until someone can come up with a definitive word on the chronology, I'm removing references to which was first. -- Infrogmation 17:45 Dec 3, 2002 (UTC)

The commercial came first. See this: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/colaadv.html soulpatch

Ah, thanks for the reference. The melody was based on a Roger Cook-Roger Greenaway song that Cook and Davis reworked to incorporate the melody used for the campaign slogan "It's the Real Thing." So it seems that the melody came first, then the Coke lyrics, then the non-Coke lyrics. -- Infrogmation

I didn't know that the melody originated elsewhere. maybe that should be worked in with the part I just added on Oasis, or maybe that part should be moved to the appropriate author's article (if we have one already). --KQ 21:58 Dec 3, 2002 (UTC)

[edit] Coke ad/South Africa fact

Hi; I'm trying to find out if I can track or verify the source for the South Africa fact in the "I'd Like to Teach the World To Sing" article.

It was added by an anonymous editor. Given its lack of citation and questionable nature, I'm removing it. If anyone can confirm and cite, please do. Friday 03:32, 15 July 2005 (UTC)