You’ve probably seen the newest commercial from the makers of Viagra. It seems all the makers of the drug must be doing pretty well, because we see their commercials every few minutes.

Type Viagra into Google and you’ll get 51,300,000 hits. It seems a lot of people are interested in it and, of course, nobody actually uses Viagra. As a disclaimer, I’ve never used Viagra. Since I got that out of the way, let’s move on.

The other day I caught myself singing their theme song, “Viva Viagra…Viva Viagra.” Then I saw my nine-year-old daughter looking at me. I quickly changed my lyrics to “Viva Las Vegas” in my best Elvis voice.

Cialis has a commercial that shows a man and a woman sitting in separate bathtubs out in the middle of nowhere. They are holding hands across the bathtubs. Sometimes the two bathtubs are on a deck overlooking a lake or ocean, which is kind of nice and romantic; other times the bathtubs are in the forest. In my many walks in forests, I’ve never encountered two bathtubs sitting in the middle of nowhere.

I know there are rednecks somewhere who probably have some old bathtubs sitting in their front yards, along with an old washer, dryer, refrigerator and the last three vehicles they’ve owned.

Although my mother had an old cast iron bathtub in our yard, I never saw (or caught) her or my father sitting in it. Mom filled the tub with dirt and planted flowers in it. They were very pretty flowers. Maybe she was upset that dad did not buy a second bathtub to place beside the other one?

I’d like to know why the drug companies did not use a big bathtub for two? Or a hot tub? I can’t understand the two bathtub deal. Oh well.

Since the commercials are aired so often, as parents, we’ve had to answer the questions like, “Daddy, what’s elect-tile dysfunction?” I replied, “Uh, sweetie, that’s…that’s when a candidate’s campaign is not going too well.”

Then I quickly change the subject to Hannah Montana.

The drug companies have to tell the viewers about the possible side effects if you use the drug. They must have some long-winded people talk about the possible side effects of using Viagra. In one breath and in five seconds the person says, “If you take any medicines that have nitrates in them (like nitroglycerin for chest pain) every day or even once in a while you should not take Viagra discuss your general health status with your doctor to ensure that you are healthy enough to engage in sexual activity if you experience chest pain, nausea, or any other discomforts during sex, seek immediate medical help although erections lasting for more than 4 hours may occur rarely with all ED treatments in this drug class, to avoid long-term injuries, it is important to seek immediate medical help.” Whew!

Viagra now has the music video, “Viva Viagra” on their website. They show these fellows sitting around playing their instruments and singing their hearts out. Then they hop up and tear out of there in their cars, trucks and on their motorcycles. I imagine they are probably heading for home. They are giving each other high fives as they are leaving, and it does not appear it’s because their team just scored a touchdown. It seems it is about “scoring” though. I don’t know if they popped a pill before heading home, but the commercial has led me to believe they did. They sure look happy about something!

Really though, I don’t think that five or six guys would sit around playing music and talking about Viagra, but maybe I’m wrong. Sports yes, Viagra no.

Caution: If you embarrass easily, don’t play the video at work or, if you do, you might want to turn the volume down.

If you don’t like the music video, you can do the “Viagra Remix” on the same website. I am not kidding. You even get to pick your own instruments. Here are the lyrics in case you want to sing along:

Got me a honey gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul on fire!
At the end of the day, I’m not a guy to stray because she’s my heart desire.
Now this lonesome toad is sick of the road
I can’t wait.
CHORUS; Can’t wait! I can’t wait to go home.
CHORUS: Viva Viagra! Viva, Viva, VIVA VIAGRA!

Now that’s called marketing! Some people don’t care for the commercials. I guess the only answer is to keep the remote close by so you can hit the mute button when the commercial comes on. If you don’t, then you may find yourself singing “Viva Viagra” in front of some friends, which might create an embarrassing moment. To me that is more embarrassing than being caught sitting in a bathtub in the middle of nowhere.