I’d like to buy the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow white turtle doves.
I’d like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I’d like to buy the world a Coke
And keep it company
That’s the real thing.

Many readers may remember that catchy song from the 1970s. You can watch the video HERE. I was around in the 1970s and don’t remember the commercial getting much, if any, negative comments. There were boys and girls, blacks and whites, and people from all over the world in the video.

They performed the song in English.

Coke released another advertisement on Super Bowl Sunday with people singing “America the Beautiful.” They performed the song in different languages.

Watch and listen to it here:

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