Weightwatchers: big fat music-stealers?

A lot of you – so many, it’s impossible to ignore – have emailed and phoned us to say that the new Weightwatchers TV ads are set to the Answer Me This! theme tune.

Somehow none of us have managed to catch one of these ads, but sure are curious to know whether they show newly trim people frolicking whilst the Answer Me This! Players shriek ‘Helen and Olly, answer me this!’ in the background; so, if for some weird reason you have said advert at your disposal, please be so bold as to upload it to Youtube or something and send us the link. Then we can consult our lawyers and get ready to claim those PRS millions that are rightfully ours…

UPDATE: Robert from Dumfriesshire has tracked down the offending advert. You can watch it HERE. To be honest, we’re not convinced they’ve swiped our tunes; but what do you think?

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11 Responses to “Weightwatchers: big fat music-stealers?”

Gareth FROM Glasgow Says:
March 24, 2009 at 6:24 pm | Reply
Well done Amy from Essex
chris s Says:
March 19, 2009 at 7:50 pm | Reply
huh r u all nuts wtf this is nofink like amt jingles any off them
Jack-tunbrdige wells Says:
March 19, 2009 at 7:27 pm | Reply
amy it quite clearly follows the same structure
Mark From Essex Says:
March 19, 2009 at 7:05 pm | Reply
I can’t hear any similarity, although I am somewhat done-deaf =P
Amy from Essex Says:
March 18, 2009 at 9:08 pm | Reply
It sounds completely different to me, are you nuts?

And why does the lady in the background of the poll have jewellery where her brain is meant to be?!

Fuck this nonsense, I’m going to bed.
Gareth FROM Glasgow Says:
March 18, 2009 at 7:42 pm | Reply
In the words of Olly, “Calling bullshit on that one.”

Apart from the fact that both tunes feature a guitar and some notes, there is no connection.

So there.
Gareth FROM Glasgow Says:
March 18, 2009 at 7:38 pm | Reply
Robert from Dumfriesshire! Where had you been?
Jack -Tunbridge wells Says:
March 18, 2009 at 5:56 pm | Reply
its pritty much the same
but most probably conicidentally
NFreak007 Says:
March 18, 2009 at 12:41 pm | Reply
It has the same chord structure but that’s about it really. So no plagiarism. (Unless your name is Joe Satriani and it’s a certain ColdPlay song…)
Graham From Canada Says:
March 18, 2009 at 12:35 am | Reply
there is something distinctly answer me this about it, but it’s not a direct rip off (in my eyes)
Jack- tunbridge wells Says:
March 17, 2009 at 6:59 pm | Reply
its totally copied !
from the ‘answer me this podcast at google mail. com’ jingle
fucking hate weightwatchers now