Let’s All Go to Walla Walla, Washington!

So I’m watching this “Funniest Commercials of 2005” show on TBS the other night, and they show an IKEA ad from Canada which has a catchy tune in the background that I kind of dig. The only lyrics I can pick out are “Let’s all go to Walla Walla, Washington”, so, as any early adopter is wont to do, I head over to Google to figure out what the song is so I can grab myself a copy.

Only problem is, when I get to Google, all I find is other people who are trying to find this song! I spent a good few minutes going through all the search methods I could think of, but the best thing I could find was a guy who claimed to correspond with IKEA’s customer service, as follows:

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Hello,

Thank you for your email. The song used in the IKEA commercial is an original composition. The song does not have a title and it has never been released.

Best Regards,
IKEA Website Customer Service
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Now, I suppose this could be legit. But why? Who would compose a song without a title? In the US, we’d never put a song in a commercial without the possibility of that song generating buzz (i.e. money). It’s all about co-branding. Furthermore, why hasn’t someone found a copy of this song and put it on the net? I don’t understand!

Best thing about all this is that a search for “Let’s all go to Walla Walla, Washinton” generates enough results to suggest that other people are picking up on this phenomenon and working it into the popular lexicon. It cannot be stopped!

See you in Walla Walla…