Coca-Cola Jingle -- by Tim Finn -- for THE COCA-COLA KID

Scene from the 1985 film THE COCA-COLA KID, starring Eric Roberts and Greta Scacchi. This scene focuses on the recording of a Coca-Cola jingle with an “Australian sound.“ The scene is supposedly set in a Sydney, Australia sound studio and Eric Roberts plays a sharp and successful American Coca-Cola marketing executive. Lead musician “Philip“ played by Tim Finn (of Split Enz and Crowded House), who also wrote and composed the jingle specifically for this film. The following are also listed as performers on this song: Neil Finn, Nigel Griggs, Ricky Fataar, Paul Hester NOTE: Full-version jingle begins at 02:18 Lyrics as follows: Don’t want to go Where there’s no Coca-Cola You’ve got Life by the throat When you’re drinking Coke Choke back the tears When there’s no Coca-Cola You’ve got Life by the throat When you’re drinking Coke Under the hot sun When the day is done And you’re dying of thirst There’s only one drink It’s universal Don’t want to go Where there’s no Coca-Cola You’ve got Life by the throat When you’re drinking Coke Choke back the tears When there’s no Coca-Cola You’ve got Life by the throat When you’re drinking Coke Life by the throat When you’re drinking Coke Life by the throat When you’re drinking Coke Keeps you up ’cause There’s nothing like Coke