Dr Mumbo

Going to the dogs

It’s not uncommon for ads to take, shall we say, inspiration from other realms of the arts, be they films, music or cult fiction.

But rarely has Dr Mumbo seen an ad borrow an idea from anything as ‘out there’ as this one for Sandown Greyhound Melbourne Cup – reportedly the richest hound race in the world.

The 30-second ad for the race, has been running for a little while on Sky Racing, is in itself pretty mundane save for it’s catchy tune ‘We Love the Dogs’.

But it appears the inspiration behind the music has been taken from frankly one of the oddest music videos ever made. Duck Sauce’s Big Bad Wolf.

Before you watch Dr mumbo should probably warn you that the clip was named the “most disturbing” music video of 2011 by Billboard Magazine in the US.

But if you really wanna know what you’re missing, here’s the (age-restricted) Youtube clip of the ditty:

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