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Last week I shared my picks for the best and worst airline hold music. Among my picks for worst was Turkish Airlines, with their "we are Turkish Airlines, we are globally yours" tune. It's both catchy and annoying, much like a One Direction song. I posted this link to the song to give those of…

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(@Nick B.)
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You realize that this is now a challenge to find something even worse. I see a DL redemption fight in your future :p


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(@Tobias)
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My all-time favorite is from Air Berlin. Unfortunately they don't play this anymore when on hold: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL25g3CL0ro


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@ Nick B. -- LOL!

@ Tobias -- Oh my, I just threw up a little bit...


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(@Ozaer N.)
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Ben..thank you for this hilarious post. Sincerely, Ozaer.....wait, I mean Globally Yours, Ozaer


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(@canuck_in_ca)
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You can play multiple songs at the same time. Cacophony central.


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(@zach-h)
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oh dear.. now it's stuck in my head.


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(@Cincy)
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I know exactly what you're talking about. Last time I flew Turkish, they had just started the "Globally Yours" campaign a few months earlier. I couldn't get the jingle out of my head for weeks!


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(@Tracy T.)
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Your posts made me nervous, but I called today for my seat assignments and was only on hold for 2 minutes. That means the song should only be stuck in my head for hours, rather than days, right? 🙂
And wow, now I get what everyone was saying about their call center being in a cave. There was more background noise than if he were standing on a big city sidewalk during rush hour!


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 Max
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It gets really fun if you start them all at once on that page. Or at least with a few moments of time inbetween them.

The best (worst) mixup you will ever hear.


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(@James W)
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Quote:
"Zach said,
oh dear.. now it’s stuck in my head."

+1 thanks lucky... we all still love you though


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 Doug
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Here are two more --

TK commercial with Man United

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_XT62xl7eQ

TK Safety video w Man United

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pxj0zVYmho

both feature special arrangements of We are TK


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(@Chris)
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Air Pacific. "You mean the world to me, my Fiji. You mean the world to me, my Fiji." Etc. Etc. Etc.

It's really, really bad. It's been hanging me for going on two years since m or honeymoon. Curious if anyone could find a link to it


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(@Randal L. Schwartz)
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We... are... turkish airlines....

We... are... globally... yours...


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