There's been a lot of complaining here over the years about bad radio spots (many from yours truly.) Most have centered on being irritating - like the grain farmers or Tom of Tom's Place (and that new one from Metrolinx that begins with an out of tune violin assaulting your eardrums) - or running way too often - such as Spence Diamonds.

But up until now, there have been few that are simply incomprehensible. Still, a new one that's running in high rotation meets that criterion and I can't for the life of me understand how it ever got approved by the advertiser for air. It's the one for a bank (RBC? BMO? Still not sure.) 

It begins with a supposed phone answering machine for a family, singing some kind of inane song. The problem is you can't understand a single word they say in this jingle, which lasts about :15 secs., or half of the entire spot. I've heard it at least 10 times in the past few days, and I cannot understand a single word they're saying - and I've even tried while wearing headphones. The announcer at the end is clear, but by then, I've stopped paying attention.

Why would they put a commercial on the radio that has such a terrible mix you can't hear a word they're saying? Am I the only one who's heard this thing and have no idea what the jingle singers are going on about? Very bizarre.