A brief addition to the the Free to be You and Me Song on Wikipedia. Sadly, this wasn’t done by me, but whoever did the edit deserves kudos! I wonder how long it will last.
I loved that song as a kid. I really did.
In Mainstream Advertising Media
In 2010, Target started running advertisements featuring the title track “Free to Be You and Me.” Rather than narratively espousing the original meanings and values of the song (its nods to the 60s/70s feminist/new age/non-consumerist era), the ads depicted school children ‘free’ to make important post modern consumerist decisions in life–namely which clothing and colors to wear to school–as the tune played on in the background.
Links:
Wikipedia: Free to Be You and Me
