Following reports that the composer of the 1980’s Shake ‘n’ Vac advertising jingle has died, a source close to his family has confirmed that his ashes will be scattered across a carpet by friends and relatives, before being hoovered up by actress Jenny Logan.
Jonathon Hodge, who was 78, died in hospital on 7th July 2019 and his funeral is due to take place in Kent next week. Hodge composed over 2,000 advertising jingles during the course of his career and even had a No. 3 hit in the UK with ‘If I had Words’, originally sung by Scott Fitzgerald and then later murdered by Westlife.
His most iconic jingle, however, was for the Shake ‘n’ Vac advert, which saw lithe housewife Jenny Logan shaking a canister of the white powder across her carpet before hoovering it up in a set of high heels, presumably whilst under the influence of an entirely different type of white powder.
Logan, 77, said that she was thrilled to be reprising one of her most iconic roles, though advised that she would be switching to flat shoes on this occasion, just in case she put a hip out.
It is understood that mourners will be issued with miniature replica canisters of Shake ‘n’ Vac at the end of the funeral, each containing approximately 20g of Hodge’s ashes, and then asked to scatter them liberally across a carpet laid out in the crematorium car park, whilst the jingle is piped in the background.
After Logan has worked her domestic magic for one last time, a twenty-one Dust Buster salute will mark the end of the ceremony.
Following reports that the composer of the 1980’s Shake ‘n’ Vac advertising jingle has died, a source close to his family has confirmed that his ashes will be scattered across a carpet by friends and relatives, before being hoovered up by actress Jenny Logan.
His most iconic jingle, however, was for the Shake ‘n’ Vac advert, which saw lithe housewife Jenny Logan shaking a canister of the white powder across her carpet before hoovering it up in a set of high heels, presumably whilst under the influence of an entirely different type of white powder.
Logan, 77, said that she was thrilled to be reprising one of her most iconic roles, though advised that she would be switching to flat shoes on this occasion, just in case she put a hip out.
It is understood that mourners will be issued with miniature replica canisters of Shake ‘n’ Vac at the end of the funeral, each containing approximately 20g of Hodge’s ashes, and then asked to scatter them liberally across a carpet laid out in the crematorium car park, whilst the jingle is piped in the background.
After Logan has worked her domestic magic for one last time, a twenty-one Dust Buster salute will mark the end of the ceremony.
