Epic 80's Ford Anthem | Winning the World Over

As the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants, Cisyk was raised with Ukrainian music, and she is well known in the Ukrainian-speaking world for her two albums of Ukrainian songs.[1] According to Cisyk she recorded these albums because her colleagues often asked her to "show them something Ukrainian, but there were no records worthy of being shown".[1]
In 1980 she recorded her first album, Kvitka, Songs of Ukraine which won top honors in the 1988 Ukrainian Music Awards.
Her second album, Kvitka, Two Colors, was released in 1989. was dedicated to "the spirit of the Ukrainian soul, whose wings can never be broken." Today, songs from both albums continue to be heard on radio in Ukraine.
Both albums were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.[1]
Both Songs of Ukraine and Two Colors were family projects. Cisyk's second husband, Ed Rakowicz, a recording engineer, produced them; her first husband, Jack Cortner[9] arranged and conducted them. Her sister, Maria Cisyk, a concert pianist and teacher, performed the solo piano selections on the record, and her mother, Ivanna, made sure her Ukrainian pronunciation was perfect.

[@citymedic406]

Flipping Awesome! 80s throwback with great cars and a great voice! RIP Cisyk. We Ford fans we always remember you.

[@mr_gamble_good]

I had to look her up. How sad she dies at such a young age. This commercial is pure 80's optimism about the future, very feel-good and wholesome.

[@InflatableConan]

She was a very wholesome inspirational person. May her spirit continue to inspire for generations to come.

[@jbclaims8999]

This song changed the automotive industry and changed public perception of Ford...

[@jeepthing98]

Man the internet is an amazing place. the fact the entire original jingle is available and was made into almost a full on music video is mind boggling.

[@sixtyfiveford]

We need to go back to the 80's.

[@mattmc5069]

Amazing one of the best jingles of our era. They should bring it back. "Outdated" sounding or not it would be interesting to see someone put up a pure 80s style ad from another time. No morden HD shot in 480i with just a cheesy jingle.

[@100percentSNAFU]

Ford won my dad over in the 1980's...he went from strictly GMs to two Fords in the late 80's, then never bought an American car again 🤣. I'm an import guy myself, but would still rock one of these older American cars in second just for the nostalgia. And my second car was a '91 Escort, which I still have a soft spot for.

[@tingokuman]

This nostalgic feeling I'm getting inside. Is this a tear 😢in my eye.

[@songbilliam]

The Yamaha DX-7 is to synthesizers in the 1980s what the Taurus was to cars.

[@eltrendeternaskus]

Its very fantastic the 80s, congratulations.

[@nolarobert]

I remember this line of Ford advertising from the 80s and 90s but I never knew who the singer was until now. According to Cisyk's obituary, she worked for just about every major company in the 70s and 80s doing commercials. It is sad to see that her very prolific career was cut short by her battle with breast cancer. Thanks for sharing the very cool 80s Ford video and for introducing me to Ms. Cisyk.

[@marcusrhodes5732]

wonderful song 👍🏿 i remember as a kid i remember tha slogan

[@stevenfoon2194]

Thank you for sharing and putting this together.

[@sooverit5529]

Awesome performance, and a nice tribute.

[@DanniTheMagicJunkDrawer]

I definitely never heard of this singer before. I had to look her up

[@sharonhowell7011]

I first heard of Kacey Cisyk in the theatre watching the movie "You Light Up My Life". The theme and the rest of the sountrack was the only great part of the movie. They should make a movie out of Kacey Cisyk"s short inspitational life.

[@bretttimmons2653]

That is fantastic. Now you have to do “there is a special feeling in and Oldsmobile!! More than the luxury ride there is a feeling of pride that you feel insiiiide.”

[@spod2998]

and the Pontiac theme! not the "ride pontiac ride" one, but the one that was used in like '84-'85. I'm pretty sure there's one that's just music.

[@bretttimmons2653]

@@spod2998 I think the one before that was “We build excitement!!…. Pon Ti Ac!!!!!”

[@spod2998]

@@bretttimmons2653 Yes! it was that one. I think I have it on a cassette somewhere, LOL

[@jefferysmith3930]

Thank you for aVery uplifting start to my Sunday. Dove into an interesting brief education on a singer I knew nothing about. Sounds like she was quite an accomplished performer. Great voice!

[@txnetcop]

It was inspiring!

[@christopherkraft1327]

I vaguely remember this from the 80s!!! Thanks for sharing this fun video!! 👍🙂

[@HesCNile]

Thank you for this awesome video. I remember the Forx jingle very well as it played daily through my 20's. Like others here, I looked her up online. Amazing story ❤

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

I Like 1983 To 1993 Ford Thunderbird Iconic Driver Bill Elliott And Alan Kulwicki Generation 3 NASCAR Winston Cup Series In My Opinion NASCAR History

[@elenatosluku6652]

Ukrainian soul❤

[@19553129]

A great confidence builder. Ford needs to remember that the future can be better. Another Better Idea,.

[@TheOxygenius]

Kvitka Cisyk was Ukrainian, she loved Ukraine with all her heart and spent most of her money she earned for making recordings of Ukrainian songs and these vere so good that KGB was considering her as a threat and destroying all the disks which they could find.

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Cool 😀

[@howebrad4601]

I'd like to know who the other musicians are like the drummer and guitarist. Awesome video. Next you could do datsuns songs from the mid 70s to early 80s.

[@klyuchkamax17]

Україна 💙💛🤗🤗🤗 Квітка Цісик

[@JuanGarcia-vb3du]

Drove my old Ford LTD to MIA to spot planes. Nothing drives like an old Fox-Body Ford.

[@BrentReyno]

Where did you find this gem?!

[@billthompson5644]

72 Dodge 1 ton 68 built 440 4 speed 14 inch lift kit 44 Super Swamper TSL. I will say have you driven over a Ford lately. But of course I did not write that that is not original material I saw it at a monster truck rally

[@19553129]

A Great Campaign that gave people confidence in the brand, I love Fords but the company seems to have lost their way following the EV’s mantra while making missteps in what they were good at. Making reliable AFFORDABLE automobiles and trucks people enjoyed driving. It makes me sad to see this nonsense. 😢

[@pdennis93]

The funniest 80s car company jingle is still 1989's the new generation of olds which will be forever known as "this is not your father's Oldsmobile" 🤣🤣🤣 That slogan/song even spawned a parody song by ray stevens called "this is your daddy's Oldsmobile"

[@DanniTheMagicJunkDrawer]

LOL 😂 this was great omg 80s

[@user-jx6pw6rm7z]

Крізь іноземну мову відчувається українська душа.