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April 10, 2009

Franz Ferdinand Turn Down Lucrative Fast Food Deal...

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Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND turned down a lucrative advertising deal and the chance to become famous in America – because they didn’t want to be known for promoting fast food.
The Take Me Out hitmakers were approached by bosses at a famous Mexican restaurant chain, who wanted to use one of their songs in a promotional campaign across the U.S.


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#1 Mal, MNN says:

maybe it's just personal preference, they prefer Italian food...

#2 RonaldSays says:

Good thing for them not to sell their soul. You don't want your songs related to a greasy burger.

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#3 2RealEstateMidgets says:

Musically speaking, their souls are vastly more aligned with greasy burgers than anything even vaguely resembling haute cuisine.


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