Fast Food Rockers
Origin Folkestone, England
Genres Bubblegum pop, novelty
Years active 2003–2004
Labels Better The Devil Records
Associated acts The Honeytraps
Past members
Martin Rycroft
Lucy Meggitt
Ria Scott

The Fast Food Rockers were a British pop group known for their novelty music. The band claim to have met at a fast-food convention in Folkestone.[1]

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Their most successful hit was their 2003 release, "The Fast Food Song", which uses a verse of an American children's song parodying the traditional folk melody "A Ram Sam Sam". The Dutch DJ Eric Dikeb made a Dutch song out of that traditional melody in 2001, called "Pizzahaha". At that moment he was taking part in the Dutch television show Big Diet, in which contestants had to lose as much weight as they could over a few months. Therefore Dikeb came up with the idea to use the names of his favorite fast-food restaurants in the song. "Pizzahaha" did not make it to the Dutch charts, but in Belgium the band Dynamite made a big hit out of it, with a Belgian version called "De Pizzadans". It also topped the charts in Germany, called "Burgerdance", by DJ Otzi.[2]

The Fast Food Rockers' version, adapted by Mike Stock, Steve Crosby and Sandy Rass, was the first release of independent record label Better The Devil Records. The song mentioned Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's. It reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2003, despite the criticism of cultural analysts who lamented the "collapse of culture into product placement".[3] The single would go on to sell 150,000 copies in the UK, and was in the year-end Top 40.[citation needed]

The band had its own mascot, a giant blue dog called "Hotdog" who followed the band around, and appeared in all three music videos.

Their second single, "Say Cheese (Smile Please)" reached #10.

In 2003, there were rumours that the band did not sing on their own records. However, in an interview with CBBC Newsround, Lucy stated she "trained for three years at a performing arts school, Ria's been in the business for a long time, Martin's been in the business for a long time and we're very proud to say we do sing on [this] song".[citation needed]

After their attempt at a Christmas single only reached #25, and an album that failed to make the charts, their management company decided to drop the band in March 2004.

After the split, the band members found jobs outside of the music industry,[4] and in 2006, former band member Martin Rycroft was poached from his bar-tending job, to take part in the Channel 4/E4 show, Boys Will Be Girls,[5] where three former male popstars (including Russ Spencer from Scooch) tried to convincingly create a new girl band by former Brother Beyond star, Nathan Moore.

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Albums [link]

First released Title Notes
17 November 2003 It's Never Easy Being Cheesy Uncharted

Singles [link]

Released Single Chart positions Album
UK Singles Chart[6] Australian ARIA Charts
June 2003 "The Fast Food Song" 2 56 It's Never Easy Being Cheesy
October 2003 "Say Cheese (Smile Please)" 10 -
December 2003 "I Love Christmas" 25 - -

References [link]

  1. ^ News.bbc.co.uk
  2. ^ Emimusicpub.com
  3. ^ Guardian.co.uk
  4. ^ News.bbc.co.uk
  5. ^ Channel4.com
  6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 195. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

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Fast food

Fast food is a type of food that is prepared and served very quickly, first popularized in the 1950s in the United States. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged form for take-out/take-away. Fast food restaurants are traditionally distinguished by their ability to serve food via a drive-through. The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam–Webster in 1951.

Outlets may be stands or kiosks, which may provide no shelter or seating, or fast food restaurants (also known as quick service restaurants). Franchise operations that are part of restaurant chains have standardized foodstuffs shipped to each restaurant from central locations.

History

The concept of ready-cooked food for sale is closely connected with urban development. In Ancient Rome, cities had street stands that sold bread, sausages and wine.

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Fast food (disambiguation)

Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly.

Fast food may also refer to:

  • Fast Food (film), a 1989 American film
  • Fast Food (video game), a 1982 game for the Atari 2600
  • Fast Food (1987 video game), a game in the Dizzy franchise
  • A brand of snack cracker, popular in the 1980s
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    Fast Food (1987 video game)

    Fast Food (sometimes referred to as Fast Food Dizzy) is an arcade-style maze video game in the vein of Pac-Man featuring the video game character, Dizzy the anthropomorphic egg designed by the British-born Oliver Twins. The game was originally released in December, 1987 and published by Codemasters. It was the third game to feature Dizzy.

    Dizzy's aim in each maze is to gather all of the food (burgers, pizzas, etc.): some of the food also moves around the maze, either evading Dizzy or trying to meet him. Dizzy is pursued by four mushroom-like monsters: Bonzo, Wizza, Pippa, and Fido. Power-ups and breakable walls add to the complexity of the game.

    Because of the simplicity of designing arcade-style video games, the game was playable within three days of work; the developers only took two more weeks to finalize the graphics, interface and music.

    The game was originally to be a marketing tool for the Happy Eater chain of restaurants, but this idea was dropped during development and Dizzy was added to the game.

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    Fast Food Rockers

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    Say cheese
    Smile please - come on everybody
    Pass it on, pass it on - gonna pass it on
    Smile please pass it on
    Everyone's gonna pass it on
    Smile please - pass it on
    Pass it on gonna pass it on
    Ready? Say cheese…
    Last night - I saw you crying
    And in the morning you still feel blue
    But losers they give up trying
    So wipe that tear away
    And let the sunshine through
    So smile 'coz we're gonna take your picture
    So you'll see how good it feels
    (Watch the birdie)
    (Chorus)
    Smile please, come on everybody - wear a happy face
    Smile please, come on and blast all your troubles into
    space
    Smile please come on and pass it on from face to face
    It's such a simple point of view
    Smile and the world smiles back at you
    Say cheese
    Sadness does you no favours
    A little sunshine is overdue
    'coz happiness is so contagious
    And if you wear a smile
    We'll never give up on you
    So smile 'coz we're gonna take your picture
    So you'll see how good it feels
    (Here it comes)
    (Repeat Chorus)
    Pass it on pass it on gonna pass it on
    Pass it on everyone's gotta pass it on
    Pass it on pass it on gonna pass it on
    Pass it on everyone's gotta pass it on
    Ritmo del queso
    Looking good
    Aye aye aye
    Ariba
    We're gonna take your picture
    So you'll see how good it feels




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