{"id":88,"date":"2021-05-06T11:16:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T11:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/blog\/2021\/05\/06\/the-cooties-wrote-a-song-about-how-fast-food-chains-are-on-every-corner-in-the-usa\/"},"modified":"2021-05-06T11:16:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T11:16:35","slug":"the-cooties-wrote-a-song-about-how-fast-food-chains-are-on-every-corner-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/blog\/2021\/05\/06\/the-cooties-wrote-a-song-about-how-fast-food-chains-are-on-every-corner-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Cooties&#8221; Wrote A Song About How Fast Food Chains Are On Every Corner In The USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"ytAwvE\"><strong>Remember when eating fast food used to be fun?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"iP7pAD\">Over the past few decades, fast food and superstores have become a fairly universal (and often nostalgic) part of people\u2019s hometown experiences. There was probably a 24-hour franchised diner that you and your friends would hang out at on Friday nights, and there was always one or two corporate stores with huge parking lots that were used for a multitude of activities (watching the 4th of July fireworks, making out with your significant other, smoking pot, etc)<\/p>\n<p id=\"0nKr6O\">But the magic of these big-box stores and Ken-Taco-Huts faded when we started to see these same franchises in every city, every town &#8211; and in some instances &#8211; across the street from each other. <\/p>\n<div id=\"y8Dzfi\">\n<blockquote class=\"imgur-embed-pub\" lang=\"en\" data-id=\"zBA8AoJ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/zBA8AoJ\">Shrek 2 is 10 years old and I still missed this Starbucks gag till now.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s.imgur.com\/min\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<p id=\"fIfnp6\">The Cooties saw the impact this fast-food boom has had on the US and made a catchy, laid-back (yet low-key political) tune about how this franchise phenomenon has impacted the average person\u2019s entire livelihood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\">   <span class=\"e-image__inner\">          <span class=\"e-image__image\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22338345\/Animated_GIF_downsized_large__2_.gif\">                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-dynamic-image\" alt=\"\" data-chorus-optimize-field=\"main_image\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs\" data-cid=\"site\/dynamic_size_image-1620299271_2729_94053\" data-cdata='{\"asset_id\":22338345,\"ratio\":\"*\"}'> <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22338345\/Animated_GIF_downsized_large__2_.gif\"><\/noscript>             <\/span>        <\/span>    <\/figure>\n<p id=\"kdmJUr\">Could these corporate restaurants revise their policies to be less bottom-line driven and more inclusive to the wants and needs of the communities they build in? Sure. Would doing so allow a more harmonious relationship between small and big businesses and result in more socioeconomic stability for the average US citizen? Certainly.  <\/p>\n<p id=\"phllhe\">But until that happens&#8230; welcome to the plaza.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\">   <span class=\"e-image__inner\">          <span class=\"e-image__image\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22338332\/Animated_GIF_downsized_large__1_.gif\">                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-dynamic-image\" alt=\"\" data-chorus-optimize-field=\"main_image\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs\" data-cid=\"site\/dynamic_size_image-1620299271_7589_94054\" data-cdata='{\"asset_id\":22338332,\"ratio\":\"*\"}'> <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22338332\/Animated_GIF_downsized_large__1_.gif\"><\/noscript>             <\/span>        <\/span>    <\/figure>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"FOQXoO\">\n<p id=\"8pfZ39\"><strong>LYRICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"hBhgkQ\"><em>Every town in the USA is changing <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"jkrkVG\"><em>Gas stations have TVs and Uber\u2019s killing the taxis <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"pibTtY\"><em>Everywhere you look, an ATM <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"Q3Dg4J\"><em>A fancy fancy coffee shop, a California Pizza Kitchen right next to a Starbucks <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"F8RvJ0\"><em>They\u2019re practically connected, cuz everything\u2019s a Plaza <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"xoeaKL\"><em>Welcome to the Plaza, welcome to the Plaza.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"3tftad\"><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"5hqOdP\"><em>Dairy Queen, Burger King <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"j29Er9\"><em>Used to be a daycare, and before that it was a park <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"wDRRC3\"><em>The Red Bull truck just pulled up <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"D324Ut\"><em>A buff guy in a tank top, is handing out samples of Red Bull outside the vape shop <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"IwmKpm\"><em>They\u2019re practically connected, cuz everything\u2019s a Plaza <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"7zQLH6\"><em>Welcome to the plaza, welcome to the plaza <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"XVRbB0\">\n<p id=\"CyyqNd\"><em>That McDonald&#8217;s was a Wendy\u2019s <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"Hkfbqh\"><em>And that Wendy\u2019s was your home <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"1e1UDA\"><em>That Bank of America used to be a school where I learned how to read <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"FbrOsL\"><em>That Marshall\u2019s was Guiseppe\u2019s, and that Best Buy was Steve\u2019s Hobby Store, <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"xpWEbv\"><em>Steve\u2019s Hobby Store but Steve don\u2019t work there no more, <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"ZHUCJV\"><em>He had to sell his hobby store, Steve just turned forty-four, <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"IF9nMH\"><em>Steve works at Chipotle <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"DwKXNO\"><em>Which is right next to Sephora, <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"innCPm\"><em>Which is right next to Panera, <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"uZF7WJ\"><em>They\u2019re practically connected, cuz everything\u2019s a Plaza, <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"eok5Jk\"><em>Welcome to the Plaza<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\">   <span class=\"e-image__inner\">          <span class=\"e-image__image\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22338320\/Animated_GIF_downsized_large.gif\">                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-dynamic-image\" alt=\"\" data-chorus-optimize-field=\"main_image\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs\" data-cid=\"site\/dynamic_size_image-1620299271_3393_94055\" data-cdata='{\"asset_id\":22338320,\"ratio\":\"*\"}'> <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22338320\/Animated_GIF_downsized_large.gif\"><\/noscript>             <\/span>        <\/span>    <\/figure>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"rqeQY5\">\n<p id=\"isiiOR\"><strong>CREDITS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"rnaEhe\">Shot at 64 SOUND<\/p>\n<p id=\"WhejEu\">Directed and Edited by Lucas Bohlinger<\/p>\n<p id=\"jikOVW\">Cam Ops: Colton Mastro, Lucas Bohlinger<\/p>\n<p id=\"5BlfPk\">Bassist: Brian Lang<\/p>\n<p id=\"7iDCpB\">Guitarist: Mason Stoops<\/p>\n<p id=\"tDrs17\">Keys: Jonathan Lucas<\/p>\n<p id=\"ojqfaw\">Engineer: Rian Lewis<\/p>\n<p id=\"DoV0sg\">Audio Mixed and Mastered by John Spiker<\/p>\n<p id=\"bHa32x\">\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"MNGtsc\">\n<h2 id=\"rWDh2X\"><em><strong>ABOUT THE COOTIES<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p id=\"7TX84m\">The Cooties are a comedy band based out of Los Angeles. After forming in 2016, they won Best TV Pilot 2017 at L.A Indie Film Fest and they were named one of the New Faces of Comedy at the 2017 Just For Laughs festival. Since then The Cooties have performed at The Kennedy Center, on <em>Conan<\/em>, JFL42 Toronto, and more. They are releasing new music and videos throughout 2020 so subscribe, follow and email your one cool cousin.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"lOKXs6\">\n<h2 id=\"9l9DmB\"><strong>Follow The Cooties!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"cgPd2K\">Facebook:<\/p>\n<p id=\"nvx84T\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thecootiesla\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thecootiesla\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"gZL2hW\">Twitter:<\/p>\n<p id=\"4AKV3R\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecooties\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecooties<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"VPVRxt\">Instagram:<\/p>\n<p id=\"LVEUGj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecooties\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecooties\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"BoK33I\">YouTube:<\/p>\n<p id=\"mkxIkp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTY76nAdHGLug3cST4WjzjA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTY76nAdHGLug3cST4WjzjA<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"DigyY9\">TikTok:<\/p>\n<p id=\"FBcfRs\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tiktok.com\/@wearethecooties\">http:\/\/tiktok.com\/@wearethecooties<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"6vubNv\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember when eating fast food used to be fun? Over the past few decades, fast food and superstores have become a fairly universal (and often nostalgic) part of people\u2019s hometown experiences. There was probably a 24-hour franchised diner that you and your friends would hang out at on Friday nights, and there was always one &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/blog\/2021\/05\/06\/the-cooties-wrote-a-song-about-how-fast-food-chains-are-on-every-corner-in-the-usa\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8220;The Cooties&#8221; Wrote A Song About How Fast Food Chains Are On Every Corner In The USA&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}