(Guest) Are Fast Food Jingles Pop Music?

Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Science, Food, History, Arts

4.7 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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From our friends at Switched on Pop: Where were you when you learned that the McDonald's jingle "I'm lovin' it" was originally part of a full-fledged pop song by Justin Timberlake and Pharrell that flopped on the charts but found staying power as a slogan? For us, it was recording our live episode about sponsored content in pop back in March 2024, and we have not been the same since. Shaken by this revelation, we found ourselves asking, "What else don't we know about fast food jingles?" Turns out, it's a lot. From Taco Bell to Popeye's to Chili's, the music of fast food represent some of the most familiar melodies in society, across state lines and generations. But the stories behind those songs, and the way that fast food production and pop music production often move in parallel, was something we never saw coming. Since we are music experts but amateur foodies, we invited the brilliant hosts of Gastropod, Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, to help serve up the history of fast food and its changing role in culture. Tune in and pig out with us as we listen and debate the artistic and ethical implications of the sounds of fast food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There are some things that are too good to keep a secret.
0:03.0	Like how your Amex Platinum card helps you have the perfect trip.
0:07.0	I'd like to check into the Centurion lounge.
0:10.0	Or how it seems like you always get those hard to snack tables.
0:13.6	Ooh, yum.
0:14.4	And how you get the most out of select can't miss events.
0:18.0	With access to this interior lounge, resi priority notified,
0:21.2	and Amex card member benefits at select events, you'll have to share.
0:25.5	That's the powerful backing of American Express.
0:27.9	Terms apply. Learn more at American Express.com slash with Amex.
0:31.3	Here's a special bonus episode for you all.
0:34.0	Last week we interviewed our friends at Switchdom Pop for an episode
0:38.0	all about why restaurants sound the way they do
0:40.0	and why they're getting louder.
0:42.0	They invited us onto their show to talk about four iconic fast-food
0:45.4	jingles and why they sound the way they do and we're bringing you their
0:48.8	episode this week I have to say singing fast-food jingles certainly did take me back. If you too want to have it your way or
0:56.0	love that chicken then you will want to hear what Nate and Riana have to say about them.
1:01.6	Enjoy and we'll be back in a week with a brand new gastropod episode. Switch on pop.
1:15.0	pop.
1:18.0	Welcome to Switched on pop.
1:20.0	I'm musicologist Nate Sloane.
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