Twenty years ago today, this picture appeared on the front page of a newspaper from the coastal town of Beaufort, North Carolina. The owner of the now (possibly) defunct diner Cubbie's is posing outside of his restaurant with a plate of Freedom Fries, a jingoistic moniker that came about during a brief era of anti-France sentiment.
The French.... didn't really care. In fact, they were quick to point out that French Fries were invented in Belgium.
Taking a playful stab at the embarrassing renaming of the artery clogging delicacy are Grand Rapids, Michigan singer songwriter Bruce Driscoll and Paris, France singer songwriter Marie Seyrat, who joined together to form trans-Atlantic indie folk band Freedom Fry.
In 2016, they released their version of "Linger," the 1993 emotional alt pop single from Limerick, Ireland band The Cranberries.
For a cover by The Cranberries, their version of Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way" can be found here.
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