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At the request of The Killers, a Chinese restaurant chain have made a donation to a children's homeless charity, following a dispute over their lyrics being used by the company.
Last week - to the amusement of fans - the Las Vegas band took to Twitter to claim that the Panda Express restaurant chain used their song title 'Smile Like You Mean It' as a message inside a fortune cookie. They posted an image along with the caption "I'm thinkin' orange chicken for life and we'll let you off the hook for using our stuff." Seems fair, right?
The company responded and agreed to make a charity donation instead to settle the matter. The Killers agreed and directed them to a homeless charity, Serving Our Kids, based in their hometown Las Vegas. It now appears that the company have followed-through with their promise and made the donation, according to Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Expressing their appreciation, Serving Our Kids said: “We’re just appreciative of it and grateful that it happened. It means that we’ll be able to serve more children in the Valley
“We’re just a small, all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that tries to do good. To get this kind of publicity, this kind of help from these kinds of people is just amazing.”
The Killers tweeted that they are "Glad to know good things can come from twittersphere" and drummer Ronnie Vannucci said he "loved the way it worked out". Makes a change from those usual band Twitter beefs eh?
Hey @PandaExpress. Put your money where your tweets are and help feed hungry people with some of that Panda love? #tweetnsour
— The Killers (@thekillers) January 12, 2017
A BIG thank you to @thekillers for recognizing a need for young children in the Vegas Valley! We are grateful for the support! @pandaexpress
— Serving Our Kids (@servingourkids) January 12, 2017
Elsewhere, The Killers recently re-issued their 2004 debut album Hot Fuss on special white vinyl. The re-mastered double LP, included two bonus tracks, 'Peace of Mind' and 'Read My Mind (Pet Shop Boys Stars are Blazing Mix).
