# Burger King Commercial

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-commercial/654590>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 2, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-commercial/654590 "2013-04-02T02:54:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-commercial/654590/1 "2013-04-02T02:54:19Z")

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there’s a burger king commercial that has the line “ya gotta be burger best, ya gotta be burger king” - WHAT TUNE IS THAT?

i keep thinking it’s sublime’s “date rape” and that’s just so bad. Especially since it includes the line “shut up we’re going to do it my way.” So I keep hoping it’s another song that just reminds me of that song. Or maybe a tune that provided the basis for that song. Or convince me that whatever similiarity i am seeing does not actually exist.

Please, someone tell me otherwise.

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**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-commercial/654590/2 "2013-04-02T03:49:29Z")

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This commercial? [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fsoZ_FL_tk)

I don’t recognize the tune, but I don’t think it’s the same as “Date Rape”.

For comparison:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CeMeDihwyrg/maxresdefault.jpg "Sublime - Date Rape") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeMeDihwyrg)

My poor effort to transcribe them:

To throw a burger fest, it’s a big burger thing  
E G F E D E, E E E E D E

You gotta be burger best, you gotta be Burger King  
E G F E E D E, E E E G G F E

As opposed to:

Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know, had a drink about an hour ago  
E E F E D D# E E E, E E E E E E G F E

I’m not sure that’s right, but at any rate they’re similar but not identical.

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**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-commercial/654590/3 "2013-04-02T03:57:31Z")

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For some reason, it rings mad bells in my head, and the only thing I have matched it to (even a little bit) has been the date rape song. I feel like I should know the tune.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-commercial/654590/4 "2013-04-02T05:33:24Z")

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Zoot Suit Riot?