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What's Up With The 'McDonald's In The Pentagon' Song? The Memes About 'Silly Stu's Viral Ska Track Explained
Ska fans across social media are rejoicing as their love-it-or-hate-it genre gets a hit song in the year 2025.
The song, titled "McDonald's In the Pentagon," is by a little-known musician named Silly Stu, and it's about exactly what you might expect — working at the mysterious McDonald's restaurant in the Pentagon.
So where exactly did the song come from, how did it get so big and where can you listen to it? Here's what you need to know.
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What Is The 'McDonald's In the Pentagon' Song?
At the start of February 2025, musician and content creator Silly Stu shared a recording of themselves playing an acoustic song about working at the McDonald's restaurant in the Pentagon. The song isn't just funny, it's also catchy and was so popular that it inspired Stu to post a video performing the song live from their bedroom to over 1.8 million views in just a few weeks.
Then, on February 21st, Silly Stu dropped a new version of the song. This time, the song is in the ska genre, with instrumentation by musician Spencer Vann.
The ska version has proven to be even more of an earworm than the original and has gone viral on TikTok and X / Twitter in recent days, resulting in discourse and memes celebrating how catchy the song is.
And yes, there is reportedly an actual McDonald's restaurant in the Pentagon.
How Is 'McDonald's In the Pentagon' Used In Memes?
The ska version of the song has become notably popularized on X and TikTok in the days following its February 21st release. Most of the videos about the song hype up how good it is.
A lot of people seem surprised that a song with such silly subject matter can be so addictive to listen to, and they want to spread the word.
On X, the song has been similarly well-received. It's also inspired a few pieces of fan art and memes. One of those pieces of art imagines a cartoon about the workers at the McDonald's in the Pentagon, an idea that has been echoed by some TikTokers.
While the song doesn't seem to be on all streaming platforms yet, it's currently fully available on Silly Stu'd YouTube channel.
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For the full history of "McDonald's In the Pengaton," be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
