Drive-Thru
Tenacious D Lyrics
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KG: Yeah?
JB: Let's go to this drive-thru.
(Motor Sounds)
KG: Oh good, I'm starvin'.
Drive-through guy: (mumbles)
JB: Yeah, um...ah
Drive-through guy: May I have your order?
Drive-through guy: okay
JB: ...ah l-
Drive-through guy: would you like special curly fries?
JB: Please, don't, don't offer me anything... I'll tell you what I want.
um...ok...you know how you have the six-piece nuggets?
Drive-through guys: six piece mcnuggets.
JB: Just, uh, can you give me just four nuggets? I'm, I'm tryin'to...
Drive through-guy: They come in six or twelve piece...do you want service?
JB: Shut up and listen to my order. Take the six nuggets, and throw two of them
away. I'm just wantin' a four-nugget thing. I'm tryin to watch my calorie
intake.
Drive-through guy: They come in six or twelve pieces sir...
JB: Put two of them up your ass, and give me four chicken mcnuggets. And then,
uh, can I have a junior western bacon chee? A JUNIOR western bacon chee. I'm
trying to watch my figure.
Drive-through guy: Western Bacon Cheeseburger...
JB: A JUNIOR Western Bacon Chee...
Drive-through guy: Would you like that with onions?
JB: No Onions.
Drive-through guy: Okay, Junior Bacon Chee...Total is $6.57
JB: Okay, and I'm gonna go with a fillet of fish sandwich, since that has less
calories, 'cause it's fish.
Drive-through guy: Fillet of Fish...
JB: Now if you could take a Coca-Cola, and just go half Coca-Cola, half Diet
Coke...'cause I'm tryin to watch my figure...Tryin to loose some of the weight.
Drive-through guy: You want half Coca-Cola, half...
JB: Um, and a SMALL, a *SMALL* Chocolate Shake. Because I'm tryin to watch my
figure, not a large, a small.
Drive-through guy: It come's in medium-small or medium-large.
JB: Um...
Drive-through guy: Small Chocolate Shake.
JB: Also a small seasoned-curlies
Drive-through guy: Seasoned-curlies...
JB: Small, seasoned-curlies.
Drive-through guy: Okay I got the small seasoned-curlies...western bacon
cheeseburger...
JB: Okay, uh...Fuck my ass, what else? Give me, uh...alright. Cherries Jubilee
and that's it.
Drive-through guy: Cherries Jubilee.
JB: Wait, Kage, what do you want?
KG: Ah...Jeez, let me have a...I think I want the regular, uh, western
bacon-cheeseburger, Large shake, um...
JB: Oh God! Come on with the order.
KG: I'm...
JB: Take forever.
KG: That's all I want. That's all I want...
JB: good. How much is that sir?
Drive-through guy: That'll be, uh, $14.75. At the window please, will you drive up?
JB: Do you have any money?
KG: Oh shoot, um, oh god. Yeah, I got...do you have s...I got like...
JB: Give it to me.
KG: Alright, here.
JB: Okay, we only have, uh...alright. I'm gonna need to cancel the last two
things on the order. Okay, thank you, let's go.
(Motor Sounds)
The song "Drive-Thru" by Tenacious D is a humorous skit that captures the experience one can encounter at a fast-food drive-thru. Jack Black and Kyle Gass are riding in a car while Jack stops at the drive-thru to get some food. Jack struggles to make his order as he is worried about his calorie intake, and he asks for specific items, such as four chicken nuggets, half-Coca Cola, half-Diet Coke, small chocolate shake, and a small seasoned-curly. Meanwhile, the worker at the drive-thru struggles to keep up with Jack's order, leading to a comical conversation. Kyle's order is brief, but Jack requests him to cancel the last two items, and they drive away.
The song "Drive-Thru" is a satire on the culture of fast-food chains that pride themselves on serving high-calorie food. Jack's character is the perfect representation of people who are health-conscious but still want to have fast food now and then. The song is a parody of consumerism, where people can have what they want, at any cost, just like Jack. However, instead of commenting on the adverse effects of this culture, the song takes a humorous approach, poking fun at the whole process.
Line by Line Meaning
JB: Kage...
JB addresses his friend Kage to initiate a conversation with him.
KG: Yeah?
Kage responds to JB's address.
JB: Let's go to this drive-thru.
JB suggests that they go to the drive-thru to order food.
(Motor Sounds)
The sound of the car's engine is heard in the background.
KG: Oh good, I'm starvin'.
Kage expresses his hunger.
Drive-through guy: (mumbles)
Drive-through attendant inaudibly greets the customers.
JB: Yeah, um...ah
JB hesitates in responding to the attendant.
Drive-through guy: May I have your order?
The attendant asks for the customers' order.
JB: Yeah, hold on a second, I'm lookin' at the menu
JB is taking time to look at the menu before placing his order.
Drive-through guy: okay
The attendant acknowledges JB's request for time to decide.
JB: ...ah l-
JB stutters before continuing his order.
Drive-through guy: would you like special curly fries?
The attendant offers a menu item to JB.
JB: Please, don't, don't offer me anything... I'll tell you what I want.
JB requests the attendant to stop offering him menu items.
um...ok...you know how you have the six-piece nuggets?
JB starts to place his order for chicken nuggets.
Drive-through guys: six piece mcnuggets.
The attendant reminds JB of the menu item he is ordering.
JB: Just, uh, can you give me just four nuggets? I'm, I'm tryin'to...
JB requests for fewer chicken nuggets due to his diet.
Drive through-guy: They come in six or twelve piece...do you want service?
The attendant offers the menu options to JB.
JB: Shut up and listen to my order. Take the six nuggets, and throw two of them away. I'm just wantin' a four-nugget thing. I'm tryin to watch my calorie intake.
JB reiterates his request for four nuggets only and insults the attendant.
Drive-through guy: They come in six or twelve pieces sir...
The attendant repeats his previous response to JB.
JB: Put two of them up your ass, and give me four chicken mcnuggets. And then, uh, can I have a junior western bacon chee? A JUNIOR western bacon chee. I'm trying to watch my figure.
JB makes a crude remark to the attendant and orders a smaller version of a bacon cheeseburger.
Drive-through guy: Western Bacon Cheeseburger...
The attendant confirms JB's order of a Western Bacon Cheeseburger.
JB: A JUNIOR Western Bacon Chee...
JB repeats his request for a smaller bacon cheeseburger.
Drive-through guy: Would you like that with onions?
The attendant asks if JB wants onions on his bacon cheeseburger.
JB: No Onions.
JB refuses the offer of onions.
Drive-through guy: Okay, Junior Bacon Chee...Total is $6.57
The attendant tells JB the total cost for his order.
JB: Okay, and I'm gonna go with a fillet of fish sandwich, since that has less calories, 'cause it's fish.
JB orders a fish sandwich due to it being lower in calories.
Drive-through guy: Fillet of Fish...
The attendant confirms JB's order of a fish sandwich.
JB: Now if you could take a Coca-Cola, and just go half Coca-Cola, half Diet Coke...'cause I'm tryin to watch my figure...Tryin to loose some of the weight.
JB orders a coke mixed with diet coke to cut back on sugar.
Drive-through guy: You want half Coca-Cola, half...
The attendant clarifies JB's order.
JB: Um, and a SMALL, a *SMALL* Chocolate Shake. Because I'm tryin to watch my figure, not a large, a small.
JB emphasizes that he only wants a small chocolate shake due to his diet.
Drive-through guy: It come's in medium-small or medium-large.
The attendant offers size options for the shake.
JB: Um...
JB hesitates in making a decision on the shake size.
Drive-through guy: Small Chocolate Shake.
The attendant confirms JB's order for a small chocolate shake.
JB: Also a small seasoned-curlies
JB adds an order of small seasoned curly fries to his meal.
Drive-through guy: Seasoned-curlies...
The attendant confirms JB's addition of seasoned curly fries to his order.
JB: Small, seasoned-curlies.
JB reiterates the size of his seasoned curly fries order.
Drive-through guy: Okay I got the small seasoned-curlies...western bacon cheeseburger...
The attendant confirms all of JB's orders.
JB: Okay, uh...Fuck my ass, what else? Give me, uh...alright. Cherries Jubilee and that's it.
JB orders a dessert item and curses while doing so.
Drive-through guy: Cherries Jubilee.
The attendant confirms JB's order of a dessert item.
JB: Wait, Kage, what do you want?
JB turns to Kage to ask for his order.
KG: Ah...Jeez, let me have a...I think I want the regular, uh, western bacon-cheeseburger, Large shake, um...
Kage starts to order his meal, requesting a regular bacon cheeseburger and a large shake.
JB: Oh God! Come on with the order.
JB expresses impatience with Kage's slow order.
KG: I'm...
Kage hesitates in continuing with his order.
JB: Take forever.
JB impolitely insults Kage for taking too long to order.
KG: That's all I want. That's all I want...
Kage finishes his order abruptly.
JB: good. How much is that sir?
JB asks the attendant for the total cost for the order.
Drive-through guy: That'll be, uh, $14.75. At the window please, will you drive up?
The attendant tells the customers the total cost and asks them to drive up to the window.
JB: Do you have any money?
JB asks Kage if he has any money to pay for the order.
KG: Oh shoot, um, oh god. Yeah, I got...do you have s...I got like...
Kage searches for money in his pockets while responding to JB.
JB: Give it to me.
JB instructs Kage to give him the money to pay for the order.
KG: Alright, here.
Kage hands over the money to JB.
JB: Okay, we only have, uh...alright. I'm gonna need to cancel the last two things on the order. Okay, thank you, let's go.
JB cancels some items on the order due to a lack of sufficient funds and leaves the drive-thru.
(Motor Sounds)
The sound of the car's engine is heard as they drive away from the drive-thru.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Kyle Richard Gass, Thomas Jacob Black
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@rudeboyspodcast
I still quote this to this day, even squeezed in a clip of it in my second mashup album. Jables' delivery of every line is just pure comedy gold.
@patrickdonofrio3082
"A cherries jubilee and that's it" has become the punchline to any difficult situation in my life.
@misteroz
When I was 27 I thought it would be really funny to throw in a 2:07 when ordering pizza.
Now I’m 43, and I still think it was funny.
@JJostock92
Lmao I say fuck my ass so much and I don't think anyone knows this is where it's from
@OctacleEdits
1:00 is easily the most quotable line from this.
@thomastakeshita4979
2:00 easily takes the cake
@Elliot-ds16
2:13 anybody?
@dozer1642
When I first heard this, I freaked out a little bit because my boss at the time would order at the drive through EXACTLY like this. I swear it was like jack was doing an impersonation of him.
@kaylagidney6498
Always delivering nothing short of the best. Long live the D!
@samtoughman3928
It means defense not devil...also you look like you need to listen to their song throw down