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by Mark Knopfler. Album: Shangri-La (2004) Charted: 34. License This Song . lyrics. Songfacts®: This song is about fast food, specifically the spread of McDonald's. >> The lyrics detail the story of Ray Kroc and buying out the McDonald brothers' hamburger restaurant.
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Jan 19, 2017 · Pair that with a slow-and-steady, recursive, persistently catchy melody and you get a song that captures Kroc’s story, and perhaps some aspects of the fast-food industry itself—deceptively...
Apr 26, 2017 · In 2004, 'Boom, Like That,' on the Mark Knopfler album Shangri-La, was inspired like the recent movie 'The Founder' by Ray Kroc, the man behind McDonald's.
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Jun 24, 2023 · The song “Boom, Like That” by Mark Knopfler tells the story of Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s. The song follows Ray Kroc as he moves to San Bernardino, creates his own milkshake mixers, and then goes on to buy out two brothers that already had a successful fast-food business.
Sep 7, 2024 · Discover the real Ray Kroc, the visionary who transformed McDonald's from a local burger joint into a global fast-food giant. Learn how Kroc's ambition and business acumen led to the creation of one of the world's most recognizable brands, revolutionizing the food industry forever.
May 31, 2017 · The McDonald’s brothers built something Kroc wanted to be a part of and molded it into the most successful fast food chain in the entire world – no small feat. Then he wrote about it. Knopfler read his creation and created a song that was infused into film and, to this day, people talk about all of these things.
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