Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road" is the most bestest song of all time.

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Holiday rooAAAAAAWWWWaaaaahOOOOOOOOHwwwwwwwwooaoaoaoaOOOOOwaaaaahAAAAAHoooOOHd

Holiday roooooAAAAAWaaahUUUUUUhwwwwuuuuOOOOoaoaoaoD!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Outkast's "Hey Ya" would be a perfect soundtrack to a party sequence in a Rodney Dangerfield movie.

― earlnash, Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh heh, always loved this song. And the weird thing is I've never seen the movie!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Not only am I a fan but I'm an owner of the original 45!

― may pang (maypang), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm down.

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 21:26 (twenty-one years ago)

"Trouble" is not too shabby either -- a nice hook and a wonderful geetar solo.

― d.w., Tuesday, 10 February 2004 21:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn Nate you need to see Vacation asap, it is funny as hell!

― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Except I'm not Nate?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

for $20 you'll be damn well whoever we tell you to be

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I charge higher than that, sunshine.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)

"holiday road" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "hey ya"

― jody (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Obv.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Supposedly during the height of the Mac's fame, Buckingham was completely in awe of Punk Rock and wished he could renounce himself, shave his head and join the fray.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I suppose recording "Tusk" was pretty punk for Fleetwood Mac. Camper Van Beethoven must have thought so.

― earlnash, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Here's a question not quite worthy of its own thread: Which punk band do you think Buckingham would/should have joined?

― jody (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:23 (twenty-one years ago)

In the last Mojo he expressed interest in the Clash circa the time Fleetwood was doing Tusk.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Which punk band do you think Buckingham would/should have joined?

The Dickies!

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't agree with the opening statement (I do indeed prefer "Trouble") but the song recently brightened a pal's day when I brought it up. It's a popular sentiment.

Buckingham should have produced X.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:24 (twenty-one years ago)

less organ solos, more clarity and audible vocals! wooo!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:25 (twenty-one years ago)

i KNEW someone was gonna say X...

― jody (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:26 (twenty-one years ago)

well I didn't want to make him sell his mansion to live nearby.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Buckingham should have taken over Television, he could have gotten a reasonable haircut and even though it isn't very punk the guitar interplay would have been really wild.

He would have also given Verlaine a kick in the ass on his singing.

― earlnash, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:29 (twenty-one years ago)

lindsey's hair has always been godlike

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:30 (twenty-one years ago)

It can go its own way

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:30 (twenty-one years ago)

buckingham should have produced the cramps' songs the lord taught us instead of alex chilton.

― jody (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Buckingham should have produced The Damned's Music For Pleasure instead of Nick Mason.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Buckingham should have produced The Damned's Music For Pleasure instead of Nick Mason.

yeah! Esp. cuz either way they'd probably horrify the faithful, get dropped, and end up making Machine Gun Etiquette. It doesn't fuck up the space time continuum too much.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I still think Buckingham should've worked with Prince.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:41 (twenty-one years ago)

The Dickies!

Haha brilliant!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Television - good call.

If you ever get a chance to see him on an old SNL rerun - he does killer versions of "Trouble" and "Bwana". Guitar in "Trouble" is incredible. .. and the performances come off with a early 80's punk vibe, as most things on SNL did those years. The sketches were crap, but the musical guests were brilliant. (Fear, Cap'm Beefheart, Marianne Faithful, even Jack Bruce sounded punk ...)

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 13:13 (twenty-one years ago)

A friend of mine ues to have the Beefheart and Replacements appearances from Saturday Night Live on tape. The Mats were blasted and could tell were wide eyed about playing on TV.

Buckingham is an underrated guitarist, he has advanced technique, but uses it for good rather than evil.

― earlnash, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I always preferred June Pointers - Little Boy Sweet to Holiday Road. I mean dancing with a bologna sandwich, come on it doesn't get any better than that.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Which punk band do you think Buckingham would/should have joined?

I think someone already said it, but his skills would've been best suited to Television.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

god i'm gonna go to bed tonight dreaming of buckingham in television! SWOON!

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

It's not too late! He should reinvent himself tomorrow. Maybe not as a member of Television, but break free of that Fleetwood Mac weight post haste.

He should call Tony Maimone and George Hurley.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, he did kinda try....remember this era? (the 'erasehead' years)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002NJW.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

He should call Tony Maimone and George Hurley.

!!!!

― jody (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Go Insane (the song) is absolutely pretty good. It even references Tusk (the song)!

― may pang (maypang), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

PRETTY good?

― Andy K (Andy K), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, it's categorically decent.

― may pang (maypang), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 21:08 (twenty-one years ago)

two months pass...

I wasn't trying to dampen yr enthusiasm Scott! I just thought it was funny how you & Nick both started threads with text renditions of the chorus...

― Broheems (diamond), Friday, 23 April 2004 04:50 (twenty-one years ago)

It's so damn infectious! Once you have it running through your head, you can't HELP but want to render it in text format.

― Scott CE (Scott CE), Friday, 23 April 2004 04:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Despite having seen the movie a few times as a kid, I actually had no idea the song was by Buckingham until nickalicious started this thread .. which is why I remembered it. But yeah, it's definitely stuck in my head now.

― Broheems (diamond), Friday, 23 April 2004 04:55 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, i didn't know it was by buckingham either until i saw the video one day (noted: here); classic obv. all time school bus singalong classic.

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 23 April 2004 04:58 (twenty-one years ago)

"Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road" is the most bestest song of all time."

this is technically not true, since "the tide is high" holds that position, but i agree with the general sentiments expressed here

― amateur!st (amateurist), Friday, 23 April 2004 07:32 (twenty-one years ago)

i just downloaded this (thanks scott), and i agree that it is a song of high quality.

― Sean M (Sean M), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, until just now I thought this was my favorite Kenny Loggins song...

― spittle (spittle), Friday, 23 April 2004 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

six months pass...

what is that wild solo buckingham song called, like "don't look down" or something? i dig that one.

― amateur!!st, Tuesday, 16 November 2004 04:54 (twenty years ago)

god "holiday road" rules

those female backing vocals are really weird, it sounds like they were recorded in the immediate pre-coital period

― amateur!!st, Tuesday, 16 November 2004 05:01 (twenty years ago)

i used to play this song on my turntable at the wrong speeds

good times

― amateur!!st, Tuesday, 16 November 2004 05:02 (twenty years ago)

this song is forever linked to the sight of beverly deangelo's boobs in my head.

classic.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 05:03 (twenty years ago)

Lindsey Buckingham is a genius.
I forgive even his unacceptable haircut.

― Marco Damiani (Marco D.), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 16:19 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

wfmu had some mp3 on their site a few months ago with holiday road slowed down and echoey--like it was in a basketball gym or something. it was kinda amazing, like a pet sounds outtake or something. for some reason, i don't have it on my hard drive. where did it come from? where did it go?

― tylerw, Monday, 14 March 2005 04:43 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

Lord this song is (still) great. Lindsey's the master.

― PB, Tuesday, 19 April 2005 01:38 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

It's up on the website again. It's great. Matt Pond PA did a fey acoustic version that I just bought off of Itunes. It does not make me want to hear more Matt Pond PA, but the song stands up.

― Jesse Fuchs (Jesse Fuchs), Monday, 18 July 2005 03:43 (twenty years ago)

Holiday Road WFMU remix MP3 at: http://wfmu.org/onthedownload.php/0412

― Brian Turner (btwfmu), Monday, 18 July 2005 12:28 (twenty years ago)

It's the dog barking at the end of the song that gets me every time.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Monday, 18 July 2005 16:08 (twenty years ago)

JACK BE NIMBLE JACK BE QUICK

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Monday, 18 July 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

I love this song, but love "Trouble" just a bit more.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Monday, 18 July 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

This song has ruined ever looking at a 253 bus without thinking "Holloway rrroooooaaaaaoowwwoooaaadd"

― danny boy, Monday, 18 July 2005 20:29 (twenty years ago)

I just realized my earlier name screw up Ned, sorry about the Nate thingy.

― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Monday, 18 July 2005 20:33 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

so according to amazon.com:

Album Description
2003's limited edition cd soundtrack(only 20000 pressed) to the classic Chevy Chase comedy ' Vacation ' ...a Warner Brothers / Red Dot Net product, it features 25 tracks, with the performances by The Ramones, Lindsey Buckingham, The Pointer Sisters, Limp Bizkit, John Williams and the Boston Pops, and Nicollette Larson among others ****** Track listing: 1. Holiday Road by Lindsey Buckingham 2. Ed's Carlot 3. Mr. Blue by The Fleetwoods 4. Mocking Bird 5. Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones 6. Walley World Anthem 7. Deep River Blues by Ralph Burns 8. Your Feet 9. Summer Hearts by Nicolette Larson 10. Beautiful St. Louis 11. Little Boy Sweet by June Pointer 12. The Gourmet 13. The Trip by Ralph Burns 14. The Bartender 15. He's So Dull by Vanity 6 16. Clark Explodes 17. Christie's Song by Ralph Burns 18. Don't You Swim? 19. I'm So Excited by The Pointer Sisters 20. The Kids 21. Chariots of Fire by John Williams & The Boston Pops 22. Park Closed 23. Dancin' 'Cross the USA by Lindsey Buckingham 24. Radio Commercial 25. Holiday Road by Limp Bizkit

wtf?! is that a mistake, or did they tack a limp bizkit song onto the end of the sountrack? either way, does this song actually exist? has anyone heard it?

― Lingbertt, Tuesday, 2 August 2005 06:07 (twenty years ago)

Yes!!! This is a real song!!! And it is not actually Holloway RooooOOOOooooOOOOoooooOOOOOad as we have always sung it, but still.

― Masonic Boom (kate), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 07:14 (twenty years ago)

Are you sure? where did you hear it? apparently, the info on amazon is a typo, and the song is actually by some pop-punk kinda band called Limp and not Limp Bizkit.

http://limpbizkit.com/board/limpbizkit/viewtopic.asp?topicID=1577805

a few other sites say something similar.

Also, I could find the Limp version on slsk, but not the supposed Limp Bizkit version.

― Lingbertt, Tuesday, 2 August 2005 07:55 (twenty years ago)

"holiday road" is still my most-played track on audioscrobbler, thanks to that time i left it (and "xanadu") on repeat all night.

― stockholm cindy (from norway) (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 08:45 (twenty years ago)

i wanted to make it the ilx group's #1 song!

― stockholm cindy (from norway) (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 08:46 (twenty years ago)

And it is not actually Holloway RooooOOOOooooOOOOoooooOOOOOad as we have always sung it, but still

there is always the kinks' "holloway jail." one of my favorites of theirs!

― stockholm cindy (from norway) (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 08:49 (twenty years ago)

I'm rather relieved that Limp Bizkit have not covered this song.

"I found out long ago/It's a long way down the Holiday Road WHEN YOU'RE USING HUMAN BEINGS AS BOMBS"

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 08:52 (twenty years ago)

"Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, oooohhhh/
Should I send him to Sunday school, so you can fuck him?!, oooohhhh"

― Lingbertt, Tuesday, 2 August 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

Mommy! Fuck iiiiiiiiIIIIIIIiiiiIIIIt!
Mommy! Fuck iiiiiiiiIIIIIIIiiiiiiIIIIIit!

― Lingbertt, Tuesday, 2 August 2005 15:58 (twenty years ago)

Aw, my favorite thread, for my favorite song! I learned to play it btw!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

This thread got me listening to the song again. I hadn't heard it in years! So classic. I've had it on repeat.

― Lingbertt, Tuesday, 2 August 2005 16:18 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

great great song, my band and I are just learning it so we can incorporate it into our set, it's nothing like any of our other stuff though, but I just love it, it makes me smile widely every time I hear it ...

― Denny, Thursday, 1 December 2005 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

it mentions rumours :

Two kinds of people in this world
winners, losers
I lost my power in this world
because I did not use it
And I go insane
like I always do
And I call your name
She's alot like you

Two kinds of things in this world
living, dying
I lost my power in this world
and the rumours are flying

And I go insane
like I always do
And I call your name
she's alot like you

― retroboy, Friday, 2 December 2005 05:16 (nineteen years ago)

That's not "Holiday Road". Where's the dog barking?

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 2 December 2005 05:29 (nineteen years ago)

three months pass...

Oooo-Ooooo-ooh.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 13:56 (nineteen years ago)

It's mind-numbingly simple, but hopelessly addictive. and utterly genius. I want it played at my funeral.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 14:03 (nineteen years ago)

I went through a big Lindsey Buckingham kick last year, and started making a two-cd anthology of his best songs, Buckingham/Nicks, Fleetwood Mac and solo stuff. But of course Holiday Road holds a hallowed spot. But those songs of his on Tusk! Oooh!!

― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

Genius song. I listen to it at the start of every road trip with the sunroof open!

― Yo Momma, Saturday, 22 April 2006 22:11 (nineteen years ago)

four months pass...

I went through a big Lindsey Buckingham kick last year, and started making a two-cd anthology of his best songs

What'd your tracklist end up like? I was thinking of doing the same thing.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

one year passes...

i just had a bunch of people in my office sing along to this song! fucking great

― carne asada, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 20:14 (seventeen years ago)

Bunnygrunt do a version of this as well

http://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/2007/09/bunnygrunt-do-uk.html

― zaxxon25, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 21:16 (seventeen years ago)

This song keeps appearing in my head for literally no reason. For the past 15 years. At weekly intervals.

― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 21:19 (seventeen years ago)

Version by Darren Hayman of Hefner. Not that good unfortunately.

― Raw Patrick, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 22:00 (seventeen years ago)

Reading about the WFMU slowed down take of this reminded me of hearing J. Geils' Centerfold slowed way down, also on 'FMU. I just looked it up and the archive is still there, although I can't listen at work. I recommend it though: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/22839.

― stingy, Thursday, 7 February 2008 22:34 (seventeen years ago)

five months pass...

THE CLIP

― haitch, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 13:34 (seventeen years ago)

New album in September.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 13:39 (seventeen years ago)

Girl With Out Of Tune Guitar Version

― StanM, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 13:39 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

holiday ro o o o o o o o o od

― amateurist, Thursday, 5 November 2009 03:20 (fifteen years ago)

one month passes...

bump

― figuratively, but in a very real way (amateurist), Wednesday, 16 December 2009 07:10 (fifteen years ago)

Holiday Road WFMU remix MP3 at: http://wfmu.org/onthedownload.php/0412

― Brian Turner (btwfmu), Monday, July 18, 2005 8:28 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol this fucking sounds like panda bear

― don't be radriculous (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 16 December 2009 07:45 (fifteen years ago)

Only it's funny.

― Hell is other people. In an ILE film forum. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 December 2009 12:14 (fifteen years ago)

SEE ALSO: 'TIME BOM TOWN' from BACK TO DA FUTURE

no dogs though

― tramp steamer, Friday, 18 December 2009 14:32 (fifteen years ago)

two months pass...

juliet97 (2 hours ago) 0 Reply
What an awesome song! I didn't know Lindsey Buckingham was the guitar player from Fleetwood mac. His solo stuff is just as good if not better than the Fleetwood mac stuff. Why don't people talk more about this guy? He's like the Rodney Dangerfield of musicians. Anyway, great song and great movie.

― just sayin, Saturday, 20 February 2010 09:49 (fifteen years ago)

WTF is the Rodney dangerfield of music?

― jaxon, Saturday, 20 February 2010 17:11 (fifteen years ago)

gets no respect

― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 20 February 2010 17:30 (fifteen years ago)

pretty sure ur querying a 13yr olds music crit there

― plaxico (I know, right?), Saturday, 20 February 2010 17:31 (fifteen years ago)

I lost my copy of Rumours about a year ago - decided today that enough was enough and bought a new CD. Literally the instant I got back into my car I reached under my seat and found the original. I've heard of emergency copies of Tusk before, feel like I'm breaking new ground here.

― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 20 February 2010 18:19 (fifteen years ago)

i love the cheap-o synth dog barks at the end

― ian zamboni, Saturday, 20 February 2010 19:43 (fifteen years ago)

As a budding FM fan, this pleases me.

Ole' sea dog is softening up.

― Captain Ahab, Saturday, 20 February 2010 20:51 (fifteen years ago)

Ismael... did you buy the standard version or the deluxe reissue? The remastered Rumors is one of the few albums I've ever heard where the remastering makes such a gigantic difference (also, it incorporates Silver Spring into the original running order).

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 20 February 2010 22:18 (fifteen years ago)

Just the standard version, the remaster was three times the price. But I can't honestly imagine the album sounding any better than it does, so now I'm intrigued. (my original disc seems like it might have acquired a couple of skips from lying about on the floor of my car, so not sure if I'll be returning the new cd or not)

― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 20 February 2010 22:30 (fifteen years ago)

i love the cheap-o synth dog barks at the end

― ian zamboni, Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:43 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

any kid who owned a cheap casio synth ca. 1989 could compose entire symphonies with just dog barks! ah, memories

― by another name (amateurist), Monday, 22 February 2010 07:15 (fifteen years ago)

three years pass...

WOOFWOOF - WOOF!
WOOFWOOF - WOOF!

Comedy Network showing Vacation just now

― Sir Lord Baltimora (Myonga Vön Bontee), Sunday, 7 July 2013 04:24 (twelve years ago)

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