It's a great song, but yet very simple. If you take out the "holiday Road" verses, there are only 7 lines to the whole song! I agree with everybody, the video does suck.
The video may not be up to snuff but the quality of the song is undiminished. "Holiday Road" is one of those pieces that simply is immortal in itself-- without the need of visual effects.
I'm really shocked at all the people who wrote that they didn't know Lindsey Buckingham sang this. It states it right in the opening credits of the movie.
@rolentatube well, I don't know about anyone else, but the only time I saw this movie was when I was about ten, which was before my dad got me hooked on Fleetwood Mac.
@cool8709 The 80's were very nostalgic for the 50's (hence Back to the Future). It had a slight 50's flavor, new inventions, innocence and charm. Many 50's singers were still performing in the 50's. I was a kid in the 80's and it was just as sweet and fun as if it had been the 50's.
I am very upset over "Holiday Road" not being available on iTunes. I know there is a live version of the song available, and while I love Lindsey live this is a song that is best on record. iTunes has a borderline monopoly on purchasing single compositions (one song) and because of that fact, they have forgotten that fans are what keeps them lining their pockets. They should hire a more music savvy individual to manage the idiosyncrasies of lifelong music fans, like a lack of "Holiday Road".
@dandyky NO!!! Wally World Is Closed for 2 weeks for Repair... Go Back to Chicago instead of Undercover Six Flaggs Magic Mountain in Valencia California.
This was a weird music video, but then it is appropriate to mood of the Griswalds' vacations. Also people getting stuck in the work without any break would sing this as gospel.
Vegas Vacation is actually my favorite out of all the Lampoon Vacation flicks and is what brought me here but its funny that the artist singing this song kind of looks like a white version of Prince lol
Had no idea that my favorite singer sang this catchy song...but I have two complaints about the video. First, the song is too damn SHORT!! I wish there was an extended version! And secondly, Lindsay looks like Adam Ant in this video...he looked WAY better in Fleetwood Mac's "Big Love". But thank you Retrovidz for posting!! :)
nothing wierd here.. man ur fb and amelias must be all messed up or something i have not deleted anyone hal is still there??? known hal since i was a kid hes teresa x from middle school he wanted me to add him so i did. u know how i am bout adding dudes ugh. anyways but hes still there dear i have not taken him off as is mike the guy u met in sb so see i have guy frien on my list now.. hope ur having fun with extreme wether enjoying sun here ba bye
everythings for u when it comes to me tina always has been since we fell in love back solong ago.. well could of been if u wanted it to be but dont look like u do anymore... and yeah im sure alot fo people like him tina even my friend hal does to.. and ya her and i have alot of the same taste in music just has u and i did . dont mean i want her.. im not into wanting married people un like u sorry! and ur welcome
I never saw the video up until about a year ago...but it's a complete 180 from what I pictured it would look like after hearing this song so much over the years in a comedy.
To any fans that are interested, Lindsey Buckingham, the writer of GYOW, has a new album coming out Sept. 6th, called Seeds We Sow. You can check out his new single, In Our Own Time, at ultimateclassicrock(dot)com/lindsey-buckingham-in-our-own-time/
Anyway, give it a listen! It's a great tune!! Peace!
@wdr217 I don't think anybody really "gets" Lindsey Buckingham. This video proves that he's sort of in a world of his own. Not that that's a bad thing. At least he makes you think a little bit. And that's better than some of today's artists that are nothing but products of music factories.
Does anyone know where I might be able to geta a copy of this? Absolutely love this song but can't find it for download on Itunes(apart from a live version).
Also, would be quite interested to find out, did any other Lindsey Buckingham's music get used in the National Lampoon series of films?
Clark: Oh, you can't think I'd do this on purpose? Look... I tied him to the rear bumper while I was packing the car. It was very confusing. I must have forgot. I'm very sorry, I feel terrible.
Motorcycle Cop: Poor little guy. Probably kept up with you for a mile or so.
@chrisswagga127 the point the video is making is that all the office workers are trapped in their jobs but are in need of a holiday, and keep getting reminders that they do i.e the blue swimming pool water in the cooler, shit video tho, good song from a great film
Muito boa esa musica =)
Jovino700 2 days ago
Super MariooooOOOOOoooooOOOOoooooo
BDubbleDizzle 4 days ago
good song, crappy vid. buckingham looks super gay as well lol
RetardGenius 5 days ago
Listened to this on my vacation ;)
4thCaballero 1 week ago
Clark Griswold sent me here.
yoyee1234 1 week ago
It's a great song, but yet very simple. If you take out the "holiday Road" verses, there are only 7 lines to the whole song! I agree with everybody, the video does suck.
tmgarant 1 week ago
@tmgarant
I like the video.
AngeloNiklis 1 week ago
Lindsey looks like a robot...lol
alphatoddio 1 week ago
Holiday road...forever...baby!!!
alphatoddio 1 week ago
mick fleetwood at 1:20
fiomily225 1 week ago
The video may not be up to snuff but the quality of the song is undiminished. "Holiday Road" is one of those pieces that simply is immortal in itself-- without the need of visual effects.
Frottussle 2 weeks ago
@Frutonica Dayum auto spell check! That one slipped past me! Sorry if I offended you!
dandyky 2 weeks ago
What a bloody great song and a bloody awful video.
womanwithabeard 2 weeks ago
We called this movie with Chevy Chase for "A pear to dad" here in Sweden.....
barnen100 2 weeks ago
i thought he was a girl by hisname (NO OFFENCE)
MsCandycornCuttie 2 weeks ago
dancing to this song for the school talent show cause theme is the 1980s ..... SCARED :0
MsCandycornCuttie 2 weeks ago
Was that Mick Fleetwood laying down the brick on 1:20?? ;-)
yvrgal2010 2 weeks ago
oh my god! the fact that this is the song from National Lampoon's Vacation makes my day!
loveandhate52 3 weeks ago
@ksrm2 fucke yeaaaaaaa!!!!!
djones1234567654321 3 weeks ago
43 people had to punch the moose!
dandyky 3 weeks ago
Great song, awful video.
dannydontgoin237 3 weeks ago
I'm really shocked at all the people who wrote that they didn't know Lindsey Buckingham sang this. It states it right in the opening credits of the movie.
rolentatube 3 weeks ago
@rolentatube well, I don't know about anyone else, but the only time I saw this movie was when I was about ten, which was before my dad got me hooked on Fleetwood Mac.
loveandhate52 2 weeks ago
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i love this song
MegaShiv100 3 weeks ago
@sn00per8 There are! While this was song was done by just Lindsey, there are two chicks in his band Fleetwood Mac; Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks.
OramAndy 3 weeks ago
@OramAndy Thanx
sn00per8 3 weeks ago
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sn00per8 3 weeks ago
haha .. cheeevy chaaase
megagordonshumway 4 weeks ago
Classic
DavidDavid1111111 4 weeks ago
Is it bad that i found thissong from a collegehmor video?
djones1234567654321 4 weeks ago
@djones1234567654321 prank war!
ksrm2 3 weeks ago
It gives me chills it's such a good song!
gregorcollins 1 month ago
Oh Buckingham and your serious face. Somewhere along the interstate Clark Griswold is flying around in a brown family car...
samsamba08 1 month ago
Love the Vacation movies... with the Fleetwood Mac "Holiday Road", gets stuck in your head for years at a time...
WDockery 1 month ago
What's the music video about? Lol
nakedfrenzy6241 1 month ago
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Sorry, sir. The park's closed. The moose out front should have told you.
94MikeMiller 1 month ago
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94MikeMiller 1 month ago
Christmas Vacation in the States, Baby!!!!!
sunshine19701989 1 month ago
@sunshine19701989 great stuff. just want to go on hols. when I hear it.
TheTrapper99 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Yeah, don't understand it either....
toorivers 1 month ago
Umm... What the fuck was this video about exactly??? ((LOL))
kellys1999 1 month ago
I think, the singer looks a bit like Paul Auster
Veit81 1 month ago
Looks like where I work, 12 women for every guy and bars on the windows.
foreigncareater 1 month ago
@foreigncareater CO?
xxa455xx 1 month ago
Great song, shame about the video.
feldschpah 1 month ago
@feldschpah I agree. Buckingham looks like a robot!
TheEndOfScientology 1 month ago
WALLY WORLD! HERE I CAME!! all aboard the family truckster!
Datsyuk132011 1 month ago
what a great happy song ten out of ten for that one,well done !
sentineldg8 1 month ago
43 couldnt get into Wally World!
PheboisPictures 1 month ago
gorgeous asian chick!
philipkthompson 1 month ago
Intersting cameo by Mick Fleetwood as the block layer!
paddyosee 1 month ago
Its funny cause as a kid I always loved the vacation movies yet I never figured it was Lindsey singing this!!!
5150OU81219 1 month ago
in the movie i thought this was a 50s song!!
cool8709 1 month ago 2
@cool8709 The 80's were very nostalgic for the 50's (hence Back to the Future). It had a slight 50's flavor, new inventions, innocence and charm. Many 50's singers were still performing in the 50's. I was a kid in the 80's and it was just as sweet and fun as if it had been the 50's.
TheAmericanEvita 1 month ago 3
I am very upset over "Holiday Road" not being available on iTunes. I know there is a live version of the song available, and while I love Lindsey live this is a song that is best on record. iTunes has a borderline monopoly on purchasing single compositions (one song) and because of that fact, they have forgotten that fans are what keeps them lining their pockets. They should hire a more music savvy individual to manage the idiosyncrasies of lifelong music fans, like a lack of "Holiday Road".
UnsilencedMajority 1 month ago
@UnsilencedMajority Did you try amazon?
The5150Clown 1 month ago
the dude who made Fleetwood Mac famous
TheCaptainchaffing 2 months ago
It's Bill Hader!!! Woot!
wbkalas 2 months ago
Kewel tuna for all Orcas to eat! Love this musical mind!
ACERAMGAD 2 months ago
All I want to do is go on a road trip now...
atselv440 2 months ago
'holiday roa-UH-UH-ho-oh-oh-whoa-oh-oh-oad'.... god i LOVE it!
jules1278 2 months ago
Man i could use a vacation & thx.
puckering1 2 months ago
There should be a love button next to the like button
Awesome song
delroymcinnes 2 months ago
It's spelled "Lindsey",not Lyndsey.
Thanks for sharing this,I never knew this was him that sang this!:D
flowers321 2 months ago
Ted Bundy?????
AnAutumnsDay 2 months ago 3
this song is too short!
WonderfulSilence 2 months ago 3
42 people lost there ticket to Wally World!
dandyky 2 months ago 55
@dandyky it would have been closed for 2 weeks maintenance and cleaning I reckon
ripcurlripper 2 months ago
@dandyky NO!!! Wally World Is Closed for 2 weeks for Repair... Go Back to Chicago instead of Undercover Six Flaggs Magic Mountain in Valencia California.
LuVSJamie 1 month ago
@dandyky ...their ticket...
sketgrood 1 month ago
@dandyky 1 person doesn't know the difference between "their" and "there".
Frutonica 2 weeks ago
This is for sure the Griswald's favorite song.
mightykamina2009 2 months ago
I went on a road trip and listened to this for six hours strait
xXcmilerXx 2 months ago
Holy shit I never knew Lyndsay Buckingham did this song XD
I heard this in NL's Vacation a long time ago but I loved Fleetwood Mac way before that.
lovestheblood 2 months ago in playlist Fleetwood Mac
oaoaoaoaoaoaoaoaoaoaoahhhhh!
WonderfulSilence 2 months ago
42 people got their hub caps stolen and "Honky Lips" spayed on their cars.
keewatin427 3 months ago 14
Shitter was full!
BassHeadsProduction 3 months ago 2
Hey, there's a Jane's Addiction song starting at the end!
PizzaDinosaur 3 months ago in playlist PizzaDinosaur's favorites
1:10 its a tie fighter haha
kylecowboy830 3 months ago
luv this song.. this shit fuckin rock
wtfcomedyy 3 months ago
42 people have dead end jobs and never get a chance to make it down the 'Holiday Road'.
Nox0verstreet 3 months ago
This was a weird music video, but then it is appropriate to mood of the Griswalds' vacations. Also people getting stuck in the work without any break would sing this as gospel.
extraleague01 3 months ago
how come all music videos from the 80's were weird?
iDraw3G 3 months ago
@iDraw3G It was a weird time for a weird society. But it was awesome!
FastEyeStudios 3 months ago
Puts you in a happy mood :D
guitdude09 3 months ago
Vegas Vacation is actually my favorite out of all the Lampoon Vacation flicks and is what brought me here but its funny that the artist singing this song kind of looks like a white version of Prince lol
JLPOWELL1000 3 months ago
i luv this song!!
colourinject 3 months ago
Is the dog barking at the end the one Clark tied to the bumper? Thumbs up if you've ever wanted to do that to your neighbors dog
TheSnakeoilmerchant 3 months ago
Irate Gamer episode ^^ ! !
GenyaArikado 3 months ago
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missalicebieber1997 3 months ago
I remember watching this on the original MTV like it was yesterday !! Clark W Griswald
lpgft 3 months ago
The Grisworlds <3
Frocli 3 months ago
For years I thought this was Kenny Loggins singing this tune!!
whitener75 3 months ago
@whitener75 I can see that!
tyson55 3 months ago
Had no idea that my favorite singer sang this catchy song...but I have two complaints about the video. First, the song is too damn SHORT!! I wish there was an extended version! And secondly, Lindsay looks like Adam Ant in this video...he looked WAY better in Fleetwood Mac's "Big Love". But thank you Retrovidz for posting!! :)
wlbaz 3 months ago
wow he is SO young here ... or am I so old now ? Damn I need a holiday
apatheticempathy 3 months ago
@apatheticempathy haha thats what every one says when their older. fun.
thewyrmsrevenge 3 months ago
I like the dog barks.
j00ztube 3 months ago
0:54 u missed the cupp!!!!!!!
daftpunkforever4 4 months ago
@daftpunkforever4 indeed, and why are they bottling and dispensing Windex?
darkgammaknight 3 months ago
where can I find this song? All I can find is the live version.
ragincajunstud 4 months ago in playlist ragincajunstud's Favorited Videos
What gorgeous eyes xx
SpawnGamerX 4 months ago 27
wheezy waiter:)
SporasGaming 4 months ago
42 people dislike the fact that this song is only 2minutes long.
BabiiHoneyyxo 4 months ago
41 people died while listening to this song and were put on the top of the station wagon in the rain.
FanOfPopCulture 4 months ago in playlist FanOfPopCulture's Favorited Videos
I don't think Windex is safe to drink.
TheNorthwestReport 4 months ago
truly iconic... and inexplicable, beyond good or bad. It just is.
matthewedwards0225 4 months ago
I wish this song was just a little longer.
Hysteria006 4 months ago
"I want to marry you" song by Bruno Mars reminds me of this way too much...
treesr1 4 months ago
Damn you Irate Gamer for bringing me to this song!
starinterceptor23 4 months ago
Hey that's perfectly good windex you're dumping!
whammer0411 4 months ago
nothing wierd here.. man ur fb and amelias must be all messed up or something i have not deleted anyone hal is still there??? known hal since i was a kid hes teresa x from middle school he wanted me to add him so i did. u know how i am bout adding dudes ugh. anyways but hes still there dear i have not taken him off as is mike the guy u met in sb so see i have guy frien on my list now.. hope ur having fun with extreme wether enjoying sun here ba bye
dannydutchboy2011 4 months ago
You arent even friends with hal you removed him weird
bailey217769 4 months ago
everythings for u when it comes to me tina always has been since we fell in love back solong ago.. well could of been if u wanted it to be but dont look like u do anymore... and yeah im sure alot fo people like him tina even my friend hal does to.. and ya her and i have alot of the same taste in music just has u and i did . dont mean i want her.. im not into wanting married people un like u sorry! and ur welcome
dannydutchboy2011 4 months ago
the griswalds
hoss44467xh 4 months ago
Thanks for puttin this up love this song doubt its for me though noticed tersa likes lynday buckingham
bailey217769 4 months ago
I never saw the video up until about a year ago...but it's a complete 180 from what I pictured it would look like after hearing this song so much over the years in a comedy.
lastdragon55 4 months ago
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lastdragon55 4 months ago
about the video, it was the 80's, hello people!
darkgammaknight 4 months ago
@darkgammaknight
The video is fine. It's minimalist art. They don't know what they're talking about.
MrLeagueOJustice 4 months ago
this music video makes no sense...doesnt match the music at all...
drumsnhockey3 4 months ago
great song, the video reminds me of Joe vs The Volcano
ddcatwoman25 4 months ago
Havin a tough time with the symbology here.
jkholman71 4 months ago in playlist jkholman71's Favorited Videos
Who ever did this cant spell its lindsey buckingham lol.
kc5cxu 4 months ago
1:53 edward cullen much?
itsgabbyful 4 months ago
I work there.
tvkid9879 4 months ago
lindsey hated being stuck in the office
supermanfan62 5 months ago
Why does this song put me in the Christmas mood? :D
narutoandDBZfan101 5 months ago
well this was a bummer. the video is the exact opposite of the lyrics. being imprisoned at work...
why can't i find this tune in spotify?? :(
gandohar115 5 months ago
the grizwalds heading for wally-world. brilliant film. "Told ya he would`nt like em eddy! "
monkwhitley 5 months ago
What's the point of the video? Did he end up in jail at the end? Great song, btw, but he kinda creeped me out with that look on his face XD
Frida708 5 months ago
i remember when i was young i used to think he was called stevie nicks and vice versa, took alot of convincing back then that i was wrong lol
tosspot86 5 months ago
this song great to listen on road with your family
crazycooter1970 5 months ago
i dont get the video, thinks it sucks ass, and i really dont get the dogs barking at the end. but the song rules- video sucks nutsac
geefroy 5 months ago
Thumbs up if National Lampoon's vacation brought you here
grodsoldier 5 months ago 70
a water cooler full of POWERADE.! 0.53
13hamos 5 months ago
This was on a 411VM I had on VHS. Good memories, goes well with some skateboarding :)
tommason1984 5 months ago
Am I high ???
XxIceCavexX 5 months ago
What is he doing with his right hand under the desk O_o?
BakaHULK 5 months ago
To any fans that are interested, Lindsey Buckingham, the writer of GYOW, has a new album coming out Sept. 6th, called Seeds We Sow. You can check out his new single, In Our Own Time, at ultimateclassicrock(dot)com/lindsey-buckingham-in-our-own-time/
Anyway, give it a listen! It's a great tune!! Peace!
30dayzintheHole 5 months ago 2
@30dayzintheHole
sorry, writer of of Holiday road haha
30dayzintheHole 5 months ago
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30dayzintheHole 5 months ago
the Irate Gamer brought me here
weegee237 5 months ago
so wheres the holiday road =)
pumpumassassin 5 months ago
41 aren't on holiday road
weegee237 5 months ago
Is that Frodo Baggins?
grippysdada 5 months ago
Forget National Lampoon, TGCTE brought me here.
dentalenemy 5 months ago
thumps up if National Lampoon's Vacation brought you here.
H20MichaelMyers 5 months ago in playlist National Lampoon's Vacation (Soundtrack) 2
i play this on repeat when im driving to my holiday destination
Innovater6 5 months ago
Welcome to hell.
heitmanek1 5 months ago
you can download this at 4shared.com
daveroonie 5 months ago
Hey who else wants that car that Clark Griswold bought?
wilkes85 5 months ago
I dont really get this video...
wdr217 5 months ago
@wdr217 I don't think anybody really "gets" Lindsey Buckingham. This video proves that he's sort of in a world of his own. Not that that's a bad thing. At least he makes you think a little bit. And that's better than some of today's artists that are nothing but products of music factories.
holdemgti 5 months ago
National Lampoon's Vacation brought me here.
H20MichaelMyers 5 months ago
You can find this song on Lyndsey Buckingham Live at the Bass in Fort Worth. Best music video ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
seaurchin385 5 months ago
yes I found it
f5rhawk 5 months ago
Does anyone know where I might be able to geta a copy of this? Absolutely love this song but can't find it for download on Itunes(apart from a live version).
Also, would be quite interested to find out, did any other Lindsey Buckingham's music get used in the National Lampoon series of films?
Meanmanmartin2007 5 months ago 2
@Meanmanmartin2007 Lyndsey had 2 songs on the first vacation film, this one and Dancin' Across the USA
Retrovidz 5 months ago
@Retrovidz , Just record it off here with Quicktime
sallymander57 4 months ago
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@Meanmanmartin2007 download a file converter, then you will be able to convert this video to mp3.
welshrj81 5 months ago
@Meanmanmartin2007 I have this downloaded not Itunes though but from bearshare.
OakleyElitex 4 months ago
@Meanmanmartin2007 mrtzcmp3.net/holiday_road_1s.html
TheRaggamuffinStylee 3 months ago
@TheRaggamuffinStylee Thanks for the link
Meanmanmartin2007 3 months ago
@bloggerrick She was the Second Audrey (European Vacation)
jsw113 5 months ago
its sad seeing good actors getting old
Doude4222 5 months ago
RIP Snowball #2
DOCTORDANification 5 months ago
this is brilliant !!!!
MrRonniep22 5 months ago
Class!!!
1605tanya 5 months ago
he looks like a taller version of Frodo.
foreverluvLOTR 6 months ago
i was 13 when this song came out and it still one the best of all time
MrRockjock13 6 months ago
he has the smallest mouth opening i have ever seen on a human.
AddieStarr 6 months ago 2
If you from "VEGAS VACTION" Thumbs up! :D This movie ever. :)
szoju 6 months ago
Happy 28th birthday to National Lampoon's Vacation released on this exact day back in 1983! For one day everybody get's to be a Griswald.
bobafettfan32 6 months ago 10
Clark: Oh, you can't think I'd do this on purpose? Look... I tied him to the rear bumper while I was packing the car. It was very confusing. I must have forgot. I'm very sorry, I feel terrible.
Motorcycle Cop: Poor little guy. Probably kept up with you for a mile or so.
[tearing up]
Tough little mutt...
TheRjb2010 6 months ago 2
I still feel sorry for the dog. May he rest in peace(s).
The Dog WAS SOMEBODY.
TheRjb2010 6 months ago
Utterly fantastic song , however the video . hahahaha
AnAutumnsDay 6 months ago 5
may i ask what is the point in this video it had nothing to do with the song nothing at all
chrisswagga127 6 months ago
@chrisswagga127 the point the video is making is that all the office workers are trapped in their jobs but are in need of a holiday, and keep getting reminders that they do i.e the blue swimming pool water in the cooler, shit video tho, good song from a great film
Hotdog101AV 5 months ago
przyjemna piosenka. wpada w ucho.
skazany2008 6 months ago 3
thumbs up if you remember my top coment before!
SIMONKOWELL1 6 months ago
Is that a real gun mom?
I don't know Rusty, but when this is over your, father may be going away for a little while. LOL
ValeriaSue 6 months ago 3
This is the most depressing video ever.