As the summer winds down, we take one more trip down that holiday road with a look at the music of National Lampoon's Vacation! Clark Griswold's mission to drive his family to Walley World is one of the quintessential 80s comedies, with a ridiculously catchy theme song to boot!
Lindsey Buckingham's immortal earworm "Holiday Road" anchors a soundtrack that features the likes of June Pointer, Vanity 6, The Ramones and Nicolette Larson. Larson's song "Summer Hearts" doesn't actually appear in the film, but we discovered there's a very good reason for that.
So fasten your seatbelts and join us as we take this Family Truckster off road!

SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE:
<ul><li><a href='https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/national-lampoons-vacation'>Vacation is available to stream here!</a></li>
<li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_Music_Park'>RIP Hard Rock Park</a></li>
<li>#RestoreTheRamisCut</li>
<li>INTRO: <a href='http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jesse_Spillane/Descent_of_the_Goober_Monster/Jesse_Spillane_-_Descent_of_the_Goober_Monster_-_03_Dance_Rocket'>"Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane</a></li>
<li>OUTRO: "Holiday Road" by Lindsey Buckingham</li>
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MUSIC VIDEOS:
<ul><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsYqIJqlPNc'>"Holiday Road" by Lindsey Buckingham</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c4hoImITAA'>"He's So Dull" by Vanity 6</a></li>
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Episode 78: Swingers

Libby Cudmore is a music nerd. Joseph Wade is a movie nerd. Together, we break down your favorite movie soundtracks one song at a time!