Song Debate #4: Edge of Seventeen / Holiday Road

[Reed Rothchild | 9,549]

 

[TDIRunner | 2,744]

Just about every year we drive to Florida, which from my house is approximately 12 hours.  I like to be able to listen to music for the entire trip without hearing the same thing twice, but also only listening to music I like.   Because of this, I have a song playlist through Spotify that is around 15 hours long. Most of my votes for these song debates will probably be based off whether I would want the song on that playlist or not.  

In this case, both songs are enjoyable, but not great enough for me to include on my playlist.  Obviously Holiday Road gives me nostalgia for the Family Vacation movie, but again, not enough that I want to listen to it on my road trips.  

[doner24 | 1,197]

7 for Stevie 5 for Lindsey

 

The video of Stevie singing Silver Springs to Lindsey is one of my favorite music moments of all time. She straight up stares daggers through his soul, but he doesn’t back down an inch. Plus incredible harmonies between the two plus Christine make for a great scene. Starts around the 4:20 mark.  

 

[DefaultGen | 5,414]

Ice Ice Baby got its own thread, so you know off the bat these are B-listers.

[Brickman | 3,995]

Edge of seventeen is a pretty good Stevie Knicks song. I went with 7.

Never heard the other song. It sounded awful 2.

[G-type | 2,483]

Edge of Seventeen is great.

[Tulpa | 3,516]

21 hours ago, Brickman said:

Never heard the other song. It sounded awful 2.

You've never seen National Lampoon's Vacation? 

Remedy that now. Like, before you even take your next breath. 

[Brickman | 3,995]

1 hour ago, Tulpa said:

You've never seen National Lampoon's Vacation? 

Remedy that now. Like, before you even take your next breath. 

Yeah I’ve seen it and watch every few years at Christmas. Don’t remember the song in it though, guess my mind blocked out the song  which scene is it in?

[Reed Rothchild | 9,549]

9 minutes ago, Brickman said:

 which scene is it in?

All of them

[Brickman | 3,995]

10 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

All of them

I’ll have to pay more attention next time. I don’t remember it 

[Tulpa | 3,516]

7 hours ago, Brickman said:

Yeah I’ve seen it and watch every few years at Christmas. Don’t remember the song in it though, guess my mind blocked out the song  which scene is it in?

Wait, are you talking Christmas Vacation?

I mean the original Vacation. Where they travel to the Disneyland stand-in in the Truckster. As Reed said, that song is constantly played. It's also the opening credits song.

[Brickman | 3,995]

2 hours ago, Tulpa said:

Wait, are you talking Christmas Vacation?

I mean the original Vacation. Where they travel to the Disneyland stand-in in the Truckster. As Reed said, that song is constantly played. It's also the opening credits song.

Oh! Haven't seen that one. I've seen Christmas, Europe and Las Vegas. I'll have to check it out.

[JamesRobot | 5,807]

I'm not really big on Fleetwood Mac.  They're way overplayed in general as is that Stevie Nicks tune.  Holiday Road is great in the context of Vacation but I could take it or leave it outside of that.

4 and 5 respectively.

[Sumez | 2,968]

I've never heard either of these songs before, and I can tell I haven't missed much. Ended up stopping both of them halfway through. First one is not very good, and I think the second one qualifies as "pretty crappy".

Edited January 24 by Sumez

[Tulpa | 3,516]

12 hours ago, Brickman said:

Oh! Haven't seen that one. I've seen Christmas, Europe and Las Vegas. I'll have to check it out.

Geez, you missed the best one. 

Christmas is a close second (and one of the best straightforward Christmas movies), but you have to see the first one. 

I never cared much for Europe and Vegas, but the 2015 remake is actually surprisingly good (not as good as the first or Christmas, but worth a watch.)

[JamesRobot | 5,807]

Goddamn, I've had Holiday Road stuck in my head since yesterday.  Bumped it up to a 6. 

[a3quit4s | 4,103]

19 minutes ago, JamesRobot said:

Goddamn, I've had Holiday Road stuck in my head since yesterday.  Bumped it up to a 6. 

All I know is the chorus are there even other words in the song lmao

[Tulpa | 3,516]

18 minutes ago, a3quit4s said:

All I know is the chorus are there even other words in the song lmao

There's like two verses with two lines. I know one has "Jack be nimble." Then the chorus a billion times, then dogs barking. 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,549]

5 minutes ago, Tulpa said:

There's like two verses with two lines. I know one has "Jack be nimble." Then the chorus a billion times, then dogs barking. 

Lindsey Buckingham: "All of the cocaine"

[fox | 1,668]

A song from your mum's fav artist plus some irritating soundtrack fodder

[DefaultGen | 5,414]

Get Holiday Road out of my head. I didn't ask for this. One, singular, earworm word cannot make an entire song. 3/10. RoooOOOOHhAAAHhhhooooHOOOoAAd.

Edited January 24 by DefaultGen

[DefaultGen | 5,414]

Maybe 6 tho

[JamesRobot | 5,807]

Listening to Holiday Road on repeat on my commute home. Bumped it up to a 7.  

Watching Vacation tonight too.

Edited January 25 by JamesRobot

[Reed Rothchild | 9,549]

On 1/23/2024 at 11:34 PM, Sumez said:

I've never heard either of these songs before

I'm in an old school pizza place with the kids so it was a guarantee I'd hear EoS.  I'd say 50/50 we get HR.

[Sumez | 2,968]

I've never seen a pizza place that plays music. Outside maybe some Iranian folk music blastic from a stereo the kitchen.