The Vanagon Song

timichango · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:12 pm Post subject:

Love this song. My wife & friends are, on the other hand, getting rather sick of it Smile

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Camp&Ride · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:19 am Post subject:

Southern Culture on the Skids 'My house has wheels' is another classic vanagon song. "wherever I go, my beer is cold..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5MBTE_Go6Y&feature=relmfu
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ALIKA T3 · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:40 am Post subject:

FNGRUVN · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:51 pm Post subject:

geo_tonz · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:54 pm Post subject:

Love the song, and the subsequent video. Stumbled on it searching for stereo info. Nice to hear it's from someone else on the Wet Coast too!
http://micastrong.bandcamp.com/track/vanagon-explicit-lyrics
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hippiepilot · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: The Vanagon Song

[quote="hippiepilot"]This was just set to me via facebook, adult content.... but funny. Thanks, you know who you are, ya made me laugh my A$$ off. Hear it
http://www.vwvid.com/m/sounds/view/Vanagon
The guy that wrote the song is ok with downloading it.
You can download it here http://www.vwvid.com/m/sounds/view/Vanagon

Here's how you download it.
Ignore the file link.

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snoop · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:06 am Post subject:

What the heck is a "mickey of ra"?

Best song ever.
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cellerdoor · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:17 am Post subject:

My Guess:

mickey, n.
colloq. (chiefly Canad.). A small bottle of liquor, holding usually 375 ml (13 oz.).
1914 L. E. JACKSON & C. R. HELLYER Vocab. Criminal Slang 58 Micky, current amongst bottle drinkers. A corruption of Michael..a flask of liquor. 1926 J. BLACK You can’t Win vi. 66 A four-bit micky, a fifty-cent bottle of alcohol. 1950 H. SUTTON Footloose in Canada 5 An American pint holds 16 ounces, a Canadian ‘mickey’, 12 ounces of rye, or 13 ounces of Scotch.

snoop · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:24 am Post subject:

geo_tonz · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:21 pm Post subject:

Yes, a "mickey of rye". Canadian whiskey. Think Bourbon but less Kentucky and more Saskatchewan, eh! Not a great sippin' whiskey but good with ginger ale or coke (at least the cheap stuff).
http://www.prosportstickers.com/product_images/h/crown_royal_bottle__53643.jpg

Artist is from Victoria, BC and he's singing about Ukee and Long Beach...Uclulet and Pacific Rim National park on west coast Vancouver Island. Hence...the Canadiana.
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cellerdoor · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:42 pm Post subject:

So what is th reference to "slaying the hallys" about, or shoud I say abut?

snoop · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:41 am Post subject:

geo_tonz · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:42 pm Post subject:

cellerdoor · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 4:03 pm Post subject:

Totally thought it was something to do with females Cool

Corwyn · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:46 am Post subject:

Songs about Vanagons should be a ballad, not a hard rock or gangsta rap inspiration. Maybe I'm showing my age, but there you have it.
Boo hoo!

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geo_tonz · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:11 pm Post subject:

*Maybe* you're showing your age? Laughing

I think it's a fun song that gives an ironic tip of the hat to pseudo gansta rap and I'm pushing 40! Kinda like what The Gourds did with Snoop Dog's "Gin and Juice". Sorry Kenny G didn't make an appearance!
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msinabottle · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:20 pm Post subject: I Eschew Profanity

I am rather old-fashioned in many ways--including in what I drive! I don't mind you all enjoying that song, I just prefer to do it without profanity or anything scatological. I've done... a lot... of Vanagon songs...

Sample:

Another One Fights the Rust

Saw her sitting there by the road
And my eyes popped from my head!
Wife wanted a new minivan,
But I bought her this instead!
There were puddles between the rear tires
And the grill had lost a slat!
Tent had holes and the screen was gone,
But there's much more wrong than that!

Another one fights the rust!
Another one fights the rust!
There's a big spot here, and a small spot there,
Another one fights the rust!
Hey! I bought a Vanagon!
Another one fights the rust!

The fridge is broken and the stove don't work,
And the intake ports are gone.
The instrument console's really shot,
And needs parts shipped straight from Bonn!
Transmission's blown, the heads are toast,
Needs fuel pump, lines, and shocks.
Got it home, the tires blew, so I've got it up on blocks!

Another one fights the rust!
Another one fights the rust!
There's a big spot here, and a small spot there,
Another one fights the rust!
Hey! I bought a Vanagon!
Another one fights the rust!

Wife can't talk below a scream,
The kids are really scared.
I'm gonna finally have my dream
Once I get it all repaired!
I think about her all the time,
Won't let this thing go sour!
We'll all be happy camping soon,
At fifty miles an hour!

Another one fights the rust!
Another one fights the rust!
There's a big spot here, and a small spot there,
Another one fights the rust!
Hey! I bought a Vanagon!
Another one fights the rust!

Shocked

Best!
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PDXWesty · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:30 pm Post subject:

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mica · Samba Member Joined: March 30, 2010 Posts: 4

Hey,

Mica here. I actually spent 7 seasons living in Ucluelet, working as a fishing guide with the Canadian Princess. I met my partner there and now (13 years and two kids later) we live in Victoria and we drive a motherfuckin' Nissan Pathfinder! I know, I know...I should punch myself in the face. We only had a front bench in our 84' and the rear was all bed. So, when we had our second kid we made some changes. ONE DAY my Wife and I will pick up a Syncro and tour North America with it....re-trace the Baja route that was our last epic adventure in our 84'.

Funny thing about The Vanagon Song is that after having a couple of puffs and a glass of wine with my Wife, I sat down and wrote\recorded the song that night. Having never written a rap song and knowing that it was very tongue in cheek, I didn't think it would catch on. But, I feel very honored that it did and that some people from different places and different walks of life have gotten some enjoyment out of it. It is by far the most downloaded song I have up on my site.

BTW, I see you're from Courtenay! I graduated from Vanier in 93'.

Peace out! ~

denwood · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject:

I have a bone to pick Mica. I listened to the song 2 days ago and curses, it's in my head. That would just fine except for the fact that I've been muttering under my breath "I drive a motherf..ing vanagon..." That again would be fine if I didn't have four and eight year old girls in the house. Ha.

I believe my wife has uttered those words a few times over the last decade too, but strangely I believe she meant something different...

Love the song.

Cheers,
Dennis.
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