and usage The song has been covered by pop punk bands Limp, the Aquabats, Whippersnapper, Matt Pond PA, and Dirt Bike Annie. The indie rock band the Walkmen performed a version of the song in November 2010 for The A.V. Club Holiday Undercover series. In 2015, the country group Zac Brown Band covered the song for the soundtrack of the film Vacation. In 2013, "Holiday Road" was adopted as the unofficial playoff victory song of the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks, who went on to win the Stanley Cup on June 24, the 30th anniversary of the song's release. In 2014, the song was used as the music on television advertising for Teletext Holidays, a British travel agency. The song appears under the closing credits of National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead'', a 2015 American documentary film directed by Douglas Tirola about the magazine and its related franchises and influence. A version of the song with rewritten lyrics was used in Honda television commercials in 2017. A parody of the song, "History Road", is used as a segment intro on the comedy podcast Dynamic Banter, hosted by Mike Falzone and Steve Zaragoza. The parody was made by and features the voice of their friend Owen Carter. References External links Holiday Road Lyrics 1982 songs 1983 singles Chicago Blackhawks Songs written for films Songs written by Lindsey Buckingham National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) Lindsey Buckingham songs Song recordings produced by Richard Dashut Warner Records singles