Buckingham had never written a song for a movie soundtrack before when director Harold Ramis approached him about writing a track for his iconic 1983 family road trip comedy, National Lampoon's Vacation (which would, of course, go on to become one of the highest-grossing films of the decade). While he wasn't sure if he was right for the gig, Buckingham ended up writing two tunes for the movie: "Dancin' Across the USA" and the aforementioned stuck song, "Holiday Road."
According to Buckingham, Ramis was a big fan of "Holiday Road" as soon as he heard it.
One of the things that probably blew Ramis away was the fact that Buckingham included dog barks in "Holiday Road" before he even knew about one of the movie's most famous scenes.
"I didn't know there was going to be a scene in the movie where a dog gets dragged behind a car without them knowing it," Buckingham recalled. "Obviously, I knew it had to be somewhat uplifting and a little bit funny, which it is, but somehow we nailed it beyond his expectations certainly. He was like, 'Holy crap.' A lot of that was just luck. Then when I got asked to do the title song for Ghostbusters, I said, 'Nah, you know, I did this really well once. It's not something I want to get into as a repetitive part of my identity.'"
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"That often happens though when you're doing something where you perceive that the stakes are quite low, when you're doing something that's outside of your basic wheelhouse," he pointed out.
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