History Music / VazelinaBilopphoggers

* CelebrityEndorsement: For years they have served as spokesmen for potatoes and its derivative byproducts, even recording several commercial songs. Another well-remembered commercial would be for Grandiosa pizza, to which the brand owes no small debt for its near-ubiquity. The commercial is still running every December, despite the band's lineup having changed in the meantime.
* ChocolateBaby: "Soul Shakin' Babe", possibly conceived when the wife was alone at a Spanish holiday resort. The band being what it is, the situation is treated with humor rather than drama.
%%* ConceptAlbum: ''11 år uten kvinnfolk'' to some extent.
%%* TheCoverChangesTheGender: All over the place.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Høggern in the comics. You'd be hard-pressed to find a comic that didn't mainly revolve around him, and even in the comics that focused on the entire band he tended to be the most heavily involved in the plot. Eldar got a few moments as TheSmartGuy and Johnsen as TheDitz, but weirdly enough Viggo (whom many fans considered to be TheFace of the band) was OutOfFocus for the most of the stories, and rarely got anything much to do.

* ToiletHumor: "Dorull" -- a song about a guy pondering whether he should wipe his butt with an [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]] poster or leave without wiping at all. In the end he decides he doesn't have the heart to do that to Elvis-

** In "Feil side ta Mjøsa", the narrator ends up losing both his farm and his wife (she leaves him for a slaughterer).

Vazelina Bilopphøggers (Vazelina Auto Wreckers) is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norwegian]] pop and rock group, specializing in songs that borrow elements and chord progressions from classic songs (sometimes covering the songs outright), and crafting a mostly-original composition by adding bizarre humorous lyrics, which more often than not have little to no relation to a song's original lyrical content.

They are one of Norway's most beloved and prolific acts, having more or less continually performed for [[LongRunner thirty years and counting]], and have branched out into television, comics, video games, and more.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Høggern in the comics. You'd be hard-pressed to find a comic that didn't mainly revolve around him, and even in the comics that focused on the entire band he tended to be the most heavily involved in the plot. Eldar got a few moments as TheSmartGuy and Johnsen as TheDitz, but weirdly enough Viggo (whom many fans considered to be TheFace of the band) was OutOfFocus for the majority of the stories, and rarely got anything much to do.

* HenpeckedHusband: Viggo is presented as this in some songs. He recorded a few songs together with comedienne Hege Schøyen who played his wife, and the marriage... isn't presented as very happy. The wife is referenced in a couple of the band's songs, such as in "11 år uten kvinnfolk," where Høgger'n is depressed because he hasn't had a date in 11 years, and Viggo tries to cheer him up, among other things by bringing up his own wife as an example of how being in a relationship isn't always all it's cracked up to be.

* SorryOciffer: In "Blå lys", an inebriated Viggo is stopped in traffic. He claims that he [[BlatantLies "only drinks the water"]], but the officer doesn't believe him and confiscates his driving licence.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Høggern in the comics. You'd be hard-pressed to find a comic that didn't mainly revolve around him, and even in the comics that focused on the entire band he tended to be the most heavily involved in the plot. Eldar got a few moments as TheSmartGuy and Johnsen as TheDitz, but weirdly enough Viggo (whom many fans considered to be TheFace of the band) was OutOfFocus for the majority of the stories, and rarely got anything much to do.

* HonorBeforeReason: Parodied in "Dorull", where the main character chooses to leave the toilet without wiping his butt because there's no toilet paper available, and he can't bring himself to use the Music/{{Elvis}} poster on the wall instead.

* ToiletHumor: "Dorull" -- a song about a guy pondering whether he should wipe his butt with an Music/{{Elvis}} poster or leave without wiping at all. In the end he decides he doesn't have the heart to do that to Elvis.

* BandToon: Several products, including albums and yes, comic books, feature the band members in heavily stylized cartoon form, courtesy of illustrator Dag Endal.

* BigFun: "Aagot Stang" may clock in at an eighth of a ton, but she's a nice, helpful sort.

* ToiletHumor: "Dorull" -- a song about a guy pondering whether he should wipe his butt with an Music/{{Elvis}} poster or leave without wiping at all.

* YourCheatingHeart:
** In "Da var det schäferen beit", the narrator falls in love with a married woman when her husband is away.
** In "Halve Helga på hele meg", Helga cheats on her husband with the narrator. This doesn't stop the narrator from [[{{Hypocrite}} whining about having to share Helga with another man]].

Their most famous and iconic lineup consisted of Viggo Sandvik (vocals), Eldar Vågan (guitarist and principal songwriter), Rune Endal (bass), Jan Einar Johansen (organ, saxophone, backing vocals), and Arnulf Paulsen (drums), affectionately known as "Høggern" ("The Wrecker/Chopper"). The group was named after Paulsen's actual auto wrecking yard, which was in turn, according to legend, named after a Hispanic translation of the title of the film ''Film/{{Grease}}''.

* ShoutOut: "Da var det schäferen beit"[[note]]Sung to the tune of TheMonkees' "I'm a believer"[[/note]]. The titular German shepherd's name is [[Music/TheMonkees Monkey]].

* CelebrityEndorsement: For years they have served as spokesmen for potatoes and its derivative byproducts, even recording several commercial songs.
** Another well-remembered commercial would be for Grandiosa pizza, to which the brand owes no small debt for its near-ubiquity. The commercial is still running every December, despite the band's lineup having changed in the meantime.

* ChristmasSongs: The soundtrack for ''VazelinaHjulkalender''. Most notably, "Hematt til jul" is regarded as a modern Norwegian christmas classic.

** Another well-remembered commercial would be for Grandiosa pizza, to which the brand owes no small debt for its near-ubiquity.

* ShoutOut: "Da var det schäferen beit". The titular German shepherd's name is [[Music/TheMonkees Monkey]].

'''Vazelina Bilopphøggers''' (Vazelina Auto Wreckers) is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norwegian]] pop and rock group, specializing in songs that borrow elements and chord progressions from classic songs (sometimes covering the songs outright), and crafting a mostly-original composition by adding bizarre humorous lyrics, which more often than not have little to no relation to a song's original lyrical content.

* InTheStyleOf: Songs that aren't blatant covers are often like this. "Surfbrett", for instance, borrows recognizable elements from at least three songs by TheBeachBoys.

* DrunkDriver: "Blålys" is about this. He is stopped by the police and claims that he [[BlatantLies "only drinks the water",]] [[ImplausibleDeniability despite visible inebriation.]]

* ConceptAlbum: ''11 år uten kvinnfolk'' to some extent.
* TheCoverChangesTheGender: All over the place.
* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: Oh boy, where to begin... well, for one, "Blålys" ("Blue Moon") is about losing one's license due to drunk driving.

* {{Garfunkel}}: The two unofficial members, Terje Methi and Tor Welo, by virtue of being... unofficial.

* HotBlooded: Yes indeed!

* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Viggo
** TheLancer: Eldar
** TheSmartGuy: Jan Einar
** TheBigGuy: "Høggern"
** SixthRanger: Terje Methi/Tor Welo

'''Vazelina Bilopphøggers''' (Vazelina Auto Wreckers) is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norwegian]] pop and rock group, specializing in songs that borrow elements and chord progressions from classic songs (sometimes covering the songs outright), and crafting a mostly-original composition by adding bizarre humorous lyrics, which more often than not have little to no relation to a song's original lyrical content. The group was named after "Høggern"'s actual auto wrecking company, which was in turn, according to legend, named after a Hispanic translation of the title of the film ''Film/{{Grease}}''.

!!Discography

* ''Rock-a-Doodle'' (1994)

* DooWopProgression: Oh yes, more than a few. The album ''Blålys'' has more than its share of these.
* DrunkDriver: "Blå lys" is about this. He is stopped by the police and claims that he [[BlatantLies "only drinks the water",]] [[ImplausibleDeniability despite visible inebriation.]]

* PopStarComposer: For the Creator/DonBluth film ''RockADoodle'' (they also provided voices), which does the film a whole lot of good by way of {{Woolseyism}}.

* TrrrillingRrrs: Viggo does this... all the time. It's bound to become a bit of a distraction once you pay attention to it.

'''Vazelina Bilopphøggers''' (Vazelina Auto Wreckers) is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norwegian]] pop and rock group, specializing in songs that borrow elements and chord progressions from classic songs (sometimes covering the songs outright), and crafting a mostly-original composition by adding bizarre humorous lyrics, which more often than not have little to no relation to a song's original lyrical content.

* AGoodNameForARockBand: Was named after "Høggern"'s actual auto wrecking company, which was in turn, according to legend, named after a Hispanic translation of the title of the film ''Film/{{Grease}}''.