Line #39 Music/VazelinaBilopphoggers


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[LostInTranslation Five guys with firewood]].]]
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4	Vazelina Bilopphøggers (Vazelina Auto Wreckers) was 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.
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6	Their most famous and iconic lineup consisted of Viggo Sandvik (vocals), Eldar Vågan (guitarist and principal songwriter), Rune Endal (bass), Jan Einar Johnsen (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}}''.
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8	They were one of Norway's most beloved and prolific acts, having more or less continually performed for [[LongRunner forty years]], and have branched out into television, comics, video games, and more. In 2019, they announced a farewell concert for 2020 that was postponed due to the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic and was finally performed in October 2022.
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11	!!Discography:
12	* ''24 timers service'' (1980)
13	* ''Slitin i knea'' (1981)
14	* ''Blå lys'' (1982)
15	* ''På tur'' (1983)
16	* ''Fem fyrer med ved'' (1984)
17	* ''Musikk tel arbe''' (1986)
18	* ''Gå for gull'' (1987)
19	* ''Tempo'' (1989)
20	* ''Full behandling'' (1990)
21	* ''11 år uten kvinnfolk'' (1992)
22	* ''[[WesternAnimation/RockADoodle Rock-a-Doodle]]'' (1994)
23	* ''Hææærli' på toppen ta væla'' (1997)
24	* ''Hjulkalender'' (2000)
25	* ''Bensin på bålet'' (2007)
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27	!!Tropes associated with Vazelina Bilopphøggers:
28	* AuthorAppeal: Rock 'n' roll, liquor, cars, Gjøvik, and sports. And wrecking cars, naturally!
29	* BandToon: Several products, including albums and yes, comic books, feature the band members in heavily stylized cartoon form, courtesy of illustrator Tommy Sydsæter.
30	* BigFun: "Aagot Stang" is a hugely overweight lady who, according to the narrator, clocks in at an eighth of a ton and looks a bit like an elephant... but the song about her is an upbeat, fact-paced song which heaps tons of praise upon her because she's always kind and helpful, and always just plain fun to be around.
31	* CallBack: "Borghild" features both a lyrical and musical reference to their first single, "Gi meg fri i kveld".
32	* CarSong: Oh yeah; on the verge of AuthorAppeal. After all, these are genuine auto wreckers we're talking about.
33	* 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, and even after the band broke up.
34	* 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.
35	* ConceptAlbum: ''11 år uten kvinnfolk'' to some extent. Also, "Gå for gull", in the sense that most of the songs are about sports.
36	* TheCoverChangesTheGender: All over the place.
37	* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: Oh boy, where to begin... well, for one, "Blålys" ("Blue Moon") is about losing one's license due to {{drunk driv\|er}}ing.
38	* ChristmasSongs: The soundtrack for ''Series/VazelinaHjulkalender''. Most notably, "Hematt til jul" is regarded as a modern Norwegian christmas classic.
39	* DooWopProgression: Oh yes, more than a few. The album ''Blå lys'' is almost a concept album in this regard.
40	* DownerEnding:
41	** In "Feil side ta Mjøsa", the narrator ends up losing both his farm and his wife (she leaves him for the butcher who came to take away his sick cow).
42	** In "Konstant i Opel", the narrator buys a car he can't afford, fails to pay his debts and ends up abandoned by everyone.
43	* DrunkDriver: "Blålys" is about this. He is stopped by the police and claims that he [[BlatantLies "only drinks water",]] [[ImplausibleDeniability despite visible inebriation.]]
44	* GargleBlaster: In "Drekk det opp (en enkel sang om brenn'vin)", Høgger'n forces Viggo to drink a disgusting cocktail that leaves him vomiting.
45	* GrandTheftMe: In "Sven Torsell", the ghost of the titular Swedish accordionist possesses Høgger'n, and it's implied the other band members are as well.
46	* GreatestHitsAlbum: A few, most notably ''Bedre hell' all medisin!'', consisting of thirty-eight favorites and two new songs on two discs.
47	* HenpeckedHusband: Viggo is presented as this in some songs. He recorded a few songs, skits and commercials 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.
48	* HonestJohnsDealership: In "Konstant i Opel" a sleazy car salesman sells the protagonist an overpriced old Opel, which ends up ruining him.
49	* 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/ElvisPresley Elvis]] poster on the wall instead.
50	%%* HotBlooded: Yes indeed!
51	* {{Instrumentals}}: A regular inclusion on albums, particularly in the '80s.
52	* InTheStyleOf: Songs that aren't blatant covers are often like this. "Surfbrett", for instance, borrows recognizable elements from at least three songs by Music/TheBeachBoys.
53	* LargeHam: Viggo Sandvik; accept no substitutes ([[TheBandMinusTheFace The fans sure didn't!]]).
54	* LyricalDissonance: "På magan bak en sten", the most strangely soothing doo-wop ballad about spying on a woman sunbathing naked ''ever''.
55	* OneWomanSong: "Borghild".
56	* PizzaBoySpecialDelivery: Implied in "Harry Hoover", where the ladies "get so happy" when the vacuum salesman knocks the door, and receive "service" so they "go crazy" when they let him in with his "machine".
57	* PopStarComposer: For the Creator/DonBluth film ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' (they also provided voices), which does the film a whole lot of good by way of {{Woolseyism}}.
58	* SgtPeppersShoutOut: ''Hææærli' på toppen ta væla'', with the boys dressed as sea captains and famous Norwegians pasted over the original celebrities' faces.
59	* SharpDressedMan: See the picture up there? That's how they are all the time.
60	* ShoutOut: "Da var det schäferen beit"[[note]]Sung to the tune of Music/TheMonkees' "I'm a believer"[[/note]]. The titular German shepherd's name is [[Music/TheMonkees Monkey]].
61	* SorryOciffer: In "Blå lys", an inebriated Viggo is stopped in traffic. He claims that he [[BlatantLies "only drinks water"]], but the officer doesn't believe him and confiscates his driving licence.
62	* 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 to do.
63	* StepUpToTheMicrophone: "Hei Paulsen" is a whole song about Viggo trying to get the reluctant Høggern to sing.
64	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: All in all, Viggo is pretty damn similar to Bjørn Berg, whom he replaced.
65	* Franchise/{{Tarzan}}: Jane hits on Eldar in "Tarzan Boogie", which pisses Tarzan off something awful.
66	* TheBandMinusTheFace: The post-Viggo line-up is regarded by some as this.
67	* ToiletHumor: "Dorull" -- a song about a guy who has discovered too late that there's no toilet paper, and spends much of the song pondering whether he should wipe his butt with the [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]] poster that hangs on the wall. In the end he decides he doesn't have the heart to do that to Elvis, and leaves without wiping at all.
68	* TrrrillingRrrs: Viggo does this... all the time. It's bound to become a bit of a distraction once you start paying attention to it.
69	* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: "Trynet på en dau mann" has the narrator going to a haunted museum, not caring about it because he's "17 years old and unkissed".

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