Last weekend BIO Channel rebroadcast "Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation" (2011) - a 2 hour program on the cross-country road trip of filming the movie - the medical emergencies - the tempers and heat, etc.
Towards the end, the theme song Holiday Road is mentioned and that Lindsey had written it. The producers wanted a powerful rock group - and FM was extremely popular in 1982 when the film was being shot. It was said that FM was splintered and going separate ways. It was decided that Lindsey alone would do it.
The documentary showed a few photos of Lindsey in his studio and then they show the 1988 FM line up which includes Billy Burnette. Then they show a close up of Billy, whom they refer to as Lindsey.
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