One Big Holiday
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"One Big Holiday" is a song by American rock band My Morning Jacket
and is featured on their 2003 album It Still Moves
. It is also featured on the band's 2006 live concert CD and DVD Okonokos
. It is perhaps their most well-known song.
Despite a lack of radio airplay the track has achieved some notoriety, which could be the result of several solid live performances, most notably on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as well as several performances at the Bonnaroo Music Festival
. Its signature guitar riff and the lyrics, telling the story of the band being "discovered", continue to make it a fan favorite and staple of live performances.
The song has made appearances on several soundtracks, most notably the 2007 film The Lookout and the 2006 film Stick It
. The song also was featured in episode 6, season 4 of the Fox medical drama House
.
In July 2009, it was announced that the song would be featured as a playable track in Guitar Hero 5
.
My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky.The band consists of Jim James , Tom 'Two-Tone Tommy' Blankenship , Patrick Hallahan , Carl Broemel , and Bo Koster .-History:My Morning Jacket was...
and is featured on their 2003 album It Still Moves
It Still Moves
It Still Moves is the third album rock band My Morning Jacket. The album garnered positive reviews and often acclaimed as the bands best work along side with At Dawn. The song "Run Thru" is included in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitar Songs"...
. It is also featured on the band's 2006 live concert CD and DVD Okonokos
Okonokos
Okonokos is a live album and concert film by My Morning Jacket released on October 31, 2006. The album was recorded during the band's fall 2005 Z Tour, over two nights at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California...
. It is perhaps their most well-known song.
Despite a lack of radio airplay the track has achieved some notoriety, which could be the result of several solid live performances, most notably on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
as well as several performances at the Bonnaroo Music Festival
Bonnaroo Music Festival
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual four day music festival created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, held at Great Stage Park on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. It hosted its tenth annual event June 9–12, 2011...
. Its signature guitar riff and the lyrics, telling the story of the band being "discovered", continue to make it a fan favorite and staple of live performances.
The song has made appearances on several soundtracks, most notably the 2007 film The Lookout and the 2006 film Stick It
Stick It
Stick It is an American teen comedy-drama film starring Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, and Vanessa Lengies. It was written and directed by Jessica Bendinger, writer of Bring It On; the film marks her directorial debut...
. The song also was featured in episode 6, season 4 of the Fox medical drama House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
.
In July 2009, it was announced that the song would be featured as a playable track in Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero 5 is a music video game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision, and released internationally in September 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, 3 and Wii consoles...
.