# six flags commercial tune

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-commercial-tune/235346>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 20, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-commercial-tune/235346 "2004-03-20T03:58:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-commercial-tune/235346/1 "2004-03-20T03:58:11Z")

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I assume that someone else has seen the six flags commercial with the dancing nerdy guy and the bus. I’d appreciate if someone would ID the background tune. It used to be played on the radio a lot.

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-commercial-tune/235346/2 "2004-03-20T04:14:03Z")

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This is odd. I was discussing this commercial in a chat last night. My question was whether or not the “nerdy guy” is really an old guy (he sure looks old) or someone wearing a mask (his face never really seems to move). If he is an old guy he sure moves well.

I have no idea about the musci though. It reminds me of a polka played really fast.

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**Author:** ![Phnord\_Prephect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-commercial-tune/235346/3 "2004-03-20T05:52:16Z")

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Yup, I’ve seen this. I’m pretty sure that, while he might be a real ‘old dude’ in the first couple shots, the later shots of him dancing around are someone in ‘old dude makeup’.

And that song… geez… get it out of my head! Aaaahhh!

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**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-commercial-tune/235346/4 "2004-03-20T06:07:35Z")

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“Vengabus” by the Venga Boys.

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-commercial-tune/235346/5 "2004-03-20T07:06:15Z")

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> [@karomon](#):
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> “Vengabus” by the Venga Boys.

Ah! I love that song!

Di-di-di-di-di-doo-doo  
Di-di-di-di-di-doo-doo

The Vengabus is coming  
and everybody’s jumping!  
New York to San Francisco!  
An intercity disco!