# what is this song???? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 24, 2003, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512 "2003-09-24T11:05:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rodmunch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@rodmunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rodmunch)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/1 "2003-09-24T11:05:56Z")
it was on an old skate video that i had about 6/7yrs ago. its a strange song that has these lyrics in it. “what a day to be walking in nevada, what a day to be [insert something that rhymes i cant remember this part]” “oh oh i got a little problem, oh oh i got a little problem” its quite a slow song. ive searched google for the lyrics but it came up with nothing. please help ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/2 "2003-09-24T11:06:55Z")
Maybe someone over in Cafe Society can help… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/3 "2003-09-24T12:11:45Z")
There was a song that was popular in the '60s (I think) that was used in a car commercial or a movie a few years ago. Drives me nuts when I think of it, because I don’t know if it’s searchable. _Oooooooh Aiiiyo Waddi ayiiiyo Wah! Wah! Wah!_ Or something like that. 😕 I googled “walking in nevada” and the only thing I came up with was [this](http://www.creekdipping.com/7_06_01.htm): > [@](#): > > Cornerstone Festival > Bushnell, IL > July 06, 2001 > Victoria Williams > Mark Olson & The Creekdippers > There is a bootleg video and CD-R of this show. They are missing “Let It Be So” through **“Walking In Nevada”** due to faulty video and audio. See the Traders Page (coming soon!) for more info. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/4 "2003-09-24T12:18:13Z")
Come to think of it, the song I don’t know might have been from an Austin Powers film. Or maybe not. Cripes, now I’m thinking of it! ---
**Author:** ![petre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@petre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petre)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/5 "2003-09-24T14:42:59Z")
I dug out the lyrics for that song and it doesn’t look like the one he’s looking for: [http://www.creekdipping.com/walking\_through\_nevada\_lyrics.htm](http://www.creekdipping.com/walking_through_nevada_lyrics.htm) Maybe we can just come up with a song for him instead? What a day to be walking in Nevada What a day to be without my Grenada. Oh oh I got a little problem, oh oh I got a little problem. Why’d it have to rain when my battery’s dead again? Oooooooh aiiiyo Waddi ayiiiyo Wah! Wah! Wah! My battery’s dead again. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/6 "2003-09-24T15:21:49Z")
Moved to Cafe Society. **rodmunch** , questions about songs, movies, etc. belong in Cafe Society. - **xash** General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/7 "2003-09-24T15:36:16Z")
**Johnny L.A.** , do you mean “Mais Que Nada”? That’s on the first Austin Powers soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/8 "2003-09-25T13:15:16Z")
> [@](#): > > **Johnny L.A.** , do you mean “Mais Que Nada”? That’s on the first Austin Powers soundtrack. That’s probably it. I’ll have to hear it to be sure, but it sounds right. > [@](#): > > Oooooooh aiiiyo > Waddi ayiiiyo > Wah! Wah! Wah! > My battery’s dead again. “My battery’s dead again”? Is that in the song? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![mightywombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@mightywombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mightywombat)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/9 "2010-07-04T02:17:20Z")
The band is King Kong, the album is Funny Farm, and the song is “Uh-Oh”. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/10 "2010-07-04T15:32:31Z")
Only 7 years. Is this a record? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/11 "2010-07-04T16:21:41Z")
Zombie King Kong! Holy smokes, **mightywombat** –how did you stumble upon this mummified thread? And Welcome to The Dope! ---
**Author:** ![caddieham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@caddieham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caddieham)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/12 "2012-01-28T19:10:25Z")
I think this is an old Kingkong song…“what a day to be walking in Nevada. The sun, it cooks me like a chicken enchilada…uh oh, I’ve got a little problem…” I’ve Googled it several times, trying to find it, and for some reason, all my search results reveal, this post. I had the cassette once, years ago. I had picked it up at some record store in Flagstaff, Az, while on a road trip. 🙂 years later, but, if you hadn’t already found it, hope this helps! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/13 "2012-01-28T22:56:50Z")
I was thinking “Why don’t they link to YouTube”? But then I see the date was 2003, which was, believe it or not, before YouTube even existed. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/203512/14 "2012-01-28T23:20:06Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/97wDx0XR46Q/hqdefault.jpg "king kong(the band) uh-oh") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97wDx0XR46Q)