The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Going to the seaside
On a hot summer day
In a Renault Espace
By the old Abbeville road
The country's so beautiful
Did you take the "Surfin' M.O.D." record?
And the Snuls tape, I can't do without you know
What if we stopped at Happiness House
We could have a beer, listen to black metal?
Yeah
Everybody for an oystaz party
Everybody steps into a snack
Everybody whistles at the waitress
Everybody glances at her ass
(Terribly sorry but there are no oystaz left)
Going to the sea for the oystaz fest
Not lucky this time, surely cursed by the Beast
Not one single oysta all through Fort-Mahon
We jump in the car and we rush to Cahon
Prawns and fish everywhere, no oystaz left
Quend Plage, Le Crotoy, Cayeux
For nails we did these kilometers
Je ne vais plus à la mer, il faut que je vous raconte
Dans un tout petit resto, il y avait beaucoup de monde
Je demandai des huîtres, la serveuse me répond:
"désolée, i' n'a pu"
J'avais pas l'air d'un con
On a tout déchenillé, c'est ainsi avec nous
Quand on est contrarié, on rigole pas des genoux
Et aujourd'hui encore, et ce n'est vraiment pas de bol
Tout le monde se souvient de Carnival In Coal
On allait à la mer pour y manger des huîtres
On allait à la mer pour y manger des huîtres
On a hot summer day
In a Renault Espace
By the old Abbeville road
The country's so beautiful
Did you take the "Surfin' M.O.D." record?
And the Snuls tape, I can't do without you know
What if we stopped at Happiness House
We could have a beer, listen to black metal?
Yeah
Everybody for an oystaz party
Everybody steps into a snack
Everybody whistles at the waitress
Everybody glances at her ass
(Terribly sorry but there are no oystaz left)
Going to the sea for the oystaz fest
Not lucky this time, surely cursed by the Beast
Not one single oysta all through Fort-Mahon
We jump in the car and we rush to Cahon
Prawns and fish everywhere, no oystaz left
Quend Plage, Le Crotoy, Cayeux
For nails we did these kilometers
Je ne vais plus à la mer, il faut que je vous raconte
Dans un tout petit resto, il y avait beaucoup de monde
Je demandai des huîtres, la serveuse me répond:
"désolée, i' n'a pu"
J'avais pas l'air d'un con
On a tout déchenillé, c'est ainsi avec nous
Quand on est contrarié, on rigole pas des genoux
Et aujourd'hui encore, et ce n'est vraiment pas de bol
Tout le monde se souvient de Carnival In Coal
On allait à la mer pour y manger des huîtres
On allait à la mer pour y manger des huîtres
Lyrics submitted by bananahero
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