<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> European release </Td> </Tr> <P> "Panama" is a song from Van Halen's album 1984 . It was the third single released from that record and is one of their most recognized songs . </P> <P> The song was reportedly written about a car . In an interview with Howard Stern, lead singer David Lee Roth explained the meaning behind the trademark song . Although the song features some suggestive lyrics, it is about a car that Roth saw race in Las Vegas; its name was "Panama Express", hence the title of the song . In the Stern interview, Roth did not explain why the song was about a car rather than the usual Van Halen material . </P> <P> Panama was the name of Roth's car . He had the hood and bumper mounted in his hallway, which can be seen in his video for "SHOOBop". He has a stuffed deer's behind crashing through the front windshield . A plaque underneath reads, "Your First deer, courtesy of PANAMA ." </P>

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