Breeders' Cup - the album

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In the spirit of Andymays' "Don't let your babies ..." thread of song parodies focusing on a particular subject, here's a thread for ones focusing on BC horses, or the event itself.

To start things off we'll reprise a couple of Zenyatta 'relyricized' classics from earlier this year.
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Zenyatta (to the tune of Maria [from West Side Story])

Zenyatta
The most beautiful mare who’s ever raced
She beaten everyone she has faced
No, not single paced

Zenyatta

I just watched a mare named Zenyatta
And suddenly the game
Will never be the same
to me

Zenyatta

I just keyed a mare named Zenyatta
And suddenly I get
How wonderful a bet
Can be

Zenyatta
Pace is hot, and she's clearly playing
Pace is soft, and her foes still are praying

Zenyatta

I’ll never stop backing Zenyatta

Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Zenyatta

Zenyatta
Pace is hot, and she's clearly playing
Pace is soft, and her foes still are praying

Zenyatta
I’ll never stop backing Zenyatta

The most beautiful mare who’s ever raced
Zenyatta

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Miracle Mare
(to the tune of Elvis Costello's "Miracle Man")

They say Zen hasn't faced males on dirt. Those critics demand why.
I never thought that so much trouble was waiting for my reply,
I tell them 'bout the night she won the Classic
And she was the only mare to race
They respond that I just like her personality
But I know it's how she ignores pace

Why they have to say that there's always some horse
Who can beat her on the fair and square
'Course even if Zenyatta were walkin' on the water
They won't see a Miracle Mare

Zenny's always done the things we want,
You know she's always done the things that awe
She's got the longest top class unbeatean record
and that patented pre-race paw
Well, she won the Clement Hirsch just tryin' to please them,
With a crawling pace at Del Mar
Oh, I thought that now they might be taking it easy,
But they still come and ask for more.

Why they have to say that there's always some horse
Who can beat her on the fair and square
'Course even if Zenyatta were walkin' on the water
They won't see a Miracle Mare

And now they're givin' her a bad reputation
Just because she's never been denied.
You say to them "she's done it all before"
Then they claim that that talk is tired.
At Breeders Cup, they'll love Zen so much there
I just don't think that she'll feel a strain.
Oh, and she's the one who'll win that night
yeah, there's no way she's gonna lose to Blame.

Why they have to say that there's always some horse
Who can beat her on the fair and square
'Course even if Zenyatta were walkin' on the water
They won't see a Miracle Mare

Miracle Mare (repeat until fade)
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If you're unfamilar with the song here's the best recording of it on youtube (some Stargate Atlantis fanvid with the song as audio track):

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Moving on to someone else I'd apologize for this one, but ... ever since he hit the scene there's a song that goes through my head everytime I hear his name. Now, as he approaches the end of his career I feel I must share the pain.


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Quality Road (to the tune of Lindsay Buckingham's Holiday Road)

You'll find out on the track
It's a long way back
From Quality Road
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad

Oh, he'll be nimble
He'll be quick
Take the starch out
That West Coast chick
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad


You'll find out on the track
It's a long way back
From Quality Road
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad

Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad
Quality Ro-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oad

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This song was just a natural, given the subject's name.

So, this one goes out to the guy who has a good chance of being the first 2yo champ to be 3yo champ since Spectacular Bid.
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Lookin' at Lucky (to the tune of Looking at Country)

Well, I like my livin' the Lucky style
And this little colt will jog a Lucky mile
To prep for a good ol' slow rollin' Lucky trip
I said a Lucky Trip

I'm about as old-fashioned as I can be
And I hope you're likin' what you see
Cause if you're lookin at me
You're Lookin at Lucky

You won't see no loser when you look at me
Cause the Lucky's all I am
I love runnin' unfettered on an old dirt track
And I love that Lucky man
Well Bob says I'm made just to fit his plans
But does the Classic's trophy fit his hands?
If your eyes are on me
You're Lookin at Lucky

This here Lucky ain't a little green
And there's a lot of Lucky that a you ain't seen
I'll show you it all if you'll show me a starting gate
I said a starting gate
When the stretch run comes
Well I know about that
Lucky folks all know where it's at
If you're lookin at me
You're Lookin at Lucky

You won't see no loser when you look at me
Cause the Lucky's all I am
I love runnin' unfettered on an old dirt track
And I love that Lucky man
Well Bob says I'm made just to fit his plans
But does the Classic's trophy fit his hands?
If your eyes are on me
You're Lookin at Lucky

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We're not restricted to just the Classic here in this thread, so how about one for a Juvenile contender.
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Boys of Toscanova (to the tune of Boys of Summer by Don Henley)

Ev'body's at CD, nobody's at the beach
I feel the nippy air, the summer's out of reach
Empty mall, empty streets, the sun goes down alone
I'm standing by your stall, though I know you're not home

But I can see you, your brown coat shinin' in the sun
You got your mane combed back and your jock's goggles on, baby
I can see that the field will finish well off a
Fast driving Boys of Toscanova

I never will forget this night, they'll wonder if it was a dream
I know that you will make them crazy
I know that you will make them scream
Now they won't understand what happened to the rest
But Derby time you will be back
You'll be the next to pass that test

I can see you, your brown coat shinin' in the sun
I see you walkin' real slow and you're staring at everyone
I can tell you the field will finish well off a
Fast driving Boys of Toscanova

Out on the track today I saw a Rachel button on Zenyatta's tack
A little voice inside my head said
"Don't look back you can never look back"
I thought I knew horseracing, what did I know?
Those days are gone forever, I should just let them go but

I can see you, your brown coat shinin' in the sun
You got that saddle cinched and that Dominguez up, baby
I can tell you the field will finish well off a
Fast driving Boys of Toscanova

I can see you, your brown coat shining in the sun
You got that tail braided and those racing plates on, baby
I can tell you the field will finish well off a
Fast driving Boys of Toscanova

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[Grits]

FB, you're sharp, honey, sharp as a tack. These are good; Boys Of Toscanova, great! Fine lyrics snuck in there. Don Henley and "Boys Of Summer" are a long time favorite. Love that bass guitar!

[andymays]

You da Man Fence. :ThmbUp:

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Who'll Stop the Blame (to the tune of Who'll Stop the Rain, by CCR)

With his last few workouts
Stall's Blame's been comin' round.
Clouds of myst'ry pourin'
Confusion on the ground.
'Cappers cross the country,
Tryin' to pick a name;
And I wonder, still I wonder,
Who'll stop the Blame.

I'll go down to Churchill,
Seek some comfort from the crowd.
Caught up in the fable,
I'll watch the feeling grow.
Horse of Year for Zenny
Wrapped in golden chains.
And I'll wonder, still I'll wonder
Who'll stop the Blame.

Hear the players singin',
How they'll cheer for more.
The crowd will rush the railing,
Urging Zenny on.
Still Blame keeps a grindin',
Finding a new gear.
And I'll wonder, still I'll wonder
Who'll stop the Blame.


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[Tom]

Quality Road hires the Beatles to do a song for him.....

Quality Road, I'm a Loser

I’m a loser, And I lost a race I thought I won
I’m a loser,‘cause I’m not racing’s #1

Of all the horses, that faced me and lost, There is one mare I should never have crossed.
She is a mare in a million, my friend, I should have known she would win in the end.

I’m a loser,And I lost a race I thought I won
I’m a loser,‘cause I’m not racing’s #1

Although I run and set paces quite fast, Who could have known she would catch me from last.
At the eighth pole I thought I was home free, What was that blurr that just went right by me?

I’m a loser,And I lost a race I thought I won
I’m a loser,‘cause I’m not racing’s #1

What have I done to deserve such a fate, I thought her run would have left her too late,
Her name is yatta, and starts with a Zen. It’s not a question of if, but of when

I’m a loser, And I lost a race I thought I won
I’m a loser, ‘cause I’m not racing’s #1


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[PhantomOnTour]

Do you take requests?
How about a song for R Heat Lightning to the tune of Greased Lightning? Ya know,
"R Heat Lightning you're burning up the quarter mile...Heat Lightning, R Heat Lightning!"

Rick Astley's 'Together Forever' for the mare Forever Together?

What about Duran Duran/Power Station's 'Notorious' for Harmonious?

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Quality Road hires the Beatles to do a song for him.....

Quality Road, I'm a Loser

I’m a loser, And I lost a race I thought I won
I’m a loser,‘cause I’m not racing’s #1



:ThmbUp: That's terrific.

[FenceBored]

Do you take requests?
How about a song for R Heat Lightning to the tune of Greased Lightning? Ya know,
"R Heat Lightning you're burning up the quarter mile...Heat Lightning, R Heat Lightning!"

Rick Astley's 'Together Forever' for the mare Forever Together?

What about Duran Duran/Power Station's 'Notorious' for Harmonious?

Rick Astley? Rick Astley? Are you bleepin' serious?!?!





I'll think about it.

Workin' on Musket Man (Rocket Man by Elton John) and one for Uncle Mo (Rebel Yell by Billy Idol).

[PhantomOnTour]

Yup, sorry 'bout the Rick Astley reference...hope it didn't suddenly zap your creativity. Can't you just see him dancin right now doin his little chicken wing thing with that corny grin on his face?

[joanied]

FenceBored & Tom....you have both missed your calling;) and you just made mm day...fantastic stuff, guys...creative, brilliant and damned funny...

Tom, for the rest of this day, I'll be singing 'I'm a Loser' in my head :bang:

Thanks guys :jump: :ThmbUp: :jump:

[Tom]

I Am the Champion, by Zenyatta (To the tune of We Are the Champions)


I’ve paid my dues,
Time after time,
I’ve won my races,
So far 19 times,

And bad mistakes,
Moss made a few
I’ve had my share of tomato cans slow down the pace,
But’ I’ve come through

I am the champion, my friend,
And I’ll keep on closing, - til the end
I am the champion-
I am the champion
No time for detractors,
‘Cause I am the champion – of the track

I’ve taken my bows,
Danced a few steps,
I’ve brought you thrills and memories and even won a Classic,
Soon, maybe two.

But it’s been no blanket of roses,
No Derby for me,
I’d have to cross the Rockies to get there to run
And I aint gonna fly.

I am the champion, my friend,
And I’ll keep on closing, - til the end
I am the champion-
I am the champion
No time for detractors,
‘Cause I am the champion – of the track

I’ve had my workouts.
Though some weren’t impressed,
I think it’s the poly that I worked on
That has them obsessed

I know its not fast dirt
or even tall grass,
But I did what I needed to do to get there,
So please kiss my ass!

I am the champion, my friend,
And I’ll keep on closing, - til the end
I am the champion-
I am the champion
No time for detractors,
‘Cause I am the champion – of the track

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[joanied]

Tom...another great one:ThmbUp: you guys spent a lot of time thinking and typing these little tunes...totally cool :cool:

[PhantomOnTour]

More requests for the DJ:

Can I get a rendition of 'Soul Man' for Soldat...."I am Soldat...."

Cat Stevens 'Katmandu' for Kathmanblu

Aretha's 'Chain Of Fools' for Crown Of Thorns..."Crown crown crown, crown of thorns!"

The Eurythmics 'Here Comes The Rain Again' for Here Comes Ben...
"Here Comes Ben again, tearin' down the stretch like he's Usain Bolt...."

Attempting to re-write an entire song would only result in embarrassment for me so I will leave it to the experts.

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Musket Man (to the tune of Rocket Man by Elton John)


They'll load us in the gate pre-race
Just before seven p.m.
And Im gonna be primed as a pump by then
I miss the winner's pic, I miss garlands
Its lonely to just place
Oh such a dearth of friends

And I think its gonna be a long long time
Till people forget this vict'ry of mine
I'm not the horse they think I am at all
Oh no no no I am Musket Man
Musket Man racing through the stretch to history

Track ain't the kind of place to raise your foals
In fact its cold as hell
And there's no grass to graze them on, if you did
And all this betting I dont understand
Its just my job to be the show
I'm Musket Man, Musket Man

And I think its gonna be a long long time
Till people forget this vict'ry of mine
I'm not the horse they think I am at all
Oh no no no I am Musket Man
Musket Man racing through the stretch to history

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[keithw84]

How about "Goldikova" to the tune of the theme from the movie "Goldfinger?"

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How about "Goldikova" to the tune of the theme from the movie "Goldfinger?"

How's this?
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Goldikova (to the tune of Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey)

Goldikova, she's the mare,
The mare with the miler's touch,
A turf star's touch, such a bright nova
Beckons you to enter her course of grass
Give it a pass

Golden hoofbeats will pour in your ear
But the sound amplfies what you fear
For the golden girl seen when she passes
It's the third garland for Mi-iss

Goldikova,
Pretty girl, beware of her heart of steel
This girl's for real.

Golden hoofbeats will pour in your ear
But the sound amplfies what you fear
For the golden girl seen when she passes
It's the third garland for Mi-iss

Goldikova,
Pretty girl, beware of her heart of steel
This girl's for real.

She loves BC Mile
BC Mile
She loves Mile
She loves BC Mile
BC Mile
She loves Mile

MagCoUYvIXE

[Tom]

Hats off! that was great!!!!!

[chickenhead]

being that Rocket Man is one of my fav's....."Rocket Mare"

We packed my bags for this, I flew, alright
Zero hour, here I am
Am I gonna be horse enough to win this once again?

I miss the break a bunch, but that's my life
Settle into my ever-increasing pace
They won't forget tonight

And I think it's gonna be a short short time
Till the wire brings you round again to find
I'm not the mare you think I am at all
Oh no no no I'm a rocket mare....
Rocket mare, stalking the field out here all alone

And I think it's gonna be a short short time
Till the wire brings you round again to find
I'm not the mare you think I am at all
Oh no no no I'm a rocket mare....
Rocket mare, picking up the field around the turn

The Classic ain't the kind of place, for all you kids
In fact it's long as hell
And there's no one here to save you, from this mare
And all these figures, I don't understand
It's just my job five days a year
A rocket mare, a rocket mare

And I think it's gonna be a short short time
Till the wire brings you round again to find
I'm not the mare you think I am at all
Oh no no no I'm a rocket mare....
Rocket mare, this Churchill dirt feels like a 2nd home

And I think it's gonna be a short short time
Till the wire brings you round again to find
I'm not the mare you think I am at all
Oh no no no I'm a rocket mare....
Rocket mare, crossing the wire in front, all alone

And I think it's gonna be a short short time...
And I think it's gonna be a short short time...
And I think it's gonna be a short short time...
And I think it's gonna be a short short time...
And I think it's gonna be a short short time...
And I think it's gonna be a short short time...

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[Tom]

Here's a quickie.... (to the tune of Three Blind Mice)

See Blind Luck
See Blind Luck

See how she runs.
When she fires her guns

She sits in the back while the rest of them goes,
Then flies up and wins by the skin of her nose,
She comes down the stretch like a runaway truck,

That’s no blind luck!

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Slightly off topic, but I'll toss it in here.

[depalma113]

Blame (to the tune of Irene Cara's "Fame")

Capper look at me
And tell me what you see
You ain't seen the best of me yet
Give me time I'll make you forget the rest

I got more in me
And I will set it free
I am fast and close from the clouds
Don't you know who I am

Remember my name
Blame

I'm gonna win the Classic
I'm gonna beat that old mare
there

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Blame

I'm gonna crush those other eleven
Light up the track like a flame
Blame

I'm gonna win the Classic
Capper remember my name

[FenceBored]

Do you take requests?
...
Rick Astley's 'Together Forever' for the mare Forever Together?


Rick Astley {shudder}.

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Forever Together (to the tune of Together Forever)

If there's any mare I need
To be in good form on Friday
Oh, she'd satisfy every bet for me
Revenge last year's loss to Midday

So, you watch her surging
Under jockey urging
A power the field can't deny
It's reaffirming
Can't you see the worm turning
I'll watch this for the rest of my life

Forever Together is doing her part
Forever Together it's true
And while Goldikova and Zenny chase three
Let's see Forever Together win two.

I know losses get you down
You haven't won a race all year
Da Hoss lost a year before retaking his crown
I don't think you should ever fear

There ain't no mistaking
It's history you're making
Something to last for all time
The wind is changing
Hear Trevor saying
The field would need wings and take flight

Forever Together is doing her part
Forever Together it's true
And while Goldikova and Zenny chase three
Let's see Forever Together win two.

So, you watch her surging
Under jockey urging
A power the field can't deny
It's reaffirming
Can't you see the worm turning
I'll watch this for the rest of my life

Forever Together is doing her part
Forever Together it's true
And while Goldikova and Zenny chase three
Let's see Forever Together win two.

Forever Together is doing her part
Forever Together it's true
And while Goldikova and Zenny chase three
Let's see Forever Together win two.

Forever Together is doing her part
Forever Together it's true
And while Goldikova and Zenny chase three
Let's see Forever Together win two.


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I, Gio Ponti (to I, Don Quixote from Man of La Mancha)

Hear me now
Oh thou bleak and dirt loving race world
Thou art base and debauched as can be
And a horse with his best race to bravely unfurl
Now hurls down his horseshoe to thee!
I am I, Gio Ponti,
The Eclipse Turf Champion
My destiny calls and I go
And the firm Churchill race sward
Will carry me onward
Kicking past all of my foes
Kicking past all of my foes
Onward to glory I go!

[Ramon:]
I'm Ramon! yes, I'm Ramon!
I'll ride on my partner round the course
I'll tell all the world proudly
I'm his jockey! He's my horse!

Hear me, English and Irish
You Europeans
All your BC Mile triumphs are past
For a holy endeavor is now to begin
And virtue shall triumph at last!

[Next two paragraphs at same time]
I am I, Gio Ponti,
The Eclipse Turf Champion
My destiny calls and I go
And the firm Churchill race sward
Will carry me onward
Kicking past all of my foes

[Ramon:]
I'm Ramon! yes, I'm Ramon!
I'll ride on my partner round the course
I'll tell all the world proudly
I'm his jockey! He's my horse!

[unison]
Kicking past all of my foes
Onward to glory we go!

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[keithw84]

Great job on Goldikova... not ony did you you rhyme with nova, but you related it to being a star!

[FenceBored]

And now, by special request, the real reason Zenyatta might lose Saturday:
(special thanks to the requestor for getting that Rick Astley song out of my head)


Blame it on the Boogie (Zenyatta version)

Zenyatta's always dancin
And it wouldn't be a bad thing,
But she ain't getting no rest
And that's no lie

She spent the night on 4th Street
Dancing to every beat
And from that night I kissed
Her hopes goodbye

Don't blame it on surface
Don't blame it on workouts
Don't blame it on Beyers
Blame it on the boogie

Don't blame it on Shirreffs
Don't blame it on Mike Smith
Don't blame it on schedule
Blame it on the boogie

The nasty boogie bugs me
But somehow it has drugged her
Spellbound rhythm gets her
On her feet

It's changed her life completely
I've seen the lightning leave her
Zenyatta just won't race
Seriously

Don't blame it on surface
Don't blame it on workouts
Don't blame it on Beyers
Blame it on the boogie

Don't blame it on Shirreffs
Don't blame it on Mike Smith
Don't blame it on schedule
Blame it on the boogie


She just can't
She just can't
She just can't control her feet

She just can't
She just can't
She just can't control her feet

She just can't
She just can't
She just can't control her feet

She just can't
She just can't
She just can't control her feet

Don't blame it on surface
Don't blame it on workouts
Don't blame it on Beyers
Blame it on the boogie

Don't blame it on Shirreffs
Don't blame it on Mike Smith
Don't blame it on schedule
Blame it on the boogie

This magic music grooves her
That dirty rhythm moves her
The devil's gotten to her
Through this dance

She's full of funky fever
And fire burns inside her
Boogie's got her in a
Zenyatrance

Don't blame it on surface
Don't blame it on workouts
Don't blame it on Beyers
Blame it on the boogie

Don't blame it on Shirreffs
Don't blame it on Mike Smith
Don't blame it on schedule
Blame it on the boogie

Owww - surface
Whoo -workouts
Yeah - Beyers
Mmmm - boogie

You just gotta - surface
Yeah - workouts
Beyers
Beyers - boogie

Don't you blame it - surface
You just gotta - workouts
You just wanna - Beyers
Yeah - boogie
Ohh blame it on herself - Shirreffs
Ain't nobody's fault - Mike Smith
But hers and that boogie - schedule
On all night long - boogie

Hers and that boogie - surface
Ain't nobody's fault - workouts
But hers and that boogie - Beyers
Dancin' all night long - boogie

Ohh blame it on herself - Shirreffs
Ain't nobody's fault - Mike Smith
But hers and that funky funky boogie all night long - Beyers

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[FenceBored]

Let's repeat this one, she deserves it.
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Goldikova (to the tune of Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey)

Goldikova, she's the mare,
The mare with the miler's touch,
A turf star's touch, such a bright nova
Beckons you to enter her course of grass
Give it a pass

Golden hoofbeats will pour in your ear
But the sound amplfies what you fear
For the golden girl seen when she passes
It's the third garland for Mi-iss

Goldikova,
Pretty girl, beware of her heart of steel
This girl's for real.

Golden hoofbeats will pour in your ear
But the sound amplfies what you fear
For the golden girl seen when she passes
It's the third garland for Mi-iss

Goldikova,
Pretty girl, beware of her heart of steel
This girl's for real.

She loves BC Mile
BC Mile
She loves Mile
She loves BC Mile
BC Mile
She loves Mile

MagCoUYvIXE