Artist: Van Halen - Tumblr Posts
February 22, 2024
song #17
Jump by Van Halen
it was released in their album 1984 in you guessed it 1984 (shocker)
Fun fact: In the 2011 book MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video by Greg Prato, Angelus discussed the video. "'Jump' really was just about personality, really. It was a very simple video. We shot it for nothing. David wanted to incorporate his karate-flipping - that he loved so much - into the whole thing. Seriously, I think that we probably spent more money on pizza delivery than we did on the video itself.
February 22, 2024
song #17
Jump by Van Halen
it was released in their album 1984 in you guessed it 1984 (shocker)
Fun fact: In the 2011 book MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video by Greg Prato, Angelus discussed the video. "'Jump' really was just about personality, really. It was a very simple video. We shot it for nothing. David wanted to incorporate his karate-flipping - that he loved so much - into the whole thing. Seriously, I think that we probably spent more money on pizza delivery than we did on the video itself.
March 27, 2024
Song #48
Everybody Wants Some!! by Van Halen
It was released in 1980 in their album Women and Children First
Fun fact: At the very end of the song, David Lee Roth (the lead singer) quips, "Look, I'll pay you for it, what the fuck?" The last word is not clearly audible due to the song's fade-out ending, and radio stations occasionally play the uncensored song as a result.
March 27, 2024
Song #48
Everybody Wants Some!! by Van Halen
It was released in 1980 in their album Women and Children First
Fun fact: At the very end of the song, David Lee Roth (the lead singer) quips, "Look, I'll pay you for it, what the fuck?" The last word is not clearly audible due to the song's fade-out ending, and radio stations occasionally play the uncensored song as a result.
July 1, 2024
Dance the Night Away by Van Halen
It was released in 1979 in their album Van Halen II
Fun fact: David Lee Roth (vocalist) originally wanted to call the song "Dance, Lolita, Dance", but Eddie Van Halen (guitarist) convinced him that "Dance the Night Away" was more suitable and the chorus was changed to reflect that.
July 1, 2024
Dance the Night Away by Van Halen
It was released in 1979 in their album Van Halen II
Fun fact: David Lee Roth (vocalist) originally wanted to call the song "Dance, Lolita, Dance", but Eddie Van Halen (guitarist) convinced him that "Dance the Night Away" was more suitable and the chorus was changed to reflect that.
July 27, 2024
Song #170
Hot For Teacher by Van Halen
It was released 1984 in their album 1984
Fun Fact: The song tells the tale of a boy who suddenly finds himself paying a lot of attention in class … specifically to the person teaching it. Its lyrics were inspired by somebody who once worked at Cherry Lawn School, a boarding school in Connecticut David Lee Roth once attended as a child. The outro of the song was taken from an earlier demo of the song “Voodoo Queen” from 1977.
July 27, 2024
Song #170
Hot For Teacher by Van Halen
It was released 1984 in their album 1984
Fun Fact: The song tells the tale of a boy who suddenly finds himself paying a lot of attention in class … specifically to the person teaching it. Its lyrics were inspired by somebody who once worked at Cherry Lawn School, a boarding school in Connecticut David Lee Roth once attended as a child. The outro of the song was taken from an earlier demo of the song “Voodoo Queen” from 1977.