The Definitive Van Halen Song

[ET]

We're talking Diamond Dave era here which is basically the only era to consider. I'm not just picking a song that has the best solo and I'm discounting remakes (Dancing in the Street and Pretty woman.) These are songs that you can drive a Trans Am in while wearing a white denim jacket, zebra spandex, and knee high boots while sniffing cocaine off of a 17 year old girl's thigh. I won't accept anything less.

I'm stuck between Panama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2CyIH_ebE) and Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV1msp3N8Eg). What do you think?

[ET]

Or Unchained. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfYjgcOaIUU)

[TurdBerglar]

aint talking bout love was the first song that i thought of

[funk63]

talking about the definitive van halen song is like talking about whats the least painful way of having your pubes ripped out

[roosta]

If

These are songs that you can drive a Trans Am in while wearing a white denim jacket, zebra spandex, and knee high boots while sniffing cocaine off of a 17 year old girl's thigh.

that's the criteria, then it has to be Panama.

'Jump' is one of my all time favourite songs of all time (mainly due to the synthesizer solo) but for this criteria, Panama.

Panama is awesome.

[taquitos]

hot 4 teacher

[TAL]

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[AceFace]

hot 4 teacher
FUCK YES! hot for teacher! my FAVORITE van halen song. it's just so damn rockin'. it's def the band at it's best.

[abcdefz]

"Runnin' with the Devil"

[taquitos]

FUCK YES! hot for teacher! my FAVORITE van halen song. it's just so damn rockin'. it's def the band at it's best.

amen, sister.

that guitar riff is rolling and rollicking, the "oooooh yeah"s are sublime. its pretty much the best song ever.

edit: i just listened again and the jungle rhythm drums are another key attribute of this song.

[abcdefz]

I might change mine to "Jamie's Cryin'."

[TurdBerglar]

it has to be something from the first few(3) albums. they started to get poppy as the progressed

[YoungRemy]

Jump

[abcdefz]

Remy, what did Turd just say? :D

[YoungRemy]

Turd didn't set the criteria, now, did he?

why doesn't Jump cover the Diamond Dave era, according to ET's criteria?

[abcdefz]

Again, I say :D


:D <-------

[TAL]

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This was for the people who like Hot For Teacher.

[Lyman Zerga]

Jump

its the only vh song i know and it sucks

[NoFenders]

Drop Dead Legs

:cool:

[milkboy009]

while i enjoy Jump very much (maybe cause its so damn easy to play that chord progression on the piano?)
I'd have to go with Hot for Teacher, just seems to capture more of VH's wild and wackyness... plus gotta love that video....

can't believe i just took time to post this, hahaaaaaaaa

[Kid Presentable]

We're talking Diamond Dave era here which is basically the only era to consider. I'm not just picking a song that has the best solo and I'm discounting remakes (Dancing in the Street and Pretty woman.) These are songs that you can drive a Trans Am in while wearing a white denim jacket, zebra spandex, and knee high boots while sniffing cocaine off of a 17 year old girl's thigh. I won't accept anything less.

I'm stuck between Panama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2CyIH_ebE) and Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV1msp3N8Eg). What do you think?

Dear ET,

My name is Abel, and I don't know why I'm not a bigger fan of Van Halen. Their cocaine-fuelled cock-rock matches perfectly the criteria I have posted previously in my love of dumb rock (See: Motley Crue, G n R and such and such). Your rich description of the perfect way to listen to these songs has burrowed into my psyche, and although I'm a little paunchy, I'm googling the fuck out of 'Spandex' and 'Zebra' as we speak.

I just wanted to thank you for posting this thread, and to say that I bow at the altar of this shit. The drums are big, the guitars are clean, and the frontman is a twat. It's perfect for me. Now, I understand there's an era where it became less fun to like these guys. Can you and your Van-hellions (ha see what I did? I was going to say 'Halens' of Troy!!!) guide me on my path to enlightenment? It's a true crime that I'm not more well versed in this group.

DLR seemed like a funny dude from the small mention the make of him in 'The Dirt'. Vince McMahon based the whole 'HBK' gimmick around him, you know. From watching the Panama clip alone, it seems.

Anyway, until Bumblebee says "No!", make mine Marvel!

Abel Fallis, 15.

[ET]

Dearest Abel,

How you durrin'? Unlike birth control, it's okay to get into Van Halen later than you thought you should. You may want to break out the spandex once you get a feel for each of the Diamond Dave albums, memorize the track names, and know the track lengths by heart. Although the cocaine (or 17 year old) aren't required to enjoy the experience, they add greatly to the blowing out of your ass. Kind of like the IMAX difference.

Acquiring a taste for Van Halen is a slow and excruciating quest. I recommend 40 repeats of Jump, 30 Beautiful Girls, and 1 Ice Cream Man to get you started. Trust me, one repeat of that song is enough.

I'm glad you made the WWE reference! Being a fan of professional wrestling is one huge step in the never ending journey of becoming worthy of being deemed a disciple of a second cousin to a true Van Halen fan. Protip: HBK's theme song is the greatest into ever created. I put it on repeat when I use my Tony Little Gazelle (http://www.homeellipticalmachines.com/images/products/tony_little_gazelle_freestyle_1.jpg).
It helps me nail those mid-air splits!

With that said, I feel as though you need an ultimate goal to reach for before you really begin your quest. When you're twice divorced, living in New Jersey to avoid back pay on child support and pulling doubles in a waste management position, you'll be 3/4 of the way there. Yeah, I think you can pull it off. ;)

Until then, keep looking up!

-ET Bennet-Ramsey (Third seat in the Miami Diamond Dave fan club)

[BangkokB]

The Grittiest LP VH ever put out by far was Fair Warning
It packs Greats Such As
Sunday Afternoon in the Park
Mean Streets
Unchained
Push Comes to Shove
and the Grand Puba of them all DIRTY MOVIES

Hey You Remember when that Girl was Prom Queen?
Take it Off
Take it all Off

[MC Moot]

yeah,I think it's "Unchained" for sure...

[Echewta]

Unchained or Mean Streats.

Both peak songs. That album rocks.

[HEIRESS]

Dearest Abel,

How you durrin'? Unlike birth control, it's okay to get into Van Halen later than you thought you should. You may want to break out the spandex once you get a feel for each of the Diamond Dave albums, memorize the track names, and know the track lengths by heart. Although the cocaine (or 17 year old) aren't required to enjoy the experience, they add greatly to the blowing out of your ass. Kind of like the IMAX difference.

Acquiring a taste for Van Halen is a slow and excruciating quest. I recommend 40 repeats of Jump, 30 Beautiful Girls, and 1 Ice Cream Man to get you started. Trust me, one repeat of that song is enough.

I'm glad you made the WWE reference! Being a fan of professional wrestling is one huge step in the never ending journey of becoming worthy of being deemed a disciple of a second cousin to a true Van Halen fan. Protip: HBK's theme song is the greatest into ever created. I put it on repeat when I use my Tony Little Gazelle (http://www.homeellipticalmachines.com/images/products/tony_little_gazelle_freestyle_1.jpg).
It helps me nail those mid-air splits!

With that said, I feel as though you need an ultimate goal to reach for before you really begin your quest. When you're twice divorced, living in New Jersey to avoid back pay on child support and pulling doubles in a waste management position, you'll be 3/4 of the way there. Yeah, I think you can pull it off. ;)

Until then, keep looking up!

-ET Bennet-Ramsey (Third seat in the Miami Diamond Dave fan club)

oh my <3 of <3's.

[skra75]

I'm stuck between Panama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2CyIH_ebE) and Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV1msp3N8Eg). What do you think?

I'd have to say it's a complete toss-up BUT "Ain't talking Bout Love" is a pretty epic song Hard to evaluate though honestly, it's alot like trying to pick between two of your favorite colors

[ET]

Man, I still can't choose. I agree that it's like choosing your favorite color or your favorite pair of kicks... there's a situation for a particular pair and a situation for a particular song. And I think considering the rules I meticulously made it has to be Panama. It's way over the top but it's got badass overtones. ATBL is for when you're on your chopper driving down Venice Beach at 7pm. Two completely different situations, brah.

[mate_spawn_die]

i like "ain't talkin' 'bout love" the best...

'specially the moog cookbook (http://www.myspace.com/moogcookbook) cover