Tagged: Van Halen

Red Hot Chili Peppers

September 26, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published September 26, 2022

“Eddie” by Red Hot Chili Peppers

This song serves as a tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) of Van Halen fame. Van Halen is a band that you’ve undoubtedly heard of if you’re familiar with American rock music, and...

Van Halen

October 7, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published October 7, 2020

“Why Can’t This Be Love” by Van Halen

As noted in the trivia section, this is the first Van Halen single in which the band’s original lead singer, David Lee Roth, was not involved. Roth was known as a sex addict so to speak,...

Van Halen

October 7, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published October 7, 2020

“Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” by Van Halen

As we have pointed out before, many of Van Halen’s classics are actually song centered on bedroom fun. And in terms of concealing such desires behind metaphors, this is one of the more-creative amongst the...

Van Halen

October 7, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published October 7, 2020

“Ice Cream Man” by Van Halen

Anyone familiar with Van Halen’s early classics know that the boys had quite a bit of libido, which came through in their music. And in reality the lyrics of “Ice Cream Man”, despite being terse,...

Van Halen

October 7, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published October 7, 2020

“Hot for Teacher” by Van Halen

Just reading the title of this song and glancing at its cover art should give you a good idea of what it’s about. Van Halen were some hot-blooded boys back in the day as evident...

Van Halen

October 7, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published October 7, 2020

“Panama” by Van Halen

All things considered, “Panama” can be interpreted in one of two ways. Most-notably it is about a car. And depending on which particular origin story one subscribes to one – or perhaps both – of the...