 Genius Lyrics
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Nerf Herder – Van Halen
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I bought Van Halen 1 / It was the best damn record I ever owned / TG&Y, 1978 / Two hand tapping guitar technique / Really got me off / Eruption yeah / Ain't talkin' bout' love / I'
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Van Halen – Dance the Night Away
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[Verse 1] / Have you seen her, so fine and pretty? / Fooled me with her style and ease / And I feel her from across the room / Yes, it's love in the third degree / [Pre-Chorus 1
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Van Halen – Jump
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“Jump” is the lead single from Van Halen’s 10x platinum selling album 1984. The song was internationally successful, becoming Van Halen’s only #1 hit in both the US & Canada and
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Van Halen – Right Now
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Van Halen tells listeners to seize the day, in what Sammy Hagar described as his best lyrics for the band. It’s famous for the music video reflecting on events that were occurring
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Van Halen – When It's Love
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[Verse 1] / Everybody's looking for something / Something to fill in the holes / We think a lot but don't talk much about it / 'Til things get out of control, oh / [Chorus] / How
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Van Halen – Tattoo
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(Tattoo, tattoo) / [Intro solo] / I got Elvis on my elbow / When I flex Elvis talks / I got hula girls on the back of my leg / And she hulas when I walk / Speaking cherry red
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Van Halen – Runnin' with the Devil
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This is the opening track from Van Halen’s eponymous debut album. It was also their second single. It opens with a car-horn sample comprised of each band member’s own vehicle
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Van Halen – Best of Both Worlds
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[Verse 1] / I don't know what I been livin' on but / It's not enough to fill me up / I need more than just words can say / I need everything this life can give me, hey / 'Cause
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Van Halen – Ice Cream Man
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This is a cover of an innuendo-laced blues song by John Brim.
David Lee Roth would usually accompany Eddie Van Halen on acoustic guitar while performing this song live.
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Van Halen – Jamie's Cryin'
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“Jamie’s Cryin'” is the sixth song on Van Halen’s first album with the same name as the band. The album was released on February 10, 1978, and would reach #19 on the Billboard 200
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Van Halen – Atomic Punk
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The seventh track on Van Halen’s 1978 debut, “Atomic Punk,” was a staple of their early live show—often transitioning into a drum solo by Alex Van Halen.
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Van Halen – "5150"
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[Instrumental Intro 00:00-01:09] / [Verse 1] / The love line is never straight and narrow / Unless your love is tried and true / We take a chance with new beginnings / [Pre-Chorus
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Van Halen – Good Enough
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[Intro] / Hello, baby, hah! / Yeah, yeah, ow! / Ow.. / Dig it / Wow! / [Verse 1] / U.S. prime, grade-A stamped, guaranteed / Grease it up and turn on the heat / You gotta throw it
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Van Halen – You Really Got Me
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This is a cover of a song by The Kinks. When original writer Ray Davies was interviewed by MassLive in 2009, he said:
I […] liked the Van Halen version of ‘You Really Got Me
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Van Halen – Hot for Teacher
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“Hot For Teacher” was Van Halen’s last single and music video before David Lee Roth’s departure in 1985. It peaked at #58 in the US.
The song tells the tale of a boy who suddenly
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Van Halen – Spanked
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Both feet up, watchin' tv / Some place to feast my eyes, oh / I always tripped on commercials, yeah yeah / This one blew my mind, oh / Hey, tell me who you're gonna call / When you
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Van Halen – Humans Being
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A composition for the Twister soundtrack whose creation was enough to drive Sammy Hagar way from Van Halen.
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Van Halen – Mean Street
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“Mean Street” starts Fair Warning off with a guitar intro that left listeners wondering how Eddie Van Halen was able to make such unique sounds with his instrument. Its line “
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Van Halen – Without You
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[Verse 1] / Hey you, wake up, get yourself together / Yeah you, so you think you made it better / 'Cause you know it's coming at you while your back is turned / Look too long and I
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Van Halen – Amsterdam
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Looking good through the window / Shinin' red and blue light / A little thick in the bottom / But still lookin' alright, yeah / Got a pocket full of money / Got me a long night
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Van Halen – Dreams
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[Verse 1] / World turns black and white / Pictures in an empty room / Your love starts falling down / Better change your tune / Yeah, you reach for the golden ring / You reach for
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Van Halen – Beautiful Girls
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[Verse 1] / She was a-seaside sittin' / Just a-smokin' and a-drinkin' on ringside / On top of the world / Oh, yeah / She had her drink in her hand / She had her toes in the sand
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Van Halen – Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
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A song about showing dominance over a woman, which soon became one of Van Halen’s most iconic. Eddie stated it was supposed to be a punk parody, “a stupid thing to us, just two
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Van Halen – Unchained
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Despite not being released as a single in the US, “Unchained” peaked at #13 on the Rock Chart in the summer of 1981. The song was released as a single in a few countries overseas
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Van Halen – Bottoms Up!
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[Verse 1] / I've been sitting here 'bout half the night / Oh, mama, fill my cup up / Said I came here to waste some time / I think I'm gonna jump up / [Chorus] / I'm singing, I'm
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Van Halen – In a Simple Rhyme
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Well, back in the past, when I was treated so coldly / My love life was a darn disgrace / Needed someone to love and hold me / That's one of the reasons that I was out of place
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Van Halen – Why Can't This Be Love
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The first single by “Van Hagar”, “Why Can’t This Be Love” is synth-driven and has lyrics recalling the feelings felt at the touch of an unrequited lover. It shot up to #3 on the
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Van Halen – Mine All Mine
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Oh, forgive me Father, for I have sinned / I've been through hell and back again / I shook hands with the devil, looked him in the eye / Looked like a long-lost friend / Oh
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Van Halen – Little Guitars
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While Diver Down is loaded with cover songs, “Little Guitars” is one of the originals the band wrote for it. Eddie used a custom miniature Les Paul made just for him when
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Van Halen – Josephina
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[Verse 1] / Josephina, there's so much I want to know / I've known you for all of mine but not all of yours / You're not a stranger, no, nothing could be further / I look back and
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Van Halen – Poundcake
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, she's gotta have soul / Or it won't feel right / Well, just plain, clean and simple / Wrapped up nice and tight / [Chorus] / And home grown and down home / That
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Geographer – Van Halen
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[Verse 1] / You've been spending your time / Making deals with your innocence / You used to burn so bright / You'd go blind in the mirror / So you waited for a sign / From the
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Van Halen – Summer Nights
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[Intro] / Uh! / Hey! / Oh, yeah! / [Verse 1] / Ain't no way I'm sittin' home tonight / I'll be out until the mornin' light / Just hangin' 'round the local parking lot / Oooh
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Van Halen – Dirty Movies
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VHND describes “Dirty Movies” as “a seedy tale of a prom-queen-turned-porn-queen”.
In 2015, Rolling Stone included it as one of ‘20 Insanely Great Van Halen Songs Only Hardcore
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Van Halen – House of Pain
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[Verse 1] / Say you're gonna leave me / 'Cause I only tie you up / I always loved you tender / But you only like it rough / Woman bound for glory / Why you leavin' me again
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