エディがナイキを訴えました

リンク: EDDIE VAN HALEN、ナイキを著作権侵害で訴える - bounce.com [ニュース].

マイケルジャクソンの訃報を職場で知り、なんて簡単に死んじゃうんだよマイケルとびっくりしたりエディもこんななったらどうしようと動揺したりウィキペディアのマイケルジャクソンの項の中の「エディ・ヴァン・ヘイレン」という文字にリンクが張ってなかったので早速編集してリンク作って、マイケルジャクソンを知るために今日は皆ウィキペディア見るだろう、そしてこのリンククリックしてエディのことも知るだろうドラマ「Mr.Brain」のテーマがヴァン・ヘイレンだということを知るがいいわーニワカ乙。と思ったけど、こんなときまでエディの宣伝してる自分は不謹慎で失礼ですねということでなんかヘコんだりして、帰ったら「Beat It」聴くかと思って帰宅してみたら、こんなニュースが。

エディがナイキを訴えました。エディストライプをパクッたということだそうです。

「Rolling Stone」誌が伝えるところによると、ナイキが新しく発売するテニス・シューズ〈Dunk Lows〉のソールのデザインが、赤、白、黒の線を基調としたエディのギター〈Frankenstein〉のデザインと酷似しているとのことで、エディ側 はナイキに対し損害賠償金とシューズの発売中止を求めている。エディは、同ギターのデザインを2001年に商標登録し、ギターのデザインを模したスニー カーを発売していた。

たぶんこれですね。たしかに酷似してますわ。

ナイキの広報は今回の訴えに対し「ナイキのシューズ・デザインは、ヴァン・ヘイレンのどのデザインとも似ておらず、また彼らの名前を販売戦略に使用するものでもない」と、反論するコメントを出している。

では、見比べてみましょう。

下のは、いわゆるエディストライプです。

そして下のが、件のナイキ製シューズ。

エディがこの模様をどう商標登録しているのか不明ですが、「赤地に白色と黒色のランダムストライプ」という感じであるとすれば、これは完全にアウトだと思います。

それとも、ナイキ側は「我々のデザインしたものは、白線が黒線の上にある（エディストライプは赤地に白線、その上に黒線）。また、線の太さは全部同じだ（エディストライプは線の太さが大小ある）。エディストライプとは違う」とでも主張するつもりでしょうか。

ベスト・オブ・ヴァン・ヘイレン（限定版）

リンク: Yahoo!ミュージック - ヴァン・ヘイレン - JUMP～ベスト・オブ・ヴァン・ヘイレン(限定盤).

予定どおり登場ということで、ヤフーミュージックにて予告されております、ヴァン・ヘイレンのベスト盤です。

上記ページによりますと、6月24日発売で1,890円也。

おそらく、今までの楽曲を適当に混ぜ合わせただけのものになりそうです（もちろんただの私の予想です）。
ドラマ主題歌に採用された海外アーティストの国内限定ベスト盤を買うかどうか迷うことに、自分がなるとは思いもしませんでした。私はファンであってコレクターではないのだがという気持ちが強いです今のところ。

クイーンファンの方々の苦悩がわかった今日この頃です。

キムタク主演ドラマ「MR.BRAIN」の主題歌はVHのJUMPに決定

リンク: MR.BRAIN（ミスター・ブレイン） 第1話 Youtube動画まとめ視聴.

VHファンの皆さん、おめでとうございます。主題歌はVHのJumpに決定です。

ドラマの中では長くは流れないようですが、話題になること間違いないでしょう。

日本限定のベスト盤やらなにやらが出るのでしょうね。ヒットチャートが楽しみですね。

ドラマの放送回数は短いですが、キムタク主演で話題性十分。この期間、楽しみましょう。

VH元メンバー参加の「チキンフット」アルバム全曲試聴可

リンク: SAMMY HAGAR、JOE SATRIANI、CHAD SMITH、MICHAEL ANTHONYからなるCHICKENFOOTのデビュー作の全曲試聴がスタート - bounce.com [ニュース].

サミー・ヘイガーとマイケル・アンソニーが参加するバンド「チキンフット」。
もうすぐアルバム発表だそうで、ちょこっと試聴できます。

元ヴァン・ヘイレンのヴォーカリスト、サミー・ヘイガーを中心に、ジョー・サトリアーニ（ギター）、レッド・ホット・チリ・ペッパーズのチャド・スミス（ドラム）、元ヴァン・ヘイレンのマイケル・アンソニー（ベース）によって結成されたスーパー・グループ、チキンフット。

ドイツでは6月5日、英国では6月8日、米国では6月9日にリリースされる彼らのデビュー・アルバム『Chickenfoot』の全曲試聴が、スイスのオンライン・ショップ〈CeDe〉のオフィシャルサイトにてスタートした。

ここで視聴できます→ CeDe

聴きましたが、どうなんだろうコレ。試聴30秒じゃよく判らんのですが、第一印象はイマイチ。

私がミドルテンポあんまし好きじゃないからかな。

けいおん効果スゴイですね。ヴァン・ヘイレンもあやかりたい

リンク: 「けいおん！」効果か、澪のつけていた超高級ヘッドホンの売り上げが爆増、売り切れる店が続出 - GIGAZINE.

実際のはサッパリ知らないんですが、アニメ「けいおん」が異様な人気ですね。

女の子がバンドやるってことで、登場する機材が現実にあるものなんだそうです。アニメに登場した楽器 やヘッドホンがバカ売れしているそう。

ここでもしヴァン・ヘイレンが登場したりすると、エラいことになるんじゃないでしょうか。
爆発的に盛り上がって、来日の呼び水となるかも！

なにしろ、7万もするヘッドホンをポンポン買ってしまうほどの熱狂ですよ。乗っからない手はない。

いつかは必ず、劇中でなにかのバンド名が登場するでしょうから、そのときの反応が楽しみです。ヴァン・ヘイレンじゃなくても。

ヴァン・ヘイレン・ストアにエディ柄スニーカー登場

リンク: EVH Red HIGH Top Sneakers: Van Halen Store.

まさに幻の、ファンが一番発売を望んでいたアイテムです。エディストライプ柄のスニーカーがいよいよ発売されました。

(2009/06/10訂正：出荷は7月ですから、正しくは発表ですね。失礼しました。）

ほ、ほしい。。。 ていうか、買うｗ

「Runnin' With The Devil」のボーカルはシャウトだらけだということがわかった

リンク: On Off and Beyond: 身悶えするほど恥ずかしいマイクロソフトのSongsmith.

Songsmith というのは、鼻歌に伴奏を付けてくれるソフトなのだそうで、その伴奏の音が体中から力が抜けるくらいチープなんだそうです。

「Runnin' With The Devil」を熱唱するデイブのボーカルをこのソフトに通してみたら、すごいのができたということなので記事に載っていたのでご紹介します。

はじめは何の曲か判りませんでしたｗ叫んでるだけなんだもんｗ

しかしこの、ボーカルのアツさと伴奏のチープさのギャップは素敵ですね。

エディが車をオークションに出しますよ！ってそんなのハッキリ言ってどうでもいい！

リンク: エディ・ヴァン・ヘイレン、クラシックカー2台をオークション出品へ Web-Tab - ショウビス Showbiz - ウェブタブ.

　ロックバンド「ヴァン・ヘイレン」のギタリスト、エディ・ヴァン・ヘイレンが、所有するクラシックカー2台を米アリゾナ州スコッツデールで開催されるカーオークションに出品するようだ。

　contactmusic．comによると、エディが出品するのは「シボレー 210」とステーションワゴン型の「シボレー・ノマド」。どちらも1956年型で、今月11-18日まで開催されるカーオークション「Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event」に出品されるという。

　ウェブサイト「BLABBERMOUTH.NET」の取材に対し、Barrett-Jacksonの幹部は次のように語っている。

「（エディが出品する）“シボレー・ノマド”はオリジナルスペックに修復したもので、“シボレー 210”はギアなどを新しくした特注品。“ロックンロール”と“車”、両方の観点から特別の価値のあるコレクションになりそうですね」。

クルマはいいからギター弾いてくれ！な！？頼む！お願いします！このとおり！

それとも日本行きの軍資金を調達してるわけですか？

エディ、婚約。

リンク: アメリカを代表するハードロック・バンド、VAN HALENのギタリスト、EDDIE VAN HALENが婚約したことが報じられる - bounce.com [ニュース].

お相手は、15歳年下のバンド広報担当だそうです。

　昨年ヴォーカルに再びデイヴィッド・リー・ロスを迎え再結成し、ワールドツアーを行っていたハードロック・バンド、ヴァン・ヘイレン。バンドのリーダーでギタリストの、エディ・ヴァン・ヘイレンが、婚約したことが報じられた。

　 　「People」誌によると、エディはガールフレンドでバンドの広報も担当しているジェニー・リゼウスキーに、休暇で訪れていたハワイでプロポーズ。2人は来年6月に挙式を予定しているという。プロポーズの場所は、高級ジュエリー・ブランド、ティファニーのプライベート・ルームだったそうだ。「People」誌は、関係者の「2人はとても幸せで、健康的で、そしてお互いに恋に落ちている。そして、これからの人生を共にしたいと思っているんだ」とのコメントを伝えている。

　 　53歳になるエディは、これが2度目の結婚となる。彼には、前妻となる女優ヴァレリー・ベルティネリとの間に、先のヴァン・ヘイレンのツアーにもベーシストとして参加していた17歳の息子、ヴォルフガング・ヴァン・ヘイレンがいる。38歳のリゼウスキーは、これが初婚となる。

新婚旅行は日本でお願いします。

サラ・ペイリン氏（副大統領候補）はロックファン

リンク: 米副大統領候補ペイリン氏の知られざる5つの"素顔" | エンタテインメント | マイコミジャーナル.

自民党総裁選挙や衆議院選挙よりも日本に影響があるともいわれるアメリカ大統領選挙。

共和党の副大統領候補として、また美人であるとして話題の「サラ・ペイリン」さんですが、上記リンク先にこの方の意外な一面というものが上げられています。

だいたいどうでもいいことばかりなのですが、その中に以下の記述を発見。

* ロックファンである

彼女の息子の名前はトリグ・パクソン・ヴァン・ペイリン。ペイリン氏と12年来の付き合いを続けている前市議会議員ジュディ・パトリックによると、ロックバンド「ヴァン・ヘイレン」に響きが似ていたことから、ペイリン氏自身がこう名付けたという。

なんとヴァン・ヘイレン好き（というよりロック一般が好き）という、好感度うなぎ上りの事実が発覚。

これはもう、マケイン大統領の下で、ロック外交という辣腕を奮っていただくことを期待せざるをえません。

特に、「大事な友人」日本には、アメリカンロックの権化とも言える、「ビッグV」ことヴァン・ヘイレンを派遣すれば、両国の絆がますます深まること間違いなしでしょう。

少なくとも、一部のロックマニアの心をガッチリ掴んで離さないこと請け合いです。

エディ仕様のストラップを短くしました

エディ仕様のストラップをVan Halen Storeより買ったのはよかったがこれが異様に長く、具体的には一番短い設定にしても30cm以上長くて実はエディ仕様ではなく琴欧洲仕様の間違いではないかと思えるほどの長さであり、なんとかしようにもどうしようもなく、小手先のゴマカシなど絶対無理で思い切ったことをしないことには使い物にならない宝の持ち腐れ状態で困っていましたが、根本的対策に踏みきりました。

知り合いの服屋さんにお願いして仕立て直してもらいました。

（写真：仕立て直し後のストラップと切断した33センチの端切れ）

端の部分をいったんバラして、33cm切断して端を縫い付けるという作業をしてもらった結果、完璧に綺麗に短くなりました。

肩に当たるところだけでなく全体が幅広いのでズレても痛くならないことを、実際に装着したうえで演奏してみて実感しました。本当に快適です。

エディ仕様のストラップ長すぎて使えませんorz

リンク: EVH Premium Leather Guitar Strap: Van Halen Store.

さっそくギターに取り付けて肩に掛けてみたわけですが、長すぎて使えないことが判明！一番短くしてもダメです。。。

今使っているストラップと長さを比べてみましたところ、32cmも長いです。しかも一番短くしてこれです。これを取り付けるとギターの位置が10cm以上も下がるわけで、これではとても弾けん。しつこいようですが一番短くしてこれです。困りました。どうすればいいのコレ。

というわけで、対策をいくつか考えてみました。

１．あまった所を切り取る

２．結び目いっぱいつくる

３．短い形に折って縫い合わせる

１番が現実的なんでしょうかウーム。。。いい方法ないでしょうか。

アメリカ人ってこの長さでもオッケーなんだろうか。
もしかして私が何か根本的に間違っているのだろうか。

ヤター！エディ仕様のストラップ買ったーよー

リンク: EVH Premium Leather Guitar Strap: Van Halen Store.

Van Halen Storeにて予約中！というメールが来て、勢いで予約してしまっていました。
7月上旬に発送できる予定であるとのことでしたが、もう今日来ましたよ！

今までの千円のストラップとは作りが全然違う。。。当たり前ですが。かなり丈夫です。
全体が幅広でやわらかく、どこが肩に当たっても痛くなさそうです。

いい買い物をした！

ていうか、このヒモは何につかうのでしょうか？

（写真：付属の紐。どのように使うのか謎）

サミーとマイケルが一緒にバンド結成

リンク: Red Hot Chili Peppers : レッチリ、活動休止中にスーパー・グループ結成？ / BARKS ニュース.

なぜ、この人を中心にこの記事が書かれているのか不明なのですが、レッチリのドラマー、チャド・スミスが、活動休止中にご近所さん達とバンドを始めたそうです。

彼は、元ヴァン・ヘイレンのサミー・ヘイガー（Vo）やマイケル・アンソニー（B）、名ギタリスト、ジョー・サトリアーニらと一緒に、 Chickenfootというバンドを結成したらしい。すでに10曲近いトラックを制作しており、レッド・ツェッペリンをライバル視しているそうだ。

豪華な面々が集まったスーパー・グループだが、結成したのは単に“近くに住んでいる”のがきっかけだったようだ。

元ヴァン・ヘイレンのメンバーが二人も参加しているのということで、ファンは当然たまらんのですが、肝心のギターがジョー・サトリアーニというのも個人的には嬉しいです。

年内にアルバムをリリースすることになりそうとのことで、これは要チェックです。

ロックギター名曲番付でEruptionは第6位！

リンク: 時事ドットコム：１位は「ジョニー・Ｂ・グッド」＝ロックギター名曲番付−米誌.

先日のに引き続いてランキングものに登場のエディです。

　【ロサンゼルス２９日時事】米音楽誌ローリング・ストーンは最新号で、ギター演奏を前面に出したロックの歴代の名曲１００曲を発表し、第１位にロックンロールの創始者とされ、多くのミュージシャンに影響を与えたチャック・ベリーの「ジョニー・Ｂ・グッド」（１９５８年）を選出した。 　２位は強烈なソロ演奏で知られたジミ・ヘンドリックスの「紫のけむり」（６７年）、３位はエリック・クラプトンらが結成したクリームの「クロスロード」（６８年）。以下、「ユー・リアリー・ガット・ミー」（キンクス）、「ブラウン・シュガー」（ローリング・ストーンズ）、「暗闇の爆撃」（ヴァン・ヘイレン）、「ホワイル・マイ・ギター・ジェントリー・ウィープス」（ビートルズ）と続き、６０、７０年代の曲が上位を占めた。

で、その記事がこちら。
The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time : Rolling Stone

その中のEruptionの項がコチラ。

6   "Eruption"
Van Halen (1978)

Eddie Van Halen's 102-second mission statement was a piece he invented onstage: a solo showcase for his mastery of tone and technique, notably the rush of notes he produced with his fretboard tapping. An army of teens would try to duplicate it, emerging years later in every metal band of the Eighties.

"Eruption" from Van Halen (Warner Bros.)

Van Halen performing "Eruption" live

1位と2位は納得！んで、他の上位組はどうなんでしょうか。私ヴァン・ヘイレンしか知らないので評価できません！！

ライブDVDが出ますよー

リンク: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - VAN HALEN Filming Shows For Concert DVD.

ライブDVD製作のために、コンサートの模様を撮影しているそうです。

VAN HALEN Filming Shows For Concert DVD - May 14, 2008

VAN HALEN is reportedly filming select shows on its current tour for an upcoming DVD release. Last night's (May 13) concert at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey was the first performance to be filmed, according to singer David Lee Roth.

皆さんうっすらと予想していたと思いますが、やっぱり出るようですね。いつ出るんでしょうかねー楽しみです。
勢いで新盤発売まで行ってくれるとなお良しですね！怒涛のリリースラッシュで話題独占という作戦とか！？

そして、どうやらワールドツアーに関しても、エディはやる気あるみたい？

"I feel excellent. I'm healthier than I've ever been. It's wonderful."

意訳：チョー気持ちイー！もうなんていうの、いままでないくらい体調バリバリ全開！マジ最高ですけど！

というわけで、「オレは元気なの！大丈夫なの！ワールドツアー行かせろー！」に聞こえますね。わかったから早くニッポンに来てエディ！

HR/HM系ミュージシャンの選ぶギタリスト・ランキングにてエディは2位です！

リンク: HR/HM系ミュージシャンの選ぶギタリスト・ランキング発表! 1位はやっぱりJIMI HENDRIX! - bounce.com [ニュース].

やりました！エディやりました！

やはり本職のみなさんはわかってらっしゃる。1位がジミヘンなのは順当ですが、2位がエディなのも順当でしょう！

〈HR/HM系ミュージシャンが選ぶギタリスト TOP50〉※カッコ内は在籍バンド

1. ジミ・ヘンドリックス
2. エディ・ヴァン・ヘイレン（ヴァン・ヘイレン）
3. イングヴェイ・マルムスティーン
4. ランディ・ローズ（クワイエット・ライオット、オジー・オズボーン）
5. リッチー・ブラックモア（ディープ・パープル、レインボー） 　
6. ジミー・ペイジ（レッド・ツェッペリン）
7. トニー・アイオミ（ブラック・サバス）
8. スティーヴ・ヴァイ
9. ジェフ・ベック
10. マイケル・シェンカー（スコーピオンズ、UFO、マイケル・シェンカー・グループ）

（以下略）

「生きる伝説」「エレキギターを再発明した男」にふさわしい結果ですよねー！

タイガー・ウッズ基金のイベントにヴァン・ヘイレン登場

リンク: タイガーもちゃんと出席　第11回「タイガー・ジャム」リポート.

タイガーもちゃんと出席　第11回「タイガー・ジャム」リポート04/22

「マスターズ」直後に膝の手術を受けたばかりのタイガー・ウッズは土曜日、「タイガージャム・イレブン」に姿を現しました。オークションやディナー、ヴァン・ヘイレンのコンサートなどが行われたこのイベントでは、タイガー・ウッズ基金のために150万ドルを越える寄付金が集まりました。ラスベガスのマンダレイベイホテルに集まったのは、タイガーの意思に賛同した豪華な顔ぶればかりでした。

タイガー・ウッズ
「ヴァン・ヘイレンに再会できて嬉しいです。彼らと会うのは確か3度目ですが、どのステージも素晴らしいですね。」

ヴァン・ヘイレン
「なんてたって、タイガーにあえますからね。ここに来るしかないでしょう。」

タイガー・ウッズ
「エディやデビッド、みんな揃ってのコンサート、最高です。この11年間、信じられないほど素晴らしいことばかりでした。協力してくださったバンドの皆さん、そして私の友人に感謝します。」

ヴァン・ヘイレンの新DVDが出る？？

リンク: Yahoo!ミュージック - ヴァン・ヘイレン - ベスト・ライヴ・イン・コンサート.

上記ページによると、2008年8月2日発売で、3,990円。

はて、なんでしょうかこれ。今回のツアーの映像でしょうかね。

続報を待ちましょう。

バン・ヘイレン、仕切り直しの再結成ツアー日程を発表 : 映画ニュース - 映画のことならeiga.com

リンク: バン・ヘイレン、仕切り直しの再結成ツアー日程を発表 : 映画ニュース - 映画のことならeiga.com.

ムリして日本に来てほしいぞヴァン・ヘイレン

リンク: ムリしなさんなって　ヴァン・ヘイレン再結成ツアー｜Techinsight Japan.

リユニオンツアーを敢行中だがエディの検査のためにスケジュールがずれたヴァン・ヘイレンですが、ここ数年のボロボロっぷりを見て思わず「ムリしなさんな」と言いたくなるのもわかります。

最近のひとつだけ良い話と言えば、父親の痛々しさを見ていられなくなってか、エドワードの息子、ウォルフガング君（16）がグループに加入した。

つい高い所から飛び降りたりするのがロックン・ローラー魂。薬物でボロボロでは骨粗しょう症のような体であろう。どうかもうムリはしないで欲しい。

特にガン以降のエディにはこう言いたくなるのももちろんわかるのですが、せっかく才能あるのに大勢の人の前で披露せず聴かせず見せず、また記録に残さずに死んでもらったらもっと困るのです。ボチボチでもいいので活動続けて欲しいと思うのです。

つまりは早くアルバム出して欲しいんです。

Van Halenが主役のゲーム！？

リンク: Van Halen主役のGuitar Heroが発売されるとのうわさ - GameSpot Japan.

Guitar Hero なるゲームがあります。いわゆる音ゲーですね。ギターの形したコントローラーを使って画面どおりにリズミカルにボタンを押すというゲームです。

（写真）Guitar Hero 用コントローラー

　うわさ：Activisionが以前からのうわさを認めて「Guitar Hero：Aerosmith」を発表して以来、ゲームファンはこのシリーズのバンド名を冠した次のタイトルは何かと考えてきた。

　Guitar Heroの次のバンドを当てるゲームでもっともよく出ている名前の1つがVan Halenだ。

エアロスミスの次はヴァン・ヘイレンというのは、うれしい世論ですね。
「ギターといえばエディ」というのはもやはスタンダードなのかな。希望的観測。

ギター型コントローラーの写真を見るとボタンが5つあるようなので、タッピングの登場する場面が多く出て来そうです。多少テクニカルになるのでしょうか。

しかし問題もありそうとのことです。お金の話。

　ガセか本当か：これ以上考察するには手がかりが少なすぎる。しかし、Van Halenの移り変わりの激しい経歴を考えると、Aerosmithの場合ほどロイヤルティの状況を整理するのは簡単ではないかもしれないということは指 摘しておいていいだろう。そして、オリジナルの曲と「Van Hager」時代の曲のどちらを選ぶかというジレンマもある。それからもちろん、Gary Cherone氏もいるわけだ。

確かに、どうやってお金を分けるかは苦労しそうですね。

ゲームファンの間で「エアロのつぎ？そりゃヴァン・ヘイレンだろ」という話になっているというのは嬉しいことですし、Guitar Hero は欧米では相当なビッグタイトルなので、これによって初めてヴァン・ヘイレンを知る若いゲーマーの数を考えると、そこらへんの問題をクリアする価値は大いにあると思います。

なんとか発売にこぎつけて欲しいものです。

エディが医療検査

リンク: ヴァン・ヘイレン、エディーの医療検査で北米ツアー変更 | エンタテインメント | Reuters.

　［ロサンゼルス　３日　ロイター］　ロックバンド「ヴァン・ヘイレン」は、ギタリストのエディー・ヴァン・ヘイレンさん（５３）が医師の検査を受けるため、現在行っているツアーの米国での日程を一部変更する。ツアー主催元のスポークスマンが３日に声明を発表した。

　ヴァン・ヘイレンさんは過去にがんの闘病やアルコールの問題を経験しているが、今回の検査については具体的な内容は明らかにされていない。

　声明は「医師によると、エディー・ヴァン・ヘイレンは、詳しい診断と必要な医療措置を見極めるため総合的な検査を受ける」としている。

　バンドは昨年９月から北米ツアーを行っていた。

ううむ。行きたいのだが現実にはなかなか難しい海外ツアー観戦ですが、このようなニュースが出ると、今のうちかと思って行きたくなってきますね。

体調良くさせて日本へ来てくれエディ！

エディ夫妻離婚原因は「お互いの浮気」

リンク: 週刊エンタメ情報・今週の１行ニュース（2008.3.1） / BARKS NEWS.

両方ともなら、どっちも何も言えないですね。

●昨年12月にエディ・ヴァン・ヘイレンとの離婚が成立した前妻ヴァレリー・ヴァーティネリは、離婚の原因が「お互いの浮気」だったと暴露した。

まあ、それでオッケーでお互い公認な夫婦もいますが。。。

5150ってなに？

米国カリフォルニア州警察の無線コードのひとつで、精神的・感情的に問題のある人、精神錯乱とか精神衰弱の状態にある人、発狂している人など、つまりヤバイ人のことを指す。

読み方は、日本語では「ごー・いち・ごー・まる」と呼ぶのが一般的でしょう。英語では「フィフティーワン・フィフティー」ね。

エディ先生はこの数字をいたく気に入っているようで、7枚目のアルバムのタイトルは「5150」、シグネイチャーモデルのアンプは「5150」、自分のスタジオは「5150スタジオ」と、なんでもかんでも5150。

だから、私の好きな数字も5150です♪

VH公式サイトに掲載されている説明は、以下のとおりです。

5150 comes from the California Code of the same name. And was the source of the album's title. Here's the actual code taken verbatim from the law book:

5150. When any person, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled, a peace officer, member of the attending staff, as defined by regulation, of an evaluation facility designated by the county, designated members of a mobile crisis team provided by Section 5651.7, or other professional person designated by the county may, upon probable cause, take, or cause to be taken, the person into custody and place him or her in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Mental Health as a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation.

Such facility shall require an application in writing stating the circumstances under which the person's condition was called to the attention of the officer, member of the attending staff, or professional person, and stating that the officer, member of the attending staff, or professional person has probable cause to believe that the person is, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled. If the probable cause is based on the statement of a person other than the officer, member of the attending staff, or professional person, such person shall be liable in a civil action for intentionally giving a statement which he or she knows to be false.

OU812ってなに？

「OU812」 = 「Oh,you ate one,too !?」です。

意味は「おおー！お前もあれ食ったのか！」といったかんじですか。 デイヴがソロになって出したアルバム「Eat 'Em and Smile」に答えてつけたらしいです。

デイヴが「Eat 'Em and Smile」で 「あいつら（ =ヴァン・ヘイレン ）を笑いながら食っちまおうぜ！」と言ったのに対して、ヴァン・ヘイレンが「OU812」 = 「おおー！お前もあれ食ったのか！」と答えるという具合です。

アルバムタイトルで会話してます。アメリカーンですなぁ。

Lyrics - Happy Trails@Diver Down

Happy Trails
(Words by Dale Evans)

Nmmmmmm dip dip Mmmmnnnnmm
Bum-ba-deeda-bum-ba-deeda bum-ba-deeda bum-ba-deeda (continued throughout)

Happy trails to you
Until we meet again
Happy trails to you
Keep smilin' until then

Who (Ooh-ooh) cares about the clouds when we're together
Just (Ahh-ahh-ahh) sing a song and think 'bout sunny weather

(two, three)
Happy trails to you
'Til we meet again
(laughter)

Lyrics - The Full Bug@Diver Down

The Full Bug

Mmmm, da yeah
Mmmm, I'm a tell ya now
You corner my dog, it don't let you pass
Got a bad little' woman, gon' bite yo' ass
Yeah, he won't let you pass
Ah, take it!
Woo!
Wow!

Ah, precious sweetheart
Woman, all you want is good as it can get. Ah yeah
Blind inspiration
Girl, you're sensational and this gets better yet. Ah yeah

Well (Oh) all your dreams an' visions are based on magazines
No (Oh) this ain't television, but it's more than it seems
(Oh) Takers need a giver, this much you understand
(Oh) All I wanna give you babe (ooh)
Is the best part of a man, yeah

Lemme show you
Baby make the best of what you have in hand. Oh yeah
Just remember when you follow through
Then the over isn't planned. Ah yeah! Ha ha

(Oh) Looks just like an angel, but he just talkin' trash
(Oh) You make conversation, but she's listening to your cash
(Oh) Takers need a giver, this much we understand
(Oh) All I wanna give you woman (ooh)
Is the best part of a man, yeah

(Guitar Solo)

Woo!

(Harmonica Solo)

Ooh
Uh
Ooh
Ooh

Love that woman heart and soul
In the groove, on the go, you know. Ah yeah
At the corner my dog won't let you pass
Got a bad lil' woman gon' bite yo' ass
Mmm, fore sure. Ahhh

(Oh) Looks just like an angel, but he just talkin' trash
(Oh) You make conversation, but she's listening to your cash
(Oh) Takers need a giver, this much we understand
(Oh) All I want to give you woman (ooh)
Is the best part of a man, yeah

Best part of a man, woo
Best part of a man. Ah
Best part of a man
Best part of a man

Lyrics - Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)@Diver Down

Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)

(Words by Jack Yellen & Milton Ager)

Well, I went down yonder in Louisville
Lived a cat named Big Bad Bill
I wants ta tell ya
Ah, the cat was rough and tough he would strut his stuff

Had the whole town scared to death
When he walked by, they all held their breath
He's a fightin' man, sure enough
And then Bill got himself a wife, now he leads a different life

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now
Married life done changed him somehow
He's the man the town used to fear
Now they all call him Sweet Papa Willy Dear
Stronger than Sampson I declare
'Til a brown-skinned woman's bobbed his hair

Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore (No, no, no)
He's doin the dishes an' moppin' up that floor (Yes he is)
Well he used to go out drinkin' lookin' for a fight
Now he gotta see that sweet woman every night
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now

Aw, play it boys

(Clarinet Solo)

Aw, yeah!

Whoo!
I likes that, yeah ("Yeah," say I)

Ah, y-well, Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore (No, he don't)
He's doin' the dishes 'n moppin' up that floor (Yes he is)
Well he used to go out drinkin' lookin' for a fight
Now he gotta see that sweet woman every night

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now (Doin' the dishes)
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now (Moppin' up that floor!)
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now

Cha!
Yeah!

Lyrics - Little Guitars@Diver Down

Little Guitars

Senorita I'm in trouble again and I can't get free
(Senorita) You're exactly what the doctor ordered, come on talk to me
(Ah) Can't crow before I'm out of the woods
But there's exceptions to the rule
(Ah-ah) Senorita, do you need a friend? I'm in love with you

Catch as catch, catch as catch can
Anybody in their right mind could see, it's you and me
Oooh-ooo-ooh
Oooh-oooh

You say you're lonesome, just getting by
But you turn your eyes from me
Be sure you're hurting long before you fly 'cause, you've got me

Catch as catch, catch as catch can
Anybody in their right mind could see, you and me
Catch as catch, catch as catch can
When I see you, all your little guitars sing to me

I can see you don't know which way to turn
But the sun still shines
(Senorita) Don't you know that you can dance with me, anytime?
(Ah) Can't crow before I'm out of the woods
There's exceptions to the rule
(Ah-ah) Senorita, do you need a friend? I'm in love with you

Oooh-ooo-ooh
Oooh-oooh
Oooh-ooo-ooh
Oooh-oooh
Oooh-ooo-ooh
Oooh-oooh

Lyrics - Dancing in the Street@Diver Down

Dancing in the Street

(Words by William Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter & Marvin Gaye)

Woo!
Ah, yeah!

Callin' out, around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer's here, and the time is right
For dancin' in the street

They're dancin' in Chicago (They'll be dancin')
Down in New Orleans (Dancin' in the streets)
Up in New York City (Dancing in the streets)

All we need is music (Sweet sweet)
Sweet music (sweet sweet music)
There'll be music everywhere (sweet music everywhere)

(Ooh-oo-ooh) There'll be swingin', swayin', records playin'
Dancin' in the street

(Ah) Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on (Ah) every guy, grab a girl, everywhere, 'round the world
There'll be dancin', dancin' in the street

(Ooh-oo-ooh) It's just an invitation, 'cross the nation
A chance for the folks to meet
There'll be laughin', singin', music swingin'
Dancin' in the street

Philadelphia, PA (Dancin' in the street)
Baltimore, in D.C. now (Dancin' in the streets)
Can't forget the Motor City (Dancin' in the streets)

All we need is music (Sweet sweet)
Sweet music (sweet sweet music)
There'll be music everywhere (sweet music everywhere)

(Oooh-oo-ooh) There'll be swingin', swayin', records playin'
Dancin' in the street, oh!
(Ah) Doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
Come on, (Ah) every guy, grab your girl, everywhere, 'round the world

Wow!
Hey hey hey!
Ow yeah, ow!

(Guitar Solo)

Dancin', they're dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)
Way down in L.A. everyday
(Dancin' in the streets)
Dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)
San Francisco way (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Dancin' in the streets)
They do it everyday now
(Dancin' in the streets)
Across the ocean blue, )Ooh-ooh-ooh) me an' you
(Dancin' in the streets)
Dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)

Lyrics - (Oh) Pretty Woman@Diver Down

(Oh) Pretty Woman

(Words by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees)

Whoo!

Pretty woman, walking down the street
Pretty woman, the kind I'd like to meet
Pretty woman, I don't believe you, it must be true
No one can look as good as you

Mercy

Pretty woman, won't you pardon me?
Pretty woman, I couldn't help but see
Pretty woman. Oh you look lovely as you can be
Are you lonely just like me?

Ahhrrrr!

Pretty woman, stop awhile
Pretty woman, talk awhile
Pretty woman, give your smile to me

Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah
Pretty woman, look my way
Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me

'Cause I need you, need you tonight. Ah!

Pretty woman, don't walk on by
Pretty woman, don't make me cry
Pretty woman. Don't walk away-yay. Okay.

If that's the way it must be, okay
I guess I'll go on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow night, but wait...What do I see?
She's walking back to me

Whoa, whoa, pretty woman!

Lyrics - Secrets@Diver Down

Secrets

She ain't waiting 'til she gets older
Her feet are makin' tracks in the winter snows
She got a rainbow that touches her shoulder
She be headed where the thunder rolls

Ow, ow, ow, she got that rhythm
Got that rhythm of the road, ah
Ow, ow, ow, she get crazy
Woman get crazy, if she can't go
Aw, but uh, she just lookin' good

She comes like the secret wind
She's as strong as the mountains, walks tall as the trees
She been there before, she'll never give in
She'll be gone tomorrow like the silent breeze, uh

(Ahh) Ow, ow, ow, she got rhythm
(Ahh) Got that rhythm, of her own
(Ahh) Ow, ow, ow, she get crazy
(Ahh) She get crazy if she can't go
But uh, ah she just lookin' good

You know how sometimes, you got to run
You runnin' blind, but you jumped the gun

The question is not, "Does love exist?"
But when she leaves, where she goes?
I got the feelin' she don't know either
Wait like the wind, watch where she blows

(Guitar Solo)

Ow. Oh, oh, got that rhythm
That sweet rhythm of her own
Oh, oh, oh, she get crazy
Woman get crazy if she can't go
Oh, oh. A-lookin' good, aw yes

Lyrics - Hang 'em High@Diver Down

Hang 'em High

Somewhere, he lost it in a turn
Now trouble seems to fit him like a glove
First come, first served, he's serving it back
He travels light, without a pack, without love

He comes from nowhere an' he turns on his own
Late for the hanging, yes he's headed for the moon
An' hang 'em high

Leather 'cross his thighs
Blasting out the night, his cap hides his eyes
One eye on the road, price upon his head
One ear to the ground, he's listening to the dead

He comes from nowhere an' he turns on his own
Late for the hanging, yes he's headed for the moon
An' hang 'em high

Blind to himself, an' he's laughing up his scheme
Looking back in anger, the city is relieved
Vision of light, child of the night passing by

(Guitar Solo)

Blind to himself, he's laughing up his scheme
Looking back in anger, the city is relieved
A vision of light, child of the night passing by

Leather 'cross his thigh
Blasting out the night, his cap hides his eyes
One eye on the road, price upon his head
One ear to the ground, he's listening to the dead

He comes from nowhere, an' he turns on his own
Late for the hanging, yes he's headed for the moon
An' hang 'em high

Lyrics - Where Have All the Good Times Gone!@Diver Down

Where Have All the Good Times Gone!
(Words by Ray Davies)

Whoo-wee!
Uh!
Ooo-ooo
Uh!

All my life I never stop to worry 'bout a thing
Open up and shout it out, never try to sing

Wonderin' if I've done it wrong
Will this depression last for long?
Won't you tell me

Where have all the good times gone?
Where have all the good times gone?
Where have all the good times gone?

Once we had an easy ride an' always felt the same
Time was on our side, we had everything to gain

Let it be like yesterday
Is that me or Happy Days?

Ma and Pa look back on all the things they used to do
They never had no money and they always told the truth

Daddy didn't need no little toys
Mommy didn't need no little boys
Won't you tell me

Where have all the good times gone?
Where have all the good times gone?
Where have all the good times gone?
Ow!

(Guitar Solo)

Yesterday was such an easy game for you to play
Aw, but then let's face it, things are easier today

Guess you need some bringing down
Get your feet back on the ground
Won't you tell me

Where have all the good times gone?
Where have all the good times gone?
Where have all the good times gone?
Where have all the good times gone?
Where have all the good times gone?
Where have all the good times gone?

Lyrics - Me Wise Magic@Best Of Volume 1

Me Wise Magic

I know what you're thinkin'
What you're thinkin' is easy to see
I know what you're dreamin'
I have those same dreams

Wow!
Reach up to the feet of God
Lookin' for a sign
It was right here all the time, time, time, time!

I am you and you are me

(Do you believe?)
Don't ya trust me?
Me Wise Magic
Ow, baby hold on
(If you could see)
Through my eyes
Me Wise Magic
Ow, hold on

I feel you breathin'
Don't you trust me (trust me)
I feel you agreein'
I know what you need

Wow!
Don't you lie
Just you listen thru me
My words at best to you
A fortune coo-coo-coo-kie
(Who are you and where are we?)

(Do you believe?)
Ow! Don't ya trust me?
Me Wise Magic
Yeah, yeah ow ow!
(If you could see)
Straight through my eyes
Me Wise Magic

A little Zen
headed your way
You'll get it
halfway down the interstate
Four days from now
It all goes clear
A Buddhist riff
for your inner ear

(Guitar Solo)

(Do you believe?)
Ow! Don't ya trust me?
Me Wise Magic
Yeah yeah! Oh yeah! Whoa!
(If you could see)
Straight through my eyes
Me Wise Magic
Whoa-oh-oh!

(Do you believe?)
Tell me you believe
Do you believe?

Whoa, yeah!
(If you could see)
Me Wise Magic
(Do you believe?)
Me Wise Magic
(If you could see)
Me Wise Magic
(Ooooooooo)

Lyrics - Can't Get This Stuff No More@Best Of Volume 1

Can't Get This Stuff No More

Got me a date with a supermodel. Ha ha ha
I know, I know I figured "Fuck it"
Dinner at the hotel, champagne bottle
Steak and potatoes, a feather in a bucket

Tell me what is it we're pretendin'?
Not to know, and who needs proof?
I don't need so much to remember
No, no. That's how it is, when you tell the truth
Woo!

How many times does somebody lie
'Til patience (Ahh-ahh-ahh) runs her course?
Keep that in mind, when we say goodbye
'Cuz you can't (Ahh-ahh-ahh) get this stuff no more

That's the thing about self-improvement
Don't get me wrong, I plan on gettin' some soon
Outside the wire somethin's movin'
The barn burnt down now I can see the moon

A slice at a time, like a pizza pie
You (Ahh-ahh-ahh) serve up the truth, don't want it anymore
Keep that in mind, when we say goodbye
'Cuz you can't (Ahh-ahh-ahh) get this stuff no more

(Guitar Solo)

Woo!

How many times does somebody lie
'Fore (Ahh-ahh-ahh) patience runs her course?
Keep that in mind when we say goodbye
'Cuz you can't (Ahh-ahh-ahh) get this stuff no more

(A slice at a time) Wha-oh yeah!

Wha-oh! (Ahh-ahh-ahh) Can't get that stuff no more!
Better keep that in mind! (Keep it in mind)
When we say our goodbyes
'Cuz you can't get this stuff no more-ah!

Not this stuff baby

Lyrics - Humans Being@Best Of Volume 1

Humans Being

There is just enough Christ in me
To make me feel almost guilty
Is that why God made us breed
To make us see we're Humans Being?

You break this, I'll break all that
You break my balls with all your crap
Spread your disease like lemmings breeding
That's what makes us Humans Being

Shine on, shine on
Shine on, shine on

(Guitar Solo)

Yeah! Some low life flat head scum infects
The sickness in his eyes reflects
You wonder why your life is screaming
Wonder why we're Humans Being

Shine on, shine on
Shine on, shine on

(Guitar Solo)

Humans, Humans Being
We're just Humans (That's what makes us)
Humans Being (That's what makes us)
We're just humans (That's what makes us)
Humans Being (That's what makes us) We're just humans (That's what makes us)
Humans Being (That's what makes us)
Humans Being!
We're just humans (That's what makes us)
Humans Being (That's what makes us)
Humans Being!

Lyrics - Learnning To See@The Best of Both Worlds

Learnning To See

Time after time we
Walk pass the window
But never see the ashes on the ground

Night after night
Watching the sky move
Never feel the earth spinning 'round

I didn't see you fallin'
I couldn't hear you callin'
Born with eyes wide open never learn to see

I never ment to hurt you
Was right there crying with you
Why do we harm the only thing we want to be

Trying to follow
Every footstep
I feel so lost along the way

Reading the scripture
Straight from the gospel
Never understanding what they say

I didn't see you fallin'
I never heard you' callin'
I've got my eyes wide open
but haven't learned to see

Yeah

I never ment to hurt you
Was right there crying with you
Why do we harm the only thing we want to be

I just gotta be
Me
I just gotta be
Me

Yeah

[GUITAR SOLO]

I didn't see you fallin'
I never heard you callin'
I've got my eyes wide open but never learned to see

I never ment to hurt you
Was right there crying with you
We only cage the very thing we want to free

I just wanna be
I just gotta be

I just gotta be me
I wanna be

Yeah

[Screams]

Lyrics - Up For Breakfast@The Best of Both Worlds

Up For Breakfast

Well!
She treat me like a personal Jesus
Got the hand put to rest...gonna heal you
Got the finger...put it right there on the trigger
Well, pump it up, pump it up
Baby make it bigger

Going crazy
Pumping it up, pumping it up
It's gonna heal you

She put the cream in my coffee (first thing in the morning)
Put that butter on my biscuit (honey to my melons)
Cherries on bananas (gonna need a second helping)
You know I'm up for breakfast so early in the morning

I don't need the back door open
Hot tub loosen up...baby's been soaking
Been tokin'...been sippin'
Slip flop slippin up...got me dripping

Going crazy
Keeping it up pumping it up, pumping it up
It's gonna kill you

She put the cream in my coffee (first thing in the morning)
Spread that butter on my biscuit (honey to my melon)
Put berries on bananas (I need a second helping)
That's why I'm up for breakfast so early in the morning

[GUITAR SOLO]

She put the cream in my coffee (first thing in the morning)
Spread my butter on my biscuit (honey to my melon)
Put berries on bananas (I need a second helping)
That's why I'm up for breakfast so early in the morning

Wake me up
Gotta get up

Got creamer on the table (first thing in the morning)
Squeeze some honey on my biscuit (honey to my melon)
Got some cream on my bananas (need a second helping)
You know I'm up for breakfast so early in the morning

Wake me up
Lift me up
Gotta get up
Hot coffee first thing in the morning
Hot sweet sticky
Get it up, get it up, get it up

Gotta get up

Lyrics - It's About Time@The Best of Both Worlds

It's About Time

Turn! (turn! turn! turn! turn!)

Last Time, Wrong time
Outside, Out of line!
But this time's our time
Right On! We'll let it shine! (Get Up!)

Turn your clock back
Paint it red on black
Bring it all right back
Oh hell yeah!
Come on!
Alright!
Hey hey hey!

You can spend my money
Don't you waste my time (my time, my time)
Well right now makin up for lost time, yeah!
Alright! Alright!
I think it's high time we lay it out there on the line
Now it's about time
It's about time
It's about time
Yeah!

Bright lights, Old Fights
This time we got it right! (yeah)
It's been a long time, overtime
Second flash, you're out of sight (yeah, so get up!)

Turn your clock back
Paint it red on black
Get it all right back
Oh Hell yeah yeah!
Come on!

It's alright!
Hey hey hey!
You can spend my money
Don't you waste my time (my time, my time)
Well right now makin it up to you big time!
Big, big, big, big time!
It's about time we lay it out there on the line
It's about time!
It's about time!
It's a just about time
Just about time yeah!

Re-Turn! (re-turn re-turn)...
Turn! (turn turn)...

(GUITAR SOLO!)

It's alright!
Spend my money
Don't you waste my time (my time, my time)
Well we're gonna make it up to you big time!
Big, time! big time!
Cause it's about time we lay it out on the line
It's about time!
It's about time!
It's about time!
It's just about time!
It's about time
It's about time
It's all about...
Talk about...
Wanna know...
There ain't no doubt!
It's about time!
Yeah yeah yeah...

(something)
Turn your clocks back!

Lyrics - You Really Got Me@Van Halen

You Really Got Me
(Words by Ray Davies)

Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Girl (Girl), you really got me now
You got me so I don't know where I'm goin'
Oh yeah (Yeah), you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me (Oh!)
You really got me (Whoa-oh)
You really got me

Please, don't ever let me be
I only wanna be by your side
Please, don't ever let me be
I only wanna be by your side

Girl (Girl), you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' yeah
Oh yeah (Yeah), you really got me now
Got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me (Ah-ha!)
You really got me (Ah-ha!)
You really got me

Oh, no, no, ah!

(Guitar Solo)

Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' Ow!
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
(Owwww!)

Girl (Girl), you really got me now
You got me so I don't know where I'm goin' yeah
Oh yeah (Yeah), you really got me now
Got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me
You really got me (Oh!)
You really got me

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Lyrics - Crossing Over@5150

Crossing Over

I reach across to the other side
To make contact with you
Though in slumber you fill my dreams
And I make contact with you
Don't ask me why I'm crossing over

Oh, crossing over....

I never got to really know you
The way I want to now
So many things I didn't tell you
I wanna tell you now
Tell me why, oh Lord, you're crossing over

(I gotta come back to see your face)
Oh, crossing over
(I wanna hear you call my name, feel your touch)
Reaching out, reaching out
(Hear your voice again)
(To hear your voice again)
Crossing over
(To feel your touch)
Reaching out
(To feel you)
Crossing over
(To feel)
Reaching out, reaching out
Crossing over

Lyrics - Take Me Back (Deja' Vu)@5150

Take Me Back (Deja' Vu)

I thought I saw you from a distance
I swore I'd found you once again
Touched on that feelin' for an instant
Could not recall just where or when
Oh, no

Some desert island off Morocco
We had a love so hard to find
Oh, so full of life, so free and easy
Another place, another time, oh!

Take me back
I wanna be there with you
It happened just like that, yeah!
Slip in a dream or two
Come on, take me back
Oh, deja vu

One soul, one mind
One light that shines
One love so fine
Oh, come on and take me back

Some call it fate, some superstition
Some call it luck, it's all the same
Oh, just one of the mysteries of creation
Somethin' you feel but can't explain, oh!

Take me back
I wanna be there with you
It happens just like that, baby
I've fallen deep into
Oh!

(Guitar Solo)

Oh girl, do it, come on
Oh do it, take me there
Oh, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know

Come on, take me back, baby
'Cuz I swear I've been there with you
It happened just like that, wow!
Send me a dream or two
Oh, come on, take me back
Oh, deja vu

Lyrics - Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)@5150

Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)

It's ok, I'll do what I want if I choose
I can take the fall, there's a choice
It's my destiny in my hands
Yeah, it's up to me

I can drive
I can shoot a gun in the streets
Score me some heroin
I can jump, be the sacrifice
Bear the cross just like Jesus Christ

And I don't wanna hear what love can do
No, I ain't gonna tell you what's right for you

Is it right, to take the easy way?
Close your eyes, get on your knees and pray
Now you're saved, by a higher voice
Givin' up, givin' up, givin' up your choice

If I'm wrong, then I'll pay for it
If I'm right, yeah you're gonna hear about it
But I'll try, yeah I'll try for it
I'll try and I'll try, 'til I'm satisfied

And I, I'm tired o' hearin' what love can do
And I, ain't gonna tell you what's right for you

I've seen the damage done
Yeah, I heard the shotgun
And felt the settin' sun on my kingdom come
Ohhh!

(Guitar Solo)

Is it right, uh, to take the easy way?
I don't know, I get down on my knees and pray
Now I'm saved, by a higher voice
Givin' up, givin' up, givin' up my choice

If I'm wrong, hey! Then I'll pay for it
If I'm right, yeah, you're gonna deal with it
'Cause I'll try, yeah I'll try for it
I'll try and I'll cry, even die for it

No, I don't wana hear what love can do
No, I, I can't tell you what's right for you
Oh, I, I, I tell you what love can do
No, I, I, I can't say when your time is through

I've seen the damage done
Oh Lord, I heard the shotgun
I felt the settin' sun on my kingdom come
Nooo!

(Guitar Solo)

Yeah! A-hey, hey, hey!

Don't tell me what love can do, uh
Hey hey hey! Uh!
Hey hey hey hey!
Don't tell me what love can do, alright
Hey hey hey!
What love can do
Hey hey hey!

Lyrics - Aftershock@5150

Aftershock

Oh, yeah!
Alright

I don't care 'bout the way that you're treatin' me
And I ain't cryin' about the love I been payin' for
No I ain't bitchin' 'bout the things you been puttin' down
Yeah, in my street

Oh! I ain't goin' around sayin' things about you
Lord, I can't repeat

Hey, it ain't gonna change overnight, no
And it ain't goin' away without a fight, no!

Now I ain't sayin' that I'm never gonna beg you
Oh, baby come back
Right now baby, I don't really wanna see your face
Yeah, and that's a fact

Oh, I know honey all I know is what I'm feelin' inside
Right now baby I'm alone and I'm swallowing
Lord, a lot a' pride

And it ain't gonna change overnight, no
And it ain't goin' away without a fight
Yeah!

Livin' with the aftershock
I said, "My, my, my"
Well I never thought she'd walk
But now I'm livin' with the aftershock
And it ain't gonna change
It ain't goin' away, no

(Guitar Solo)

Yeah, she opened up my eyes (Seein' what I wanna see)
She came and took me by surprise (Showed me what I hadn't seen)

Yeah, yeah, livin' with the aftershock

(Guitar Solo)

Oh, yeah!
Alright

Watch it, watch it!

Yeah, yeah, livin' with the aftershock
I said, "My, my, my"
Baby, I never thought you would
Give in and learn it from the aftershock

And it ain't gonna change
It ain't goin' away
I said, "It ain't gonna change without a fight, no"

(Guitar Solo)

Livin' with the aftershock
I'm livin' with the aftershock
Ow!

Alright
Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Never gonna change

Lyrics - Not Enough@5150

Not Enough

To love somebody naturally
To love somebody faithfully
To love somebody equally
Is not enough, it's not enough
It's not enough

To love somebody secretly (And never touch)
To love somebody honestly (And always trust)
To love somebody tenderly
The tender touch is not enough
It's not enough

Love hurts you sometimes
It's not so easy to find, no
Searchin' everywhere, you turn and swear (Ahh-ahh-ahh)
It's always been there

To love somebody foolishly (Can happen once)
To love somebody hopelessly (It hurts so much)
To love somebody equally
Is not enough, it's not enough
It's not enough

Love takes a little time
It's not so easy to find, no, no
Searchin' everywhere, you turn and swear
It's always been there

(Guitar Solo)
Standin' there....

Oh!

And if it don't come easily
One thing you must believe
You can always have trust in me
'Cause my heart will always be, yours honestly

Yeah! Love hurts you sometimes
Not so easy to find, no-oh
Searchin' everywhere, you turn and swear (Ahh-ahh-ahh)
It's always been there, standin' there
Love hurts you sometimes
It's not yours, it's not mine, no-oh
Love is only to share
You turn and swear (Ahh-ahh-ahh) it's everywhere
Standin' there (Ahh-ahh)
'Cause it's always been there

Lyrics - Feelin'@5150

Feelin'

Outta touch most the time
Got a lotta things on my mind
Kickin' down, but where to start
It's the hardest thing, oh Lord

Grow it long, shave it off
Life is hard, never soft
I need a change, I need it quick
Before it makes me sick

That's what's on my mind

(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)
Now pay attention, watch your back
Pay your dues and stay on track
Got no room to second guess
Puts me under stress, oh Lord

(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)
If I were you, if you were me
Wonder who I'd wanna be
With just one wish ya can't refuse
I wouldn't know what to choose

Yeah! Feelin'
No I don't like what I been told
I'm feelin'
Feelin', what no one else will ever know
I'm feelin'

Ohh, now! Black is white and white is black, ah!
Got politicians smokin' crack
And John Paul's all bullet proof
And it puts me through the roof, and yeah!
If I were you, and you were me
I wonder who I'd rather be
And if I had one wish I, uh, I'd take it

Feelin', oh I don't like what I been told
I'm feelin'
And I'm seein' what no one else will ever know
I'm seein'
Come on! Feelin', hey I don't understand these things
I'm feelin'
Nooo!

Yeah!

(Guitar Solo)

Yeah!
Oh, yeah!
Oh, yeah!
Uh!

Outta touch most all the time
Got too many things on my mind
Shuttin' down, I gotta stop this thing

Yeah! Feelin', no I don't like what I been told
I'm feelin'
And I'm bleedin', like no one else will ever know
I'm bleedin'
Whoa! Dealin', I'm dealin' with these things
I'm feelin'
Oh, I'm dreamin', I'm dreamin', I'm dreamin' things that show me
What I'm seein'
Yeah! Seein', I'm seein' things that don't know
What I'm feelin', yeah
Lord, I've been feelin', I'm feelin', I'm feelin' things that
I don't, I don't know, I don't know!
Lord, what I'm seein'

Yeah!
Yeah, yeah yeah

Hey, I don't understand

Lyrics - Can't Stop Lovin' You@5150

Can't Stop Lovin' You

Hey!

There's a time and place for everything. For everyone
We can push with all our might, but nothin's gonna come
Oh no, nothin's gonna change
An' if I ask you not to try, oh could you let it be?

I wanna hold you and say
We can't throw this all away
Tell me you won't go, you won't go
You have to hear me say

I can't stop lovin' you (Ooooo)
And no matter (Ooo-ooo-ooo) what I say or do
You know (Ooo-ooo-ooo) my heart is true, oh
(Ooo-ooo-ooo) I can't stop lovin' you

You can change your friends, your place in life
You can change your mind
We can change the things we say, and do any time
Oh no, but I think you'll find
That when you look inside your heart
Oh baby, I'll be there. Yeah!

Hold on. I'm holdin' on
Baby, just come on, come on, come on
I just wanna hear you say

I can't stop lovin' you (Ooooo)
And no matter (Ooo-ooo-ooo) what you say or do
You know (Ooo-ooo-ooo) my heart is true, oh-oh!
I can't (Ooo-ooo-ooo) stop lovin' you

Oh, I'm so twisted and tied
And all I remember, was how hard we tried
Only to surrender

(Guitar Solo)

(Ahh-ahh) And when it's over
(Ahhh-ahh) I know how it's gonna be
And true love will never die
Or, not fade away

And I can't (Ooo-ooo-ooo) stop lovin' you
And no matter (Ooo-ooo-ooo) what I say or do
You know (Ooo-ooo-ooo) my heart is true, oh
I can't (Ooo-ooo-ooo) stop lovin' you

And I know (Ooo-ooo-ooo) what I got to do
Hey Ray, what you said is true, oh
I can't (Ooo-ooo-ooo) stop lovin' you, oh no
(Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Oh, can't (Ooo-ooo-ooo) stop lovin' you

Lyrics - Big Fat Money@5150

Big Fat Money

Al, do you want a click on this one?
I don't need no stinkin' click!
Two, three, four

Some say money is bad for the soul
Bad for the rock, bad for the roll
Bad for the heart, bad for the brain
Bad for damn near everything, oh yeah!

Oh. Hey, it must be good for somethin'
Come on, pay the rent
(Yes)

Telephone, telefax, telefuckin' teletrash
Tell a cop, tell a friend, think we hit the stoney end
Nothin' left, nothin' right, now they want a bigger bite
Everybody wants some, everybody wants big money. Oh yeah!
They want big fat money
That's what I want, big fat money

Too much temptation, 'nuff to kill a generation
Space station, starvation, premature ejaculation
This ain't groovy, this ain't funky
It's on my back but it ain't my monkey, no! Oh yeah
Gimme some o' that big, big money
That's what I want, big fat money. Yo!
Big, big money!

(Guitar Solo)

Ow! Smoke this, eat that, my old lady's gettin' fat
High rise, high rent, before it's earned it's all been spent
Where's it gonna come from? Who's it gonna go to?
I ain't beatin', but I'm bein' eaten by money. Oh yeah
Big big money. Woo!
Now gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme!
Some o' that big money. Oh yeah
That's what I want

Well all right (Big Money) Oh, big big money (Big Money)
Now gimme, gimme, gimme (Big money) some o' that big money (Money). Woo!
That's what I want
It's all I need
Gimme big fat money
Yeah, I gotta wallet full
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme!
Grab me some a-that big fat money

Lyrics - Amsterdam@5150

Amsterdam

Light 'em up!

Yeah!

Lookin' good through the window
Shinin' red and blue light, yeah
A little thick in the bottom
But still lookin' alright, yeah

Got a pocket full o' money
Got me a long night ahead
Quick stop by the Bulldog
Score me some Panama Red, yeah

Oh, wham bam, oh Amsterdam (Yeah yeah yeah)
Stone you like nothin' else can (Yeah yeah yeah)
Woo! Hot damn, roll an Amsterdam (Yeah yeah yeah)
She can't then nothin' else can

Uh! Caught a plane outta Moscow
Spent one cold night in Berlin, yeah
It's a long hard way but I'm a-comin'
Back again, yeah

Oh, wham bam, oh Amsterdam (Yeah yeah yeah)
Stone you like nothin' else can (Yeah yeah yeah)
Yeah, come on up, roll an Amsterdam (Yeah yeah yeah)
If she can't then no one else can

Yeah!
Yeow!

(Guitar Solo)

Ohhh!

(Yeah yeah yeah) Woo-hoo
(Yeah yeah yeah) Ooo-hoo
(Yeah yeah yeah) Ooo-hoo

Yeow!

Oh, wham bam, oh Amsterdam (Yeah yeah yeah)
Will stone you like nothin' else can (Yeah yeah yeah)
Yeah, hot damn, roll an Amsterdam (Yeah yeah yeah)
If she can't then no one else can (Yeah yeah yeah)
Woo! Wham bam, oh Amsterdam (Yeah yeah yeah)
Don't have to worry 'bout the man (Yeah yeah yeah)
Woo! Hot damn, uh, burn an Amsterdam, yeah (Yeah yeah yeah)
Stone me like nothin' else can (Yeah yeah yeah)

Lyrics - The Seventh Seal@5150

The Seventh Seal

Oh, yeah!
Huh!
Huh!

Walk me down to the wishin' well
Help me find that miracle
Splash that holy water on me
Drown my faith in Trinity, yeah
Oh, Lord

Little by little gonna get it I swear
One more piece of the puzzle, I'm there. Yeah
Gotta get lucky, gotta get that done
Little bit o' luck never hurt no one

Come on, take me down, down, down, down
I'm in a cold sweat
Lord, don't let me drown, drown, drown, drown
In Mother Earth's soul, yet!

Oh, yeah yeah!
Under darken skies
We'll see the light

Yeah!

Broken now, I can't help but feel
Someone cracked the seventh seal
Nothin' sacred, nothin' left unturned
When nothin's simple, then nothin's learned

So take me down to the virgin spring
Wash away my suffering, oh
Splash that holy water on me
Wash my eyes so I can see

Come on, take me down, down, down, down
I'm in a cold sweat
Yeah, don't let me drown, drown, drown, drown
In Mother Earth's soul, not yet
Lord, I think I found, found, found, found, found
My mother lode! Hey!
Oh, yeah!

Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord
Yeah! Down, down, down, down, down, down
Take me down, down, down, down, down, down
(Down, down, down, down, down, down)
Take me

Lyrics - Ballot or the Bullet@Van Halen III

Ballot or the Bullet

Give me liberty or give me death
No truer words have ever been said
Well are you prepared for your very last breath?
Don't you dare start what you cannot finish

So when we face, face the adversary
No longer are we the minority

And when history repeats her hour
The pendulum will swing, swing into power
Though not in vain like our forefathers
Freedom, never had no room for cowards

For in the end, there will be equality
By any means necessary

The ballot or the bullet
The choice is up to you
The ballot or the bullet
Tell me what you gonna do
The sword or the pen
Can be held by the same hand

What's it gonna take to liberate?
An emancipation, a false proclamation?
All these token words that you legislate
Sound a little bit absurd. Hey! And a little too late

When a house is divided, it just will not stand
Once it's decided, a line drawn in the sand

Ah! The ballot or the bullet
The choice is up to you
The ballot or the bullet
Tell me what you gonna do
The sword or the pen
Can be held by the same hand

(Guitar Solo)

The ballot or the bullet
The choice is up to you
The ballot or the bullet
Tell me what you gonna do

The ballot or the bullet
The choice is up to you
The ballot or the bullet
Tell me what you gonna do
The sword or the pen can be
The sword or the pen can be
The sword or the pen can be
The sword or the pen can be
The sword or the pen can be
held, held by the same hand!

Lyrics - Inside@5150

Inside

(All band members rambling together)

Man, what kinda crap is this?
I don't know. I, I thought it was really gonna be different this time.
(It is) Ah, yeah.
(Ha-ha-ha!) Yeh-hey
I don't know man. We're dyin', we're dyin'
Hey, you got a point there (This is fat!)
You've actually got three points there. Ah-ha! (Yep!) Whaaeeee!
Oh yeah, hey. What they, where he'd get that clothes?
Outta your closet (Ha-ha-ha!)
Yeah. You mean, you mean my wife's closet
No, J.C. Penny man. J.C. Penny

That's what's comin' down on the inside
Don't let this get around to the outside

Now listen here. It's not what you are, ya see, it's how ya dress
'Cuz that's one thing I learned from these guys, I must confess
Now me look, I got this job not just bein' myself, huh!
I went out I bought some brand new shoes
Now I walk like someone else, hey!

Maybe I'm crazy or just too high
But all this here can't be worth my piece of the pie

Sittin' around just gettin' high
Temporarily pacified!
I guess less is more, ha ha

Somethin' special, gimme someone new
Some brand new groove to sink my teeth into

Sittin' around just gettin' high
Temporarily pacified!

(Ha-ha-haaaaaaaaa!)
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Don't touch me there, okay? Just don't do that, okay?)
(Oh, why?)
(Just pay my accountant)

That's what's come down on the inside
(I don't know. I might be able to make it through. What the hay?)
Don't let this get around to the outside. Please, please, please

This ain't no party, this ain't no show
So don't you try to put no m-m-m-m-m-m-mojo
(That's what's comin' down) On my butt, anyway. Heh heh

(Alimony!)

(Guitar Solo)

(Are you alright?)
That's what's comin' down
(I, I, I, I don't feel so good. I'm serious man. I don't, I don't feel too good)
On the inside
(Hey, let's blow it out here now man, alright?)
Don't let this get around, to the outside
(Eddie! Can't you read lips?) (Hey, hey, hey)
(I came into this thing with an open mind)
(Mike! Mike! What was that shit you gave me last night?)
That's what's comin' down
(Ah, man)(Ha, ha-ha!)
On the inside
(Get out! Operator calling. Get out! Operator)
Don't let this get around, to the outside
(Ah, ha-ha!)
That's what's comin' down
(okay)(Hello? Hello?)
On the inside
(This is the operator)
(Hey Sammy, I found a hat and a pair of shoes. Are they yours?)
Don't let this get around, to the outside
That's what's comin' down
On the inside
Don't let this get around (Hey! Somebody get me a cheeseburger!)
to the outside
(Hey, is Greg back yet?)
(Alimony! Alimony! Alimony! Alimony! Alimony! Alimony!)
(Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!) That's what's comin' down
On the inside
Don't let this get around
(Ahh! Ahhhhh!)
(Yeow! Yeah!)
to the outside

Lyrics - "5150"@5150

"5150"

The love line is never straight and narrow
Unless your love is tried and true
We take a chance with new beginnings

Still we try (Oooh)
Win or lose (Oooh)
Take the highs (Oooh)
With the blues (Oooh)

Always one more
You're never satisfied
Never one for all with you
It's only one for me
Oh, why draw the line?
Meet you half the way
And you don't know what that means
Oh, yeah

I feel like a running politician
Oh! Just tryin' to please you all the time
I given you my self with no conditions

Goin' wide (Oooh)
Runnin' long (Oooh)
Feelin' lost (Oooh)
But not for long (Oooh)

Always one more
You're never satisfied
Never one for all with you
It's only one for me
So, why draw the line?
Meet you half the way
When you don't know what that means
Whoa, yeah

(Guitar Solo)

Always one more
You're never satisfied
Never for all with you
It's only one for me
So, why draw the line?
Meet you half the way
When you don't know what that means

I'll meet you half the way
Whoa yeah!
I'll meet you half the way
Whoa!
I'll meet you half the way

Lyrics - Love Walks In@5150

Love Walks In

Contact is all that it takes
To change your life, to lose your place in time
Contact. Asleep or awake
Coming around you may wake up to find

(Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Questions deep within your eyes
(Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Now more than ever, you realize
(Ooo-ooo)

And then you sense a change
Nothin' feels the same
All your dreams are strange
Love comes walkin' in
Some kind of alien
Waits for the opening
Simply pulls a string

Another world, some other time
You lay your sanity on the line
Familiar faces, familiar sights
Reach back, remember with all your might

(Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Ooh, and there she stands in a silken gown
(Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Silver lights shinin' down
(Ooo-ooo)

And then you sense a change
Nothin' feels the same
All your dreams are strange
Love comes walkin' in
Some kind of alien
Waits for the opening
Simply pulls a string
Love comes walkin' in

(Guitar Solo)

Oh, sleep and dream; that's all I crave
I travel far across the milky way
To my master I become a slave
'Til we meet again some other day

(Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Where silence speaks as loud as war
(Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Earth returns to what it was before
(Ooo-ooo)

And then you sense a change
Nothin' feels the same
All your dreams are strange
Love comes walkin' in
Some kind of alien
Waits for the opening
Simply pulls a string
Love comes walkin' in

(Guitar Solo)

Love comes walkin' in
Baby, pull the string
Love comes walkin' in
Love comes walkin' in, yeah!
Huh-uh! Ye-ah, oh-oh oh

Lyrics - Best of Both Worlds@5150

Best of Both Worlds

I don't know what I've 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-hey yeah
'Cause sometimes it's not enough. Ow!

Come on baby, close your eyes, let go
This can be everything we dreamed
It's not work that makes it work, oh
No, let the magic do the work for you

'Cause honey, something reached out and touched me
Now I know all I want

I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
If we could have the best of both worlds
We'd have heaven right here on earth. Woo!

Well, there's a picture in a gallery of
A fallen angel looked a lot like you
We forget where we come from sometimes
I had a dream it was really you

Something reached out and touched me
Now I know all I want

I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
If we could have the best of both worlds
A little bit o' heaven right here on earth, oh

(Guitar Solo)

Whoa, you don't have to die an' go to heaven
Or hang around to be born again
Just tune in to what this place has got to offer
'Cause we may never be here again. Ow!

I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
If we could have the best of both worlds
A little heaven right here on earth. Come on!

I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
We can have the best of both worlds
A little heaven right here on earth, yeah

Tell me, is it enough? Wow!
Now will it ever be enough? Wow-oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh

Lyrics - In A Simple Rhyme@Woman and Children First

In A Simple Rhyme

Well, back in the past when I was, treated so coldly
My love life was a darn disgrace
Needed someone to love n' hold me
That's one of the reasons that I was outta place

So, this is love? Well she finally kissed me
Had me all worked up inside
I wanted love but cupid missed me
She up and left and I almost died

But I was young and I was far from lonely
I been that way for a long, long year
Needed a girl to call my one and only
Is that you?

Ya think ya got the interest?
Come on an' take the time
'Cause you know, I wanna be
Yours in a simple rhyme

Wow!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

Well, ain't life grand when ya finally hit it?
I'm always a sucker for a real good time
Woke up in life, found I almost missed it
Ain't I glad that love is blind?

But I was young an' I was, far too crazy
Been that way for a long, long time
Needed a girl but I was just too lazy
Now that I've found you

Ya think ya got the interest?
Come on an' take the time
I'm gonna be, yours in a simple...

Rhyme. Rhyme
N' she made the mountains sing
Birds against an icy sky
And I heard bells ringin'
I think I heard an angel sigh

And she said, "There'll be times. There will be times."

(Ah ah) You're gonna hear the angels singin'
(Ah ah) You're gonna hear the angels sing, they'll say
(Ah ah. Ah ah. Ah ah ah)
Ow!

(Guitar Solo)

Oh!
Oh, yeah!
Ha! Ah! Yeah

Ya think ya got the interest
Come on an' take the time
I'm gonna be yours in a simple...

Rhyme. Rhyme. Rhyme

Lyrics - Summer Nights@5150

Summer Nights

Uh!

Hey!

Oh yeah!

Ain't no way I'm sittin' home tonight
I'll be out until the mornin' light
A-just-a hangin' 'round let me look for parkin' lots
Oh, checkin' out all the girls, see what they got

Wow! 'Cause they love it, when me an' the boys
Wanna play some love with them human toys
Woq! We wind 'em up n' let 'em go. Whoa! Oh yeah
Whoa yeah!

Woo! Summer nights and my radio
(Ah-ah) Well that's all we need, baby. Don'tcha know?
We celebrate when the gang's all here
(Ah-ah) Ah, hot summer nights, that's my time of the year-ow!

We made it through the cold
And that freezin' snow is gettin' old, hey!
Next year I'll head out for the coast
Whaddya say fellas? That might just call for a toast
Now whaddya say?

And I got a line, (Ooh-ooh) you grab that pole (Ooh-ooh)
I'll meet you down at (Ooh-ooh) the ole fishin' hole
Wow! Them girls are bitin' good tonight
Ow! Uh-Oh! Whoa yeah!

Summer nights and my radio
(Ah-ah) Well that's all we need, baby. Don'tcha know? (Summer nights)
We celebrate when the gang's all here
(Ah-ah) Hot summer nights, you're my time of the year-ow!

Huh!

(Guitar Solo)

Uh!

Yeah-yeah!-ow!

(Ah-ah. Summer nights) You wanna talk about love?
(Ah-ah. Summer nights) In the heat of the summer
(Ah-ah. Summer nights) Well let's talk about love
(Ah-ah. Summer nights) On a hot summer night. Hey!

In the heat of the summer
Well let's talk about love on a hot summer night. Hey!
(Ah-ah. Summer nights)

Lyrics - Could This Be Magic?@Woman and Children First

Could This Be Magic?

You ready? (Yeah)
One, two, one, two, three, four

Out upon the islands on a cool summer night
Buddy, you don't got to hurry, take your time
What you need is on the menu and you get it tonight
Buddy, you got womens on your mind

Could this be magic? Or could this be love?
Could this turn tragic? You know that magic often does

And I see lonely ships upon the water
Better save the women and children first
Sail away with someone's daughter
Better save the women and children first

I hear music on the landin' an' there's laughter in the air
Just could be your boat is comin' in
Yeah you're leanin' back an' yeah, a foot tappin'
Ain't got your head right
There's a full moon out tonight. Baby, let's begin

And she said "Could this be magic? Or could this be love?" Uh, oh
An' I said "Could this turn tragic? You know that magic often does"

And I see lonely ships upon the water
Better save the women and children first
Sail away with someone's daughter
Better save the women and children first

Edward? Thank you

(Guitar Solo)
(Was)

And she said "Could this be magic? Or, could this be love?"
And I said "Could this turn tragic? You know that magic often does"

N' I see lonely ships upon the water
Better save the women and children first
Sail away with someone's daughter
Better save the women and children first. Yes, ah

Lyrics - Take Your Whiskey Home@Woman and Children First

Take Your Whiskey Home

Uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh-ah!

Well, my baby, she don't want me around
She said she's tired of watchin' me fall down (He-he-he-yuh!)
She wants a good life, ah! An' all the best
But I like that bottle better than the rest

And she said:
"I think that you're headed for a whole lot of trouble, ah!"
"Well, I think that you're headed for a whole lot of trouble"
"Well, I think that you're headed for a whole lot of trouble"
"If you take your whiskey"

Ow!

Well, that liquor in the night time leaves strange memories
Seems a lifetime, ooh, since yesterday
Come the daybreak, and come tomorrow
That woman's waited up all night for me again

Oh! She said:
"Well, I think that you're headed for a whole lotta trouble." Yeah!
"I think that you're headed for a whole lotta trouble." Oh, yeah!
"Yeah ya know that you're headed for a lotta trouble"
"If you take your whiskey home"

(Guitar Solo)

Some goes to women, ooh, some goes to Jesus
That I'm absolutely certain both's all right
Yeah, but it takes me at least halfway to the label
'Fore I can even make it through the night

Uh well, I think that you're headed for a whole lotta trouble
Yeah yeah, I think that you're headed for a whole lotta trouble
Baby, yeah, I think that you're headed for some trouble
If you take your whiskey home

(Guitar Solo)

Oh! Ooh baby, take your whiskey home, yeah!
Ooh, a la la la la la la yeah

Lyrics - Dreams@5150

Dreams

World turns black and white
Pictures in an empty room
Your love starts fallin' down
Better change your tune
Yeah, you reach for the golden ring
Reach for the sky
Baby, just spread your wings

We'll get higher and higher
Straight up we'll climb
We'll get higher and higher
Leave it all behind

Run, run, run away
Like a train runnin' off the track
Got the truth bein' left behind
Falls between the cracks
Standin' on broken dreams
Never losin' sight, ah
Well just spread your wings

We'll get higher and higher
Straight up we'll climb
We'll get higher and higher
Leave it all behind

So baby dry your eyes
Save all the tears you've cried
Oh, that's what dreams are made of
'Cause we belong in a world that must be strong
Oh, that's what dreams are made of

Yeah, we'll get higher and higher
Straight up we'll climb
Higher and higher
Leave it all behind
Oh, we'll get higher and higher
Who knows what we'll find?

So baby dry your eyes
Save all the tears you've cried
Oh, that's what dreams are made of
Oh baby, we belong in a world that must be strong
Oh, that's what dreams are made of

And in the end on dreams we will depend
'Cause that's what love is made of

Lyrics - Loss of Control@Woman and Children First

Loss of Control

Hey!

(Adlib walkie-talkie banter)

Ooh, baby I'm checkin' out, I think you oughta know
I'm only wastin' time I think I better go
You ain't too civilized, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

Baby I'm checkin' out, I think you oughta know, yeah
I'm only wastin' time, I think I better go
You ain't too civilized, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

(Guitar solo)

Ah, ha!
Aw, ha!

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

Baby I'm checkin' out, I think you oughta know, yeah
I'm only wastin' time, I think I better go
You ain't too civilized, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control

(Guitar solo)

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Hhhh!

Lyrics - Get Up@5150

Get Up

Wow!

Feel like throwin' in the towel?
Don't be a fool
They're out to knock you out n' put you down for the count
Hey, watch the left, watch the right
Below the belt

Uh! They'll run run run you round and round
It's plain to see
It's never gonna stop
They'll run you til you d-d-d-drop
There ain't no power 'round
Can't keep a good man down

Ah, there's still some fight in me
That's how it'll always be
Hold your head up high, look 'em in the eye
Never say die

Ow! Get up and make it work (Make it work)
Get up. Get up and make it work

You say that love has got you down
Well that's bullshit
Yeah, if this love has got you down
Then love can pick you right back up
There ain't no power 'round
Can't keep a good man down

Walkin' down a dead-end street
Yeah, no mercy at your feet
They're holdin' all the cards
Makin' things so hard, 'fore it goes too far. Kick it

Ow! Get up and make it work (Make it work)
Ow! Get up. Get up and make it work

(Guitar Solo)

Wow!

Get up and make it work (Make it work)
Ow! Get up. Get up and make it work

Feel like throwin' in the towel?
Don't be a fool
Hey, they're out to knock you out n'
Keep you down for the count
Now, watch the left, watch the right
Below the belt

Yeah, there's still some fight in me
That's how it'll always be
Hold your head up high, look 'em in the eye
Never say die!

Just, get up and make it work
Uh! Get up (Get up) make it work (Make it work)
Come on get up make it work (Make it work)
Get up!
Ow!

Lyrics - Romeo Delight@Woman and Children First

Romeo Delight

I told her "Never in hell, no special reason"
Musta lied 'cause I ain't leavin'
We're in for a very long night
Heard a vicious rumor from your mama's tongue
You a desperate woman, need a man with a gun
High crime zone, in the city o' lights

Baby please, can't take it anymore
Ah! Baby please, can't take it anymore

I'm takin' whiskey to the party tonight
And I'm lookin' for somebody to squeeze. Uh! Uh!
I hear you're lookin' for somebody to fight
Baby, don't get uptight
Baby please

Wanna see my ID? Try to clip my wings
Don't have to show you proof o' anything
I know the law, friend
At the 'leventh hour I'm goin' back outside
Ooh, give it a try. I'm your last loose end

Baby please, I can't take it anymore
Oh, baby please, I can't take it anymore

I'm takin' whiskey to the party tonight
An' I'm lookin' for somebody to squeeze. Uh! Uh! Uh!
Hear you're lookin' for somebody to fight
Baby, don't get uptight
Baby please
Yeah!

(Guitar Solo)

Wow!

Oooh, baby
Oooh, baby
Oooh, baby

Uh feel my heartbeat
Feel my heartbeat
Feel my heartbeat
Oh, yeah

Feel my heartbeat
Feel my heartbeat (Ah)
Feel my heartbeat
Feel my heartbeat
Feel my heartbeat

Baby please, I can't take it anymore. Oh!
Yeah, baby please, (Ah-ha!) I can't uh take it anymore (Wow!)
Baby please, can't take it anymore
Whoa baby please, (Yeah) I can't take it anymore. Whoa!

I'm takin' whiskey to the party tonight
An' I'm lookin' for somebody to squeeze. Uh! Oh! Ow!
Hear you're lookin' for somebody to fight
Baby, don't get uptight
Baby please, yeah!
Baby please

Lyrics - Fools@Woman and Children First

Fools

Hah, yeah
Oh-uh-oh
Ha
Ha-oh, ah-ah-ah

Try one together, one time a sec
Ha-oh, ah-uh-oh

Oooh!

Yeah!

Well, I ain't about to go to school
Ooo, an' I'm sick an' tired of Golden Rules, ah!

Oh! They say I'm crazy, from the wrong side of the tracks
I never see them, but they're always so far back, oh

Yeah, baby. How to say...Well lemme tell ya about this one time
How ya gonna tell me
Lemme put it to music, yeah, I say...

Well, I'm sick an' tired of cleanin' room. Oh!
An' it's the final bell for pushing broom. Oh-oh!

Damned if I do an' then I'm damned if I don't
Won't someone tell me what it is they all want?

It makes me blue
Fools, I live with fools
Blue, (Wow!) it makes me blue
Fools, I live with fools

Whoa! Bbbbbbb
I just can't take it

Ah, my teachers all gave up on me
No matter what they say, I, ha, disagree
An' when I need somp'in to soothe my soul
I listen to too much rock n' roll

Don't want no class reunion, the circus just left town
Why behave in public if you're living on a playground?

It makes me blue
Fools, I live with fools
Blue, it makes me blue
Fools, I live with fools. Wow!

(Guitar Solo)

Woo!
Oh, yeah
Oh! Woo!

Blue, it makes me blue. Makes me blue
Fools, (Oh!) I live with fools. Live with fools
(Wow!) Blue, (Hey hey!) it makes me blue. Makes her blue
Fools, (Oh oh) I live with fools. Whoa! Yeah

Ah, ha ha! Uh, uh!
All right, I said
Mmm, here they goin', my way. Woo! (Woo!)
Oh yeah! Oh yeah!

(Vocal ad lib until fade)

Lyrics - Why Can't This Be Love@5150

Why Can't This Be Love

Whoa, here it comes
That funny feelin' again windin'
Me up inside
Every time we touch
Hey, I don't know
Oh, tell me where to begin
'Cause I never ever
Felt so much. Hey!

An' I can't recall any love at all
Oh baby, this blows 'em all away

It's got what it takes
So tell me why can't this be love?
Straight from my heart oh tell
Me why
Can't this be love?

I tell myself,
"Hey! Only fools rush in" an' only
Time will tell
If we stand the test of time
All I know
You've got to run to win an' I'll
Be damned if
I'll get hung up on the line. Hey!

No, I can't recall any thing at all
Oh baby, this blows 'em all away

Woo! It's got what it takes
So tell me why can't this be love?
You want it straight from the heart oh, tell
Me why
Can't this be love?

(Guitar Solo)

Woo! It's got what it takes
So tell me why can't this be love?
Straight from the heart, oh tell
Me why
Can't this be love?

Baby, why can't this be love?
Got to know why can't this
Be love?
I wanna know why can't this
Be love?

Lyrics - Everybody Wants Some!!@Woman and Children First

Everybody Wants Some!!

Ow!

(Adlib jungle sounds)

Ow!
Ooh yeah!
Oh yeah!

You can't get romantic on a subway line
Conductor don't like it, says, "You're wastin' your time"

But everybody wants some!
I want some too
Everybody wants some!
Baby, how 'bout you?

Oh! Oh yeah!

(Vocal Adlib) I took a mobile light, lookin' for a moonbeam. Ow!
Yeah, ya stand in line ya got lost in a jet stream

Ooh, everybody wants some!
I want some too (Oh yeah)
Everybody wants some!
How about you?

Ohhhh yeah
Ooooh yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

(Guitar solo)

Everybody wants some!
I want some too! Whoa!
Everybody wants some! Hey, hey!
How 'bout you?

Yeah!

(Adlib jungle sounds)

Woo! Where'd you get that shit?
Oh, yeah
I like....
I like the little way the line runs up the back of the stockings
I've always liked those kind of high heels, too, ya know I...
No, no, no, no don't take 'em off. Don't take...leave 'em on
Yeah, that's it...a little more to the right

Ow! Hey, hey, hey!
Everybody wants some!
I want some too. Whoa!
Everybody wants some!
Baby how 'bout you? Yeah!

Everybody wants some!
Everybody wants some!
Everybody wants some!
Everybody needs some!

Ah yeah!
Ahhh yeah!

Look, I'll pay ya for it, what the fuck?

Lyrics - Good Enough@5150

Good Enough

Hello baby! Hah!
Yeah-yeah-ow!
Ow!
Ow

Dig it
Wow!

U.S. Prime, Grade A stamped, guaranteed
Grease it up and turn on the heat
You got ta' throw it down and roll it over once, maybe twice
And chow down, and down and down and down!

Whoo!

'Cause she's good enough, good enough ta
Huh!
Me, I can't get enough, I can't get enough
When it's, good enough ta
Ahh!

Hey! Oh, me, I been working up an appetite
It seeems like the harder I work, the more my body needs. Wow!
I like to open up. Come on give me six on the half-shell
'Cause it's 3-6-9 time

Whoo!

"Cause she's good enough, good enough ta huh!
I can't get enough, I can't get enough
Wow! She's good enough
She's good enough
Good enough, ta
She's good enough ta
Oh!

(Guitar Solo)

Hey waitress!
Lookit here man. You got any specials here tonight
Me and the fellas might be interested in?
What's that? What? Rack a what?
Well, I'll have some of that!

(Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo!)
(Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo!)
(Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo!)
Hey! Hey! Hey!
(Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo!)

I'll be the first to say, that I'm blind to the world
(Blind to the world)
'Cause I'm two days gone, and I just can't see
(Just can't see)
Yeah! But I ain't no fool, and honey I know a good thing
(Good thing)
And she's comin' now she's-a comin'
Uh, come on, come on, come on, come on
Cause she's

(Good, good, good)
Good enough!
(Good, good, good)
Good enough!
(Good, good, good)
Good enough!
(Good, good, good)
She's good enough!
(Good, good, good)
Good!
Good enough to fl-owwwwww!

Lyrics - And the Cradle Will Rock...@Woman and Children First

And the Cradle Will Rock...

Ow
Oh yeah, get up
Ow! (Yeah)
Ow! Ow!

Well, they say it's kinda frightnin'
How this younger generation swings
You know it's more than just some new sensation
Well, the kid is into losin' sleep
And he don't come home for half the week
You know it's more than just an aggravation

And the cradle will rock
Yes the cradle, cradle will rock
And I say rock on. Uh! Rock on

And when some local kid gets down
They try an' drum him outta town
They say, "Ya coulda least faked it, boy"
Fake it, boy (Ooh, stranger, boy)
At an early age he hits the street
Winds up tired with who he meets
An' he's unemployed (Unemployed?) Ow!

And the cradle will rock. Ow!
And the cradle, the cradle will rock
An' I say rock on. Oh, say, rock on

(Guitar Solo)

Have you seen Junior's grades?
Ooh

Ow!

And when some local kid gets down
They try an' drum him outta town
They say, "Ya could've least faked it, boy. Faked it, boy"
And so an early age he hits the street
'N winds up tired with who he meets
An' he's unemployed. His folks are overjoyed

And the cradle will rock
Yes the cradle, cradle will rock
I say rock on. Hey! Rock on

Rock on. Rock on. Rock on
This ain't never been new, babe, child. Ow!
Rock on, wow! I said...
Rock on. Rock on. Oh, oh, oh
Rock on. Oh, ow, ah, ah, ah
Rock on. Rock on. Rock on

Lyrics - How Many Say I?@Van Halen III

How Many Say I?

Are you ever so silent, when she wanted to talk?
Or couldn't keep quiet, when she needed a hug
Come on too strong, when a little's too much
How many, how many, say I

Go on and say yes, and really mean no
Would you rather guess, when you just don't know
And then say I love you, but aren't willing to show
How many, how many, say I
How many, how many, say I

How many say I, how many say I
How many say I, how many say I

Say live and let live, so quick to judge
Slow to forgive, when you're holding a grudge
Don't always believe, all you need is love
How many, how many, say I
How many, how many, say I
How many, how many, say I

How many say I, how many say I
How many say I, how many say I
How many say I, how many say I
How many say I, how many say I

(String Solo)

Have you ever looked down when the homeless walked by?
Or changed the channel when you saw a hungry child?
Know something to be true, then deny it
How many, how many, say I
How many, how many, say I
How many, how many, say I

How many say I, how many say I
How many say I, how many say I
How many say I, how many say I
How many say I, how many say I

Lyrics - Year to the Day@Van Halen III

Year to the Day

I woke up to yet another day
Grown to expect, expect more of the same
Except for, for a subtle change
And that is, I'm slowly fading away

Harvest moon, soon will pass
Crop is gone, left only chaff
A bitter pill, and an overcast
A flag unfurled, at half mast
Ahhhhh...

A year to the day
Since you went away
A moment in time
When you were last mine
I'm here standing still
Yeah! With more time to kill
Hey! I barely survived
Yeah, I barely survived

Like pouring salt on an open wound
Memory filling, filling this empty room
I'm as bare, I'm as bare, as a barren womb
Still like the air, in a whitewash tomb
Ahhhhh...

A year to the day
Since you went away
A moment in time
When you were last mine
I'm here standing still
Hey! With more time to kill
I barely survived
Yes, I barely survived

(Guitar Solo)

Ahhhhh...

A year to the day
Since you went away
A moment in time
When you were last mine
I'm here standing still
Been standin' still. With more time to kill
Hey! I barely survived
I barely survived

A year to the day!
Year to the day!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
A year to the day!
Three sixty-five!
Three sixty-five, five, fiiive!
Ahhhhh...

Lyrics - Josephina@Van Halen III

Josephina

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 I wonder
What you were like, long before

Josephina, if I asked you, would you tell me?
The fact from the fancy
And the dreams in between
Tell me a story
All about yours truly
Photographs from the past
Imagine the mystery

Didja get your head lost in a daydream?
Cinderella, waiting for her charming
Did ya break a heart, like little girls often do?
Pigtails and painted toes
All dressed up in your mother's clothes
Can you shine the light?
Ah, can you shine the light?
Oh, please can you shine some light?
Yeah, can you shine the light?
Shine the light on a shadow

Josephina, would you lay down your defenses?
So i can make sense of
Those colors fading to grey
It's not that you're hiding
Something, I'd never imply
Yesteryear I may be gone
Can't say the same for today

Yeah, Josephina!

(Guitar Solo)

Ah, Josephina!

How else am I to know, that all the while
There was a mischievous look, behind that smile?
It's hard to tell, when innocence comes and goes
I'm sure that there were times, life could be unkind
Without a shoulder to cry on
Can you shine the light?
Ah, can you shine the light?
Yeah, please can you shine some light?
Yeah, can you shine the light?
Yeah, can you shine the light?
Shine the light on a shadow

(Ah-ah-ah)
(Ah-ah-ah)
(Ah-ah-ah)

Lyrics - Fire in the Hole@Van Halen III

Fire in the Hole

In a word to the wisdom tooth
To tell, or not the truth (yeah)
So open up and say ahh-men
Rinse cup, and spit again

Forked tongue in double speak
Pretty soon you just might
Spring a leak
Inhale before you begin
Your iron lung's a bag of wind

There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire

Sweet 'n' sour, filiblister
Faucet pouring, fresh 'n' bitter
Come on smile and say cheese
On a count of three
Ya got a mindful of decavities
Hey!

Chew your words, lest you choke
You better watch your mouth
Wash it out with soap. Yeah!
Tongue tied in a tangled web
Your bile inside better left unsaid

There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire!
Ah, shoot it!

(Guitar Solo)

Hey-hey-yeah!
Huh!
Yeah!
Hey-hey-yeah!

(hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)

There's a fire, fire, fire
A fire!

Rudder of ship, which sets the course
Does not the bit, bridle the horse
Great is the forest, set by a small flame
Like a tongue on fire, no one can tame

Lyrics - Once@Van Halen III

Once

Once embraced, can't ever be let go
Once revealed, can't ever be not shown
Once believed, can't ever lose faith
Once shared, can't ever be separate
Once sown, once can't ever be not reaped

Like the dawn of a brand new day
With the power of deity
Well, I can feel it inside of me
Feel it. Can you feel it?

Once born, can't ever be not conceived
Once present, can't ever be past
Once first, once can't ever be not everlast

Returning home of the prodigal
Holding the intangible
To believe in a miracle
Believe it. Can you believe it?

Have you ever been touched?
Once whoa, really touched?
Could it ever be too much?
Whoa-oh-oh, can you tell me?

Once seen, can't ever lose sight
Once dawn, can't ever be not light
Once, once felt, once felt
Can't ever be untouched

The assurance only hope can bring
With the conviction of the unseen
See it's greater than everything
See it, oh can you see it?

Have you ever been touched?
Once whoa-oh really, really touched?
Could it ever be too much?
Whoa-ooh-oh oh, can you tell me?
Have you ever really touched love once?

(Guitar Solo)

(Oh!)

Oh! Have you ever been touched?
Once whoa-oh-oh really touched?
Could it ever be too much?
I don't know. Did you tell me?
Have you ever really touched
Once. Whoa-oh really, really touched?

Could it ever be too much?
Oh-ooh somebody tell me
Have you ever really touched
Love once?

Ah, have you ever really touched
Love once?
Have you ever really touched love
Touched love?
Woooo-ooooo
Woooo-ooooo
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Wooo-oooo
Wooo-oooo
Wooo-oooo-oooo
Oh, love once. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Lyrics - Dirty Water Dog@Van Halen III

Dirty Water Dog

No candidate would I support
His platform could I endorse
Another accomplice slinging dirt
Campaign promises falling short
I don't belong to any race
Pledge allegiance to a place
No borderline in the sand I'd trace
I'm just a sucker for a pretty face

Uncomfortable in the realm of the political
Position's always been a little left of cynical
I'm fundamentally for the individual
Preoccupied purely with the physical

When heavy is the weight of the world
And the river runs a little too deep
Like a hound dog chasing a bird
Sometimes a certain tom's gotta peep
I'm a peek-a-boy, looking at girls
And I think I like, I think I like, I like what I see

I don't wanna find religion
Or another man's opinion
I Can't choose what's not my decision
When there's only one under the sun
There's no need to be denied
Chew before swallowing pride
I want to live so let me die
Oh by the way, what's your sign?

Can't comprehend the meaning of the metaphysical
I'd rather leave that to your so-called intellectual
But what I do know I know feels only natural
I'm just a red-blooded heterosexual

When heavy is the weight of the world
And the river runs a little too deep
Like a dirty water doggin' a bird
Sometimes a certain tom's he gotta peep
I'm a peek-a-boy, looking at girls
And I think I like, I think I like, I like what I see

(Guitar Solo)

When heavy is the weight of the world
And the river runs a little too deep
Like a dirty water doggin' a bird
Sometimes a certain tom's he gotta peep
I'm a peek-a-boy, looking at girls
And I think I like, like a hound dog, chasin' a bird

And I think I like
A dirty water dog
And I think I like, I think I like, I like what I see

Lyrics - From Afar@Van Halen III

From Afar

If I cannot see you from afar
Look into your eyes, that hint of depth
Hidden inside

If I cannot hear you from afar
Whisper in my ear, rest assured that
You are near

And I know not what it's like
The aforementioned
For the distance between us
As are the stars, I only have you
In my imagination
In my imagination
Just to love you
From afar

If I cannot kiss you from afar
Press against your lips, taste the sweetness
Of your breath

If I cannot touch you from afar
Hold you in my arms, keep you warm and
Safe from harm

Though our circumstances
Cause separation
In the absence, there's a presence in my heart
I will surrender, I'll surrender to my
Quiet contemplation
My quiet contemplation
I'll just, I'll just love you
From afar

There must be a better way (ooo-oooh)
A better way (ooo-oooh) of, of passing the time
I can't seem to get her out
Out of my
Get her out of my mind

(Guitar Solo)

I don't know what it's like
The aforementioned
For the distance between us
As are the stars, I only have you
In my imagination
In my imagination
In my imagination
In my imagination

Just to love you
Just to love you
Just to love you
Yeah!

Lyrics - One I Want@Van Halen III

One I Want

Poorman, he just want a little
Richman, want a little bit more
Superman, he looking for Lois
Salesman, try and sell you his soul
Fatman, he's ordering seconds
Pizzaman, just wanna slice
Badman, looking for attention
A goodman, he's hard to find

Mailman, looking more like your daughter
Strawman, don't have a leg to stand on
Gayman, looking for another
Candyman, yeah the candyman can
Blackman, he lookin' for justice
Whiteman, tryin' to get a tan
Woman, just wanna fly in first class
Holyman, take me to the promised land

Everyone's looking for something
Wanting their piece of the pie
Searching for their slice of heaven
I gotta have mine, yeah mine

And you're the one I want (the one I want)
The only one I want (the one I want)
Yeah, the one I want (the one I want)
The only one I want (the one I want)

Boogieman, he giving me the creeps
Sandman, kicking mud in your eye
Pianoman, in the mood for a melody
Strongman, yeah he knows how to cry
Apeman, ain't nobody's uncle
A luckyman don't always know who they are
Deadman, living for tomorrow
Wiseman, following a star

Well I ain't saying I'm different
Wanting my pie in the sky
I'm just a little impatient
Until I get mine, yeah mine

And you're the one I want (the one I want)
The only one I want (the one I want)
Yeah, yeah the one I want (the one I want)
The only one I want (the one I want)

(Guitar Solo)

Yeah!
The one I want!
The one I want!

The only one I want (the one I want)
The only one I want (the one I want)
Yeah, yeah the one I want (the one I want)
The only one I want (the one I want)

The only one I want (the one I want)
The only one I want (the one I want)
Yeah, yeah the one I want (want)
The only one I want (want)

Yeah, the one I want (want)
Want! Want! Yeah! Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah!
Hey-hey-hey! Oh!
Yeah!

Lyrics - Without You@Van Halen III

Without You

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 can't help you
So clear your head, find a way home
Better make up your mind

First you say that you will
Then you say you won't
Well I'm just trying to figure
Try and figure you out

How long can this go on
Tell me what is wrong
And maybe there's a way
That we can work it out

There must be some kind of way
That we can make it right
But I, I just can't do it all
Without you, without you

Hey fool, wise up, better late than never
Yeah you, you know that nothing lasts forever
Nobody ever told you that your
Time is running out
Too bad and I can't help you

How long can this go on
Tell me what is wrong
And maybe there's a way
That we can work it out

There must be some kind of way
That we can make it right
But I, I just can't do it all
Without you, without you

The point i'm trying to make
You got to give more than you take
You gotta give, give more than you take
Gotta, gotta, gotta work it out

Lyrics - Beautiful Girls@Van Halen II

Beautiful Girls

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 and whoa! Ha, ha
What a beautiful girl, ah yeah

What a sweet talkin' honey with a little bit o' money
She turn your head around
Creature from the sea with the looks to me
Like she like to fool around

What a snappy little mammy gonna keep a pappy happy
And accompany me, to the ends of the earth, ah yeah
Ah, that's why I said

Here I am, ain't no man of the world, no
All I need is a beautiful girl
Ah yeah, beautiful girls

Woo, come here, honey. Come here, come here, come here

Well, I'm a bum in the sun and I'm havin' fun
And I know you know I got no special plans (Special plans)
All the bills are paid, I got it made in the shade
N' all I nee-nee-need is the woman, ha-ha-ha (Understand)

What a sweet talkin' honey with a little bit o' money
She turn your head around
A creature from the sea with the looks to me
Like she like to fool around

Here I am, ain't no man of the world, no
All I need is a beautiful girl
Ah yeah, beautiful girl

Oh, come this way, babe

(Guitar Solo)

Sit down right here
Ooh la la!
Think I got it now

Now I'm a-seaside sittin'
Just a-smokin' and a-drinkin', I'm ringside
On top of the world (Top of the world)
I got a drink in my hand, I got my toes in the sand
All I need, is a beautiful girl (Beautiful girl)
Oh yeah!

Here I am, ain't no man of the world, no
All I need is a beautiful girl
Ah yeah! Beautiful girls

Whoa! I ain't lyin' to ya
Nothin' else I need

Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Sit yourself on down
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Ow!

Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Ow!

Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Woo! Come here, baby. Come here. Woo!

Ah yeah, beautiful girls
What's your name, honey? What's your--hey! Hey, where ya goin'?

Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Hey! Hey, hey! Wait a minute, wait a min... Oh!

Ah yeah, beautiful girls
I love 'em! I need 'em!

Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Can't do without 'em, no!

Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!

Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
(smooch)

Lyrics - Women in Love...@Van Halen II

Women in Love...

My heart, you're breakin' my heart
Girl, you better start thinkin' somethin' real
Seems like lovin' you is just a crazy dream
But do as you feel

All these crazy women
One more crazy night
But one night's all we're given
So baby (Ahh) leave me alone, or baby, stay the night

(Oh, women in love)
Oh baby, make up your mind (Make up your mind)
I know you're in love (Oh, women in love)
So baby, make up your mind (Women in love)

Scream, go on an' scream
That your love is all you're knowin'
But honey, if you're needin' a woman just as bad as me
Ya ought'ta be goin'

All these crazy women
Ah just one more crazy night
But one night's all we're given
So honey (Ahh) leave me alone, or I may be stayin' the night

(Guitar Solo)

All these crazy women
Ah just one more crazy night
But one night's all we're given
So honey (Ahh) leave me alone, or lady, you're stayin' the night

(Oh, women in love)
Mmm baby, make up your mind (Make up your mind)
And I know you're in love (Oh, women in love)
Mmm babe I know you're in love (Women in love)

I know, I know
Ooh yeah! This woman in love. In love. In love, ooh yeah!
Ah ah ah!
Ah ah ah!
Ooh yeah, wow!
Ooh yeah, oh yeah-eah
Aaahhh!

Lyrics - D.O.A@Van Halen II

D.O.A.

We was broke and hungry on a summer day
They sent the sheriff down to try an' drive us away
We were sittin' ducks for the police man
They found a dirty-faced kid in a garbage can, uh ha

Ooh! And I'm alone, I'm on the highway
Wanted, dead or alive
Dead or alive

Broken down and dirty, dressed in rags
A-from the day my mama told me "Boy, you pack your bags."
A-send the mayor down in his pickup truck
The jury look at me, say "Outta luck." Oo-ooh, yeah!

And I'm alone, I'm on the highway
Wanted, dead or alive
Dead or alive, uh-aah!

(Guitar Solo)

Alright! Uh!

Now, I'm broken down and dirty, dressed in rags
A-from the day my mama told me "Boy, you pack your bags."
An' we were sittin' ducks for the police man
They found a dirty-faced kid in a garbage can
Di-yeah, yeah!

Babe, I'm alone and, I'm on the highway
Wanted, dead or alive
Dead or alive, ow-ow!

(Guitar Solo)

Wow! I'm gone! Ooh yeah! Oh!
Ow-ow!

Baby, let me run
Oh-oh, oh-oh!
I'm a spark on the horizon
Ow!

Ow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow!
Ow-wow-wow-wow-wow!

Lyrics - Light Up the Sky@Van Halen II

Light Up the Sky

Oh...

Yeah, we're all fast breakers comin' outta the gates
Takin' chances. We're the crash n' burn
Yeah, there is a way with beauty but you never gave a love
Cross the line where none return

Oh, I watch my television, almost lost my mind
It said "Open your eyes. Leave it all behind."

I heard the wind a-whisp'rin'
Strong magic comin' on
They comin' out for sure

Come see your children, yeah
They're lighting up the skies
Won't recognize them anymore (Ha ha)

Wolves at my door, wised up quick
Turned here an' gone, from on the go
Seems the old folks who come up short
Were the pretty little kids who didn't want it, no

I had some crazy vision, one I can't deny it
It said "Open my eyes. Leave it all behind."

I heard the winds a-whisp'rin'
Strong magic comin' on
It's comin' out for sure

Come see your children, yeah
They're lighting up the skies
You won't, recognize them anymore

Ooh, mama, see the firelights
Ooh, we're comin' out tonight
Ooh, mama, see the firelights
Ooh, lightin' up the sky
Light 'em up!

(Guitar Solo)

Light up the sky
Light up the sky
Light up the sky
Light up the sky
Light 'em up!

Lyrics - Outta Love Again@Van Halen II

Outta Love Again

Ohh-ahh!

Ooh, woman and a woman, now the silly games you play, yeah
Wow! Dealin' with your troubles drove me away-eyay yeah
Yeah!

Ooh, well a sayin' that you're leavin'
I don't wanna hear that talk
Stare at disbelief in me when I just up and walk

Outta love! (Outta love) Again
(Outta love) Oh! Once again, ahhh

(Guitar Solo)

Ooh, lovin' and a livin' and a treat me like a fool
(Didn't you? Didn't you?)
I mean, you're doin' all you can to make me sad n' blue, yeah yeah
(Didn't you?) Uh!

Oh, well ah, said you were leavin'
I don't wanna hear that talk
Stare at disbelief in me when I just up and walk

Outta love! (Outta love) Again
(Outta love) Whoa-wow! Once again

(Guitar Solo)

Lovin' and a livin' and a treat me like a fool! Wow!
(Do you? Ooo! Do You? Yeah)
Uh doin' all you can to make me sad n' blue, wow!
(Didn't you?)
Yeah

Oh, you're talkin' bout your leavin'
I don't wanna hear that talk
Stare at disbelief in me when I just up and walk

Out of love! (Outta love) Again
(Outta love) A-gi-gi-gi-gi-gain, ow!

Lyrics - Bottoms Up@Van Halen II

Bottoms Up!

Ow!

I been sitting here 'bout half the night, ah
Uh, momma fill my cup up
Said, I came here to waste some time
I think I'm gonna jump up

I'm singin', I'm dancin', most every night
I want to do that with you, babe
Let's do this bottle right!

Oh, oh, (Oh!) baby. (Ow!) Bottoms up! Ow!

Woo! Ah pretty maids all in a row
Go on, set 'em up, up
Come um-um-um-um-um baby, bottoms up!

I'm singin', I'm dancin', most every night
An' I wanna do that with you, babe
Let's do this bottle (Oh!) right!

(Guitar Solo)

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Woo! All right. Ow!
Ev'ryone sing a little bit, ah!

Come um-um-um-um-um baby, (hah ha ha) bottoms up
Come um-um-um-um-um baby, bottoms up
Come um-um-um-um-um baby, (Woo) bottoms up, bum-bum-buh
Come um-um-um-um-on baby, bottoms up
Owww!
Yeah

(Guitar Solo)

Lyrics - Somebody Get Me a Doctor@Van Halen II

Somebody Get Me a Doctor

(One, two, three, four)
Ooh yeah! Ow-ow!

You better call me a doctor, feelin' no pain
Overloaded, down the drain

Somebody get me a doctor

You better call up the ambulance I'm, deep in shock
Overloaded baby, I can hardly walk

Somebody get me a doctor (Ooh!)
Somebody get me a doctor

Yeah! I'm feelin' over fine
And I'm speedin', down that line

Woo, woo!

(Guitar Solo)

Ow! Ow! Ow!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Woo!
Oh, woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!

Ow!
Ooo!

Ya better call up a doctor, feelin high
I'm overloaded baby, I say "Bye-bye!"

Somebody get me a doctor. Oh, yeah!
Somebody get me a doctor. Ooh, ooh!
Somebody get me a doctor. Ah, yeah!
Ooh!

Somebody give me a shot!

Lyrics - Dance the Night Away@Van Halen II

Dance the Night Away

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

Ooh, baby baby
Won't-cha turn your head my way?
Ooh, baby baby
Ah come on! Take a chance
You're old enough to

Dance (Dance) the night away
Whoa-oh (Ah) Come on g-girl, dance the night away

A live wire, barely a beginner
But just watch that lady go
She's on fire, 'cause dancin' gets her higher than-uh
Anything else she knows

Ooh, baby baby
Won't-cha turn your head my way?
Ooh, baby baby
Well don't skip romance 'cause
You're old enough to

Dance (Dance) the night away
Oh-oh-oh (Ah) Come on g-girl, dance the night away

Oh, oh-oh-oh oh yeah

(Guitar Solo)

Dance (oh) the night away. Hey, hey, yeah!
Dance, dance, dance the night away
Ah come on baby (Dance the night away) Hey, hey yeah!
Dance, dance, dance the night away
Uh, come on baby, baby (Dance the night away) Ooh, ooh, yeah
Dance, dance, dance the night away. Ah, ha ow!

Lyrics - You're No Good@Van Halen II

You're No Good
(Lyrics by Clint Ballard, Jr.)

Hahhhhh

Well I'm, feelin' better, now that we're through
Feelin' better baby, I'm over you

(Ah) I've learned my lesson baby, and it left a scar
(Ah) But now I see how ya really are

You're no good! no good, no good
Baby, you're no good. Oooh yeah
No good, no good, no good (Ah-hah!)
Baby, you're no good

I broke a heart, simple n' true
Broke a heart for someone like you

(Ah) We'll be comin' back, don't come running to me
(Ah) I wanna love you, maybe set you free

You're no good, no good, no good
Baby, you're no good. Whoa oh-ooh
You're no good, no good, no good (Ah-no!)
Baby, you're no good
Hah

(Guitar Solo)

Used to be I couldn't sleep at night, baby
Now you go on an' do what you want to

Ow!

(Ah-ow!)
No good, no good, (Ow-ow!) no good
Baby, you're no good (Ow!)
(Ow-ow!)

Ah! Uh! Uh!

Lyrics - On Fire@Van Halen

On Fire

Turn your radios on
I'll appear right there! Yes I will
Turn me up real loud
I'm in your, ears!

Now I'm hanging ten now baby
As I ride your sonic, ooh-wave
(Owwwwwwww!)

Good, God y'all
I'm on fire
I'm on fire
I'm on fire
I'm on fire

Oh yeah!
One time!

Fire!
Fire!
Fire!

(Guitar Solo)

Ow!
Woo!
Ahhh!
Ah-ha!

Ooo!
Ooo!

Lay your bodies down
I'm in your beds. Your beds
Throw your headphones on
I'm in your heads! Ah-ha!

Now I'm hangin' ten now baby
As I ride your sonic, oo-wave
(Ahhhhhhhhhhh!)

Good God y'all

I'm on fire
I'm on fire
I'm on fire (Ow!)
I'm on fire (Woo! Woo!)
I'm on fire (Woo! Woo!)
I'm on fire (Wooooooo!)
I'm on fire
I'm on fire (Wooooooo!)
I'm on fire
I'm on fire (Ow!)
I'm on fire (Ah!)
I'm on fire (Ah!)

Lyrics - Ice Cream Man@Van Halen

Ice Cream Man

Dedicate one to the ladies...
Now summertime's here babe, need somethin' to keep you cool
Ah, now summertime's here babe, need somethin' to keep you cool
Better look out now though, Dave's got somethin' for you
Tell ya what it is

I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
Oh my, my, I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Hold on a second baby

I got puddin' pie, banana dixie cups
All flavors and pushups too

I'm your ice cream man baby, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy Hold on, one more

Well I'm usually passin' by just about eleven o'clock
Uh huh, I never stop
I'm usually passin' by just around eleven o'clock
And if you let cool you one time, you'll be my regular stop

All right boys!

I got puddin' pie, banana dixie cups
All flavors and pushups too

I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy, yes
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy Ah one time

(Guitar Solo)

I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy

One time boys!
I'm your ice cream man
I'm your ice cream man
B-B-B-B-B-B-B-Baby!
Ah my my my
All my flavors are guaranteed......to satis-uh-fy
Ow!

Lyrics - Little Dreamer@Van Halen

Little Dreamer

SShha!

They may talk about you cold when you were
Headed for the skies
But you were young and bold, and baby
Didn't that change with a wink-a your eye

Now no one's talking 'bout those crazy days gone by
No one talks about the times you cried

(Oooh-oooh) Little dreamer
(Oooh-oooh) Little dreamer

And then they went and they voted you
Least likely to succeed
I had to tell them baby you were armed with all you'd need

Seems no one's talking 'bout those crazy days gone past
Weren't they amazed when you were really last?

(Oooh-oooh) You are the little dreamer
(Oooh-oooh) You were, the little dreamer. Yeah-yeah!

(Guitar Solo)

Yeah, they talk about you cold when you were
Headed for the skies
But you were young and bold, and baby
Didn't that change with a wink o' your eye

Seems no one's talkin' 'bout the crazy days gone past
Weren't they amazed when you were really last?

(Oooh-oooh) You are the little dreamer
(Oooh-oooh) Little dreamer, yeah. Oh-oh
(Oooh-oooh) Yeah. Little dreamer
(Oooh-oooh) Little dreamer

Lyrics - Feel Your Love Tonight@Van Halen

Feel Your Love Tonight

All right!

We're gettin' funny in the back of my car
I'm sorry honey if I took it just a little too far, yes
Ah too, too far
So I, I told the fellas out behind the bar
Told them to tell you honey just how fine you are, yes
Uh yes, you are

You see I'm beggin' you please
(Beggin' you baby, beggin' on my bended knees) On my knees

Sayin' "I can't wait to feel your love tonight." Wooh!

See you drivin' up and down my road
I tell you honey you're the prettiest girl I know, yes
Uh, that's for sure
But uh, better use it up before it gets old, no
I tell you honey now you've let your life grow cold, no
Uh no, no, no

I'm a-beggin' a-you
(Beggin' you baby, beggin' on my bended knees) I'm on my knees

I can't wait to feel your love tonight
(I can't wait to feel your love tonight)
I can't wait to feel your love tonight
(I can't wait, I can't wait) Woo!

Well, I been workin' since a ten of nine
I tell you sugar by midnight I'll be fine. Flyin' high
Woo! We'll hit the town, we'll have a hell of a time
I'll tell you honey by morning you'll be mine, yes. All mine

You know I'm beggin' you baby
(Beggin' you baby, beggin' on my bended knees) I'm on my knees

I can't wait to feel your love tonight
(I can't wait to feel your love tonight)
I can't wait, to feel your lovin' tonight, ah yeah!
(I can't wait, I can't wait)

(Guitar Solo)

I can't wait to feel your love tonight
(I can't wait to feel your love tonight)
I can't wait to feel your lovin' tonight
(I can't wait to feel your love tonight)
I can't wait to feel your lovin' tonight. Aw yeah!
(I can't wait to feel your love tonight)
I can't wait to feel your love, love, love, love tonight. Ah whaa!
(I cant wait, I can't wait)
I can't wait to feel your love tonight

Lyrics - Atomic Punk@Van Halen

Atomic Punk

I am a victim of the science age
A child of the storm. Whoa, yes
I can't remember when I was your age
For me! It says no more, no more

Nobody rules these streets at night but me
The Atomic Punk
Oh, yeah. Ah-ah!

I am the ruler of these netherworlds
The underground. Whoa, yes
On every wall and place my fearsome name is hung
Just look around. Whoa, yes

Nobody rules these streets at night but me
The Atomic Punk!
Ahhah!

(Guitar Solo)

Ohh!

I am the ruler of these netherworlds
The underground. Oh-oh
On every wall and place my fearsome name is hung
Look around. Whoa, yeah!

Nobody rules these streets at night but me, nobody. Ahhhhhh!
The Atomic Punk!

Lyrics - Jamie's Cryin'@Van Halen

Jamie's Cryin'

She saw the look in his eyes
N' she knew better
He wanted her tonight
And it was now or never
He made her feel so sad

Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin'
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin' Now Jamie wouldn't say all right
She knew he'd forget her
N' so they said ah-good night
Oh, and now he's gone forever

She wants to send him a letter, uh yeah yeah
Uh, just to try to make herself feel better
It said "Gimme (Gimme a call sometime)"
But she knows what that'll get her

Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin'
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin'

Now Jamie's been in love before (Ahh-ahh)
And she knows what love is for (Ahh-ahh)
It should mean a little, a little more (Ahh-ahh)
Than one night stands. Woo!

(Guitar Solo)

She wants to send him a letter, uh yeah yeah
Just to try to make herself feel better
It said "Gimme (Gimme a call sometime)"
But she knows what that'll get her Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin'

Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin'
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin'
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin'
Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin'

Lyrics - You I'm the One@Van Halen

I'm the One

Ah-hah!
Woo!
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

We came here to entertain you
Leaving here we aggravate you
Don't you know it means the same to me?
Honey!

I'm the one, the one you love
Come on baby, show your love
Hey! Give it to me

I see a glow that fills this room
I see it rolling off of you
And now your message from above
I'm tellin you
Ow!

Show, come on and show your love
Ah yeah
(Show your love)
Ow! Woo! Oh!
Show! Show your love babe
Ah, yeah
(Show your)
Show it!

(Guitar Solo)
Ow!

Ow! Wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-woo!
Look at all these little kids
takin' care of the music biz
Don't their business take good care of me?
Honey! I'm the one, the one you love
Come on baby show your love
Hey! Give it to me

I see a glow that fills this room
I see it rolling off of you
And now your message from above
I'm telling you
Ow!

Show, show your love babe
Ah, yeah!
(Show your love)
Ow! Whoo! Woo!
Show! (Show)
Show your love babe
Ah, yeah
(Show your)
Show me!

(Guitar Solo)

Alright!

Whoo! Bop ba da, shoo-be doo-wah
Bop ba da, shoo-be doo-wah
(Ba dum bum)
Bop ba da, shoo-be do-wah
(shoo-be doo-be doo-be do-whum)
Bop ba da, shoo-be doo-be doo-be do-wah
Bop ba da, shoo-be doo-wah
(Bop ba da, shoo-be doo-be doo-be doo-whum)
Bop ba da, shoo-be doo-wah
(Bop ba da, shoo-be doo-be doo-be doo-whum)
Bop ba da, shoo-be doo-wah
(Ba dum bum)
Bop ba da, shoo-be doo-wah Whoo!

Ow!
(Show your love)
Oh! Oh! Come on and show me!
(Show your love)
Better show, better show your love now
(Show your love)
Ah, yeah!
(Show your love)
Ow! Yeah!

Lyrics - Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love@Van Halen

Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love

I heard the news baby
All about your disease
Yeah, you may have all you want baby
But I got somethin' you need. Oh, yeah!

Ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before. Yeah, before

You know you're semi-good lookin'
And on the streets again
Ooh yeah, you think you're really cookin' baby
You better find yourself a friend, my friend

Ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't gonna talk about love
Just like I told you before! Before! Uh, before! Uh, before! Before!

(Guitar Solo)

Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Babe, it's rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' bout love
Just like I told you before. Uh, before

I been to the edge
And there I stood and looked down
You know I lost a lot of friends there baby
I got no time to mess around

Mmm, so if you want it, got to bleed for it baby
Yeah! Got to, got to bleed, baby
Mmm, you got to, got to bleed, baby
Hey! Got to, got to bleed baby

Ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before! Before! Before!

Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Don't wanna talk about love
Don't need to talk about love
Ain't gonna talk about love
No more! No more! Ahhh!

(Guitar Solo)

Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!

Lyrics - Runnin' With the Devil@Van Halen

Runnin' With the Devil

Yeah, Yeah!
Ah, yeah!

I live my life like there's no tomorrow
and all I've got, I had to steal
Least I don't need to beg or borrow
Yes I'm livin' at a pace that kills

Oooh, yeah
(Ahh!) Runnin' with the devil (Ahh-hah! Yeah!)
(Woo-hoo-oo!) Runnin' with the devil
I'm gonna tell ya all about it

I found the simple life ain't so simple
When I jumped out, on that road
I got no love, no love you'd call real
Ain't got nobody, waitin' at home

(Ah, yeah-ah!)
Runnin' with the devil
(God damn it lady. You know I ain't lyin' to ya)
(I'm only gonna tell you one time-ya!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Yes I am! Yeah!)

(Guitar Solo)
Woo!

Woo!

You know I, I found the simple life
Weren't so simple, no
When I jumped out, on that road
Got no love, no love you'd call real
Got nobody, waitin' at home

(Ah, yeah!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Hold on. Hold on, I'm runnin'! Ah, yeah!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Uh! Uh! Come on, one more time)

(Guitar Solo)

(Ha-yeah!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Oh, yeah! Ya-yeah!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Woo! Woo!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Ah-ha, yeah! Ah-ha, yeah! Ah-hah, yeah!)
Runnin' with the devil (Woo!)

Lyrics - Sucker in a 3 Piece@OU812

Sucker in a 3 Piece

Owwwwwwww!

She's so fine
How 'bout a 9 on a 10 scale
With long legs
Straight on up to her lunch pail
Whoo! Sweet little wishbone, oh yeah
Don't wanna break her in half
Lick up one side an' down the other
Always make her laugh, ha! ha!

She take me down, down, down to the bottom
I got everything you wanted
Give you everything you need
Still you want that sugar daddy
Over me

Huh! She want a sucker (Sucker)
Sucker in a 3 piece
(Sucker) Sucker, all dressed up in a 3 piece suit

I'm on fire, woo!
With just one look
Got me a brand new number
In my little black book
But she don't like the way I dress
She don't like the way I wear my hair
But when I roll you over baby, you don't care

Just take me down, down, down
Down to the bottom
Gimme everything I want
Gimme everything I need
You don't want that sugar daddy
Not over me

Uh! She want a sucker (Sucker)
Woo! Sucker in a 3 piece
(Sucker) Sucker, all dressed up in a 3 piece suit

Oh
Now say it isn't so, baby
You wanna sucker
He just a sucker, he just a sucker
Look at all that money, baby
Ya know, your sugar daddy
You a sugar mamma
Hey, you're both a bunch of suckers!

(Guitar Solo)

Oh, He got a big ol' belly
A stone bald head (Sucker)
Now, listen here, honey
That ain't down your alley, no
He just a sucker (Sucker)
In a 3 piece
Sucker (Sucker) yeah, in a 3 piece suit
S-s-s-sucker
Stone cold sugar daddy
(Oooh ooh ooh) S-s-s-sucker (Sucker)
All dressed up in a 3 piece suit

That's right, go ahead, suck it all up Right down to the last drop

Lyrics - Black and Blue@OU812

Black and Blue

Hey!

Ooh, slip n' slide, push it in, uh!
A-Bitch sure got the rhythm
Holdin' back, yeah I got control
Oh, hooked inta her system

Don't draw the line
(Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you
Uh! The harder the better
Do it til we're black and blue

Well you never know when love will come
Hey! Better get it while you got it
Little bit o' everything, ooh, even when it hurts
Uh! Sure feels good, wow! Uh!

Don't draw the line
(Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you, woo!
Uh! The harder the better
Do it til we're black and blue

Yo mama! Hey!
(Black and blue) Got ta, got ta, got ta make it right
Ow! Come on baby, good
(Black and blue)

(Guitar Solo)

Whoa!
Ow!
Yeah!

(Oooh ooh ooh) Don't draw the line
(Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you
(Oooh ooh ooh) Uh. The harder the better, we'll do it til we're
(Oooh ooh ooh) Black and blue, ow!

Don't draw the line
(Oooh ooh ooh) Baby I ain't through with you
Uh, harder the better
We'll do it til we're black and blue

Yeah, the wetter the better
We'll do it til we're black and blue, ow!
Uh!
(Whuh! Whuh! Whuh! Whuh!)
Do it til we're black and blue
Yeah!
Ow!
Now, come on baby!
Wetter the better!
Let's do it 'til
We're black and blue! Uh

Come on baby
Oh
Uh

Lyrics - Finish What Ya Started@OU812

Finish What Ya Started

(One, two, one, two, three, four)

Come on, baby
Ow..

Wha-oh-a-wha-oh-wha-oh
Uh!

Oh, if you wanna see other guys
Baby, I could let it slide
You wanna lover, you want a friend
Mama I can be both of them I got the tools, to satisfy-uh
Just walk away
If I fall shy at all
Uh!

Come on baby, finish what ya started
I'm incomplete, huh!
That ain't no way to treat the broken-hearted
I need some sympathy!

I like to look at the long run
I like to take each step, one by one
Right on time, you will arrive
By keepin' the dream alive

It's alive
And it's kickin'
Inside of me
So come on baby, please

Come on baby finish what ya started
Oh! I'm incomplete uh!
That ain't no way to treat the broken-hearted
Ow! Come on and finish me!

(Guitar Solo)

(Baby come on)
(Come on baby, you say yeah)
(Baby come on)
(Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, bay-yeah!)

Uh!
Now come on baby
Please
Oh baby, come on

(Come on baby finish what ya started)
Ahh
(That ain't no way to treat the broken-hearted)
Oh, oo-ow-oo-ow-oo-ow!
(Come on baby finish what ya started)
Whoo! Gimmee. Ah!

(That ain't no way to treat the broken-hearted)
Mmm, mmm-hmm
(Baby come on)
Ah. Take each step baby, one by one
(Baby come on)
Yeah. Come on
(Baby come on)
I got the tools. I'll satisfy ya
Come on baby
(Baby come on)
Wow-oo-ow-oo-ow! Yeah
(Baby come on)
(Baby come on)
(Baby come on)
So come on baby
(Baby come on)
So come on baby
(Baby come on)
Yeah!
Uh, come on!
(Baby come on)
Now, come on!
Baby come on)
Uh, come on!

Lyrics - Feels So Good@OU812

Feels So Good

Oh, here we go! Yeah yeah

Yesterday, I saw my love light shine
Straight ahead in front of me
You never really know
When love'll come or go
But yesterday I was alone
Suddenly I walked you home
I never really knew
What love could make me do

I'll send the message in a bottle (I'll send the message)
N' trust in the mercy of the sea (Oooh ooh ooh)
Stormy weather (Oooh ooh ooh) Oh yeah (Oooh ooh ooh)
Waitin' for love to set me free

Everyday I watch the tide roll in
Stay until it rolls away
Though nothin's on the shore
I'm runnin' back for more

I'll send the message in a bottle (I'll send the message)
N' pray for the mercy of the sea (Oooh ooh ooh)
Stromy weather (Oooh ooh ooh) Oh yeah (Oooh ooh ooh)
Waitin' for love to rescue me

Hey, Feels so good (So good) Woo!
And it feels so nice (So nice)
When love comes around
I feel good (So good) So good, so good
An' it feels so nice (So nice) Woo!
Ow! Feels so good

(Guitar Solo)

Yeah, feels so good, woo! (So good)
And it feels so nice (So nice)
When love comes around
I feel good (So good)
Hey, Gonna make her feel nice (So nice)
When love comes around
I feel good, woo! (So good)
So good, so good, so good (So nice)
Now come on baby, make me feel good

(So good)
Get up, get up, get up, get up (So nice)
Uh! Hey baby, I feel good (So good)
Woo! Now come on, now come on (So nice)
Yeah, make it nice. Ow!
So good, so good

Lyrics - Source of Infection@OU812

Source of Infection

Take one
(One, two three, four)

Hey!
Alright!
Woo!
How 'bout 'cha now, come on!
Oh yeah!
Dig it! That's right
Is everybody ready? Let's go!

(Movin' up and down) Up 'n down
(Round and round) Oh, round and round
(Movin' up and down) In 'n out
(Round and round) Yeow!

Crank it! Blow out!
Uh! Ouch!
Help me
Now flip on over
Oh baby, you know that I like it
(Woop! Woop! Woop!)

(Movin' up and down) She choked the chain
(Round and round) She got the hook
(Movin' up and down) Can't get away
(Round and round) Ohhhhh!

Fever starts to climb, reaching 105°
I need another shot o' your love

Love! Love is the source (of infection)
Love! Love is the source (of infection)

Hey, Eddie!
Say what?
Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about
Wax it on down
Woo!
Ready, set, go!

(Guitar Solo)

Oh yeah

Woo!
That's right!

Love, love is the source (of infection)
Love, love is the source (of infection)
Love, love, love, love is the source (of infection)

(Guitar Solo)

Love, love is the source (of infection)
Love, love is the source (of infection)

(Guitar Solo)

Love, love is the source (of infection)
Love, love, love, love is the source (of infection)

Lyrics - Cabo Wabo@OU812

Cabo Wabo

I've been to Rome, Dallas, Texas
Man, I thought I'd seen it all, oh
Around the world, searchin' every corner
Man, I thought I'd hit the wall, ah!

There's a sleepy town lies South of the border
You go there once, you'll be there twice
Lots of pretty girls comin' by the dozen, woo!
The white sand sure make a tan look nice

(Oooh) We crash on the beach
(Oooh) You know I wanna
(Oooh) Make love in the sea
(Oooh) We gotta try a little dance
(Oooh) So, Cabo Wabo
(Oooh) It's all right by me
(Oooh)

Come on, let me take you down
I will show you all around
(Down in Cabo)
Let me take you down
Face down in Cabo, kissin' the ground

Land's End, you'd have to see it
Ain't no picture ever say it right, no-oow-oh
Walkin' the streets doin' that ol', the Cabo Wabo, hah!
Place come to life every night, nooo!

(Oooh) I wanna crash on the beach
(Oooh) You know I wanna
(Oooh) Make love in the sea (oooh)
(Oooh) Yeah, it's all right there
(Oooh) We don't have to chase it
(Oooh) Fits paradise to a T. Woo!

Come on, let me take you down
I will show you all around
(Down in Cabo)
Let me take you down
Face down in Cabo, kissin' the ground, woo!

(Guitar Solo)

Uh-uuh
Uhhhh

Wa-ahahahah
Hey!
Wa-ahahahah

We drink Mescal right from the bottle
Salt shaker, little lick a lime, ahh
Throwin' down, down, tryin' to reach the bottom
Where the guave worm, well he's mine all mine

(Oooh) Come on, crash on the beach
(Oooh) You know I wanna
(Oooh) Make love in the sea (oooh)
(Oooh) Woo! Gonna try a little dance
(Oooh) So Cabo Wabo
(Oooh) It's all right by me

Let me take you down
I will show you all around
(Down in Cabo)
Let me take you down
Face down in Cabo, kissin' the ground. Woo! Come on

Face down (Face down)
Down in Cabo
Take me down (Take me down)
Down to Cabo. Uh!
Face down (Face down)
Down in Cabo
doin' the Cabo Wabo, ow!
Take me down (Take me down)
Down to Cabo, woo!
Come on, get it, get it, ow!
Ah-hah! Woo-hoo! Ow! Come on!

Lyrics - When It's Love@OU812

When It's Love

Hey!

Everybody's lookin' for somethin'
Somethin' to fill in the holes
We think a lot but don't talk much about it
'Till things get out of control, oh!

How do I know when it's love?
I can't tell you but it lasts forever
Oh! How does it feel when it's love?
It's just somethin' you feel together
When it's love

You look at every face in a crowd
Some shine and some keep you guessin'
Waiting for someone to come into focus
Teach you your final love lesson
Ooh!

How do I know when it's love?
I can't tell you but it lasts forever
Oh! How does it feel when it's love?
It's just something you feel together

(Oh oh oh oh) Oh, when it's love
(Oh oh oh oh) You can feel it, yeah!
(Oh oh oh oh) Nothin's missin', yeah!

(Guitar Solo)

(Oh oh oh oh) Yeah, you can feel it
(Oh oh oh oh) Oh, when it's love
(Oh oh oh oh) When nothin's missing, ow!

How do I know when it's love?
I can't tell you but it lasts forever
Ooh, how does it feel when it' love?
It's just something you feel together, hey!

How do I know when it's love?
I can't tell you but it lasts forever
When it's love
Ooh, when it's love
Hey! It'll last forever

(Na na na-ah na na)
When it's love
(Na na na-ah na na)
(Na na na-ah na na)
(Na na na-ah na na)
You and I, we're gonna feel this thing together
(Na na na-ah na na) (repeat to end)
When it's love, ooh
When it's love, baby
You can feel it, yeah!
We'll make it last forever
Ooh-ooh, when it's love

Lyrics - Mine All Mine@OU812

Mine All Mine

Ow! Forgive me father, for I have sinned
I've been through hell and back again
I shook hands with the devil
Looked 'im in the eye
Looked like a long lost friend

Ow-ah, anything you want, any dirty deeds
He's got everything 'cept what I really need
Keepin' me temporarily satisfied
But not one thing I've tried
Filled me up inside or felt like mine
Mine all mine

Yeah, the search goes on
The more I look, my world keeps gettin' smaller
Staring at the sun, searchin' for the light
Almost ended up blind Some only see what they wanna see
Claiming victory, oh but that's not me
Gimme truth, gimme somethin' real
I just wanna feel like it's mine all mine

(Ooh-ooo-ooh)
Ooh-oo-ooh, really mine
(Mine all mine)
Come on, 'n gimme somethin'
(Ooh-oo-ooh)
Somethin', that's mine all mine all mine

(Guitar Solo)

Mine all mine

All the words on the wall look the same in the mirror
Every riddle and every clue
Ow, you've got Allah in the east
You've got Jesus in the west
Christ, what's a man to do?

They'll find a cure for anything
Just kill the pain or numb my brain
We see a man speakin' the word of God
Provin' to be a fraud. his own church applauds
Stop lookin' out, start lookin' in
Be your own best friend
Stand up and say "Hey! This is mine!"

(Ooh-oo-ooh)
Ooh, all mine
(Mine all mine)
Yeah
'N baby you've got somethin'
(Ooh-oo-ooh)
Uh! An', and I got somethin'
(Mine all mine)
Hey, and it's mine all mine all mine

Uh!
(Mine all mine)
Ooooh!
(Mine all mine)
Yes, I'm searchin'
(Mine all mine)
Uh-I got to have it
(Mine all mine)
Oooh ow!
(Mine all mine)
Well
(Mine all mine)
Got ta, got ta, got to
(Mine all mine)
Got to have it. Ow!
(Mine all mine)
Uh! Uh! Uh!
(Mine all mine)
You got! You got! You got! You got!
Mine all mine

Lyrics - Top of the World@F@U#C%K

Top of the World

Hey, baby. Woo!

I know you believe in me
That's all I ever need. Uh-huh
No no, nothin's gonna stop it
Nothin' will discourage me. Oh, no

Hey baby, uh-it's the only way out
Oh, little darlin', now come on
What's it all about?

Standin' on top of the world
For a little while
Standin' on top of the world
Gonna give it all we got

Oh, I know you wanna touch
I got to have a little taste
I just wanna sink my teeth in that
Fine piece o' real estate. Yeah

Hey baby, woo! Make it nice 'n sweet. Ooh!
Oh, little darlin'
Let's take a walk down Easy Street

Standin' on top of the world
For a little while
Standin' on top of the world
Let's give it all we got

(Ooo-ooo-ooo) Baby, got a feelin'
(Ooo-ooo) Oh, I wanna touch it now
(Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo) See the whole wide world turn upside-down

(Guitar Solo)

Hey baby, woo!

Someday, we'll be standin' on top of the world
For a little while
Standin' on top of the world
'Til we got stung
Standin' on top of the world
For a little while
Standin' on top of the world
Gonna give it all we got

(Standin' on top) Hey baby
(Standin' on top) Hey darlin'. Woo!
Standin' on top
Standin' on top
Standin' on top

Lyrics - Right Now@F@U#C%K

Right Now

Don't wanna wait 'til tomorrow
Why put it off another day?
One by one, little problems
Build up, and stand in our way. Oh

One step ahead, one step behind it
Now ya gotta run to get even
Make future plans I'll dream about yesterday, hey!
Come on turn, turn this thing around

(Right now) Hey! It's your tomorrow
(Right now) Come on, it's everything
(Right now) Catch your magic moment
Do it right here and now
It means everything

Miss a beat, you lose a rhythm
An nothin' falls into place. No!
Only missed by a fraction
Slipped a little off your pace. Oh!

The more things you get, the more you want
Just trade in one for another
Workin' so hard to make it easy
Whoa, got to turn. Come on, turn this thing around

(Right now) Hey, it's your tomorrow
(Right now) Come on, it's everything
(Right now) catch that magic moment
Do it right here and now
It means everything

Said a lie to me
Right now
What are ya waitin' for? Oh! Yeah!
Right now

(Guitar Solo)

(Right now) Hey! It's your tomorrow
(Right now) Come on, it's everything
(Right now) Catch that magic moment
And do it right, right now (Right now)
Oh, right now!

It's what's happening
Right here and now
Right now, it's right now
Oh!
Tell me, what are ya waitin' for?
Turn this thing around

Lyrics - The Dream is Over@F@U#C%K

The Dream is Over

Psst!
Hey, come on man. Wake up

Yea-yeah!

I see the power changin' hands
Risin' from the streets
A self-made businessman
Knows how the system can be beat

Oh, we're the lost generation
Have no place to go
The road to destruction
Is all we need to know

'Cuz it's a rip-off
We're stepped on and cheated
We're flat stone cold lied to
We're not defeated. No!

It's ah, easy money
It's a way out
Join the family
No middleman. No IRS
Your ticket out of poverty

Oh, we're the lost generation
I hold fate from a string
Lookin' for a direction
Reachin' out for anything

So, dream another dream
This dream is over (Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Dream another dream
This dream is over (Ahh-ahh)
Dream another dream (Dream another dream)
This dream is over (Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo)
Over, yeah
So dream another dream!

(Guitar Solo)

Oh!
Ow!

Ow! It's a rip-off
We're stepped on and cheated
Flat stone cold lied to
We're not defeated. No!

Dream another dream
This dream is over (Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Dream another dream
This dream is over, over (Dream another dream)
Dream another dream
This dream is over, oh (Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Dream another dream
This dream is over. Over, yeah (Dream another dream)
(Dream) Dream another dream (Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Dream another dream
(Dream) Dream another dream (Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Oh, this dream is over
(Dream) Dream another dream (Dream another dream)
Dream another dream

Lyrics - Man on a Mission@F@U#C%K

Man on a Mission

I got a one track mind
My blinders up
Now all I gotta do is get up, go out, and get her
Got the first step down
Uh-know what I want
All seven senses tryin' to deliver

Now baby, let me fill you up inside (Up inside)
Spread your wings and (Open wide) open wide
So hot! So hot! So hot!

I'm a man on a mission
Straight ahead, less talk, more action
With no distractions
I'm all conditioned, thoroughbred
Go for the action, with no distractions yeah

You give every inch
Flesh, blood and bone
And it's all wrapped up in a tight little bundle
Got an open mind, do anything
I been aware the ball might roll or tumble

So, right down to the bottom of the top (Ooo-ooh)
I'm gonna do it all in one big pot (Big pot)
Yeah! She got! She got! Me hot. Uh!

I'm a man on a mission
Straight ahead, less talk, more action
With no distraction (Ooooo)
I'm on a mission
I'm a thoroughbred Less talk, more action, with no distraction (Ooooo)
Ow, yeah! Uh!
I got no distractions
So get on, outta the way

Only thing that's on my mind
Ah, she sure got my attention
Once you taste the real kind
Ohhhh!

(Guitar Solo)

Uh! Ahh! Come on!
She got. She got. Ah
Man on a mission, straight ahead
No talk, no action. I got no distractions
I'm all conditioned, what I say
A man on a mission, up ahead
Ah yeah! Woo! My kinda action
Ow! Uh!

No distractions
I got no distractions
No distractions. Uh!
No distractions, I'm on a mission
Woo! Ow!

Lyrics - In 'N' Out@F@U#C%K

In 'N' Out

Yeah, I been in debt from conception
I pay for the rest of your life
As long as I remember, bills have looked me in the eye

You can have it now but ya gotta pay for it later. Oh!
Work me out, the payment's cleared
Now you're workin' for the man. Yeah

They gotcha goin' in. They gotcha comin' out
Same amount, woo! In 'n out

Ain't no way 'round the system
Money make this world go round
All the way, they got you down

Stay and add it up or throw yourself out a window. Oh!
Might cost you less to stick around
One more payment. (Will) lay you down underground

Well, they gotcha comin' in, they gotcha goin' out
Same amount, woo! In 'n out
Oh!

Uh uh uhuh yeah
Uh uh uhuh yeah
Uh uh uhuh yeah
Woo, come on!

(Guitar Solo)

Hey, all depends how ya see it
It's a burn, or an opportunity
One thing for certain, ya get nothin' free
Uh!

I never met a man doesn't owe somebody somethin'. No
No way to get free 'n clear
Only deeper year after year
Oh, yeah

When they gotcha comin' in, when they gotcha goin' out
Gotcha comin' in for the same amount, goin' out!

Uh uh uhuh yeah. In n' out
Uh uh uhuh yeah. In n' out
Uh uh uhuh yeah. In n' out
Uh uh uhuh yeah. In n' out

Well, they gotcha goin' in, they gotcha comin' out
Same amount, in n' out

Uh uh uhuh. In n' out
Uh uh uhuh. In n' out
Uh uh uhuh. In n' out
Uh uh uhuh. In n' out

Uh uh uhuh. In n' out
Uh uh uhuh. In n' out
Uh uh uhuh. In n' out
Uh uh uhuh. In n' out

Oh! Gotcha comin' in for the same amount, goin' out
In n' out

Uh uh uhuh. In n' out. Woo!
Uh uh uhuh. In n' out. Yeah
Uh uh uhuh. In n' out
Uh uh uhuh. In n' out. Yeah

They gotcha comin' in, they gotcha goin' out
Same amount, woo!

Lyrics - Pleasure Dome@F@U#C%K

Pleasure Dome

Well now, none of this was planned
It all just kinda happened
I got more than I wanted, but how is still a mystery
Obsessed with this feeling, I trusted it. So I followed it
A-stripping and stumbling across a land full of miracles

Ow!
Into a world so far from home
Miles and miles from nowhere
Rooms without doors open for me. Oh, no!
Taking me miles and miles from nowhere

Oh, (miles and miles). Oh, yeah!

Lost, in this pleasure dome
Lost, in my own pleasure dome

Oh man, I ain't got a clue how to get out
Or how to find this place
I want my control back, but I'm afraid I'll lose that feeling. Ow!

Lost in a world so far from home
I'm miles and miles from nowhere
Fallin' inside my own pleasure dome
I'm miles and miles from nowhere

Oh, (miles and miles). Oh, yeah!

Lost in this pleasure dome
Lost inside my pleasure dome

Ahhhhhhhhh!

(Guitar Solo)

Lost in a world. Can't find my way home
Miles and miles from nowhere
Fallin' inside my own pleasure dome
Miles and miles from nowhere
Millions of miles. Oh, no
Miles and miles and miles from nowhere

Miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh!

Lost, in this pleasure dome
Lost, inside my pleasure dome
Yeah

(Guitar Solo)

Lost
Lost

Lyrics - Runaround@F@U#C%K

Runaround

Oh-oh! Mmm-hmm!
Ow!
That's right

She don't like it when it's cut n' dry
And don't like me makin' future plans
And don't want me tryin' to pin her down
She ain't about to give an inch of ground, no!
Woo!

Well, she can take me for a little ride
Just as long as she drive me home
Around the block, maybe once or twice
And then some lovin'. Wouldn't that be nice? Yeah!

I won't, but I want it
Oh, what a fool believes
I got her in my sight, but just outta reach. Oh-oh!

Here we go around (Round round round)
Run, run, runaround, yeah (Round round round round)
Here we go around (Round round round)
She givin' me the runaround, yeah. Ow! (Round round round round)

Uh! A-just enough to keep me hangin' on
She knows exactly what I need
And right down to the nick o' time
I'm chasin' love down a fine, fine line. Ow!

I won't, but I want it
Oh, what a fool believes
I got her in my sight, but just outta reach. Whoa!

Here we go around (Round round round)
Run, run, runaround, yeah (Round round round round)
here we go around (Round round round)
She givin' me the runaround (Round round round round)
uh! Oh-ow!

(Guitar Solo)

Yeah-hey yeah!
Oh yeah
Ooh. Ah. It goes like this
Listen baby. Ssss, ooh, ow, ah, uh
Oh man, it's hard enough, yeah
And you make it harder
Ah, fill me up, I'm never satisfied
Own me. She owns it.

Here we go around (Round round round)
Run, run, runaround, yeah (Round round round round)
Here we go around (Round round round)
She givin' me the runaround (Round round round round)

Here we go around (Round round round)
Run, run, runaround (Round round round round)
Here we go around (Round round round)
She givin' me the runaround (Round round round round)
Nooo!
Round and around
Oh, I like it
Uh, I like it
Yeah! But I like it
Baby, say I like it
Uh! I said I like it
Ooh! I like it

Lyrics - Spanked@F@U#C%K

Spanked

Uh!
Hey!

I'm all feet up, watchin' TV
Someplace to feast my eyes, oh
Well, I've always tripped on commercials, yeah yeah
This one blew my mind, oh, uh, hey!

(Ooh) Tell me, who ya gonna call when you need that affection?
(Ooh) Ya got to have it quick (Got to have it quick)
(Ooh) Well just a-hang your love line in her direction. Whoa

All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Uh!
Yeah! All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Uh
Whoa! Oh!

Three dollars, first minute (gosh, man!) After that, cost ya four
And she be up for negotiations, mmm hmmm
If you call back for more, oh oh oh ah!

(Ooh) Now who ya gonna call when you need that special
(Special) Little somethin'? Mmm
(Ooh) You can say what you like. It's all confidential. Whoa!

All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Huh!
All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Whoa!

(Guitar Solo)

Hey!

All you bad, bad boys
Make a mind blow!
All you bad, bad boys
Dial 1-900-SPANKED!

All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Uh! Hey!
All you bad, bad boys. Call her up on the spank line. Uh!
All you bad, bad boys. Yeah, it's a spank line
Yeah. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
All you bad (woo!) bad boys. Just, call her up. Ha! Call her up
1-900-SPANKED! (All you bad, bad boys)
1-900-SPANKED! You bad bad bad boys. Just call her up
(All you bad, bad boys)
It's a spank line. Yeah! oh! Ow
1-900-SPANKED
All you bad bad bad...

Lyrics - Judgement Day@F@U#C%K

Judgement Day

Arr-heah!

It's my life. Get off my ass, get outta my face
Man, I don't see no problem
Kickin' back, ain't kickin' you, no no!
Anyway, if I make 'em, I'll solve 'em

Whoa, oh, ohh. That's right. Yeah yeah-yeah. Woo!

Makin' plan's a waste. Ain't no future here
Got no faith, got no religion

Oh tell me why (ooh-ooh) should I (ooh-ooh)
(Ahh) Care or even, why should I try?
I just slide slide on by (ooh-ooh)
(Ahh) Never bad enough to crucify me

Huah! Put it out until Judgement Day
I'll bear the cross on Judgement Day

I done most anything, keep 'em doin' anything 'cause
Sometimes I just wanna do nothin'
Nothin' lost, so tell me how can I lose? Ha
When I'm startin' off with nothin'

Oh tell me why (ooh-ooh) should I (ooh-ooh)
(Ahh) Care or even wanna try?
I just slide (ooh) slide on by (ooh-ooh)
(Ahh) Never bad enough to crucify me.

Ow! Put it off until Judgement Day
I'll bear that (same old cross) same ol' cross
On Judgement Day. Ow!

Uh! Uh!
Ow! Hey!

(Guitar Solo)

Woo!
Mmm

Hey man, everything's all right. Yeah.
Whow! Ow!

Put it off, until Judgement Day
I'll bear the cross, on, Judgement Day, hey
Put it off, put it off, until Judgement Day
I'll bear the (bear the cross) cross
On, Judgement Day

Ow! Whoa yeah! On Judgement Day
(Put it off) Oh! Whoa yeah! On Judgement Day, hey!
Wow!

Lyrics - Poundcake@F@U#C%K

Poundcake

(Ain't that some shit?)
(Okay, ya ready to go?)
(Yeah)

Oh yeah!
Yeah! She's gotta have soul
Or it won't feel right
Well, just plain, clean, and simple
Wrapped up nice n' tight

And homegrown and down-home, that makes one
Cookin' up that old time, long lost recipe for me. Woo!

It's gettin' hard to find
Guess it ain't hip enough now
You take an average guy, he can't identify, uh
And there's a short supply of her fine, fine stuff

Lemme get on, lemme get on, lemme get on some o' that
Shake it up, bake it up nice, uh!
Lemme get on, lemme get on, lemme get on all that
I so love my baby's poundcake

Homegrown and down-home, yeah that's the one
Still cookin' with that old time, long lost recipe

Lemme get on some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. I want some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Gimme some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho-ow!

(Guitar Solo)

Ooh, got some real fine pound...poundcake. Ah

I've been out there
Tried a little bit of everything
But it's all sex without love
I found the real thing is poundcake

Homegrown and down-home, yeah that's the one
Still cookin' with that old time, long lost recipe, yeah. Woo!
She's down-home and down-home. Oh, that's my woman

Gimme some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Lemme hold that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Uh!
Uh-ah uh-ho ho

Homegrown and down-home, woo! Come on babe
Gimme some o' that, gimme some o' that
Homegrown, way down-home. Yeah!
Uh-ah uh-ho ho, yeah, gimme some o' that. Woo!
C'mon baby
Homegrown, homegrown, down-home
Uh-ho ho

Lyrics - One Foot Out the Door@Fair Warning

One Foot Out the Door

I grabbed that telephone
I thought we were alone
Tellin' me there's company, your husband's comin' home

I been thinkin' 'bout this Saturday night with you
I been thinkin' 'bout it all week long
And now I'm gonna lose it 'cause that son of a bitch
Got me singin', that same old song

Got one foot out the door
Time to hit the road
Ain't no match for your mean ol' man
I think it's time to roll

Got one foot out the door
Got one foot out the door

Keep the motor runnin'
Don't ya let it cool down
Foot flat to the floor
Put the pedal to the metal
And beat it out of town
Come-comin' back, back for more

(Guitar Solo)

Lyrics - Push Comes to Shove@Fair Warning

Push Comes to Shove

Does it seem cold in here to you? Ah man
What's there to do tonight? Anything?
Gimme another cigarette over here
Is there anything left in that bottle?
(Yeah) Give it here man. Over here

Ah. Ah-oh-ah. Yeah

Some people live apart
They break your heart so damn easy
An' then one night in stunning victory
She decides and you agree: she's leavin'

Will you ever be the same?
Will you ever be the same?

That's when push come to shove
I believe it was inevitable
That's when push come to shove
Could this be the one that got away?

I get the message, guess I knew it all along
Says you're a stranger here in paradise, you fool
It seems like forty days and forty nights
Since someone used my first name, including you

Will it never be the same?
Is this the one that got away?

(Guitar Solo)

Push, shove
Push, shove
Push, shove
Push, shove
Push, shove
Push, shove

Now I'm ahead of the game
Drivin' me insane
Ah! It's a small change
Ooh, I'm just a pushover
Over and over, yeah-eah

Lyrics - Hear About It Later@Fair Warning

Hear About It Later

Oh-ow!

Ain't got no money, got no house on the hill
Tell me honey, will your lovin' pay my bills, yeah? Pay my bills
Neighbors gettin' crazy 'bout the noise next door
It's a major violation, carried away for sure, yeah. I know!

See, I been tried and convicted, it's winner take all
I wanna run for my money, that's all
I don't wanna

(I don't wanna hear about it later) Ah hear about it later
(I don't wanna, baby I don't wanna) I ain't gonna
(I don't wanna hear about it later) Take it then baby
(I don't wanna, baby I don't wanna)

Yeah! I'm walkin', don't need no ride No explanation, just wastin' time, yeah. All my time

I been tried and convicted, it's winner take all
I wanna run for my money, that's all!
An' I don't wanna

(I don't wanna hear about it later) I do what I want to
(I don't wanna, baby I don't wanna) I ain't gonna
(I don't wanna hear about it later) Do what I want to you
(I don't wanna, baby I don't wanna)

But you can try me at home, if it feels all right
But I ain't home, at night! Wow!

(Guitar Solo)

You can try me at home, if it feels all right
But I ain't home, at night! Ha-ha-ha!

Uh I don't wanna, I'll do what I please
Oh, I don't! Wanna. I made my due, look at me
Yeah, don't look at me baby
Yes, mmm better take my chances
I been dreamin' 'bout tomorrow
I don't, I don't, I don't. Whaa-ha!
I don't wanna hear about that, no-ay!
Wow!

Lyrics - Sinner's Swing!@Fair Warning

Sinner's Swing!

Woo!

Alright, you sinners, swing!

Danger in the rearview mirror, there's trouble in the wind
Badness bringing up the rear, the menace is loose again
She looks so fucking good, so sexy and so frail
Something got the bite on me, I'm goin' straight to hell

(And now we're wasting time) Now we're wasting time
(Same ol' pickup lines) Same ol' pickup lines
And you keep tryin', (Wow!) don't waste time

Ow, come back to your senses baby, we can come to terms
I can almost t-taste it, it burns
You'd be sittin' pretty but you try to take the fifth
Wearin' out my welcome, guess I better save my breath. Wow!

(And now we're wastin' time) Now we're wastin' time
(Same ol' pickup lines) Same ol' pickup lines
(And you keep tryin') Buddy you keep tryin'
Don't waste time

Get-get-get-get-get out and push
Get-get-get-get-get out and push
Get-get-get-get-get out and push
Get-get-get-get-get out and push

(Guitar Solo)

Get-get-get-get-get out and push
Get-get-get-get-get out and push
Get-get-get-get-get out and push
Get-get-get-get-get out and push

Soon you'll see my silhouette a-darkening your door
I can almost t-taste it, I want more
No one's above suspicion, no one's got it wired
I may burn my fingers, want my iron in that fire

(And now we're wastin' time) Ow! Now we're wastin' time
(Same ol' pickup lines) Same ol' pick up lines
(And you keep tryin') Buddy you keep tryin'
Don't waste time

(Wow!) Get-get-get-get-get out and push (Hey, buddy better...get out and push)
Get-get-get-get-get out and push (Get get get get out and push)
Get-get-get-get-get out and push (Buddy, better. Get out and push)
Get-get-get-get-get out and push (Woo! Oh!)
Get-get-get-get-get out and push (Oh-whee)
Get-get-get-get-get out and push (All right you sinners, swing!)

Lyrics - "Dirty Movies"@Fair Warning

"Dirty Movies"

Ow, yeah
Oh, oh. Oh!
La!

Now, who's that babe with the fabulous shadow-ah?
Oh oh! A "so what?" scene, but to me it don't matter

Ow! Her movies get down like you won't find in my hometown
(Oh, no!) They won't believe it when they
(Oh, no!) See what they're seein'
Go see baby now!

Pictures on the silver screen
Greatest thing you've ever seen
Now her name is up in lights
Everything turns out all right

Daddy's little sweety after some damn rainbow
Oh, oh! Got the big deal in the back of a limo, uh hey

Now show biz is so thrilling
The camera rolls, she's willing
(Oh, no!) They won't believe it when they
(Oh, no!) See what they're seein'
Go see baby now-ah!

Hey, you remember when that girl was prom queen? (Oh, wow)
Take it off! Take it all off!
Whooo! Ow! Woo! Aw, yeah!
Woo! Woo! Ow! Yeah!

Pictures on the silver screen
Greatest thing you've ever seen
Now her name is up in lights (Woo!)
Everything turns out all right

Now they believe it
Now that they've seen it
Go see baby now! Ah, ha-ha!

Pictures on the silver screen
Greatest thing you've ever seen
Now her name is up in lights
Everything turns out all right

Lights, camera, action!

Lyrics - Mean Street@Fair Warning

Mean Street

At night I walk this stinkin' street past the crazies on my block
And I see the same old faces and I hear that same old talk
And I'm searching for the latest thing, a break in this routine
I'm talkin' some new kicks, ones like you ain't never seen

This is home, this is Mean Street
(This is) Yes-ah home, the only one I know

An' we don't worry 'bout tomorrow 'cause we're sick of these four walls
Now what you think is nothin' might be somethin' after all
Now you know this ain't no through street, the end is dead ahead
The poor folks play for keeps down here, they're the living dead

Come on down, (Huh! Ow!) down (This is) to Mean Street
They're dancin' now, look! Out on Mean Street
Dance baby!

(Guitar Solo)

It's always here and now my friend, it ain't once upon a time
It's all over but the shouting, I come to take what's mine
We're searchin' for the latest thing, a break in this routine
Talkin' some new kicks, ones like you ain't never seen

This is home, (Ooh) this is Mean Street
(This is) Yes-ah home, only one I know

(This is home) See, a gun is real easy
(This is Mean Street) in this desperate part of town
(This is home) Turns you from hunted into hunter (Yeah)
(This is Mean Street) You go an' hunt somebody down
Wait a minute, ah (This is home) Somebody said "Fair warning", Lord
(This is Mean Street) Lord, strike that poor boy down!

Lyrics - House Of Pain@1984

House of Pain

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?

Gonna pack her bags and leave
This house of pain

Heartache's all around me
How many times we've tried
Said she tried to leave me
But her hands were always tied
If I had it all to do
I'd keep it just the same

Gonna fix it so you never leave
This house of pain

(Guitar Solo)

Uh-uh. Uh-uh Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh. Uh-uh Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh-uh-Wow!

Lyrics - Girl Gone Bad@1984

Girl Gone Bad

Ah, lazy eyes in the summer heat
Fresh from out of town
Now she's working on the street
Shake them poor boys down

Woo (Girl) Woo, Girl gone bad, ye-ah
(Girl) Girl gone bad

Found that girl with a lonesome john
When she should have been with me
Guess that woman fall in love
She don't work for free

(Girl) Girl gone bad
Yeah
Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

Ooooooo-oh!
Ooooo-oh!
Oh!

(Guitar Solo)

Mmmmmmmmmmm...
Ah

(Girl) Girl gone bad
Whoa! (Girl) Girl gone bad
Ow! Yeah (Girl) Girl, ooh, ooh, ooh
(Girl) Ooooh. Oh! Oh! Yeah!
Aw! (Girl) Say. Say. Uh!

Lyrics - I'll Wait@1984

I'll Wait

You've got me captured
I'm under your spell
I guess I'll never learn
I have your picture
Yes I know it well
Another page is turned

Are you for real?
It's so hard to tell
From just a magazine
Yeah, you just smile and the picture sells
Look what that does to me

I'll wait
'Til your love comes down
I'm coming straight for your heart
No way
You can stop me now
As fine as you are

I wrote a letter
And told her these words
That meant a lot to me
I never sent it
She wouldn't have heard
Her eyes don't follow me

And while she watches
I can never be free
Such good photography

I'll wait
'Til your love comes down
I'm coming straight for your heart
No way
You can stop me now
As fine as you are

(Guitar Solo)

You can't imagine
What your image means
The pages come alive
Your magic free
To everyone who reads
Heartbreakin' motor drive

Are you for real?
It's so hard to tell
From just a magazine
Yeah, you just smile and the picture sells
Look what that does to me

I'll wait
'Til your love comes down
I'm coming straight for your heart
No way
You can stop me now
As fine as you are

I'll wait
'Til your love comes down
I'm coming straight for your heart
No way
You can stop me now
As fine as you are

I'll wait

Lyrics - Hot For Teacher@1984

Hot For Teacher

Oh, wow, man, I said
Wait a second, man
What do you think the teacher's gonna look like this year?
Fuck man!

Uh!
Oh yeah!

T-T-teacher stop that screamin'
Teacher don't you see?
Don't wanna be no uptown fool
Maybe I should go to hell
But I am doing well
Teacher needs to see me after school

I think of all the education that I've missed
But then my homework was never quite like this!

Ow! Got it bad,
Got it bad,
Got it bad,
I'm hot for teacher!
I've got it bad, so bad
I'm hot for teacher!

Hey, I heard you missed us
We're back! (Hey!)
I brought my pencil
Give me something to write on, man!
Whoa

Uh!

Ooo-oo-ooo

I heard about your lessons
but lessons are so cold
I didn't know about this school
Little girl from Cherry Lawn
How can you be so bold?
How did you know that golden rule?

I think of all the education that I've missed
But then my homework was never quite like this!

Whoa! Got it bad,
Got it bad,
Got it bad,
I'm hot for teacher!
I've got it bad, so bad
I'm hot for teacher!

Whoa!
(Guitar Solo)

Oh man, I think the clock is slow
(What are you doin' this weekend?) I don't feel tardy
Class dismissed!
Ooh-yeah!

I've got it bad,
Got it bad,
Got it bad,
I'm hot for teacher!

Whoa!
Oh! Ooh, yes I'm hot
Wow!

Oh my God!
Woo!

Lyrics - Drop Dead Legs@1984

Drop Dead Legs

Ow!

Drop dead legs
Pretty smile
Hurts my head
Gets me wild

Dig that steam
Giant butt
Makes me scream
I get a nut nut nuthin
but the shakes over you
(Nothin) Nothin' else could ever do

You know that you want it (Woo!)
I know what you need
You know that you want it (Baby!)
When the night is through
Will I still be lovin' you? (Woo!)

Dig those moves
Vampire
Set me loose
Get it higher

Throw my rope
Loop-de-loop
Nice white teeth; Betty Boop
Play it cool,
Real heavy
I ain't fooled
Get it ready
Ooh, oh baby!

You know that you want it (oh, oh oh)
I know what you need (Ooh!)
You know that you want it (Baby)
When the night is through, (Ow!)
Will I still be lovin' you? (Uh!)

(Guitar Solo)

Lyrics - Top Jimmy@1984

Top Jimmy

Some friends of mine, just the other night
Went to hear this cool cat blow
They said he sang so good that the roof fell in
And he didn't even stop the show

They don't remember the place,
But they remember the face,
And now everybody wanna go. Woo!

Top Jimmy cooks!
Top Jimmy swings!
He's got the look! Woo!
Top Jimmy, he's the king!

Jimmy on the television
Famous people on there with him
Jimmy on the news at five!
Jimmy on the radio and even on the video
The baddest cat alive!

Drivin' all the women crazy
All they want is Jimmy baby
Love it when he rolls his eyes!

Top Jimmy cooks!
Top Jimmy swings!
He's got the look!
Top Jimmy, Woo! Shake it baby!

(Guitar Solo)

Oh! Juke joint Jimmy is the latest thing
He's got the sound that everybody digs!
Yeah the joint be jumpin'
When the band be pumpin'
and you know they play a crazy gig!

Well, you ain't been livin'
Till you seen the livin' end
Top Jimmy and his Rhythm Pigs!

Ow, Top Jimmy cooks!
Top Jimmy swings!
He's got the look!
Top Jimmy,
Oh Jimmy
Top Jimmy
Go Jimmy
Top Jimmy
Ow! He's the king!

Oh, Jimmy!

Lyrics - Panama@1984

Panama

Uh!
Oh yeah!
Ah-huh!

Jump back, what's that sound?
Here she comes, full blast and top down
Hot shoe, burnin' down the avenue
Model citizen, zero discipline

Don't ya know she's coming home with me
You'll lose her in that turn
I'll get her!

Panama, Panama
Panama, Panama

Ain't nothin' like it, her shiny machine
Got the feel for the wheel, keep the movin' parts clean
Hot shoe, burnin' down the avenue
Got an on-ramp comin' through my bedroom

Don't you know she's coming home with me
You'll lose her in that turn
I'll get her
Uh-oh!

Panama, Panama. Wow!
Panama, Panama oh-oh-oh-oh
Woo!

(Guitar Solo)

Yeah, we're runnin' a little bit hot tonight
I can barely see the road from the heat comin' off
You know what I'm sayin'
Ahh, you reach down put it between my legs n' ease the seat back

She's runnin', I'm flyin'
Right behind in the rearview mirror now
Got the fearin', power steerin'
Pistons poppin', ain't no stoppin' now

Panama, Panama
Panama, Panama oh-oh-oh-oh
Panama, Panama oh-oh-oh-oh
Panama

Lyrics - Jump@1984

Jump

Owwww!

I get up, and nothin' gets me down
You got it tough, I've seen the toughest around
And I know, baby, just how you feel
You got to roll with the punches and get to what's real

Ah, can't ya see me standin' here
I got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen
Ah, can't ya see what I mean?

Ah, might as well jump. Jump!
Might as well jump
Go ahead an' jump. Jump!
Go ahead and jump

Ow-oh! Hey, you! Who said that? Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know, you won't know until you begin

So can't ya see me standing here
I got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen
Ah, can't ya see what I mean?

Ah, might as well jump. Jump!
Go ahead and jump
Might as well jump. Jump!
Go ahead and jump
Jump!

(Guitar Solo)

Might as well jump. Jump!
Go ahead and jump
Get it in, jump. Jump!
Go ahead and jump
Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump!

Artist Essential - Van Halen@hmv

数年前にHMVに掲載されていた文章です。

Artist Essential - Van Halen

ヴァン・ヘイレンというと、世界中のギター・プレイヤーに衝撃を与えたライト・ハンド奏法はじめとするエディ・ヴァン・ヘイレンの超絶ギター・プレ イに尽きる部分も、勿論あるが、一方で初代ヴォーカリスト、デイヴ・リー・ロスのショウビズ魂を生かしたポップ性の追求、二代目サミー・ヘイガーを擁して 新たなるハード路線を模索する、といった意外にも柔軟なバンドとしてのヴァン・ヘイレンのユニークさも忘れてはならないところではないだろうか。現在 ヴォーカリストが不確定なまま（オフィシャル情報によると。2001年4月現在）のヴァン・ヘイレンだが、何かあっと驚かせてくれるような展開が待ってい るのでは、という気がしないでもない。そうしたサプライズを感じられるバンドこそがヴァン・ヘイレンなのだ。

3年頃、カリ フォルニア州パサディナの高校にふたつの人気バンドがあった。エドワードとアレックスのヴァン・ヘイレン兄弟が在籍したマンモス、そしてデイヴ・リー・ロ スが率いたレッド・ボール・ジェッツ。やがてデイヴがエディのグループに引き抜かれ、またマイク・アンソニーが加わりバンドは「あのヴァン・ヘイレン」の 四人となった。1975年にはバンド名をヴァン・ヘイレンと改名。ハリウッドを拠点にクラブ周りをしてライヴ演奏をしていった。あるとき、ゴールド・ウェ スト・クラブという場所で、バンドは、スターウッド・クラブの出演オーディションがシークレットで行われていたことを知らされていない中、演奏を披露。こ れが見事合格となり、ヴァン・ヘイレンはスターウッドのレギュラー・バンドとなった。一方でこの時期バンドは初代マネージャーとなるマーシャル・バールと 出会い、またそのつてでキッスのジーン・シモンズを紹介されている。そしてバンドはジーンの資金援助でデモを作成したりしていた。

1977年11月、ヴァン・ヘイレンが演奏するスターウッドに、プロデューサーのテッド・テンプルマンとワーナー・ブラザーズ社長モー・オースティンが来店。演奏に感じ入った二人は即座にプロ・デビューを約束。その翌日にはワーナーとの契約が取り交わされたという。

1978 年、キンクスのカヴァー“ユー・リアリー・ガット・ミー”で衝撃的なデビューを飾ったヴァン・ヘイレンは同年、デビュー・アルバム　炎の導火線 (Van Halen)　を発表。エディのライト・ハンド奏法など、彼のギター・プレイが一際注目を集める中、アルバムは結果的に新人としては異例の150万枚の セールスを記録。ヴァン・ヘイレンは一気に人気者となった。翌1979年セカンド・アルバム　伝説の爆撃機(Van Halen II)を発表。またこの後の長期に渡る全米ツアーでより評価を高めた。1980年サード・アルバム　暗黒の掟(Woman And Children First)　発表。同時にツアーを廻り人気を定着させていく。1981年通算4作目となる　戒厳令(Fair Warning)　発表。この頃からバンドの解散説が囁かれ始めた。理由は圧倒的なギター・プレイヤーとして人気を誇るエディにデイヴが不満をもち始め た、といったようなものだった。しかしバンドはそうしたウワサをモノともせず半年間に渡る全米ツアーをやり遂げている。1982年、アルバムに先行してリ リースされたシングル“オー・プリティ・ウーマン”（ロイ・オービソンのカヴァー）が全米12位のヒット（彼らにとって過去最高位）。続いて5作目のアル バム　ダイヴァー・ダウン(Diver Down)を発表。そしてお馴染みのツアーという日々…。

1983年に入ると単発的 なステージはあったもののツアーはなし。そしてその年の12月に発表された6作目１９８４(1984)が彼らのその後を左右する作品となった。シングル・ カットされた“ジャンプ”は全米チャート5週連続ナンバーワンを獲得。また“ウェイト”や“パナマ”といったシングルもヒットし、アルバム自体も最高位2 位を獲得。ヴァン・ヘイレンは押しも押されぬ超人気バンドとなったのだった。この影には8ヶ月にも及ぶ大々的な全米ツアーによる影響も大いにあった。

1985 年に入ると、ややバンド周辺の雰囲気に変化が生じた。デイヴモントローズやソロで活躍していたサミー・ヘイガー。1986年にサミーを迎えての初作 ５１５０(5150)を発表。ここでも“ホワイ・キャント・ディス・ビー・ラヴ”などといったヒットを放ち、健在ぶりをアピールしたが、一方でデイヴ不在 というぎこちなさも正直、この時点ではあった。そうした不安材料を吹き飛ばしたのはヒット・シングル“ホエン・イッツ・ラヴ”を生んだ1988年発表の ＯＵ８１２(OU812)。ここで新たなヴァン・ヘイレン・スタイルを完璧に定着させた。

1991年に久しぶりにテッド・テ ンプルマンを迎えた、通算9作目のアルバムＦＯＲ　ＵＮＬＡＷＦＵＬ　ＣＡＲＮＡＬ　ＫＮＯＷＬＥＤＧＥ(F@U#C% K)を発表。この時期のハードなサウンドが大展開された快作となった。また翌1992年にかけて行われたアルバムと同名のツアーの模様は二枚組ライヴ作　 ライヴ：ライト・ヒア、ライト・ナウ(Live: Right Here, Right Now.)として同年中に発表され、世界中のファンを喜ばせた。

ややあって1995年になると全米一位を獲得することになる バランス(Balance)を発表。プロデューサーにブルース・フェアバーンを迎えた同作で、ヴァン・ヘイレンは以前とは異なる新たなアプローチで再び世界の音楽シーンの頂点に立ったのだ。

し かしここでバンドにまた大きな波乱が起きる。1996年のサミー・ヘイガー脱退という事件だ。同年リリースのベスト盤などを挟んで、次作の　ヴァン・ヘイ レン３(Van Halen III) （1988年発表）からは元エクストリームのゲイリー・シャロンが加入。しかし彼はこの一作で脱退した、と伝えられており、次回作ではヴォーカリストを初 代のデイヴが復帰し務める、ともウワサされている。まだまだ不透明なバンド周辺だが、これまでしぶといといえるほどに数々の困難を乗り越え、地位を築いて きた彼らだけに、今後の展開にも要注目だ。

Top 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time - Eddie Van Halen@hmv

数年前、HMVに掲載された文章です。

Top 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time - Eddie Van Halen       

ギ ターヒーローという言葉が最も似合うギタリスト、エディ・ヴァン・ヘイレン。ヴァン・ヘイレンのデビューということで、エディの登場は1978年。どちら かと言えばロックが社会性を踏まえて考えられていた頃、満面の笑顔でギターをバリバリ弾いていく姿は、ヒーローの登場以外のなにものでもありませんでし た。ロックンロールにある痛快なまでの満足感を、エディは全身で体現していました。そして、全世界に衝撃を与えたライトハンド奏法。その他スラッピング、 タッピング・ハーモニクスなどなどのギター奏法は、ヒーローが当然持っている必殺技として、多くのファンを魅了しました。個性的なキャラクター、そしてこ こぞというところで繰り出される必殺奏法の数々。まさしくエディ・ヴァン・ヘイレンこそが最初で最後のギターヒーローだと言っても良いのではないでしょう か。超テクニカルかつ唯一無二のギタースタイルと、個性の際立ったキャラクターを武器に、瞬く間にトップギタリストに登りつめたエディ・ヴァン・ヘイレ ン。ギター・シーンに堂々と君臨し続けるその姿は、ヒーローの名にふさわしいものです。

      

エディ・ヴァン・ヘイレンは1955 年1月26日にオランダに生まれています。オランダ人の父とインドネシア人の母との間に生まれた次男です。兄は 1950年生まれのアレックス・ヴァン・ヘイレン。言わずと知れた名ドラマーです。二人は60年代に両親に連れられてアメリカに移住。ミュージシャンで あった父親の影響で、幼い頃からピアノ・レッスンに通い、音楽に触れていきます。やがて兄のアレックスがギターを、エディはドラムを始めるようになります が、ある時アレックスがエディのドラムに興味を持ち、叩き出したところ見る見るうちに上達。それを見たエディはドラム・キットを譲りしぶしぶギターを手に します。ヒーローに武器が手渡された瞬間です。現在と逆の形で始まっていた、という部分が興味深いエピソードでもあります。

      

二 人は一緒に演奏を繰り返しながら、徐々にロックンロールの魅力に取り付かれ、バンドを結成することに。THE BROKEN COMBS、TROJAN RUBBER COMPANYといったバンドを経て高校の時にマンモスを結成。マンモスにはやがてベースとしてマイケル・アンソニーが加わり、さらに当時地元で、マンモ スと人気を二分していたバンドのボーカリスト、デビッド・リー・ロスが参加。ここでバンドは名前をヴァン・ヘイレンと改め、遂に最強のラインナップが誕生 しました。1975年のことです。バンドはハリウッドにあるライヴ・ハウス「Starwood Club」などを中心に活動をしていました。この時にヴァン・ヘイレンのパフォーマンスを目にとめたのはなんとキッスのジーン・シモンズ。ジーン・シモン ズはバンドにデモ・テープの製作とプロデュースを持ちかけますが、この話はうまく進まず立ち消えに終わっています。

      

1977 年、ライブハウスでの評判を上々のものとしていた彼らは、運命の転機を迎えます。いつものように「Starwood Club」にて演奏をしていたところ、ワーナーブラザーズの社長モー・オースティンとプロデューサーで元ハーパース・ビザールのテッド・テンプルマンが現 れて、２４時間以内の契約を迫るという思いもかけない話が持ち込まれることに。バンドはこの話にその場で決意を固め、契約を交わしました。遂に彼らのサウ ンド、そしてエディのギターが世界に届けられるときがやってきたのです。

      

1978 年、バンドはキンクスのカバー曲シングルYou Really Got Meでデビューを飾ります。2月には1stアルバム炎の導火線（Van Halen）を発表。ハードロックの醍醐味を余すところ無く詰め込んだこの作品は、新人バンドとしては異例のセールスを記録し、ヴァン・ヘイレンは一躍次 世代ハードロックの旗手として注目を集めます。このアルバムにある若々しい活気、荒削りで痛快なハードロックは瞬く間に多くのファンを獲得しました。そし てエディのプレイはファンの度肝を抜いたのでした。ライトハンド奏法とはこの時まだ誰もその正体の分からないもので、オーバーダビングだろう、速度を変え て録音したに違いない、などと噂は噂を呼びエディの革新的なギターは世界中を震撼させたのです。アルバム2曲目「暗闇の爆撃（eruption）」がそれ です。その他にも、Atomic Punk、On Fireなど型破りなエネルギーに満ちたハードロックがここにあります。プロデューサーのテッド・テンプルマンの功績も見逃せません。シンプルなサウンド をそのまま真空パッケージした手腕は見事としかいいようがありません。以降、ほぼ全ての作品に渡り彼はヴァン・ヘイレンサウンドの良き理解者としてバンド をサポートしていきます。バンドはこの年の6月には来日公演を行い、日本のファンにその勇姿を見せています。

      

全米、全英ツ アーをこなして勢いを得たバンドは翌79年、2ndアルバム伝説の爆撃機 （Van Halen2）をリリース。V/Hという文字を中心に据えた、シンプルなジャケットデザインがバンドの自信を表しています。サウンドの方はよりスケールの 増したスタジアム・ロックとなっています。コーラスワークを多用した爽快感のあるクリアーな展開は、このアルバムで確立された個性だと言えるでしょう。 （以降ずっとこのスタンスを押し通している、という意見もありますが・・・）エディのギターに関しては、M7「スパニッシュ・フライ」がやはりギターファ ンを驚愕させました。今度はアコースティックギターでのライトハンド奏法です。音量を上げて聴いてみると、フィンガリング、ピッキング等ですばやく躍動す るエディの手の動きが伺えます。そしてこのアルバムでさらに付け加えておきたいのが、巧みなバッキングです。正確なプレイをキープしつつ、ある程度の変化 を加えることで、決して聞き手を飽きさせることがありません。インタビュー等でソロアルバムについて聞かれるたびにエディはこう答えています。「僕はバン ドの一員なんだよ。書く曲は全部採用してもらえるし、アニキと一緒にプレイしている最高のバンドさ。ソロ活動をする理由が見当たらないよ。バンドの中で輝 けるようなギタリストでありたいんだ。」ギターヒーローとはいえ、エディはいつもバンドを意識したプレイを重視しているのです。この年、早くも2度目の来 日を果たし日本中を震撼させています。

      

80 年、3rdアルバム暗黒の掟（Women And Children First）リリース。このアルバム、どちらかといえば地味な印象で、また録音状態などもあまり良いとはいい難いものです。ただ、多くのミュージシャンが この作品をフェイバリットにあげているように、不思議な魅力を持ったアルバムです。というのも全般にアメリカナイズされたハード・ロックを展開するヴァ ン・ヘイレンですが、このアルバムだけは別で、何故かバンドのダークかつヘビィな部分がかなり表現されているからです。M4ロメオ・デライト、M6理由な き暴走などのメタリックナンバーがある一方で、最後の曲シンプル・ライムはエモーショナルな構成になっており、ここでは一味もふた味も違ったバンドの姿が 味わえます。どちらかと言えばボーカルのデビッド・リー・ロスの活躍が目立ち、それまでのエディ一辺倒だったバンドの印象を拭う１枚となっています。オリ ジナル・ナンバーだけを収録した初のアルバムという意味でも、転機となる作品になりました。全米ヒット・チャート6位、プラチナディスクを獲得していま す。

      

81 年、エディは女優のヴァレリー・バーティネリと結婚。 公私共に充実するなかこの年もコンスタントにアルバムを発表。4th戒厳令（Fair Warning）をリリースしています。バンドとしてはよくまとまったサウンドを完成させ、ハードな音作りには一層磨きが掛かっています。エディのプレイ では、やはり冒頭の1曲目ミーン・ストリートのイントロが特筆に価します。これも当時、いったいどうやればこの音が出るのか、と世の話題をさらったタッピ ング奏法でした。続いて82年カバー曲、未発表曲を中心としたアルバムDiver Downをリリース。この作品は、シングルカットされたロイ・オービソン作「プリティ・ウーマン」のヒットに気を良くしたレーベル側から持ち込まれた企画 ものです。少し散漫な印象もありますが充実した内容で、特にキンクスのカバーM1Where Have All The Good Times Goneなどは抜群の相性のよさを見せています。翌83年には精力的なツアーをこなしながら、ロックイベント「USフェスティバル」に150万ドルという ギャラで参加したことが話題を呼びました。

      

そして83年12/31、1984年を目前にしてヴァン・ヘイレンは屈指の名作 1984をリリース。バンドの最高到達点であるだけでなく、ハードロックの最高峰とも言えるこの作品。シングルJUMPは初の全米ナンバーワンを獲得して います。曲は最高、演奏は完璧、メンバーのテンションは高い、という3拍子も4拍子も揃ったこのアルバムは絶大な支持を持って迎えられ、ヴァン・ヘイレン をトップ・スターダムに押し上げました。120％の完成度を誇る、まさにハード・ロックの金字塔です。エディのプレイということで言えばやはりGirl Gone Badでしょうか。いったいどこをどう引いているのか耳で追いかけるのも大変なくらいのリフのコンビネーションが続いていき、聴くものを飽きさせることが ありません。一本のギターで弾けているのが不思議なくらいです。一方でこのアルバムには大胆にシンセサイザーが取り込まれ、結果としてその「JUMP」は 大ヒットしたものの、古くからのファンやギター少年は戸惑ったのでした。バンド内でもこのことは波紋を呼び、ボーカルのデビッド・リー・ロスがバンド脱退 を表明、ヴァン・ヘイレンは重要な二枚看板のうちの一枚を失うという残念な結果に。デイブは、嬉々としてシンセサイザーを弾くエディに対して「ファンはシ ンセサイザーを弾くお前を見に来てるんじゃない。」と辛辣かつ、愛のあるコメントを残したとか残さないとか・・・ともあれ、このアルバムが達成した成果 は、やがて後続のハードロックが目指す基本姿勢ともなり、後の80～90年代に渡る空前のハードロックブームを形作ることになるのです。

      

バ ンドは後任のボーカルに、キャリアと実績を備えた元モントローズのサミー・ヘイガーを迎え入れて、すぐに活動を再開。この時期にエディはやはりギターヒー ローでありながら、バンドというものを重視したといえるでしょう。シンセサイザーへの接近というバランスを意識したサウンドアプローチ、そしてデイブ脱退 という大きな損失にも関わらず、すぐさまメンバーを入れ替えていくあたりに、そのことが伺えます。86年には本格的に活動を再開、7thアルバム 5150をリリース。デビューから続けてプロデュースを受けていたテッド・テンプルマンの元を離れ、プロデュースはVAN HALEN&MICKONES＆DONN LANDEEという体制。前作に続いてシンセサイザーを取り入れながらもサウンドはタイトになっており、新生ヴァン・ヘイレンの誕生を告げるのにふさわし い一枚です。

      

88年、盛り上がりを見せていくハードロックシーンの立役者として、モンスター・オブ・ロック・ツアーをスター ト。メタリカ、スコーピオンズ、ドッケン、キングダム・カムといったそうそうたるメンバーを集めての堂々としたステージングは、まさにヴァン・ヘイレンが 名実共にトップバンドであることを証明しました。6月には8thアルバムOU812をリリース。スタジアム・バンドとしての風格が漂うこの作品。サミーヘ イガーとバンドとの一体感もより強まって、不動の地位が築かれたことを強く印象づけることになりました。1989年には10年振りとなる来日公演が実現、 日本のファンを喜ばせています。

      

91年、この年はエディ・ヴァン・ヘイレンにとって記念碑的な一年となりました。まず1月に エディ初のシグネチャーモデル・ギター「EVH」が発表されます。エディのギターはプレイスタイル、テクニカルな奏法だけでなく、そのサウンドにも特徴が あります。その鍵を握っていたのは、エディの使用ギターです。この時エディの秘密の一旦がシグネチャーモデルという形でファンにも明かされたのです。これ は衝撃的なことでした。さらにエディに長男ウルフガングが誕生。そして6月に9thアルバムFor Unlawful Carnal Knwowledgeをリリース。90年代に入り、LAメタルブームからはガンズアンドローゼズらの優秀なバンドが輩出される一方で、メタリカらのバンド の台頭もありハードロックシーンは盛り上がりを見せていきます。そんな中発表されたこのアルバムは当然のごとく全米ナンバーワンを制覇。堂々と頂点に君臨 し続ける王者の姿を克明に印象付けたのです。

      

派手なパフォーマンスと、高度な技術を伴った演奏によりライブバンドとしての評 価も高かった彼ら。ライブ盤の作品が無いことにファンやきもきした思いを抱えていました。そんな中でリリースされたのが初のライブ作品となる、ライブ：ラ イトヒア：ライトナウ（93年発表）です。２枚組みのフル・ボリュームに収録された、最高品質のスタジアム・ロックは多くのファンの部屋にヴァン・ヘイレ ンのコンサートを届けました。同名のライブ・ビデオもリリースされています。（現在DVDもリリース）この頃から、数多くの大御所バンドに見られるよう に、ヴァン・ヘイレンの活動も緩やかな落ち着いたものになっていきます。

      

95年、11thアルバムバランスをリリース。ボ ン･ジョヴィやエアロスミスの作品で知られるブルース･フェアバーンをプロデューサーに起用したことが成果を挙げ、ヒットを記録。アルバムからは大ヒット シングル｢キャント･ストップ･ラヴィン･ユー｣が生まれています。1984でタバコを吸っていた子供が成長したかのようなジャケットも印象的なものに なっています。この年、ピーヴィ社とエディとの共同開発によって作られた、シグネチャーモデル・ギター「ピーヴィ・ウルフガング」と専用アンプ 「5150」が発表されています。あの究極のエディ・サウンドを再現するだけでなく、エディの発案により、6弦をスライドさせて容易にE→Dへとチューニ ングを下げることができるようになっており、ファンならずとも注目のギターとなっています。

      

順調に活動を続ける中、96年初 のベストアルバムBest Of Vol.1-Greatest Hitsをリリース。しかし、この時期トラブルが発生します。映画のサウンドトラック用に提供する曲に関することで、エディとサミーの意見が衝突してしま います。結局この話は上手く収めることが出来ずにそのままサミーが脱退してしまいます。ボーカリストの不在、またしてもバンドはこの問題を抱えることなっ てしまいます。その間、後任に関しては様々な噂が飛び交いました。デイブが復帰するという往年のファンにとってはたまらないニュースが飛び込んだり、また はサミーの復帰、その他数多くの名ボーカリストの名前があがっては消えていく、というやきもきした日が続いていきました。

      

バ ンドは98年、衝撃的な発表をすることに。元エクストリームのボーカル。ゲイリーシェローンをボーカルに迎えて新作の制作に取り掛かる、というものでし た。実力派のバンドと言えるエクストリームのゲイリーによってどんな変化がもたらされるのか、ファンの注目が集まりました。やがて第3期初のアルバムとし てVAN HALEN 3をリリース。アルバムは実験的な要素を盛り込んだ意欲的なものとなり、健在ぶりを大いにアピールするものになりました。しかし残念なことに、この後99 年にゲイリーはバンドを脱退してしまいます。アルバム1枚のみの参加でした。

      

またしてもボーカリスト不在のまま、この超ビッ グバンドは活動休止になってしまいます。そこに追い討ちをかけるように、近年のヴァン・ヘイレンは精彩を欠いています。まずエディの癌。タバコの吸いすぎ により舌癌になってしまったエディは苦しい闘病生活を強いられることになります。さらに2001年にはバンドはワーナーブラザーズとの契約更新を停止され てしまいます・・・さらにはボーカルの問題・・・様々なトラブルの中でバンドはなんとか持ちこたえている状態なのです。

      

現在 ホームページを見る限り、エディはガンを克服して体調を取り戻したようです。そして、最新のニュースではエディが趣味のひとつであるゴルフ大会に出場し た？ということが微笑ましくも伝えられています。闘病から復活してギターではなくとりあえず大好きなゴルフ、というこの陽気さにエディの人柄を感じ取れる ようで、ファンとしては一安心というところでしょうか。ただやはり、エディにはバリバリとあの笑顔でギターを弾いて欲しい・・・というのはファンの共通し た願いだといえるでしょう。黄金の右腕と称されたライトハンド奏法、タッピングなど数々の荒業をこなすエディの勇姿が見れる日が、近づいているのだと考え たいものです。

      

ジミ・ヘンドリックスなどと並びギターという楽器の可能性を大きく広げた功績、巧みなバッキングによるバン ド・サウンドへの貢献。後のギタリストの多くが、幼～少年期に聴いたエディのプレイに多大な影響を受けた、と語っていることからも、いかに彼の登場がロッ ク・シーンにとって意味のあるものだったが分かります。タイミング、インパクト共に、まさしく颯爽と登場したギター・ヒーローと言えるでしょう。