{"id":1129,"date":"2012-01-16T15:27:18","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T20:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2012-01-16T15:27:18","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T20:27:18","slug":"aint-talkin-bout-van-halen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2012\/01\/16\/aint-talkin-bout-van-halen\/","title":{"rendered":"Ain&#8217;t Talkin&#8217; &#8216;Bout Van Halen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, yes, I am.<\/p>\n<p>About a week ago, apropos of nothing, I felt the urge to do a post about covers of Van Halen songs. There is just something about Van Halen that transcends aversions to spandex and sexism. I have a feeling it has something to do with David Lee Roth (I can still un-ironically enjoy &#8220;Hot for Teacher&#8221;, but I can&#8217;t listen to &#8220;Why Can&#8217;t This Be Love?&#8221; without wincing). Though I can no longer stomach most of the David Lee wannabees who so littered the wasteland of my youth, I am still charmed by Roth&#8217;s unapologetic showboating. And if you can&#8217;t rock out to &#8220;Panama&#8221;, you just don&#8217;t know why rocking out was created, my friend. <\/p>\n<p>Here, I give you a few choice Van Halen covers, beginning with my favorite Van Halen cover: the Black Diamond Heavies doing up &#8220;Ain&#8217;t Talkin&#8217; &#8216;Bout Love&#8221; and proving that you don&#8217;t need guitar to be badass. And feedback-y.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Gju6HIRMQQA\"><div id=\"lyte_Gju6HIRMQQA\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Gju6HIRMQQA\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Gju6HIRMQQA\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Gju6HIRMQQA\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next, the minutemen covering&#8230; &#8220;Ain&#8217;t Talkin&#8217; &#8216;Bout Love&#8221;. Hey, bite me, it&#8217;s the minutemen. And since it&#8217;s the minutemen, it will only take a minute of your time. Less than a minute, actually. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_k0C0Yke9tww\"><div id=\"lyte_k0C0Yke9tww\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/k0C0Yke9tww\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/k0C0Yke9tww\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/k0C0Yke9tww\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next up, San Francisco swingsters from hell Lee Press-on and the Nails add big, beautiful horns to the horny &#8220;Hot for Teacher&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_rjMpNlxNpXU\"><div id=\"lyte_rjMpNlxNpXU\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rjMpNlxNpXU\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/rjMpNlxNpXU\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rjMpNlxNpXU\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And to round us out, &#8220;Jump&#8221; as covered by&#8230; Aztec Camera!? Like I said: Van Halen transcends boundaries. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_COtZZmWKcRI\"><div id=\"lyte_COtZZmWKcRI\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/COtZZmWKcRI\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/COtZZmWKcRI\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/COtZZmWKcRI\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a moment of serendipitous timing, a few days after gathering this list of covers, <a href=\"http:\/\/realdeepblues.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"blank\">Rick Saunders<\/a> dished the info that Van Halen was featuring a new single on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.van-halen.com\/\" target=\"blank\">their website<\/a>. Check out &#8220;Tattoo&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/34261064?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=f07c00\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/34261064\">Van Halen &#8211; Tattoo<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/vanhalen\">Van Halen<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, yes, I am. About a week ago, apropos of nothing, I felt the urge to do a post about covers of Van Halen songs. There is just something about Van Halen that transcends aversions to spandex and sexism. 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