Van Halen - And The Cradle Will Rock

[punta]

Im going to see VH in Anaheim 4th time BABY.....



[elegancecoral]

The best front man of all times, backed up by one of the best guitarists and drummer of all time!!! Sooooooooo much talent for one stage!!!!! The 80's were so freakin great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[napachick100]

Eddie rules!!!!

[napachick100]

dave is soooo not sexy

[entwistle4ever]

Lead singer's voice goes before guitarist gets rheumatoid arthritis. Big question: how does Diamond Dave sing/yelp/howl these days? Has he still got it? Tickets ain't cheap.

[2DARKNESSangel]

no hagar hahahah

[redsrulenc1]

AWESOME. Where's that LIKE button?

[blessyourheart46]

Sorry 1981

[blessyourheart46]

Original in every way. They blew my head off in 1991

[Pattia123]

can't wait to see them...AGAIN! .my gf and i used to have our walls plastered with his posters back in middle school

[FlamingFlyingV2]

Seeing them in Louisville with my mom next month :D

[MrRainbowsurfer]

Classic Van Halen, I Fucking Love It.Rock On

[metemi]

The Mighty mighty, early Van Halen...

[chuckiebaby66]

DLR secretly invented UGGS.

[mkeane442]

they are wasted!!

[fluffheadify]

ok dumbshits....this song was actually played live......the audio was added later by the poster!!!!.....NO LIP SYNC action here!!!!!

[hzlyedguy]

classic jam. Fucking luv it!

[phattvids]

at least the cymbals are real

[AlistinaLayne]

Van Halen, Van Haggar.....Love 'em both!

[DoobieSF]

HAY!!! LYP SYNCn...hahahahahahahhaha rich ass fuks

[msafrit4]

Going to the 2012 concert in Charlotte NC hope these guys show up!!

[LEEdseveryone]

The lip sinking in this song sucks, but the song is great and the lyrics that eddie wrote kick ass.

[JohnnyThunders7]

Nice time capsule but the lip synching bit is ridiculous. You can tell they are hamming it up and just trying to get through it. This looks like a foreign TV show appearance.

[bowslap]

Dave was still rockin the Jim "Dandy" Mangrum look there...LOL. Good music, good times!

[drdotislovinlife]

Giving Snookie a run for her money with those furry boots

[glutamine001]

sounds dubbed

[guitarsdave]

this is great

[ThePreciousguitar87]

Eddie, the smart and handsome guitar god!

His spacy playing style based on Claptons blues playing is so catchy, really inspiring!

He made me wanna play guitar and I really hope he is doing fine!

I´m waitin´ for the new record to be released!

[ericou812]

why is the audiance dead?

[debgibsonfan]

@ericou812

Great question....

[martini2o]

love the boots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrCarniebrat]

lmao guitars are not even plugged in

[nonplayerzealot4]

Dave was perfectly on queue for this totally live performance.

[togowack]

lol what a performance

[allmetaldude2014]

if you notice .....they have sound tracks playin with their song



[fadeddrummer]

@allmetaldude2014

actually this is the song from the cd, not that actual audio for the video, if you listen to enough van halen you can tell.

[eugvh18]

Very ice age high kicking Viking leg warmer like heavy metal boots

[evilashxero]

Nice boots.

[sulatlalaki]

Hilarious they're lip syncing! You can tell Dave is hamming it up as much as he can, in this video! People can mock Dave's get up all they want, but he can/could probably kick the ass of anyone else in rock, fist to fist, and VH did it on stage, too.

[romieroxx2011]

Ya it is what it is ..... They lips sinc but VH is still number 1 fucking music kicks hard rock ass all over the fucking planet!!!!

the leg warmers are a bit funny now though ....... Hay I ware em then too\m/ lol!!!

[superunt43]

@romieroxx2011 Grown man I stand today, still own knee-high leather stuff, circa American Indians? Is what it is....

[Chuckk117]

Leg-warmers? or boots Ha Ha

[123jozef]

keyboards????

[RealTyme3D]

Anyone who puts a q for a k is a FAG

[Ultrabrut1]

Do most Metal lead singer go through a "Poofta" stage? Still, this song rocks, barring young Dave's Hollywood hooker get-up. You gotta admit that in this video he looked like he had a bit of sugar in his tank!

[raywiliamjohnsonsdad]

Just ignor the video... listen to the music...

[metalbagger2012]

I dont give a fuck what yall think,80s rocked.No computers and cell phones and all the bs that goes along with this now unconected world.We had hair,balls and mother fuckers who knew how to play music.

Bands like dimoer bigor and slipknot dont look rediculous?Ok whatever......

[Bucsfan818]

No David Lee Roth, the wau the younger generation swings is not frightning at all.....

Them boots you got are though

[Mrm0nG0]

at least there are no chappps!

[tbwest]

looks like lip sinc.

[NamIsIll]

roth is such a faq

[4storm99]

@NamIsIl fuck off, roth is the man. He gets more pussy then you will ever get

[NamIsIll]

@4storm99 and more dick then u can ever swallow im sure

[demanton]

They wouldn't even let the kids get up and dance! That's terrible! How can they just sit there when Van Halen is playing?

[hellonwheels141]

So lip synced but still a great song

[SuperAlexrios]

singer is very gay disgusting

[joshkosh95]

@SuperAlexrios David Lee Roth gay?

[SuperAlexrios]

@joshkosh95 by today standarts yeaaaahhh

[joshkosh95]

@SuperAlexrios haha maybe his choice of clothing.

[xspecify]

You can tell that he is lipsyncing.

[TheJazzocaster]

This hurts, like nails across a chalkboard, to watch - they should burn and bury this video in the backyard, never to be watch again.

[CarolynandKeith]

lovea these guys but the lip synch it tacky

[grandpoobahful]

van halen changed guitar... especially after disco....

[SuperStrobelight]

nice boots must have killed a yeti

[wizzzeeee]

The kids don't come home for half a week, DAVE!!!

[gatoflacoroad]

OMG, such bad lip syncing

[JeffWatersRules]

Rock should never playback EVER

[Hunkola]

Just imagine how much great pussy Diamond Dave pounded ---- AMAZING

[bicklesby1]

seriously go check out jim dandy from black oak arkansas , thats where diamond dave got his style-he admits it. jim dandy was his idol

[motleycrue24]

dave was a sex symbol around that time he had to give the girls what they paid for

[TheBhavens01]

Dave is the shit and his frontman ship is why Van Halen made it so fuck all you haters!!!!!!!!!

[jfuentezhd]

Damn, that's gotta be some of the worst lip syncing ever! Love classic VH though!!!

[mrbrownstone909]

does anybody have the video with original audio?

[soakthisup]

Holy cocaine (and Bud Light) Batman!

[PJSkins26]

Why is Diamond Dave Wearing Giant Rolls of Toilet Paper bellow his spandex jeans?

[SwampKing04]

fucking cocaine, holy shit

[Lucky13So]

WTF ARE THOSE BOOTS??? GOOD GOD ROCK ON 1979 - I JUST TURNED 40 SO I REMEBER ALL THIS, I HAD LONG HAIR & THE WHOLE METAL HEAD DEAL GOIN

[SuperTiolavara]

In 4th dimension DLR is gay and Justin Bieber is better than Van Halen... But we're on 3rd one, man

[jasonbear72]

DLR reminds me of Jim Carey's Dumb and Dumber outfit! Rock on!

[mrgettostomp]

@jasonbear72 hahahha i just watched that and i came here bc i knew diamond dave had them lol

[shangrigreige]

WOW!

[kissvids]

i will take DLR with fucking feathered leg warmers over Sammy any day of the week.

[aer0sm1thAOK]

Yes, Disco sucked, our reply; Van Halen and Bon Jovi ruled the world.  Folks you know DLR was flam "boy" ant for some reason, hmmm? Can he speak in sentences, actually I think he has his own language now after going through a proccess of elimination of brain cells from all that "line" dance'n in the streets.

[aer0sm1thAOK]

ok

[atomicpunk48]

This looks ridiculous in 2011, but in 1980 they were at the top of their game. Those were different times, guys. You have to remember, this was just after the disco years. Everybody looked kinda weird. But if you're clickin' on this page, it's because it's still great rock 'n roll 30 years down the road.

[batsinmybellfry]

@atomicpunk48 this was rock! lady gaga looks ridiculous!

[ChelasBeau]

@atomicpunk48 Amen brother

[dendog6969]

great song !!! as usual 4 VAN HALEN....but , this videothe way they are  dressed is really very scary....they had 2 have been butterd down just 2 get in them !!!

[evilepisodespodcast]

David Lee Roth was out of this world in his prime, but damn I can't get Buffalo Bill dancing around in Silence of the Lambs out of my head when I see old DLR performances.

[Syzygy60]

u'd know

[Pat9201]

after the last tour its clear that dave doesnt just look gay...he is.

[tomada36]

Why'd they can Michael Anthony? In some ways he was the linchpin

[Crewsaide]

2 people haven't seen junior's grades

[Starlababy]

He sure Knew how to dress. Yes. Fun .

[2thepnt]

have you seen Jr's Grades???

[davethefed]

Dont forget WHEN this came out. America had just shrugged off a horrible, upsetting love affair with disco, coke was still popular and plentiful, Reagan and Thatcher were in charge of the "New world Order" and we just wanted Rock-n-Roll to rise again, and take its rightful place on the throne. Compared to disco, this shit ROCKED, trust me. Now, looking back, its a little funny, to be sure, but hey,,,IT WAS ROCK!

[raz0rthr0at]

@davethefed coke was STILL popular? DLR is still alive isn't he? Of course it's still popular!

[DBro65]

@davethefed - unfortunatly, Grunge came around and killed rock.

[Ultrabrut1]

@davethefed He said came out.

[Ultrabrut1]

@davethefed He said came out.

[sallyheartjack]

@davethefed WORD! that was a great comment sir

[bruinsfleetcommander]

@davethefed In 1980 Jimmy Carter was still President. Reagan was a terrific leader.

[pbh945151]

Boots!



[davidlm6974]

Lee Roth looks like he's ready to go march in the Gay parade.

[FridayTN]

Love those leg warmers. EVERYBODY in high school in the early 80's had some. I saved my favorite pair to wear with cowboy boots. LOL!

[TheSpongebobfan5]

It's Really sad that each decade had it's own major band except this crappy one.

60's: Beatles

70's: Led Zeppelin

80's: Van Halen

90's: Nirvana

00's: Linkin Park

10's: Gaga ? Kinda sad Right?

[Xxnocommentx]

He invinted the UGGS

[bytebull]

DAVE IS A MALE STRIPPER .. lol van halen is to rock n roll what the beatles was to the 60's and ELVIS was to it ALL ALL ALL ALL ... three bands... no more no less

hasn't been any come close.

[dukeykill]

lol my english teacher made us write an essay on this song

[TheWNatashaanna]

Double like :D

[debgibsonfan]

Groups almost always lipped on TV back then....who gives a shit?....wish everyone would shut the fuck up about that everytime they watch an old clip.

[dostfez]

Thx for the upload

[JBL8863]

Great video regardless if they were only pretending to play...Ed's frankinstrat had the headstock painted black and he also has a Gibson logo on the front of the headstock...Very early days of Van Halen...

[VoodooUprising]

david lee roth has always been a clown but the group f@cken rocks

[drjhkdc]

Its funny. Most people don't even realise that this is the first song to use keyboards not JUMP. The whole main riff is done with keyboards not guitar. The only guitar in the song are the solo and the backing fills.

[aqstickgitarr]

I love van halen but seriously DLR's dance moves and outfits are sooo screwed up

[TheWNatashaanna]

@aqstickgitarr whats u talking about??? how many men do you know who can do a perfect toe touch in fricken spandex?!

[aqstickgitarr]

@TheWNatashaanna thats what im saying its fucked up haha

[dinkydao]

@aqstickgitarr

Amazingly, it sure as hell did not keep the ladies away!

[dobi68]

@aqstickgitarr it was 30 years ago. dance moves still ok its just the boots that scream goofy.

[dokken447]

@aqstickgitarr i think its badass dave was just thinkin hmm what can i wear that all the girls backstage will be all over my nuts

[ShivaTheAuspicious]

@aqstickgitarr aw have a sense of humor man. Dave certainly did. That was part of VH's beauty, their sense of humor.

[aqstickgitarr]

@ShivaTheAuspicious I'm not saying its not funny... haha :D

[atomicplayboy4u]

@aqstickgitarr As they said, they were influneced by grand funk railroad :)

[Jordan2000son]

@aqstickgitarr and yet this cradle will rock, so who gives a shit :D

[SooziKew]

Of course it's pre-recorded. This track is straight off their album, someone just put it to the show you see. The sound quality of that live performance was probably shit.

[drjhkdc]

@SooziKew Also this song is keyboard not guitar. (except for the some backing fills and the solo. The main riff is a distorted keyboard.

[012jack012]

im so sad. there is no way this was not prerecorded. i have never herd eddie try 2 play the same solo twice and david is talking in the background while sining =(

[012jack012]

where was this? and i'd assume it was a little after woman and children first was out right?

[lulu97764]

lol, I don't know about the boots, but definitely overdubbed... might have been live at one time, but it's not now.... sounds exactly like the studio version, GBU, WG

[1splat23]

@WKHalford: thanks for the explanation, that it was overdubbed. How could they overdub so exactly? Timing was tight, but you could tell that the sound was not live...eg... consistent vocals although mouth pulling away from mic... a scream where DLR wasn't even AT the mic....

[SomethyngWycked]

@1splat23 Lip syncing is common and generally accepted in Europe on tv shows, which is probably a good thing as DLR and EVH are stoned, drunk or both here. DLR looks like he's lost through most of it. Having seen this lineup in concert, I can say this is a pathetic performance. I guess even the greats mess up sometimes, too. It is fun seeing DLR strut around like a Rooster again in shiny pink spandex and fluffy white boots that were just in style 30 years later!

[bohs1984]

@SomethyngWycked No, I remember 1980 pretty well and as a 15 year old metal head back then I would have told you this is pretty fucking gay. But hey, it is still Van fucking Halen.

[1splat23]

Not the first time lip synching done in a TV studio, and not the last either. But Van Halen rocks nonetheless.

[WKHalford]

@1splat23 When the video was recorded, they weren't lip synching. I've seen other videos of VH playing on the same stage, same outfits, etc (obviously recoded the same day as this one) where they were playing live. So this video was originally recorded live, with live sound.

What someone did here was took an early video of VH playing And The Cradle Will Rock and dubbed the studio-recorded version over it.

[slusank]

P.S. Killer Boots!

[slusank]

HAVE YOU SEEN JUNIOR'S GRADES!!!

[mcdonrolando]

david lee roth is god

[ronaldvanderkleij]

Where are david his skiees

[tommynnocker]

no doubt...having a great head of hair in the 80's was almost a sure-shot to nailing any metal groupie slut you wanted!!!! fuck i miss those days!!!!

[vonkiser]

@tommynnocker it was even easier if you played!!!! I miss those days also.....bad.....

[mkeane442]

was the audience offered a free sandwhich if they came into the studio to see van halen crank this out? wish i was there i would be going apeshit!!

[AmericanSurvival101]

Thumbs up....... if you had long hair in the 80's......

.....and every girl you met..... felt obligated to get on her knees and trace every wrinkle of your nut sack with her tongue.......

God bless those filthy fucking whores....

METAL!!!!!!

.......Even the Jesus girls...needed a mouth full of ball butter....

[Simon4642]

@AmericanSurvival101 i have some toast..and luv jesus..got butter for me?

[desamator11]

if u ever wonder why hardcore,thrash and punk rock owns hard rock and metal, this ugly ass garbage;is why.

[SomethyngWycked]

Have you seen Junior's grades? hehe .....

[paulj0557]

This song was our alarm clock in 8th grade summer camp for 7 weeks back in 80'.

[VanHalenRocks100]

As much of a Van Halen fan I am, as much as I listen to their music all the time, as much as I try to learn their songs... I would have to say this is fake in that they're not really playing it.

[rockandroll63]

@VanHalenRocks100 You're so perceptive.......

[VanHalenRocks100]

@rockandroll63 -Explain further :/



[1212boochie]

Is it just me or is the music the recored version over this video? Comment or Thumbs up or down... like I said I'm wondering.

[311superfly]

WOW WORSE THAN DEVO IN THE LIPSYNKING IF THAT IS SUCH A THING!NOW ABOUT THOSE GRADES!JUNIOR!

[jeembo420]

I want slippers like that

[anniemapp]

The audience is hilarious! No one is moving!

[SomethyngWycked]

@anniemapp Maybe the audience is as fake as this performance.

[JonofNJ]

As I said pending approval ,can goggle read this,they thing they are as bad as any rock band,translate?

[DanW900]

LOL at dave's outfit.

[elluart0609]

Mother and Father saw Jr's grades.

[71ninjasword]

Air band is no fun when your a pro. Great song, great band. Too bad they didn't do this live here.

[ronaldvanderkleij]

Nice boots from an eskimono David?

[lordsong7]

looks like a faggot

[rnasap]

@lordsong7 : These faggots scored more pussy in a tour than you will in a lifetime of closet circle jerks.

[lordsong7]

@rnasap

I'm absolutely sure that "scoring pussy" is the sum total of the depths of your whole miserable lifes purpose.

Which is why you still have no clue on how to really love a real woman

You're just a dog head wanting to screw everything that moves.

Roth, of those days, still looked like a fag

get over it

[rnasap]

@lordsong7 : I am sorry you are frustrated.....come out of the closet and listen to one of the greatest Rock bands of the 70's. Thou do protest too much. No need to insult Roth. It is not our fault Palmala Handerson is the closest thing to a girlfriend you have ever had.

[RealTyme3D]

I can't seem to find one video where some dumbasses aren't arguing about some stupid shit in the comment section jus listen and enjoy not argue about what certain type of music it is

[RDArtist81]

If you did like hard rock you would have heard a hundred AC/DC songs that plain rock very hard with the bass driving a single note. It's rock not jazz. And music is subjective, not objective.

[RDArtist81]

@jumpinhowlin Ridiculous reply. Nothing to do with my point, which was, noone cares that you don't like it. Same goes for you. Thanks for your time.

[LightsOutNukeWinter]

after watching this watch the "cradle will rock rare tv performance" ...it's the exact same recording they were playing at these live shows while they lip sinked everything...vocals it's obvious especially when the volume stays the same when he pulls the microphone away from his mouth during verses. I think they are great though and consider them one of the most inspirational heavy rock bands ever. just wondered if they dubbed this over all their shows or if this shit was the real live bS

[tuggers7]

tell him Elton John called and wants his boots back

[umumgot]

EXCEPT: aint talking bout love, pretty woman and unchained

[SunTeleLeo]

MUSICALLY SONG IS TOTAL SHIT

sorry fans

[umumgot]

@SunTeleLeo like every van halen song after the VH1 album and before 5150! diamond gayvid lee roth was a useless tool

[cford1992]

@umumgot You're an idiot, shut the fuck up

[umumgot]

@cford1992 ok, mean street, unchained and panama are ok too

[RDArtist81]

@SunTeleLeo Is someone supposed to read your post and say, " Oh Wow, this music really is shit." Noone cares that you don't like it.

Sorry non-fan

[cford1992]

@SunTeleLeo Dude this is one of their best songs, Van Halen fans swear by this song.