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  • Let go of the egos and make some freaking music.....more like this

  • Listen to this song all the way up in your car...IT SOUNDS BETTER EVERY TIME I PLAY IT!

    ESPECIALLY THE ENDING!

  • Wow, what a waste of time. They probably had this ready for the VH III album, but Cherone had the sense not to go near it.

  • roth is my fav, but i dont like this song.

  • are you kidding this song is awesome

  • sw1tched..Shut up..

  • haha you think that sounds like hagar? man if only he sang that bad

  • Bad?!?! That part sounds awesome. And it's definately Roth, not Hagar.

  • i think it's michael anthony.

  • nm, i listened to the wrong part. yeah, it's definitely roth.

  • those parts that sound like sammy are mikey singing on backround vocals but they should just rerecord it so dave sings those parts

  • what parts....i have listened to this song for years? don't hear it

  • So why didn't they play this on the last tour with Dave? It's a good song, I was bummed.

  • Yeah i was thinking the same thing

  • I love this song...

    Dave rules... Always.. end of story.

    They Kicked ass here in Houston 2/08. OH YHEA

  • "In my opion all singers were good. what gave the band unique sound in vocals was the harminizing of Eddie and Michael Anthony on backup vocals'Something the band is lacking today"

  • Not the best Halen song here but definitely not the worst either. I'd much rather hear "Me Wise Magic" over that Van Gaygar turd "Up For Breakfast" anyday! I've never heard lyrics so STUPID in all my life than on "Up For Breakfast"! I'd seriously be embarrassed if I was Sammy for writng that song...I bet Wolfgang could come up with better lyrics than that crap!!

  • That riff that leads into the chorus reminds me of 5150.

  • I've never heard this song because I won all the cd's but not the best of album. And BTY this is NOT the greatest song by Van Halen, most of there best songs are on Van Halen Van Halen II Women and Children First Fair Warning Diver Down and 1984

  • this video is like im having a fucking trip!

    lmfao!

    vh is the best!!!!!!!!

  • Greatest Van Walen song EVER.

  • They are going to record new material and albums with the lineup David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen. This is Van Halen from here on out!!! no more Sammy and Mikey, cause Eddie is not kicking his son out of the band..

  • i'd be willing to bet they dump roth again though. They've re-established themselves as kings of rock once again. You know eddie, alex, and wolfgang and permeant members. Hopefully, they do stick together. They'll probably at least make it through one album

  • I don't think they will dump David Lee Roth again.. I saw them in Providence & they were really having a good time. No more Van Hagar or Michael Anthony again, that is a very safe bet...

  • i hope you're right man, they're so much better with roth, but I can't stop myself from thinking they'll break up sooner or later. They always seem to

  • There is nowhere else for them to go.. They are completely done with Sammy Hagar in my opinion. Michael Anthony isn't coming back either, one because of his association & friendship with Sammy Hagar and Eddie is not kicking his own son out of the band. Unless maybe he moves to rhythm guitar and Van Halen becomes a 5 piece. This great song was not in the setlist during this tour... I think when they put out a new album & tour, you may hear it then..

  • i could see them reuniting with hagar, nobody ever thought they'd get back together with roth and they did so don't rule it out. Van Halen will never become a 5-piece band. The closet you'll get is when sammy hagar plays guitar too

  • I hope they record great stuff like this with their new album! Awesome stuff!! Long live the great Van Halen!!!!

  • wow. this was a nice job here. i really wished they'd have made a video for this song when it came out. didn't much like the other one from that album, "can't get this stuff no more" i just saw them in concert a few weeks ago with DLR in Pittsburgh. They didn't do this song. Wish they had.

  • really? wow, they sounded awesome then. because the volume 1 came out like in the mid 90's or something like that. i hope van halen makes another album soon with david back. they would sound great.

  • wow, i never heard this song before. this sounds great. when was this recorded? david lee roth played with van halen from '78-'84 and i haven't seen this song anywhere. could this be a single he produced sometime lately or something?

  • this isn't the video; there wasn't even a video

    just to tell you not to be a jerk

  • The best van halen song in the last 20 years

  • The ONLY Van Halen song in the last 20 years with the classic lineup.

  • david comes back and writes one song with van halen and it comes out a hit

  • great song,video gives me a headache.

  • I think this song is decent. It should have been on the VH Album 1985??? Not when it was released. If they were together in 85-86, this would have fit the bill. Just my opinion.

  • I personally would love to hear Ed's version of "A little aint enough". He would shred that one!

  • I am huge pre and post Dave song, but Sammys voice is way stronger at this point....Dave sounds a little weak.....just my opinion

  • All they did was tease the hard core VH fans like myself when they released this song...now 11 years later, a wife and two kids, they finally got it right, well almost...bring back Mike and make it official

  • This really is one of Van Halens best songs. Lot of sound, one of their deeper songs as mentioned earlier, and probably their deepest song with Dave. They should have gotten back together after this was recorded, but all that matters is that they are back together now and they rock. Long Live Vintage VH!

  • I agree. I also happen to think Ed's solo at the end of this song is fantastic. Tons of feel!! This ending solo and the solo on One Foot Out The Door are 2 of my favorites.

  • This song is deep.

  • They should get back together with Mike and do a proper reunion tour. I also think it would be cool if they played Yankee Rose on this tour just like they played I Can't Drive 55 their first year with Sammy. They wont play Yankee Rose, but it would be awesome to see Eddie play that intro were he would practicaly be talking on the guitar. That would be awesome.

  • good song, sticks in my head. video makes my head hurt.

  • cool song.they should get mikie back and do it on tour.

  • when i heard this for the first time it sounded like they picked up right where they left off (10 or 11 yers before?), with some 5150 like sound.

    i like the ending too, very cool sound.

  • this song along with cant get this stuff no more NEED to be on this years setlist

  • The song is great but the video is horrible. This is a course in bad editing.

  • You know this is not an "official" video, correct?

  • I love the ending guitar solo of this song. It's the best ending of any song, i wish the song would be longer with those guitar solos.

  • im sure it would have been longer if it were up to eddie, but dave probably had a problem with it.

  • That, and the radio (or at least most Amrican Radio Stations) don't like to play long songs. I remember Metallica's 'Bleeding Me' in '96 (8 minutes long) was being cut down big time by most of them.

  • I saw VH in philly and DC and they kicked ass both nights. Dave sounded great, eddie and alex have both still got it and Wolf was a fine replacement even though it would have been cool if mike was back. It isnt true Van Halen without Dave and Eddie playing together.

  • Shut up. Dave sounds fine and if you can sound better, please prove it or shut the fuck up.

  • Surprisingly, probably my favourite DLR-Era Halen song, even though it's not technically from the DLR-Era.

  • roth is the best. sammy can suck his dick.

    Van Halen!

    Not van hagar ore van cherone.

    haha Roth,is the crazy diamond!

  • I saw the show in Philly on 10-3-07. Wasn't sure what to expect, especially after listening to Me Wise Magic hearing Roth with his Blue Grass Band last year. But after seeing AND hearing the show, It's one not to be missed by any TRUE Van Halen Fan. It was like going to a show on every tour from Van Halen 1 to 1984.

  • Has anyone seen them recently as they rolled through your town? I havn't and probly won't plunk down the cash. God love Wolfgang im sure with his pedigree he's already a great musician but Im sorry Van Halen isn't Van Halen without Mike Anthony. Truthfully, Sammy Hagar took them to another level as a band. They could of had a celebration of Van Halen throughout the years and a thank u to the fans.

  • It's on the Van Halen's greatest hits. (with Sammy and DLR)

  • I agree. Love Sammy!

  • Who cares who's better? They were the two best bands ever.

  • Whew! Is that Diane Cannon or Dave Lee Roth?! lol

  • Sammy was the best with them...Dave was good in the day, but Sammy took them way farther! Although he has a great voice, Dave was all about making himself look good. He's one strange cookie. Love Sammy!

  • Too bad you posted this on a song that DLR sings and cowrote...

  • So, that doesn't matter. I am well aware who sings this.

  • Who's stranger, DLR or Eddie? I think it's a toss up and it's probably hard having two eccentric personalities on the same stage.

  • dlr rules hagar sucked

  • come now we all know sammy was he best!! just listen to the songs they put out when sammy was singing..dreams, cant this be love, cant stop loving you, dont tell me what love can do , finish what you started, poundcake, standing on top of the world, amsterdam just to name a few.. they went farther with sammy then with dave thats for sure,

  • If this song doesnt make people realize how bad DLR's voice is. I dont know what will.

    I prefer Sammy as well.

  • FUCK Sammy Hagar.

  • the song isnt that bad. they definitely need sammy back!

  • All I gotta say is Dave brings the blues out of Eddie and play's like a beast. This was so heavy and great that radio in Australia were playing this twice every hour. I guess we were waiting for the real VH, so "Somebody Get A Doctor" and tell VH 2007 to include Australia on the tour!!!

  • The song is brilliant but I was never crazy about the choruses where Mike's high pitched harmonies come in. They did the same thing with Hagar era songs. It just takes away from the dark, slinky, sexy tone of the songs.

  • great track, i love the steinberger trans trem on this one..pretty cool

  • One of the best VH songs since Lee departure.

  • i was IN LOVE with DLR when i was 13 now he is bald - who knew

    shitty what they did th=o Micheal Anthony wtf would they remove his images from there albums on the website?

    sad

  • "Micheal Anthony wtf would they remove his images from there albums on the website?"

    They got alot of complaints or something but Mike has been put back in place.

  • What are you talkin about?

  • best van halen song since dave left the band. too bad it's not on the set list for the reunion tour!

  • Eddie`s tone is SICK here... And those bends... Wooahh!!!

  • I LOVE THIS SONG EDDIE IS THE MAN!!!

  • Great music, too bad the dancer can't sing or write words worth remembering.

  • Another Gayhar

  • Dave has the dynamix the frequency and power which goes hand in glove with eddies fierce solos

  • I liked both Van Halen except when Gary Cherone sang for them...ironic, since he is easily the best singer of all three. Creatively though it was just not agood match I guess.

  • Sammy vs Dave-heck I like both, so there ya be. Prefer Dave for what it's worth.

  • o snap gorilla lips

  • wow, i did not know that. I have to see the sammy van halen tribute bands

  • yeah, try Atomic Punk u loser

  • daves back bitches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • yea...the nosalgia tour. wow am I excited to hear the same thing from a worn out act like dave.

  • I've got a question: I like the song, but what is exactly meant by "me wise magic"? It's catchy, but I've always been puzzled by it.

  • R.I.P. RODGER L SMITH. Dedicating this and all my VH uploads to lil Rodgg. He stood 38" tall but was the BIGGEST HALEN FAN ON EARTH! We'll always luv you and forever miss you. peace Bozmang.

  • DLR is good and so was Sammy Hagar for the time he was in the band. I think we can all be in agreement on one thing inregardless if you are a DLR fan or a Van Hagar fan that Gary from VHIII BITES and should be burned (the record, NOT Gary who WAS good in extreme but come on. Van Halen???.....)

  • the guys saying that DLR are better fit or whatsoever better than Sammy are talking from the ass, that van halen episode died in 1985, and it was a good one. Not everything has told about Sammy story with vh, im sure there will be a continue because vh with sammy can explode all their potentially musically talking , DLR is history, he should be in las vegas there is where he belongs

  • RedRocker #1......

    DLR (RIP)

  • I think the differences between these two guys is quite apparent..DLR brought a different sound to Van Halen..Just as Sammy did..I thought they both were great during their stints with VH..Same band..2 different sounds..It works for me.

  • after having douche lee roth -who couldn't sing- why would they hire another pantload that cant sing like gary to butcher van halen songs?

  • I checked out some clips of ed on the 2004 tour, and its sad to say the least. If hes clean, what about an album like the santana collaborations. Ya gotta love that idea, who would say no from past or present, if ed is clean. Opinion please oh great douche!

  • The only thing VH could possibly accomplish anymore is an album- tours -I think - are Dead. I think an album with 1, 2, or all 3 singers would be a great idea- but douche lee will have to ask for time off from plating pork sandwiches at his ribfest concerts-and Im not sure he has enough vacation time built up yet.

  • Do you have any love at all for old van halen, or do you think dave spoiled the whole thing?

  • dave was good UNTIL he thought he was the star of VH and found out he was just anoher guy with a mic. Now his existance is pretty pathetic. hell i would have went to the concert- but arragant assholes like douche are not my idea of entertainers

  • I think Eds arrogance has hurt this band with his dealings with sammy, alex, and dave. I agree dave is arrogant also, but he knows people want to hear van halen. Ed sits at home with his substance abuse while dave performs the old songs. Whatever his reasons are, and whatever the performance is, at least sammy and the tribute bands arent the only ones playing this music.

  • Dope has a wonderful sde effect of making people paranoid, distrusting, and full of themselves. Ed -regardless of his claims- had to be using meth , crack, or heroine. I bet meth. I hope he is clean and they can somehow get the chemicals in his head straightened out so he can function again in public. Time will tell.

  • 100% true on the money. Eddie clean will comeback. Eddie on drugs cannot trust the world to walk out of his house. In the meantime enjoy all the emulators.

  • I agree with you 100%.Thats the story of VH that alot of people aren't aware of.

  • Can I please watch one Van Halen video without seeing "ptacisback" with a post about how much he thinks DLR sucks? I agree with "careypeak23". Although I like all 3 =VH= styles, ask anyone "ptacisback", about 80% of people will say DLR is the best fit for =VH=. So if you don't like him, quit watching his videos. Just accept it for what it is. This is a great band no matter who is in front.

  • 80% of the people think you are a douche..

  • LOL...

  • There is not one VH tribute band playing Sammy!!!!!

  • Because no one has the superb vocal chops to handle Sammy's kickin' voice!

  • Oh yea, I'm sure thats what it is. Sammy, the great mountain the tribute bands cant conquer, WHAT??!

  • I really like Roth. I prefer Sammy. By the way, there are several tribute bands with the name 5150. Also, there is the band OU812 and "Best of Both Worlds." So, yes there are tribute bands playing Sammy. I've got to be honest though, the reason I have always listened to VH is because of Eddie, and I would probably listen to them if Jessica Simpson were their vocalist. Let's pray that NEVER happens.

  • If eddie is the main course, dave is the perfect side item. Sammy was more smooth and refined for such a spicy main course. I know, cheesy, but I like the cheese on top!!

  • all tribute bands suck

  • sammy cant sing shit, dave rox period

  • van halen died in 1985.

  • but they rose from the dead in 2007!

  • listen to dave and michael singing and sammy and michael singing. There's no continuity. It's disjointed. Mike complements Dave but not sammy that's why it sounds different. Lyrics are better with sammy because they are a more mature band.

  • Dave can't sing!!! anymore!!! what's the argument!!!!

  • Van Halen is not Van Halen without DLR, period. All arguments to the contrary are bullshit. Sammy's great on his own, Gary Cherone sucks period. Argue all you want, you don't know any of them, anyway, I do.

  • sorry sammjy was good but he will always be chasing DLR and that is a fact it's not who is better it's how the fanbase speaks and DLR is the choice whether he is a douche or not he is the 1/3 the reason for VH to be universely known

  • Let the fans choose then! VH tour with dave and sammy (sorry gary).... give themboth 1.5 hours with Vh backing... let the fans decide.

  • would someone tell DLR its over, like him as an entertainer but he Can't Sing anymore!!!!!

  • Dave coming back to do this tune in 96 tops anything Sam did with VH.

  • the fans must agree! All 2 dozen of them show up at douche lee roths state fair and ribfest concerts. Unfortunately--the other 50 million or so of us laugh at you lemmings and the dOUCHE!

  • what are you talking about? Learn to speak.

  • its pretty clear what I wrote.. maybe you douche lee roth idiots should stay with your RUN, SPOT, RUN books until you can work your way up to adult writings. Then again... you douche lee roth morons are stuck in the late 70's ..early 80's reliving your pathetic , dateless teen years..and unable to grow up and move on...thus the reason you pray for a reunion while smoking dope in your parents basement...err.. "your apartment"---after all---you pay them rent ...ehh??

  • No reason to get pissed I will tell SH you are his #1 fan. SH rocks but Dave is my choice of a better VH.

  • who's upset?? The truth is the truth... and you cant rewrite it.

  • Yeah, dont diss Roth, he rocks. I like Sammy and I dont even mind the Gary tunes, But I have to say David Lee Roth is the best fit for VH.

  • well dog, Douche Lee roth was the bomb... till he self detonated in 1985...and became the pathetic douche he is now. Really the only thing more pathetic than Douche lee is a douche lee roth fan. Im sure even douche lee knows hes over... but his fans are just clueless.

  • I think the only thing more pathetic than DLR fans is your overuse of the word douche. It was good the first time, but you use it too much. Sammy was great, Dave was great, gary was okay, and let it be that.

  • douche

  • One thing is certain to my ears: the second solo Eddie plays is aboslutely top-notch. There's a couple of parts in that solo that just make tingles go down my spine. Eddie put some emotion into that second solo, no doubt about it.

  • grea VH too too bad it will never be performed =(

  • he sounds like Gene Simmons

  • to all you dipshits out there who think it's a bad idea for this 07 tour to happen, atleast these guys are still out there rockin and their givin' it there best, i can already tell you that once these lame ass bands nowadays hit 50, probably even 40, there gunna be sitting at home doing nothing

  • kinda like the Van halen '07 tour....

  • the hardcore ending to this song just kicks ya right in the ass

  • Great tune, but we'll never hear it live. Dave has said on several occasions that he does not like this tune. The video...that was done by a friend of mine several years ago.

  • lame..how many of you saw the real deal? i know i did..15 times too..(orginal line up) during the times

    they were on top of there game..and im welcoming this tour..i actually think it might be decent.different but not bad..and hopefully there will be a real album as well..

  • Thetour will be a disaster because dave is still stupid and Eddie is drunk.

  • The tour will be a disaster because dave is a talentless bum that has played out his 15 minutes of fame...and ed is a reportedly a meth head. And lets not even get into kicking Michael out and replacing him with a 15 year old. I can hardly wait for the tour...to laugh my ass off. By the way.. dave sucks on this song too

  • who cares which VH be with sam or dave, at least i don't care at all, I hear van halen because of Eddie Van Halen guitar

  • This is a good song, but i always thought it sounded more like something from Dave's solo records than a Van Halen song.

  • 2007 hopefully we will finally get to see this live!!!True Van Halen

  • Ed is great. He is not the best nor the fastest. His strength is mostly his riffs...very good hooks.

  • how do you not know this song people! obviously don't listen to real van halen much,from the reunion that failed "best of",way too much sammy on it but a good generic radio hit album for all the fake radio fan van halen fans.I own 7 VH discs the first six and best of for two dave tracks.which is this song and can't get this stuff no more for those who are uninformed.

  • keep braging you fucking faggot

  • Now, now boys. Let's be nice. Some like classic Van Halen best and some like Van (pussy) Hagar the best. Can't we agree to disagree?

  • im such a dumbass nowonder i couldn't find it i typed "Me Wize Magic"

  • eddies already using sustain here

  • 1996 style - all VH is good u munsons - sam n dave both rock, seen em both, seen em all

  • whens this song from?

  • Big VH and DLR Fan here but this is Van Halen at it's worst!!

  • Shit!2.5 millon is pocket change.They goten over 4.5

    millon each for their '83US FESTIVAL SHOW.2.5 millon

    is nuthing to them.DAVE said it best in a song that-

    A Little Ain't Enough.

  • I thought this song just smoked. Maybe we will see them perform this on stage someday. I understood the band was to do a video of this song to coincide with the release of the greatest hits in 97. Roth declined to do it when he found out that he would have been relegated to being an image on a screen behind the band.

  • Where have Van Halen been since 1985? Were they the Sammy Hagar Group in between "1984" and these two songs.

  • yeah...great song of one of the greatest bands ever...even though the video has nothing to do with the song as it was never performed and the footage is 10 yeras older than the song ;)

  • yes come on Eddie just get over wat ever dave did come on one tour is all we are asking for besides can u really stay mad at someone for that long and like the song says guy we just gotta Reach Up To The Feet Of God

  • this song SOUNDS like Van Halen.. what a shame..

  • My exact thoughts. You could put this song with the early stuff and ask yourself: which song is the new one?

  • You're right gmankool. He plays much better with Dave. I like this song more than any van hangar song.

    Great song!

  • this was the almost reunion, i still beleve there going to do it and soon van halen was just offerd 2.5 million dallars A SHOW, MAYBE THIS WILL GET THE WORLDS GREATEST ROCK BAND BACK TO GETHER.

  • van halen = greatest band of alltime

  • yes

  • These two songs they got back together and did were better than everything they did with Sammy. Eddie's playing is just better for whatever reason when Dave's in the band. He's a sloppy player with Sammy.