EDDIE VAN HALEN Nixed DAVID LEE ROTH's Cover Song In Favour Of His Original, It Became VAN HALEN's Only #1; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)
July 4, 2023, a year ago
Professor Of Rock has released the new video below, along with the following message:
"The story of this next song is so good. So entertaining it almost feels made up, but it’s not. Van Halen with David Lee Roth at the helm headlined one of the first big festivals of the 80s… while they were in the middle of working on the song 'Jump' from their blockbuster hard rock masterpiece 1984. The other big headliner was The Clash, the most famous punk band on the planet, and Joe Strummer and co dissed Eddie Van Halen’s band because they were getting paid more. Van Halen was already in disarray as the guitarist wanted to add more pop elements to their hard rock while David Lee Roth wanted to do cover songs. Eddie got so pissed he threatened to burn the masters. In the end, Eddie worked on a melody he’d had for a while and turned it into the band's biggest hit. 'Jump' went to #1 for a month. But this happy-go-lucky 80s hit is actually pretty dark… Almost no one realizes. Some have said David Lee Roth wrote the song encouraging someone to take their own life… kind of... Find out the real story next on Professor Of Rock."
