From 1974 until 1985, Van Halen consisted of Eddie Van Halen; Eddie's brother, drummer Alex Van Halen; vocalist David Lee Roth; and bassist/vocalist Michael Anthony. Upon its release in 1978, the band's self-titled debut album reached No. 19 on the Billboard pop music charts and would sell over 10 million copies in the U.S. By 1982, the band released four more albums (Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Fair Warning, and Diver Down), all of which have since been certified multi-platinum. By the early 1980s, Van Halen was one of the most successful rock acts of the day. The album 1984 was a commercial success with U.S. sales of 10 million copies and four hit singles; its lead single, "Jump", was the band's only U.S. number one single.
In 1985, Roth left the band to embark on a solo career and was replaced by former Montrose lead vocalist Sammy Hagar. With Hagar, the group released four U.S. number-one, multi-platinum albums over the course of 11 years (5150 in 1986, OU812 in 1988, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge in 1991, and Balance in 1995). Hagar left the band in 1996 shortly before the release of the band's first greatest hits collection, Best of Volume 1. Former Extreme frontman Gary Cherone replaced Hagar and recorded the commercially unsuccessful album Van Halen III with the band in 1998, before parting ways in 1999. Van Halen then went on hiatus until reuniting with Hagar in 2003 for a worldwide tour in 2004 and the double-disc greatest hits collection The Best of Both Worlds. Hagar again left Van Halen in 2005. In 2006 Roth returned, but Anthony was replaced on bass guitar by Eddie's son, Wolfgang Van Halen. In 2012, the band released their final studio album A Different Kind of Truth, which was commercially and critically successful; it was also Van Halen's first album with Roth in 28 years and the only one to feature Wolfgang.
As of March 2019, Van Halen is 20th on the RIAA list of best-selling artists in the United States; the band has sold 56 million albums in the States and more than 80 million worldwide, making them one of the best-selling groups of all time. As of 2007, Van Halen is one of only five rock bands with two studio albums to sell more than 10 million copies in the United States and is tied for the most multi-platinum albums by an American band. Additionally, Van Halen has charted 13 number-one hits on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. VH1 ranked the band seventh on a list of the top 100 Hard Rock artists of all time.
Eddie was diagnosed with cancer in 2001, and died of the disease on October 6, 2020. A month after his father's death, Wolfgang confirmed that Van Halen had disbanded.
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Studio albums
Van Halen (1978)
Van Halen II (1979)
Women and Children First (1980)
Fair Warning (1981)
Diver Down (1982)
1984 (1984)
5150 (1986)
OU812 (1988)
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991)
Balance (1995)
Van Halen III (1998)
A Different Kind of Truth (2012)
A Simple Rhyme
Van Halen Lyrics
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My love life was a darn disgrace
Needed someone to love and 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
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?
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
'Cause you know I wanna be
Yours in a simple rhyme
Whoa, up, up, up
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 and 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
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
I'm gonna be yours in a simple rhyme, rhyme
And she made the mountains sing
Birds against an icy sky
And I heard bells ringing
I think I heard an angel sigh
She said, there'll be times
There will be times
You're gonna hear the angels singing
You're gonna hear the angels sing, they'll say
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Whoa
Oh, oh yeah, ah, whoa, yeah
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
I'm gonna be yours in a simple rhyme, rhyme, rhyme
The lyrics of Van Halen's song "A Simple Rhyme" explore the themes of past relationships, falling in love, and the possibility of a future together. The first verse describes the singer's difficulty finding love and how he was out of place. He finds love eventually, but it doesn't work out, and he almost died from the heartbreak. The second verse speaks of how the singer has been searching for a girl, but he was too lazy to find her. But he finally finds her, and he wants her to take the time to get to know him better.
The chorus has the singer asking if the girl finds him interesting, and if she does, she should take the time to get to know him better. He ends the chorus by saying that he wants to be hers in a simple rhyme, which may suggest that he wants their relationship to be straightforward and uncomplicated. The final verse hints at the possibility of an angel singing, symbolizing perhaps the idea of a heavenly feeling or the feeling of magic that the singer experiences around the girl.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, back in the past when I was treated so coldly
In the past, I was treated with no affection
My love life was a darn disgrace
My love life was extremely disappointing
Needed someone to love and hold me
I needed someone to love and support me emotionally
That's one of the reasons that I was outta place
That's one reason why I felt out of place in the world
So, this is love, well, she finally kissed me
I finally experienced love when she first kissed me
Had me all worked up inside
I felt very excited and nervous
I wanted love but Cupid missed me
I wanted love, but it seemed impossible to obtain
She, up and left and I almost died
She left me and it felt like my world had ended
But I was young and I was far from lonely
Despite not having love, I was young and hardly felt lonely
I been that way for a long, long year
I had been that way for a long year with no significant change
Needed a girl to call my one and only
I needed a girl to become my soulmate
Is that you?
Are you the one I am looking for?
You think you got the interest
Do I have your interest?
Come on and take the time
Take the opportunity and spend time with me
'Cause you know, I wanna be
It's because I want to be
Yours in a simple rhyme
I want to be your love through a simple love poem
Wo, up, up, up
Expressing excitement and encouragement
Well, ain't life grand when ya finally hit it?
Isn't life great when you finally achieve success?
I'm always a sucker for a real good time
I'm always willing to have fun, even if it might not be smart
Woke up in life, found I almost missed it
I almost missed some of the best moments in life
Ain't I glad that love is blind
I'm thankful that love does not distinguish due to appearance
But I was young and I was far too crazy
I was young and reckless without a care in the world
Been that way for a long, long time
I have been reckless for a long time
Needed a girl but I was just too lazy
I needed a girlfriend, but I was too lazy to look for one
Now that I've found you
Now that I found you, my search is over
And she made the mountains sing
She made everything perfect in my life
Birds against an icy sky
They like the environment around them now
And I heard bells ringing
I heard a sign that everything will be okay now
I think I heard an Angel sigh
I believe I heard happiness in heaven
She said, there'll be times
She said there will be times
There will be times
There will be moments
You're gonna hear the angels singing
There will be a time when the heavens will sing to me
You're gonna hear the angels sing, they'll say
You will hear the heavenly choir sing, and they will say
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Angelic sounds
Wo
Expressing satisfaction
Oh yeah, ah, wo
Expressing happiness
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alex Van Halen, Edward Van Halen, David Roth, Michael Anthony
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