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.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen
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)
Can's Stop Loving You
Van Halen Lyrics
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We can push with all our might, but nothing's gonna come
Oh no, nothing's gonna change
And if I asked you not to try
Oh could you let it be
I wanna hold you and say
We can't throw this all away
Tell me you won't go, you won't go
I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what you say or do
You know my heart is true, oh
I can't stop lovin' you
You can change your friends, your place in life
You can change your mind
We can change the things we say
And do it anytime
Oh no, but I think you'll find
That when you look inside your heart
Oh baby, I'll be there
Hold on
I'm holding on
Baby, just come on, come on, come on
I just wanna hear you say
I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what you say or do
You know my heart is true, oh
I can't stop lovin' you
Oh, I'm twisted and tied
And all I can remember
Is how hard we tried
Only to surrender
And when it's over
I know how it's gonna be
And true love will never die
No, not fade away
I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what you say or do
You know my heart is true, oh
I can't stop lovin' you
And I know what I got to do
Hey ray, what you said is true
I can't stop lovin' you, oh
Oh, I can't stop lovin' you
Van Halen's "Can't Stop Loving You" is a love song that speaks to the universal experience of an unshakable, enduring attachment to a significant other. The lyrics highlight the futility of trying to force things to change when they're meant to be, as the opening lines suggest, "There's a time and place for everything, for everyone. We can push with all our might, but nothing's gonna come. Oh no, nothing's gonna change." The chorus reinforces this sentiment as the singer pleads, "Tell me you won't go, you won't go. Do you have to hear me say, I can't stop lovin' you?"
The second verse is a plea to his lover to resist the temptation to leave or to make any drastic changes because he believes they already have everything they need. This is apparent when he reminds her, "You can change your friends, your place in life. You can change your mind. We can change the things we say, and do it anytime. Oh no, but I think you'll find, that when you look inside your heart, oh baby, I'll be there." The song ends with the singer admitting that despite the ups and downs in their relationship, he can't stop loving her because true love never dies.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a time and place for everything, for everyone
Everything and everyone has its own time, situation and purpose
We can push with all our might, but nothing's gonna come
No matter how hard we try, there will be times when we won't see any results
Oh no, nothing's gonna change
Despite our efforts, the situation remains the same
And if I asked you not to try
If I request you to give up trying
Oh could you let it be
Can you leave it alone?
I wanna hold you and say
I wish to embrace you and express my feelings
We can't throw this all away
We should not let go of everything we have
Tell me you won't go, you won't go
Assurance that you won't leave
Do you have to hear me say
Is it necessary to reiterate
I can't stop lovin' you
My love for you won't cease
And no matter what you say or do
Your actions won't affect my love
You know my heart is true, oh
You are aware of my genuine feelings
You can change your friends, your place in life
You have the liberty to alter your company and environment
You can change your mind
You can alter your thought process
We can change the things we say
We have the power to modify our words
And do it anytime
You can do this whenever you want
Oh no, but I think you'll find
However, you might realize
That when you look inside your heart
If you introspect
Oh baby, I'll be there
You'll realize I'm still there for you
Hold on
Be patient
I'm holding on
I'm persevering
Baby, just come on, come on, come on
Please come back to me
I just wanna hear you say
I only wish to listen to you confess
I can't stop lovin' you
I still possess love for you
Oh, I'm twisted and tied
I'm in a confused and bound state
And all I can remember
All my memory holds
Is how hard we tried
Is our joint efforts
Only to surrender
Which eventually resulted in us giving up
And when it's over
When everything is finished
I know how it's gonna be
I'm aware of what will happen
And true love will never die
Our genuine love will remain eternal
No, not fade away
It won't vanish easily
And I know what I got to do
I understand what I must do
Hey ray, what you said is true
Hey Ray, you were right
I can't stop lovin' you, oh
I cannot stop loving you
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@ritesh1903
There's a time and place for everything, for everyone
We can push with all our might, but nothin's gonna come
Oh no, nothin's gonna change
And if I asked you not to try
Oh, could you let it be?
… I wanna hold you and say
We can't throw this all away
Tell me you won't go, you won't go
You have to hear me say
… I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what I say or do
But you know my heart is true, oh-oh
I can't stop loving you
… You can change your friends, your place of life
You can change your mind
We can change the things we say and do anytime
Oh no, but I think you'll find
That when you look inside your heart
Oh baby, I'll be there
… Yeah, hold on
I'm holding on
Baby, just come on, come on, come on
I just wanna hear you say
… I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what you say or do
You know my heart is true, oh-oh
I can't stop lovin' you
… Oh, I'm so twisted and tied
And all I remember
Was how hard we tried
Only to surrender
… And when it's over
I know how it's gonna be
And true love will never die
Oh, not fade away
… And I can't stop lovin' you
No matter what I say or do
You know my heart is true, oh-oh
I can't stop lovin' you
And I know what I got to do
And babe, what you said is true, oh-oh
I can't stop lovin' you, oh
… Oh, I can't stop lovin' you
@toriqulislamshohel3190
Hah!
There's a time and place for everything, for everyone
We can push with all our might, but nothin's gonna come
Oh no, nothin's gonna change
And if I asked you not to try
Oh, could you let be?
I wanna hold you and say
We can't throw this all away
Tell me you won't go, you won't go
Do you have to hear me say?
I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what I say or do
You know my heart is true, ohh
I can't stop loving you
You change your friends, your place in life, you can change your mind
We can change the way we say and do anytime
Oh no, but I think you'll find
That when you look inside your heart
Oh baby, I'll be there, yeah!
Hold on
I'm holding on
Baby, just come on, come on, come on
I just wanna hear you say
I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what you say or do
You know my heart is true, ohh
I can't stop lovin' you
Oh, I'm so twisted and tied
And all I remember
Was how hard we tried
Only to surrender
And when it's over
I know how it's gonna be
And true love will never die
Ohh, not fade away
And I can't stop lovin' you
No matter what I say or do
You know my heart is true, ohh
I can't stop lovin' you
And I know what I got to do
Hey Ray, what you said is true, ohh
I can't stop lovin' you, ohh
Ohh, I can't stop lovin' you
@simonenovaes2009
Eddie van Halen the top guitar man
@James-dc8el
What a lovely music anytime I listen to the music I feel very sad, how was your lovely day going on?
@rekdinhopoetico
Beautiful song, fantastic video. RIP, Eddie, the king, we'll always miss the great man.
@osirisake
Y @@rekdinhopoetico
@Grumpysusie
I stumbled upon this today. It was such an honor to be a part of this iconic video. Yes, I played the drunk bag-lady with my partner pushing the carts downhill. We shot this in downtown LA in Skid Row. I still have, to this day, the original video recording of the shoot that production gave shipped to me with a thank-you note. Those were the great days of music video.
@iMatagora
I love this! Thank you for sharing your talents on this amazing video 🙏
@RobertoOliveira-dz9vm
Parabéns por abrilhantar esse vídeo maravilhoso! A partir de agora verei tua cena com mais carinho ainda! Abraços calorosos do Brasil ❤🇧🇷🇺🇸❤
@user-hx5gk2fj3h
How sweet of you to say. Thank you. The shoot in LA was so fun because my character was so outside of me, so I had to dig down deep to play her. When MTV announced that we won video of the year I was very excited! 🎉
@juneisraelaquino9636
This song is almost 30 years old and I still sing with it at the top of my lungs whenever I hear it. Eddie is a musical genius that can never be replaced.
@janmc577
This is just one of those songs that hits in the memory of simpler times!