Van Halen - Jump | FIRST TIME REACTION | (Official Music Video)

[@michaelescareno7048]

The guitarist Eddie Van Halen actually learned how to play piano first before he started playing guitar. In 1978 I was fortunate to spend a hour with the band at a "meet and greet" at a record store in Austin, Texas. They were all extremely nice and each one spent equal time with everybody. That is a good memory.

[@deanroddey2881]

The synth part to Jump is the keyboard version of what Smoke on the Water is to guitarists.

[@pacard33]

It's extraordinarily easy to play, but so, so, memorable.

[@PjRjHj]

Hehe very true

[@rorsine]

Fact! Also JUmp >>> Final Countdown and the world is not ready to admit it...

[@laurakali6522]

I was working for a promoter in the 2000’s and was standing side stage at an arena when Eddie walked by on his way to the stage. He had a huge smile on his face. That smile was pure gold. He so loved playing it showed in every performance.

[@MrPagan777]

Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitarists ever! David Lee Roth (singer) is one of the greatest showmen of all time! Iconic band! Love that you enjoyed the track.

[@Po3oB]

This is the first track (well, second, but the first one with the vocals)) from their best album of David Lee Roth era, 1984. I recommend listening to the whole album, it's a masterpiece! And how do all their happy and smiling faces in this video conflict with the fact, that by that time they actually had a lot of quarrels and disagreements, especially betveen Eddy VH and David Lee Roth, after which David actually left, and the whole new Van Halen era with Sammy Hagar on vocals began in 1986! And that was quite different, but still Van Halen!

[@ToABrighterFuture]

Eddie was pulling double duty for the studio version: he did both lead guitar AND synthesizer. Which is why you barely see any keyboard playing in this video, despite the song having arguably the most famous synthesizer riff in the history of recorded music.

[@nirfz]

_arguably the most famous synthesizer riff_ ... Not sure it's *more* famous than the one from "the final countdown" by europe, i'd think they are at the same level.

[@sauermusicDE]

@@nirfzYeah. 🙂But how about "Axel F." by Harold Faltermeyer, "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock or "Crocket's Theme" by Jan Hammer? The list goes on...

[@nirfz]

@@sauermusicDE Of the 3 you mentioned i think Axel F is the most commonly known. Rockit some people i know would at lest say they have heard parts of it when you play it for them. But would not be able to name it. And i would not even recognize Ckockets Theme without context just by listening. The people i mentioned know the final countdown and Jump though. So as the discussion was about most famous, honestly i don't think these 3 can compete.

[@robote7679]

VanHalen a legendary band. The lead guitarist, Eddie VanHalen is one of the most influential electric guitarists of all time. Probably every electric guitarist playing today owes a debt of gratitude to Eddie R.I.P. VanHalen wrote many iconic songs and this is probably one of the most recognized. So great you reacted to this and your expressions throughout were a pure delight. Well done!

[@harpergras]

A classic song. Never gets old..Yes this song is iconic. The lead singer (David Lee Roth) is a martial artist. That's why he was so flexible.

[@williamyates694]

Wasn't he like...a 6th degree black belt?

[@harpergras]

Yes indeed...I think it was 6th degree black belt.@@williamyates694

[@TheDarrin10]

@@williamyates694 5th degree black belt in the Korean martial art Gangwon Yusul or aka taekwondo but not the same kinda! but he holds a 2nd degree in Taekwondo if that makes sense lol

[@harpergras]

Cool.@@TheDarrin10

[@atomikpunk6038]

The term "Jump" in this song simply means to go ahead and take a chance. If you're unsure of afraid just try it. Jump in head first, go for it.

[@tonybrandt8850]

The energy that David Lee Roth brings is just phenomenal. He is so athletic and animalistic. Regarding meaning, I think 'jump' is about just going for it and taking a chance, especially if you have little or nothing to lose.

[@nahnotsomuch2292]

Nope. The story is a bit darker than that. From an article: "David Lee Roth drew inspiration for “Jump’s” lyrics from a news story about a suicidal jumper in Los Angeles. The thought of someone telling the jumper to “go ahead and jump” sparked the initial line that eventually became the song’s title. The rest of the lyrics deviated from the darker origins, with Roth incorporating lines he heard from strippers at the time."

[@PandaPirix]

Eddie Van Halen also worked with Michael Jackson on some songs, I think it was Beat it and Billie Jean, not sure of that, but something happened, he was one of the greatest Guitar Heros!

[@Spiritbro77]

David Lee Roth the singer was a martial artist. In some of their other videos you wil see him swinging Chinese swords and doing more jumps and kicks.

[@SteveFrank111]

40 years later, this is still amazing. In another 40, people will still be talking about it. EVH is timeless.

[@kellybasham3113]

The lyrics are an expression of "jumping" into life, love, action...etc. "Go ahead and jump. Jump!"

[@marekarens3284]

Fun fact: Eddie van Halen (guitarist) and Alex van Halen (drummer) are brothers. And Eddie was (he died 3 years ago) was guitar genius.

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

You don't say...🙄

[@ep2560]

Fun fact : Alex started to learn guitar and eddie started drums . They swap the instruments . Good for us . Both brothers get classic piano lessons when they were young .

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

So two people named Van Halen didn't just form a band by coincidence?

[@maverick4you]

WOAH no way dude? Something i never knew now im smarter due to you 😂😂

[@tonydunn3652]

Fun fact Dave Lee Roth is now as bald as a coot😂😂😂

[@jorgesalas6562]

Eddie Van Halen was a Dutch immigrant that arrives to America when he was around 7 yrs old. He did not speak English . No one in his family spoke English. His family arrived with $50.00 and a piano. Dad was a musician. He lived and was the American dream. Truly inspirational.God I miss his talent and music😢 RIP

[@stevevillalba343]

You need to and I promise you to check out Yankee Rose- David Lee Roth which is the lead vocals to this song “Jump” but the song Yankee Rose is by him after he split up with Van Halen and went on his own.. It’s a mind blowing video and he absolutely kills it in the video..

[@AndyHoke]

Thank you for pointing out the rhythmic tension :)

[@sonnymontigny4733]

Eddie " The King" Van Halen is not only the greatest guitar player ever, but also a very good keyboard, and piano player! Also, a great song writer, and innovator!! The drummer is his brother Alex, and he's in the top 10 best drummers ever! Super talented family, and band! Eddie, actually started off playing the drums when he was a kid, and Alex played guitar, they switched one day, and they each liked those instruments better, I think they both made the right choice!!! 👍💪👌🎸🎸🤟

[@richiecabral3602]

Right on! Yes. That was also Eddie on the keyboard. I think the way the story goes, is that Eddie Van Halen had been a child prodigy that played classical piano, and then at some point, he just picked up one of his older brother Alex's, the drummer, guitars, and went on to become one of the greatest guitar players to ever live. In that era, a lot of rock songs didn't necessarily have very deep lyrics, and more than anything, were just about partying and sex. You should also do some "Van Hagar"! So, to explain. This is the original Van Halen, from the 70s and the first half of the 80s, with David Lee Roth as the lead singer. Then David left, I guess. I don't really know the back story to how it went down, but word on the street is that Eddie and Alex kept very tight control over the band. I mean, the band is called Van Halen, and it was their ship. My guess is that Eddie was the timid and sensitive but also wild and troubled musical genius, and Alex was the muscle that was extremely loyal and protective of his little brother, and that can be smothering if your not one of the two of them in the band. So, they replaced David with Sammy Hagar, who had been from the band Montrose and had a solo career, which brought Van Halen a second life. People jokingly refer to this second version of Van Halen as "Van Hagar". Both versions are good in there seperate ways. They got rid of Sammy after like ten years. There had been a third version after that with Gary Cherone from the band Extreme, btw check out their song "More Than Words", but I think by that point no one was really paying attention anymore, and it didn't really work out. Then there were periods where they'd tour with Sammy again, then David again, and I think one tour with both. Then they just pushed out poor sweet Michael Anthony, the bassist, who had always been loyal and did what he was told, so they could replace him with Eddie's son Wolfgang. Since then, Michael has been playing in a couple different new bands with Sammy Hagar. Anyway, all the old-school Van Halen is great! Stick with it if you want to. "Hot For Teacher" is a good one with a classic fun music video you'll have to see. For the Van Hagar, check out "Right Now", which also has an interesting video that's worth seeing, and "Poundcake" and "Dreams".

[@ClaytonMacleod]

Eddie Van Halen was one of the best guitarists to ever live. He was also pretty good on the piano and keyboards. He is sorely missed.

[@mytime007]

then you must have never heard of Stevie Ray (SRV)

[@ClaytonMacleod]

@@mytime007 I suggest you read it again.

[@petercofrancesco9812]

comments are filled with thin skinned idiots who take issue with you celebrating an artist for his greatness. @@ClaytonMacleod

[@sumonjamal1653]

Edward Van Halen (aka Eddie Van Halen) was the iconic rock guitarist of Van Halen... but he was also a keyboard player (He learned to play piano as a kid before he picked up a guitar) ... Van Halen was a party rock band and they were more on the uplifting side of rock music. However, the story behind 'Jump' (which became Van Halen's #1 single in 1984) was a difficult one... Eddie Van Halen wanted to incorporate keyboards into the music he was writing, but lead vocalist David Lee Roth did not like it... He would tell Eddie that 'no one wanted to hear him play keyboards'... Eddie wrote the music for 'Jump' around 1981 and Roth hated it and refused to write lyrics and sing on it. Eddie apparently went to Gene Simmons of Kiss in 1982 and confided in him that Van Halen was likely breaking up because David Lee Roth was driving him crazy w/ his demands... Gene heard the music for 'Jump' and was very impressed; he encouraged Eddie to work it out in Van Halen and persist on recording it... The situation in Van Halen was problematic w/ egos, as well as drug and alcohol abuse in the band. Van Halen were recording the '1984' album and Eddie insisted that 'Jump' (and another keyboard song "I'll wait") be on the album... David Lee Roth was not happy about it, but he apparently wrote 'Jump' about suicide 😲 It sounded like a 'fun' song... but Roth wrote the lyrics about seeing someone who was in a hopeless situation and couldn't find a way out... so, this person got on the ledge of a tall building and was on the verge of taking his own life, and people who saw him would yell, "Jump!" Van Halen's '1984' album was a huge hit on MTV and sold 10 million copies in the US alone... However, Eddie Van Halen was proven right because David Lee Roth split w/ Van Halen around 1985 after the tour - Roth was more interested in a solo EP 'Crazy from the heat' and hoped to make a movie career... Eddie Van Halen had written a new album w/ a lot more keyboards, but Van Halen had no singer, until Sammy Hagar auditioned for the band... He loved the new music and encouraged Eddie Van Halen to play keyboards. The '5150' album in 1986 was the first Van Halen album w/ Sammy Hagar on vocals - it went to #1 on the US charts and sold 6 million copies... while David Lee Roth's solo album ''Eat 'em and smile" in 1986 sold platinum in the US (1 million copies).

[@grey_wulf]

I was 12 when VH released 1984. Still love it to this day.

[@NoneYaBidness762]

I still have a copy of the LP in its original packaging.

[@GpaL-ix7vl]

cool...I was 26....🙏 yeah...not just 58 (year the Giants baseball team moved from New York to San Francisco)....born on 4/20 too....bonus.

[@Luke-i8k]

It's about taking a leap of faith, "jumping" or taking a chance on someone you wish to love.

[@yellowbeardjamesgibson9297]

Hello Miss Bisscute Diamond David Lee Roth was the Lead singer here and is well Trained in Martial Arts to his Flexibility !!! Unfortunately he left the Band & was Replaced by Sammy Hager Yes that was Eddie ( Edward Van Halen RIP ) on the Key boards & 🎸 Guitar !!! Unfortunately this Rock Legend was recently lost to cancer !!! He was considered to be one of the Best Guitar players in the world 🌎 & was I believe also classicly trained His Brother Alex is on the Drums.😊

[@alejandromartinez1766]

A rock band, a song and a video that are considered classics. excellent choice for your reaction Miss Bisscute👍👍👍, Eddie Van Halen is considered one of the best guitarists in history and David Lee Roth the vocalist one of the best Front man and show man of the eighties. Other songs by the band recommended for further reactions: Panama, Hot for teacher.

[@toddbrown3606]

Bis should really do Hot for teacher!

[@CaddyJim]

Sometimes *Bisscute* gets her groove on in the chair dance was hoping we got her to do the *David Lee Roth JUMP LOL*

[@jgali38]

Great Reaction Bisscute! You hit the nail on the head! That little keyboard sound is all it takes to know this is JUMP! 🎸🙏🏻

[@leearmstrong2743]

The Mighty Van Halen!! Best band ever!!

[@jeffburns8024]

The lead singer (David Lee Roth) was into martial arts explaining his flexibility. Eddie started on piano and is a musical Genius!! This was the bands first number 1 song. Please check out Van Halen - Best Of Both Worlds (Long Version) - 1986 - Live Without A Net, this was from the same concert you reacted to Eddie's amazing Eruption guitar solo. Love your reactions, Thank you!!

[@NoneYaBidness762]

Mannn. I miss the ‘80’s. It was a great time.

[@garyfallows1123]

One of the greatest songs to come out of the 80's, I wish I could go back

[@yellowbeardjamesgibson9297]

Hi Miss Bisscute !!! Eddie was A Guitar 🎸 Legend !!! He Help Michael Jackson With the Guitar solo in Beat it , but wanted no credit on the Album just a case of Beer & Some Dance lessons from Michael 😀. However you should find His Guitar Solo he Does on Tour it's about 11 minutes long if you Enjoy watching Him play the many Rifts he created over his Lifetime. It would Make A Fantastic reaction video !!! As always the like button 🔘 has been Illuminated 😁👍👍😎🤗

[@Tehui1974]

If I remember correctly, this was the song of the 1984 LA Olympics.

[@chrisbooth478]

🥇🥈🥉

[@KopKing88]

😢eddie van Halen was a guitar genius but orginally learnt his music on keyboards. David Lee Roth went on to have a successful Solo career check out his song California Girls

[@vaportrails7943]

It was a huge hit, so yes, iconic. 👍Arguably the song of the 1980s. Really sums up the feel of the decade.

[@RealDiehl99]

"Hot For Teacher" is a fun song and video keep in mind for the future.

[@BisscuteReacts]

I’ll keep that in mind, thanks for the suggestion ❤️

[@brianmcguire7800]

That's is true .and Eddie, the great guitar. Also plays the keyboard

[@sinforoso74]

Another Fact is that Edie Van Halen palyed the solo in one of the songs of Michael Jackson´s Thriller album, the song is "Beat it", he performed that solo!!

[@richardkint6531]

Van Halen had many good songs and did some excellent covers of the Kinks "You Really Got Me" & Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman".

[@3DJapan]

The singer, David Lee Roth was a martial artist, he studied Kenjutsu since he was 12, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and Kenpo karate (which I also studied). That explains his kicks.

[@Maxis1908yt]

Finally a return back to great 80's songs 🙂. Yes, that part is very iconic and it instantly makes the song recognizable. Even though Van Halen is not one of my favorite bands, this particular song and its accompanying music video always bring a smile to my face."

[@sinforoso74]

That is why the band´s name is Van Halen, the guitarrist and the drummer are brothers, that vocalist is one of three that have palyed in the band, this one is David Lee Roth, maybe, depending on the song you´ve heard is another one, and Eddie Van Halen is recognized as one of the greated guitarrist of all times, Saludos!!

[@alienresearchlab]

The story goes that David Lee Roth was opposed to having electric keyboards (which were new at the time) to be used on a Van Halen record. Eddie Van Halen (RIP) was a well trained piano player as a child before he picked up a guitar. VH went with it, and made a fun party song. Play this at a party and everybody does the 'jump!' part. Simple but effective.

[@edwardf103]

In regards to the lyric "Jump." David Lee Roth- who wrote the lyrics- in an interview states it's about taking a chance & also getting the girl. Also, David Lee Roth, the singer, has trained in martial arts since he was a young kid so that's where you are seeing his flexibility from.

[@Katolikk61]

I believe the idea here is "Jump" means "why not ask me out - you know. make that leap" from seeing me "standing next to the record machine" and "I'm not the worst that youve seen"

[@RonColeArt]

For me, 'Jump' was one of my top 3 songs that defined the early 1980's, the other two were "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper and "I Love Rock N' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Of course that era gave me a billion other songs and bands that were super famous and never stop making me happy but, those three songs were my top three as symbols of that period, even back then, so it's not even like I settled on those three in retrospect or anything. I had my mind made up about that back when these songs were still brand new.

[@solzimer]

David Lee Roth has a black belt in Karate, so it's not surprising, that he does this moves. By the way, Bisscute wears the same T-shirt, she wore when she did the presentation of Scorpions, Still loving you.

[@memorast]

❤❤❤stay in the 60s and 70s❤❤❤you won’t regret it❤❤❤

[@DaVic133]

If i remember correctly on their hit song Panama David Lee Roth the lead singer even twirls a sword around in the music video. Showing a bit of his swordsmanship. Another great reaction Biss thank you.

[@christian7951]

Eddie might be the best guitarist of all time 🐐 also this song is about a guy that was going to Jump off a building, Check out next Ain't Talking About Love , Panama and Hot for Teacher 🤘🏻🔥🔥

[@0okamino]

As I understand it, someone in the crowd watching the guy yelled “Go ahead and jump!” Yeah, kind of a dick move, but it did lead to a great song.

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

The song isn't about a guy who was going to jump off a building. It was inspired by it. In 1981, Eddie Van Halen penned the synth line of “Jump,” but his bandmates were sufficiently unimpressed as to opt out of doing anything with it at the time. (Whoops!) A few years later, producer Ted Templeman approached David Lee Roth and asked him to give it a listen, which he did, and he came up with lyrics while reflecting on a news story he’d seen about a man threatening to commit suicide by jumping off a building. Somewhere along the way, however, the song’s lyrics evolved away from the decidedly dark tone inherent in that premise, instead transforming it into more of a paean to love. After writing the lyrics, Eddie said, “We finished all vocals that afternoon and mixed it that evening.”

[@tottipertutti]

Biss this was Eddie Van Halen, God of the guitar, the one who invented tapping and who at the age of 8 went into Jimi Hendrix's dressing room and told him: "You can't play the guitar. You play the guitar badly, I play the guitar properly." R.I.P. God Eddie Van Halen ❤‍🩹

[@yourthaiguy]

The song had an interesting origin. Eddie was pushing for new musical boundaries and wanted to bring in the keyboards which Dave initially objected to reminding Eddie he's a guitar player and warned him not to stretch himself too thin. Eddie didn't back down and JUMP was born. The rest is history. It came full circle a few years later when Dave left the band and Eddie brought in Sammy Hagar who was open to ANYTHING and Van Valen was reborn with a new sound all over again...

[@cimerians]

Great reaction to Jump one of the best Van Halen albums. David Lee Roth was the perfect front man. Nice video!

[@DTruthIsReal]

One of the best bands of all time. Eddie Van Halen was so talented. His guitar solo "Eruption" was epic. Van Halen brings me back to my younger days, whether it was with David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar as lead singers. So many good songs like "Panama", "Hot for Teacher", "Mean Street", "Running with the Devil", "Ain't Talk About Love", "Unchained", "Atomic Punk", "I'll Wait", "House of Pain", "Poundcake", "Dreams", "Judgement Day", "Good Enough", "Why Can't This Be Love", "Love Walks In", "Right Now", "Runaround", & "When It's Love". Also, the live performance of "One Way to Rock" from their 1989 Tokyo concert has some cool guitar shredding from Eddie and Sammy.

[@mightyV444]

Awesome band with an amazing guitarist indeed! 😊👍 She did check out 'Eruption' a while ago, too 🙂

[@billmckee1123]

Yes, Eddie Van Halen wrote the song on the keyboard, and he plays the keyboard tracks as well as the guitar tracks.

[@michaelhasse2568]

I noticed the lead guitarist was playing the keyboard back in 1984 Lol. Still amazing that people haven't heard all these songs

[@jughtful]

i had their Album Van Halen 5150 on cassette as a kid & it rocked hello from Australia .

[@robertlear2712]

This is my favorite Van Halen song.

[@brianjames4021]

The album, 1984, was released on December 31, 1983. The song, Jump, was #1 for 5 weeks in 1984. RIP Eddie Van Halen, God bless your soul.

[@g.sakhalin1587]

No matter which style is your own you can't remain indifferent to this sound and explosive musical track amazing

[@vh1984ful]

The Van Halen brothers Eddie (guitar/keyboard) and Alex (drums) went 1-2 in a junior piano contest for the State of California. There were 5000 contestants. Pure talent, insert singer and voila! Really, the sum of all parts though, like all the great bands.

[@jamesdalton8539]

Eddy (guitar) and his brother Alex (drums) are/were (R.I.P. Eddy) both classically trained musicians by their father! Incidentally, Eddy played the lead guitar part on Michael Jackson's song Beat It from the Thriller album! David Lee Roth (singer) is so flexible due to his extensive Martial Arts background.

[@joek7606]

I ❤ how you describe Eddie Van Halen as “this wonderful man here” Yes. Yes he was.

[@danarussell1291]

It's one of the best feel good songs of 1984! I can be in the worst mood ever, and I hear this song and I'm dancing and singing all over the house and my troubles are forgotten! ❤❤

[@SoCalMeerkat]

There is a great interview with Eddie about the brothers Zocalo town Square posted it. It's a fascinating story.

[@callfourzero1931]

Van Halen took 70's 3rd gear energy and shifted to 4th gear. They sounded extremely fresh at the time. Eddie is top 10 all -time rock guitarist on most lists.

[@greenstreak238]

Thank you Biss for the great reaction. Astonishing that Eddie Van Halen played both guitar & keyboard. Even more astonishing is the fact that he could not read music. He said that he fooled his piano teacher into thinking he could read music, but learned to play by ear. Same with the guitar... Learned by watching & listening to Eric Clapton (Cream) & Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin).

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@DanSolo871]

Fun fact. The singer, David Lee Roth, left music in the 1990s to be an EMT in New York City. There are a handful of stories about him being recognized when his ambulance responded to situations.

[@stevenewcomer8837]

I saw them in 1980. I was in front of Eddie right up against the stage. It was an excellent concert.

[@rebelbabeconner9064]

The Van Halen's lived down the street from me and went to the same high school PHS ... I used to go to the backyard parties when they were still named Mammoth....

[@drjag1155]

This song is just iconic ! 🙏🤘

[@GitarrenimNetz]

Rest in Peace Eddie - You gave us guitarist´s so much ...............

[@killiansred1000]

When they were young Eddie started on drums and Alex played guitar. In an interview Eddie said he came home one day and Alex was playing his drums. So he grabbed Alex’s guitar. Seems the exchange of instruments worked out fairly well.

[@TheMarksman0415]

That's crazy how that led to Eddie being one of the greatest guitarist if not the greatest and Alex had the best and most iconic snare ever imo.

[@carlwillis5505]

Lead singer is David Lee Roth. Later in their career they brought on Sammy Haggar as the lead vocalist

[@mightyV444]

* Hagar, though. As in _Hagar the Horrible_ 😁

[@jimmyraidjames]

So nice ur learning more about Van Halen😁😁🎸🎸This song came out 6 years after their debut album 1978 & they had a more polished sound. Now you need to go to the very 1st album & listen to the Raw sound of early Van Halen. Ain't talkin bout love ..or ..Jamies crying. This album dropped Jaws all over the World. Edward Van Halen G.O.A.T. ( RIP ) 🎸🎸👑👑❤❤

[@normlee6566]

Eddie, the greatest guitarist of his generation and arguably a top five all time guitarist, initially learned to play the piano and later, the guitar. Amazingly, he never learned to read music. He learned to play by watching others and being able to mimic note from records he listened to. Further, eddie came up with the music for this song which the studios didn't like because they didn't believe a rock song led by a synthesizer would sell. Eddie convinced david lee roth to write the lyrics and the song ended up as the band's biggest hit at that time.

[@mikec6014]

I was born in 89 i grew up on this kind of stuff thanks to my mom and uncles that knew great music

[@jaimecruz5199]

This song is motivational, it tells you about how hard life is but enjoy the good things about it. When you have something good, express it by jumping, jump.

[@Mr.Sidenote]

Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was not just multi-talented. He was a prodigious virtuoso, who influenced every rock guitarist in the world since 1978.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Got it, Happy Holidays ❤️

[@Mr.Sidenote]

@@BisscuteReacts Is this the real you or telegram version? 😆 JK. Happy Holidays to you. Do you celebrate Christmas January 6 or 7?

[@metoo7557]

And yes the song is iconic, if you only know ONE Van Halen song, it's probably Jump.

[@HarryHurtig-kh9ns]

Incredibly cool song for driving. Empty highway, and give in.

[@dedcowbowee]

My friend Brendan was a pro kick boxer who went on to be a trainer at "he Jet Center" in the San Fernando Valley in So. Cal. One of his clients was David Lee Roth who told him one day 'I wrote a song for you on our next album, it's called "Jump", it's about how you inspired me to "just go for it, don't be afraid of failing." I loved that. Brendan was a good friend.

[@MrZulYaacob85]

David Lee Roth is an extremely underrated vocalist He was a great front man. Super charismatic and energetic.. Yeaahhh.

[@Fairways-and-greens]

Jump means to just go for it! Dive right in and take a chance before the moment passes you by! Jump!

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

Jump means, jump off a building. Roth has gone on record saying this song was inspired by a news story he saw about a man commiting suicide by jumping off a building.

[@nocalsteve]

The song is about a man trying to convince an old girlfriend to sleep with him, jump means to just take a chance and go for it, as in, jump at the chance.

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

@@nocalsteve From his own lips. Roth remembered a news item from the night before about a suicidal jumper. Roth joked to Larry that an onlooker probably shouted, "Go ahead and jump". The line fitted the music. Roth imagined the jumper thinking, "Yeah, might as well jump." Larry laughed.

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

@@nocalsteve In 1981, Eddie Van Halen penned the synth line of “Jump,” but his bandmates were sufficiently unimpressed as to opt out of doing anything with it at the time. (Whoops!) A few years later, producer Ted Templeman approached David Lee Roth and asked him to give it a listen, which he did, and he came up with lyrics while reflecting on a news story he’d seen about a man threatening to commit suicide by jumping off a building. Somewhere along the way, however, the song’s lyrics evolved away from the decidedly dark tone inherent in that premise, instead transforming it into more of a paean to love. After writing the lyrics, Eddie said, “We finished all vocals that afternoon and mixed it that evening.” I never said the song was about suicide, I said it was inspired by it. Pay attention to what you're reading next time.

[@CaddyJim]

The recognizable notes is Eddie Van Halen introducing the electric piano to the Rock scene

[@Bekka_Noyb]

all time classic! ♥

[@anthonymalovrh2912]

Fun seeing the different costume changes throughout the video.

[@edwardf103]

Eddie Van Halen (Guitarist) & his older brother Alex (Drummer) began playing piano at the age of six. Many musicians are multi-instrumentalists. Interestingly, Alex began playing guitar first so Eddie started to play drums when they were kids. Soon after, Alex took up the drums & Eddie switched to guitar & became one of the best Rock 'n' Roll guitarists of all time.

[@ed-straker]

I actually saw Van Halen during this tour in Augusta GA. A buddy who played guitar had tickets and invited me. When they started playing this song, something happened with the synth connection. So Eddie told Alex and Michael to keep vamping while he climbed down into the scaffolding to reconnect a cable. That's a true story. Live music. I played professionally for 22 years, I've seen these things happen.

[@BlackieNuff]

Eddie & Geddy - Multi-talented musicians who do double duty in their respective bands (Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen, guitar & keyboards ; Geddy Lee of Rush, bass & keyboards - respectively).

[@subliminallime4321]

You should see Mike Dawes cover of Jump on one guitar. It'll blow your mind.

[@msmilder25]

I remember listening to this song on the radio when it first came out, and radio stations used to include the 1:00+ instrumental album intro which precedes this song on the album...it gives the piece even more synth. Today, classic rock radio doesn't play the intro (which is titled "1984" on the album). The synths were pretty controversial at the time, since Van Halen was a guitar-based, guitar forward, guitar featured, rock band...so the inclusion of synthesizers (and heavily so) was by some a betrayal, and by some, gave permission to rock fans to enjoy synthesizer lead songs, and as we all know, the 80's had a LOT of synthesizers in them, pop, new wave, post-punk, and thanks to Van Halen...rock. 1984: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWHQf2qoq8yVY5Y

[@jennhurl]

Try all the Van Halen eras: 70's less pop more rock with David Lee Roth (lead vocal) -Running With The Devll -Aint Talkin Bout Love -Dance The Night Away 80's with David Lee Roth literally the epitome of 80's -Panama -Hot For Teacher Late 80's with Sammy Hagar (lead vocal) -Dreams -Why Cant This Be Love -When Its Love

[@Roddrummer]

It is indeed one of the most iconic rock songs of the 80s. In fact, it's is one of the most iconic rock songs OF ALL TIME.

[@keithdean9149]

The lead singer was Davd Lee Roth, aka Diamond Dave. One of the greatest frontmen in the history of rock. He gave early Van Halen their personality.

[@stevenewcomer8837]

I enjoy your reactions. You always seem to make me smile. 🙂

[@markuskellner1220]

One of the greatest rock songs of the 80s. I am suprised that you did not hear it before

[@bandmaidfanATL]

Other fun facts...Eddie and Alex are native Dutch and moved to Pasadena CA when Eddie was 7. Both first played piano. And David Lee Roth, the singer, was really into martial arts and that stuff he does he called "Dave's monkey time."

[@plasticsurgerydisaster6180]

Growing up this song was used for my hometown’s NHL hockey team. It’s weird when you know a song this classic since a very young age.