Van Halen - Hot For Teacher | Singer Reacts |

[@realitykicksin8755]

The drum track is savage ... it is music science.

[@spamfriedmice4800]

One of Alex's best.

[@darkcustomxxx7252]

I had a motorcycle that sounded like that.......

[@DanVillainFilms]

Forget the guitar solo. Wish I could play that drum part.

[@tony.kmullinsstudio818]

Alex is the King of Swing. 👏👏👏

[@LordToddtastic666]

That drum riff is iconic!

[@melonysteed-1083]

Thank you! Alex is so overlooked.

[@drittttt]

Ms. Latham, senior Economics. She was gorgeous, about 25, graduated from the same high school. On Halloween, (my birthday btw) she came dressed in her skimpy, tight cheerleading outfit, which she still fit in perfectly. I sat in the front that day and didn't learn a god damn thing😍😍

[@spamfriedmice4800]

Rita Ravo, Spanish and my homeroom teacher. OMG the curves on her.

[@Topjunkie-r4s]

Ms. Benson - math teacher Westrocks Middle, Norwalk Ct. Smokin HOT!

[@0rnery0verwatch]

There were def actual hot teachers, but when you think back, the majority of the 'hot' ones were simply 10-15yrs younger than their co-workers 😅

[@spamfriedmice4800]

Nobody was having more fun than Van Halen in the early 80s.

[@JPDillon]

Van Halen was the perfect band for the MTV era. So much charisma!

[@BNehls08]

Paused right at the beginning of Eddie's solo! You are awarded no points and may God have mercy on your soul.

[@tonysmith5032]

That solo by Eddie in the beginning is a face melter!... and all these years later, every time I hear this song I have to stop what I'm doing and play air guitar!

[@TheSupernaturalWolf41]

Every boys fantasy in a song. God bless(The Real) Van Halen!🙏

[@Bad_Penny01]

unless she gives bad head lol

[@LordToddtastic666]

Not Van Hagar! 😂

[@danielnewman3210]

Van Hagar is great too.

[@symbiosisai]

​@@danielnewman3210 Van Gina was ok, no where near the original lineup

[@김종문-z9v]

반갑습니다

[@RobertBreedon-c3b]

Man, I was 17 when this album came out in 84 where have those 40 yrs gone?

[@winston-churchill]

I remember when their first album came out... it changed everything!

[@stevebarber8501]

Me too!

[@Topjunkie-r4s]

Same. If I find a used Delorean with a working flux capacitor I’ll pick you guys up so we can go back.

[@jusnuts1443]

Well, for me... Desert Storm, open heart surgery and a pacemaker.. It's gone ok, I guess.

[@gw2955]

Indeed, where have all the good times gone?

[@zeroyum1473]

This is closer to reality in the late 70's and early 80's than you would think. When I was senior in High School in 1977, we had 23-year-old hot teacher that always wore really short miniskirts. When she would write or clean the top of the chalkboard, well you know, the miniskirts did not cover much below the waist. In the same class, I had a girl that sat to my left in a desk. She would get in a mood and pull my head across and pull it into her chest and hold it there until people started to notice and I got embarrassed. Much wilder times back then. My parents called all the music I liked to listen to "DEVIL MUSIC".

[@yamforlife]

Seeing them live back in the day….//real Music!!! Thanks for bringing back the memories!!! I don’t feel Tardy!!! 😂😂😂

[@anthonypowell6234]

It's the drums for me!! Check it again without the video to get the awesome drum intro! great reaction!

[@6li8storm40]

My weirdest memory related to this song involves my ex. He and I got together in early ‘85, so this song wasn’t super old. For months, every time he (or we) walked back into a house after being out, he’d say, “Heard you missed us-we’re back! I brought my pencil!” It was honestly so random, but so fun.

[@mattblatchley2061]

THAT was a delightful reaction to a great ole song!!! PLEASE do more VH---there are 2 more videos from this album both are great "Panama" and "Jump" but there's a lot more than that...the live "Eruption" solo that people are mentioning will blow your mind completely.

[@michaelb1761]

A couple of music videos where the budget for beer and liquor was probably over half the video budget.

[@alexthorpe6583]

I was in junior high when this video came out... so I felt like the video was aimed right at my age. (Gen X) The drum into is still instantly recognizable and unique, after all these years. Other Van Halen songs? Hmm, some of them got played a little too much, back in the day. 'I'll Wait' is one I discovered a bit later than most of them. 'Right Now' is a big one from the later Sammy Hagar era of the band.

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

Yes!

[@peterworth9403]

I always say "Ice Cream Man." lol

[@ChristopherDunkle]

Fun reaction. One of the things I always found hysterical about the video is that during the dance sequence the drummer is almost always out of step. The guy who you would think would have the best timing. It is a very fun sounding and energetic song, so you bopping around to it is completely understandable. Van Halen never took anything too seriously, and was always over the top. Also I know nothing about making videos for You Tube, but whatever you have done as far as lighting and your hair highlights is magnificent. Happy New Year. :)

[@camannwordsmith]

True, but this particular upload shouldn't be considered with that, as ALL the audio is about one second off. None of the lip-synching lines up. I mean, you're not wrong - but people shouldn't take this specific upload as proof of that.

[@rhill49849]

Michael, Eddie and Alex did NOT want to do the dance scene but got wrangled into it. As you can tell they are not good dancers, lol.

[@javierornelas3558]

80's kid here. Love your humorous reactions. Back in the day when MTV was one of the only ways you could se your favorite artists. If your parents couldn't afford cable you had to go to the arcades to get your MTV doses. Great times!

[@KuscosPoison]

How many girls you know from that time STILL coughing up the hairspray from the school bathrooms? Even the guys weren't safe from the fumes, just walking by the door being opened that cloud "poof" out into the hallway. @javierornelas3558 Don't you agree?

[@javierornelas3558]

@@KuscosPoison totally agree does were the good old days.

[@glennwisniewski9536]

Waldo's voice ("Aw mom, you know I'm not like other guys.") is clearly imitating movie star John Wayne.

[@timsterrockstar]

Every song on the 1984 album is a banger. It was my first record as a kid. This is in my top five 80s music videos hands down. They brought that same energy to all their videos and onto the stage!

[@snakeydawg]

VH!!! Love Eddie van halen RIP. Such a great song

[@PML78]

80s rock , 80s videos, timeless 🤘🏽😎

[@unklebacon44]

This song and video exemplifies why Van Halen is my all time favorite. Fun, fun, fun and man they can play. RIP EVH GOAT

[@benjauron5873]

Somebody else might have already pointed this out, but the part at the end where they say what happened to everybody when they grew up was an homage to the movie "Animal House," which did the same thing with its characters at the end of the movie. One of the main characters in "Animal House" went on to become a "Gynecologist, Beverly Hills, California."

[@iamozzman990]

The beginning of MTV., so much fun! Great video and great reaction .

[@billgoodwin8742]

Van Halen at their peak! If I had a teacher that looked like that, I would have never missed school. And Rachael, did I see you blush? And I love the big 80s hair!

[@michaelb1761]

VanHalen (with David Lee Roth) was such a great combo of over the top fun, showmanship, and rock and roll. They had it all.

[@andreashorst1390]

The wonderful 80s.🖤❤💛 I was there

[@donbergeson6771]

I was in 8th grade when this came out. Our math teacher was going to be gone for a week and told us all (but me specifically) that if we got a detention from the sub, she would double it when she got back. The very 1st day of the sub, me and my friend Roberto walked into class late (totally accidental) and when the teacher called us out on it, I swear it was unplanned, I looked back at the clock, then at the teacher and said, "Aww man, I think the clock is slow. I don't feel tardy." The entire room busted up in laughter. Detention #1 for us both. A little while into class and Roberto raises his hand to ask a question. When called upon he holds up his pencil and goes, "I brought my pencil. Now gimme something to write on man." Again the room busts up laughing. I laughed so hard I fell out of my desk onto the floor. Detention #2 for both of us and a 3rd for me for falling onto the floor. And those did get doubled so I got 6 detentions in the very 1st class with the substitute all because a great Van Halen song popped into my head at the wrong time and it was so worth it.

[@AbeStephan]

There used to be an independent fan mag THE INSIDE MAGAZINE which pronted stories of the beginning of the band up to the hiring of Gary Cherone . Some of the road crew were high school buddies of the band members . Its been said Hot For Teacher was based on an actual teacher at their high school .

[@NCNelz]

Same album “ Panama” …or if you want to see an early live performance of VH reaching for the top way back in 1981 “ unchained” Oakland , Ca ….you”ll see the early raw power of Van Halen throwing one hell of party

[@Stab_Knifewind]

Ah Fair Warning, my favorite album.

[@lewstone5430]

I was 10 years old when this song and the album (1984) it was released on came out. It was the first album I ever owned. My mom bought the record for me with its classic cover of the angel smoking a cigarette.

[@gregwatson5315]

Great reaction. I remember hearing this for the first time when it came out. Driving with the windows down at night and hearing this. Fun memory.

[@johnnygonzales1590]

MY ENGLISH TEACHER...SHAPED LIKE AN - ⌛ HOURGLASS...SWOON WORTHY 😍😍😍😍😍 !

[@dickdarlington3559]

Back when I was in automotive trade school. One of my teachers in the performance classes told us that one of the ways you can tell if your engine is tuned right is if at idle, it sounds like the opening drums from Hot for Teacher.

[@RobertBreedon-c3b]

Yeah it does

[@bradpriebe9218]

That's a good instructor!🤘

[@lawrencecutzinger6904]

I watched about 50 of these reaction videos of this song and YOU were the first person to understand right off the bat what the video was about in regards to the 4 kids playing mini versions of the Van Halen band members. Congrats.

[@petermorgan5303]

It was great growing up in the 70's & 80's. Music was epic

[@bayareathrasher666]

Soooo there are two videos "Unchained" and "So This Is Love" that they used to show on heavy rotation on early MTV. They are live videos filmed at Oakland, Ca 6/12/81. This was my very first concert...Fair Warning tour. I was 12 years old and every time they would play those videos, I got to relive my first concert! A young mind was blown.

[@kenkonwick6660]

Also tge entire Live Without a Net. Different era, different singer, easily as much fun and energy. David was the better front man entertainer, Sammy Hagar was the better voice. Lots of debate about who was better among VH fans, but the common string was Edward and that incrinckulent guitar work. Personally I give a slight edge to the Hagar era, as the band evolved and he was the right guy to keep up with Edward. Either way, in 1978, the first time I dropped a needle on vinyl from Van Halen 1 and my entire soul melted I've been a fan.

[@Stab_Knifewind]

So sad Eddie has passed, Oakland is a hellscape. Where have all the good times gone?

[@bayareathrasher666]

Wrong 100%! Van Hager was watered down homogenized music for jocks on the wrestling team in High School@@kenkonwick6660

[@tbd-1]

@@kenkonwick6660 "Best Of Both Worlds" was one of those videos I always stopped what I was doing so I could watch it. MTV in their glory days was always on in my house.

[@wordgiesworld5483]

Michael Anthony’s “Mini me” is Yano Anaya who played Grover Dill (Scott Farkus’s henchman) in A Christmas Story. Phil Hartman is the voice of Waldo. God, I miss the 80’s when you could get by with stuff like this in the name of fun.

[@williamreiser3118]

Alot of people don't catch small versions of them was 22 when this hit MTV Head bangers ball cutie

[@usnretarded]

Being in high school when this came out. Our teachers HATED this song, " I don't feel tardy" may have had bit to do with that 😁

[@marksummerfield357]

Your homework is to find some music in the last 10 years that even comes close to this talent and energy. Good luck, you'll need it.

[@jusnuts1443]

Welcome to the 80's! Damn, we had a good time!

[@brianr3763]

Panama and Jump should be up next, and you would enjoy the music videos. Unchained and Ain't Talking 'Bout Love would be good audio listens. In the Sammy era, you would probably appreciate the vocals on Dreams. There's a lot to dig into with VH!

[@stevehorn4680]

I'm an 80$ dude. I never had a hot teacher. I lived vicariously through this .🤟😎

[@Wishes890]

One of the things that nobody seems to pick up on is that when Waldo is talking in the beginning, it's just like the voice of some of the Japanese movies when they're translated into english, the person doing the talking talks in that slow monotone

[@SteveCoronado2]

Way to take me back to my teenage years 🤘🏻💥🔥🙏🏻💯 This was one of the coolest videos way back when.

[@tonyallen9035]

It's rumored that the 4 young boys were actually students at the school where they shot the video. They hung out with the band between takes while shooting it. It was said that the four boys were hard to control in school for several weeks after the video was shot. Lol

[@shannonhondo260]

The Van Halen Brothers tore it up in that intro!! Still gets me hyped 40 years later

[@spamfriedmice4800]

Nobody slouching in this band for sure.

[@ace1usmc]

Van Halen "Dirty Movies" - absolutely insanely amazing song.

[@williamburton307]

Humans Being ,is an epic Van Halen song !

[@yellowbeardjamesgibson9297]

Hello From the Sunshine State of Florida 🇺🇲🌞☀️🌅🏝️ This was one of my Favorite Groups threw the 80 ' & If you want Suggestions here they come Like button 🔘 has been Illuminated 1) Running with the Devil 2) Jump 3) Panama 4) Eruption / You really got Me !!! 5) unchained 6) Dance the Night away 7) Mean streets Please Know they Have Way more Hits Yet you should Pull up Eddie's 11 + minute live solo performance 😊👍

[@fvckmylife]

You will need to take a look at the live version of Eruption, Eddie was such an incredible guitarist, an animal with the guitar. Rip EVH

[@kap1800]

An Easter Egg hidden in this video, is When DLR is the Game Show host, right before they shot that seen is pissed his pants on purpose and they never caught it in editing and it stayed in the video.

[@charlescross7868]

@Rayactions Pay attention to the Drum intro in the beginning of the song. Alex Van Halen is a Beast!!!!🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@Beardofdeath]

I love the imperfections in their dance routine. The whole video looks like they're having a lot of fun

[@Lilsparrow-of4pv]

(A late comment.) You as a young person I can honestly, sadly say missed out on a lot of goood vibrations and energy from the pop/rock music days of the 80's. And this video reflects a very small portion of that vibe! Good reaction! ✌️😎

[@78zappaf]

"What is happening?" - This always happens when someone from 1976-1984 say when they get introduced to Van Halen. You should try more of both versions (three really) of Van Halen. The David Lee Roth era and the Sammy Hagar era.

[@mjm5081]

Just as amazing as when I first heard it...40 YEARS AGO!!! Good Lord! 🙏❤🌹 Eddie 🌹❤🙏

[@mrluke8264]

You were one of the few reviewers who noticed the mini mes and the jokes You should review Mean Street and Unchained next

[@ShadoChaser0]

I always Enjoy your reactions, but this one especially! Keep them up! and Thank you

[@LordEriolTolkien]

This is them at the peak of their powers firing on all cylinders

[@slimsantilli4476]

I was 11 at the time. Great times.

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

Such a fun video. We loved it and took it for what it was. A " boys fantasy."

[@paradox963]

Ahh the 80's when nobody was Triggered, and people still had a sense of humor.

[@denisfournier984]

LOve IT! Finally listening to Van Halen

[@chriscr21]

Van Halen is my All time Favorite band, great reaction!! Right here right now was my High School Graduating class song! Happy New Years as well little lady!!! 🙂🙂🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@NRuthruff]

When fun wasn't cancelled. Excellent riff and energy. Always gets makes me smile.

[@CanadianMetalHead73]

God Bless the 80s we had such a great time in the 80s with killer music and fun to watch videos, the 80s were just so much fun to grow up in! There are few guitar players ever that are in the same league as Eddie! Never stop bopping, if you weren't popping and enjoying the music I would be concerned lol! Music is meant to be enjoyed anyway you see fit lol! Bop away, bop away!

[@gw2955]

I bought this album the day it was released and took it over to my friend's house to listen to. His hot older sister read the track list and gave me hell for "Hot for Teacher" and "Drop Dead Legs", neither of which I had listened to yet.

[@TrojanRabbit521]

Van Halen, Def Leopard & Motley Crue started hair metal that mainly wanted to have fun in the decade of decadence. Def Leopard try Pour Some Sugar on Me and Crue’s Kickstart my Heart. For Van Halen try Panama or if you like EVH check out Eruption one of the legendary guitar solos! Same level as Freebird, Stairway or Hendrix cover of Star Spangled Banner

[@jakeenan]

Fun fact: Eddie gave the kid who plays him the guitar he used in the video. The kid sold it for 2 thousands bucks. It recently sold at auction for over 2 million dollars.

[@drmauriciodiaz]

You’re a FANTASTIC KZbin “reactor”. I’m now subscribed! It’s great to see NATURAL reactions.

[@SuprousOxide]

The voice of Waldo in the opening is the late Phill Hartman, a great comedian of SNL fame who we lost too soon. And now we lost Eddie, too

[@dionvarela5585]

You just watched the greatest guitar player of all time. R.I.P. EVH.

[@ClifHaley]

There is no band that is as musically gifted AND as downright fun as Van Halen.

[@LClark-ry9to]

Yes , we had one teacher, in High School we’d drive bye and honk at her house . Texas early 70s .

[@schumanndrake9166]

Jump and Panama--Panama for the live concert and Jump as it is an EPIC song, maybe David Lee Roth's best stage performance.

[@drvannozzun]

I love how you love this

[@woverby1963]

I love it, "Whats happening?" Van Halen is happening!

[@yeahman6907]

Idk if you’re still reacting, but I definitely recommend “I’m the one” by Van Halen as well. It’s from there very first album and is one of my favorites of theirs

[@chrisstone5868]

Oh yes ERUPTION LIVE! EXTENDED VERSION.. is a MUST!! Yes SRV, Jeff Healey, Jimmi Hendrix, and so many more awesome guitarists. But EDDIE VAN HALEN is and will always be hailed as THEE GUITAR GOD. I look at it like giving an I Pad or Xbox 360 to a adult in the 50s

[@Lorinda212]

Good review and analysis Ray )))

[@kevinmarshall854]

They had a song with Sammy Hagar called "Poundcake!" Where Eddie uses an electric drill to play his guitar!!!!😱😱😱

[@MrBvhawk12]

Ahhh! Middle school in the 80’s. I wish my grandkids could experience for one day, their minds would explode!

[@Roddrummer]

Love this song, love this band, love that album, love this video. The only thing I don't like about the video is the fact that it muffles part of the ICONIC drum intro. Aside from that, sh*tloads of fun. Now check out the live version of 'Unchained' where Alex lights his gong on fire. Rock n roll insanity....

[@PANIC_aka_PinD]

Ok, so it was the 80's. Mtv was a thing ... and videos sold as much music as music did. VH had really only debuted 6 years before but this band was already on their 6th studio album. Panama was the other hit from this album that absolutely everyone knows, even 6 albums in people were still blown away by Eddie and the band. By this time, as you can see by the video, they had really come into their own, were selling out stadiums and playing with other top-tier bands on a regular basis, and could probably make a hit playing nursery rhymes.

[@bufordteejustice1119]

Ironically, the only one who had trouble with the dance routine was Alex, the drummer. You can see how lost he is. Thanks for sharing. happy New Year from Baltimore.

[@peterbogumil1889]

1984 oh my Gosh. Sounds like today. Can't believe it 🎉

[@ESUSAMEX]

When this video hit MTV, I was almost 14. As a boy, this video was a perfect dream because I had some hot teachers during my teens.

[@karimhicks8376]

In the 7th grade, I had the biggest crush on my teacher, Mrs. Nowak. And I hated math!! Never missed her class!

[@briansmith303]

In the same vein is the must-hear Ice Cream Man from the debut album.

[@swordmonkey6635]

The yellow hot rod at the end of the video was rented for the video. The owner made the director promise not to do any burnouts or drive it fast. The director agreed. Dave, being Dave, did a burnout and drove it fast.

[@cameltanker1286]

You got to love the 80's.

[@johnrust592]

"What is happening here?" 80's debauchery is happening!

[@superluiyo]

"Just a Gigolo" , " Goin' Crazy!", "California Girls" by David lee Roth, Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan y Gregg Bissonette ...a megaband. The common denominator: Humor and talent! Choose what you want it will be fine!! beautiful reaction!

[@scottgorrie2043]

Love hearing Phil Hartman as Waldo.

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

Rock In Peace Eddie Van Halen.

[@patrickfuller2423]

fun song, thanks for doing it. well done.

[@brandontolman7812]

Fun fact the drummer Alex Van Halen couldn't get the timing down on the dance sequences take after take the decided just to use the best one lol

[@robertevans2450]

Jamies Crying, Everybody Wants Some, Jump, Running with the Devil, Cradle will Rock...throw a dart and it will land on a great VH track...things don't get murky until after the 1984 album.