For My Sunday Song #147, Van Halen’s song “Everybody Wants Some” will get the royal treatment this week. The song is off the album “Women and Children First” and the second one I have done from that album (because it is that good). The song was never a a single, but a B-Side to the song “And the Cradle Will Rock”.
The opening of the song is the tribal drum beat by Alex with Dave making some little noises in the background and Eddie comes in with that sinister riff. The music sounds menacing and when they kick it in to full gear, it is a slammin’ rock song. Eddie’s guitar playing on the solo has him two-handing the fretboard on his guitar and really breaking new ground as usual. The driving force though is Alex with that drum beat throughout. Really killer.
Lyrically, there isn’t much there. It is a pure sex song and Dave’s talking vocal performance is the star here. His vocals sound almost like he is ad-libbing the whole thing. Just making it up as he goes along, but it works so well. The first line on the second verse is “I Seen a Lotta People Lookin’ for a Moonbeam”, but seriously, can you understand one word of what he says…except for maybe moonbeam? No, as I don’t think he knew what the hell he was saying. The song ends with Dave going “Look, I’ll pay you for it, What the fuck”, but the “fuck” is not really audible with the way they phase it out the sound.
It is songs like this that make me love the Roth era more than any other. No one can match his charisma and attitude on vocals. He was the quintessential frontman!
Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. For me, this is classic Van Halen. I hope you enjoy it and have a Happy Sunday!!
“Everybody Wants Some!!”
Conductor don’t like it, says you’re wastin’ your time.
But ev’rybody wants some.
I want some too.
Ev’rybody wants some.
Baby, how ’bout you?
I seen a lotta people lookin’ for a moonbeam.
Yeah, ya spent a lot. Ya got lost in the jet-stream.
But ev’rybody wants some.
I want some too.
Ev’rybody wants some.
Baby, how ’bout you?
I like the way the line runs up the back of the stockings.
I’ve always liked those kind of high heels too. You know, I…
No no no no, don’t take ’em off, don’t take… Leave ’em on, leave ’em on.
Yeah, that’s it, a little more to the right, a little more….
Ev’rybody wants some.
I want some too.
Ev’rybody wants some.
Baby, how ’bout you?
Ev’rybody wants some.
Ev’rybody needs some.
Ev’rybody wants some.
Ev’rybody needs some.
John, I wrote this 5 years ago! This just about sums it for me! Time to do an Impact Album on it as well!
https://superdekes.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/sonic-waves-van-halenwomen-and-childern-first/
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Nice!! You can’t beat this song! or that album for that matter.
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No, you certainly can’t!
One of the all- time greats! Thanks for this Sunday Halen Feature!
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In his book David describes the first line as “Sheeba lobba peepa dabba lookin fo a moobee.” That’s pretty much it.
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Wow. That is what he is saying!
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Great to see more Roth-era Van Halen. This is a great Sunday pick… Roth really is a one of a kind.
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Yes he is. I think I have one more Sammy and then end with 2 Dave songs in the series. I almost did a whole series on just Roth, but felt that wasn’t a true representation of the band.
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I think they are two very different bands (the Dave and non- Dave) and know what you mean.
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