David Lee Roth - Damn Good

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16 жыл бұрын

Made about two years ago - before anyone ever dreamed of a van halen reunion - this was set to DLR's "Damn Good" and was a look at the classic lineup of Van Halen

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@grantcheney5070 3 жыл бұрын

This is perhaps the single most underrated, under played and least appreciated song that was swept under the carpet by mainstream radio simply because it wasn't Van Halen. It's ironic in it's timeliness with the passing of Eddie, RIP.

@janjones4536 Жыл бұрын

i agree very underrated-heard it when it came out and then it disappeared-probably one of roths finest work-what a shame

@grantcheney5070 Жыл бұрын

@@janjones4536 Thanks for the positive feedback, Jan. Wishing you and yours a happy Holiday season! Love to all.

@gregg010568 Жыл бұрын

The best song Roth ever did! But at least we do have it! Great memories!

@capnmo6718 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. This and Ladies Nite in Buffalo are, I think, DLR's best solo tunes and tragically under-appreciated.

@geemonster9179 Жыл бұрын

I love this song it brings back some great memories of the late 1980's

@ursamajor7702 6 жыл бұрын

I remember when this album came out, and I think "Damn Good" is my favorite song David's ever done. When he goes, it will be the end of an era, and I'm blessed to have been a witness to it. Roth is one of THE GREATEST front men in rock. Diamond Dave, thank you for putting a smile on my face and a strut in my step all these years. They were damn good times, indeed!!!!

@glennscannell8802 4 жыл бұрын

Ursa Major underrated song

@sergiofontanella4856 4 жыл бұрын

I love it too!

@derekdavila432 3 жыл бұрын

Make sure he is on your funeral play list....just like ME. Good comments man....good.

@sirchromiumdowns2015 2 жыл бұрын

@@sergiofontanella4856 Me too!

@jeffbentley7449 5 ай бұрын

Well said!

@briangingras5886 3 жыл бұрын

This is a heavy duty song makes you start thinking how life doesn't go on forever enjoy it while you can

@davidtrevino5211 3 жыл бұрын

Momento Mori..

@jamesstewart1794 3 ай бұрын

❤

@mattr8251 5 жыл бұрын

Jan 1989 was going through my brothers music collection just after he passed away and was thinking about this album - particularly this song , couldn't find it among the hundreds of rock and metal cds, albums etc.. about a month or two later I set up his entertainment system in my room , plugged it in , opened the cd drive and there it was, obviously the last album he listened to, I balled like a baby.. he was my best friend and would jam to this song on his guitar at his place before we went out to clubs ( with my fake id) or wherever.. Miss you my brother..

@felixmartinez5792 3 жыл бұрын

matt , I was fine and this video caught me off guard .... ballin like a baby ... scrolling down I see your comment ... and ... ballin some more ... though a year after, people read. my respects. some feelings last longer than time . Cheers happy 2021 Flex \m/

@mattr8251 3 жыл бұрын

@@felixmartinez5792 oh thanks man.. yea some songs just knock you off your feet depending on the memories surrounding them.. this one will always be extra special.. rock on buddy..

@puppaman Жыл бұрын

That`s a beautiful story. Thank you.

@artdx11 10 жыл бұрын

I admit im a man but every time I listen to this song I cry. I don't know but its a sentimental ballad. Its about ; times that you enjoyed in your youth. Somehow ; you never will go back and have fun times again.

@oraclemanconsulting 10 жыл бұрын

His uncle just died. He did not marry. He knows he can only do those high notes and kick spins for a couple more years. I am very glad to have seen him during his peak. For me, this is his BEST SONG EVER

@cornfusedatbest6693 9 жыл бұрын

I feel the same, although you can't RE-LIVE everything, sometimes you can SEE for the first time what is was that gave you that feeling,and try to keep some of it, I think we all have these thoughts at one point in time, but NOBODY said ya gotta let go!!!

@KeithCarey33 6 жыл бұрын

Arturo Almazan No worries, we all cry and break down. Never knew this tune was about Van Halen. Clueless youth. Now, semi-sound adult.

@KarmaPrime 5 жыл бұрын

4 real dude. 51 yrs old.

@jeigheff 4 жыл бұрын

I hear you, Arturo. This song has made me cry too.

@Pinballpete007 6 жыл бұрын

It sucks getting old but I had dam good times when I was young :-)

@steveadams7592 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes things weren't the best back then; but I'd give anything to go back and relive that again.

@RDMS34 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect song for today's sad EVH news. Almost like a personal DLR tribute.

@craiglizt8074 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’ve always felt that way about this song too. More so with EVH’s passing

@nickhill8612 2 жыл бұрын

@@craiglizt8074 Same here, when I think about past friendships especially when I was younger.

@rocketman63 11 жыл бұрын

This song came out during one of the best times of my life. The Big Eighties were an awesome time to be young. Damn Good, Diamond Dave!

@shitshowgaming4453 3 жыл бұрын

This hits even harder after Eddie's passing...It hurts to know that there was a time these guys were together making some of the best music ever and now it's gone :(

@robertsutton206 2 жыл бұрын

I never thought this was a Van Halen song. I thought this was a DLR song with Vai on guitar

@zackgibson3389 Жыл бұрын

@@robertsutton206 it is vai, but it's a song about dlrs time with VH

@Nopuff2tuffwediveat5 Жыл бұрын

…but thank gawd we were here for the run.

@DanielStOnge-xy8dk 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯 percent one of the greatest showman in rock history

@DanielStOnge-xy8dk 2 ай бұрын

@@robertsutton206it is David Solo Van Halen had nothing to do with this song

@pfinkston 6 жыл бұрын

This song came out quite literally two days after my older brother suddenly passed away. It's almost as if David wrote this song just for me to help me cope with this awful tragedy. A big thank you to the one who posted the video and yet an even bigger thank you to David Lee Roth. One of the best singers in Rock history!!!!!

@grantcheney5070 11 ай бұрын

I'm just reading this and wishing you and yours all the best! Love, Grant

@fearsomename4517 3 жыл бұрын

Dave was by far the most sentimental about Van Halen. He released "Skyscraper" on Eddie's birthday. Miss you King Edward Van Halen.

@grobbler1 2 жыл бұрын

Probably more of a nose tweak to Ed?

@tracybosworth1033 Жыл бұрын

@@grobbler1 Maybe a little of both.

@georgerebic1240 Жыл бұрын

The replies are cynical. I like the comment. It brings a light to dark stories about the band.

@citizensredivivus4157 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for reminding people about that. I remember when I bought the Skyscraper cassette that Roth had done that & that 'Damn Good' was the ultimate tip of the hat to Eddie & the Original VH.

@Yankees24 23 сағат бұрын

@@citizensredivivus4157 I always figured it was about his time pre-Van Halen. They hated each other at this point

@BestBluesNRock 9 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever! David Lee Roth at his best!

@jonnyjib 8 жыл бұрын

played this at my best friend's memorial service...couldn't have picked a more perfect song!! miss you every day Zeb

@erikdw2616 5 жыл бұрын

RIP Zeb

@sherrymcmillen7634 4 жыл бұрын

We lova ya, Zeb

@72superlead 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing man, rip Zeb

@greenblaze2010 3 жыл бұрын

Me, too @ 1 of my BFFs ❤️❤️❤️❤️ perfect song! Missing you EVH but Wolfie is spreading your legacy and his very own!! I know you are proud! Rest easy ❤️

@johndevaney3054 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss , I agree with you I had this song played at my brother's memorial service he took his life on 8-7-88 it's a fitting song to share. It took his death for me to realize that he was my best friend. I have to stop I'm crying sorry.

@New4day 15 жыл бұрын

This song is a gem.

@Mad_Axe_Man125 5 жыл бұрын

This song reminds me of being 15 and living in Hawaii where my Dad was stationed at the time. Had skyscraper on cassette and used to listen to it while mowing the lawn. Best days of my life. Ive never been as happy in my life as I was in those days. I saw Steve Vai in Seattle several years later had front row tickets. I was wearing my Skyscraper t shirt and Steve played a little excerpt of "Good Times." while in the middle of another song. I feel like he saw my shirt and did that just for me. Or so I like to think.

@GORGOROTH42 10 ай бұрын

He did!!

@briannoojin1710 2 ай бұрын

That’s very cool. Did you see the movie North Shore about a kid from Arizona that goes to surf in Hawaii? He got the haole treatment from the Hui real bad, brah. Lol

@vitorino445 8 жыл бұрын

david lee roth is a underrated artist. he's such a talented musician.

@dontoliano969 7 жыл бұрын

he knows how to get an audience going. one of the best showman ever!!

@danielbrown1724 7 жыл бұрын

vitorino Agreed. And an underrated songwriter too. That signature blues sound of VH, was all DLR. He continued it on Eat 'em and Smile whereas VH went the cheesy synth-pop route

@maxwelter9545 7 жыл бұрын

David Lee Roth is a highly regarded artist. What do you mean underrated?

@shaunclifton5281 7 жыл бұрын

Max Welter Not really, Max. We love him , and Yes he gets credited as being the best front man, but most people laugh it off as him being the Ambassador of Spandex. Other than his fans like us, others do not give him the credit he deserves. Great lyricist, great song writer, lived the most full life I have Ever seen. From horse stables to Cafe Wha?, Greatest front man ever, greatest band ever ( in their Prime ), Explorer, mountain climber, world traveler, EMT, Japanese school,...what other Rockstar caught malaria in 3rd world countries or was on the verge of death with dysentery, umpteen surgeries... ? Much less bounced back and forth with Eddie's multiple personalities

@Quazi-moto 7 жыл бұрын

Have you ever heard him live? I don't think he's underrated at all. He's talented at recording in the studio, but in MY book, he's NOT a talented "musician" or "artist".

@zoso73 11 ай бұрын

Great times. Glad i lived them in the 80s and can think about them 35, 40 years later.

@vpj25 6 жыл бұрын

God only knows how many times I heard this song when the album was released. It's a lovely gem. One of the most underrated songs. David lee roth - Legend.

@canaldiver5983 4 жыл бұрын

Listening and playing this song on the guitar being in lockdown in Spain. Thinking about the eighties and nineties. Man, made me cry.

@robertgaugler319 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes. The 80's truly were damn good times. It's hard to believe that my 30th high school reunion is upon me!

@davidleeroth784 8 жыл бұрын

Mine was 1987 so thirty coming fast to me as well!

@robertgaugler319 8 жыл бұрын

+boyd boyd And yet I wouldn't trade those days for anything. The 80's...our generation...those were halcyon days...the greatest era in rock music! I'm sure you feel the same. ;)

@robertgaugler319 8 жыл бұрын

+jlk99us Hope you had a rockin' time! I didn't go to my 30 yr reunion, but it's cool... \m/

@elucas3975 8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Gaugler (Bob) Just had the reunion planning meeting last Saturday. My 30th. also......

@susanesquer1520 7 жыл бұрын

Just got back from my 30th reunion , so many absent friends . The old crowd keeps getting smaller at each reunion . To Dam Good Times ! Amen !

@punknugget561 3 жыл бұрын

Makes me cry every time I hear this song. I'm going to have my sons play this song at my memorial many, many years from now (God willing), when it's time for me to leave this planet and be with God.

@briannoojin1710 2 ай бұрын

Good idea.

@benschlacher6131 5 жыл бұрын

Almost forgot about this song until I stumbled upon it again on the tube. One of the best solo songs Dave ever made - the lyrics and the visuals of the mighty Van Halen in full swing gave me goose bumps as I took a stroll down memory lane remembering people, places and some of the things we got up to. Damn straight Dave - good times indeed !

@bradleykoenig4048 6 ай бұрын

The first time that I heard this song I sat in the parking lot until the end. I was supposed to meet someone but I figured it could wait until the song was over. Such an underrated song that deserves much more playtime. It should have been featured in a movie.

@12345679876541 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great memories Dave, Alex ,Eddie and Mike .What a great band. VAN HALEN!!!!!!

@Iknowthelaw13 3 жыл бұрын

Even though Ed doesn't play guitar on this one, this song hits harder after his passing. One of DLR's best EVER tunes, even with VH. Lyrics tell a great story from beginning to end, and looking towards a hopeful future. Just a fantastic song. RIP Eddie.

@bocobob 9 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the fleeting moments of life that pass by so fast. We will be gone and dust and no one will know or care we existed eventually.

@andrewkillola6829 8 жыл бұрын

This comment has hit me like a freight train.. So true and so sad. We're only here such a short time.

@cornfusedatbest6693 8 жыл бұрын

+bocobob ...and thus, we keep on going , regardless of our UNDER achievements, we will keep rockin the world in which we live. SOMEONE SOMEWHERE WILL remember ALL of us somewhere down the line. Fact remains; THESE R GOOD TIMES....

@andrewkillola6829 8 жыл бұрын

+Gary Kovach that's a great response Gary. Be nice to think we will be remembered every now and then when we're gone..

@elizabethwiley2984 8 жыл бұрын

+Andy Joyce I feel if you enjoy each moment, and know in the end you lived it with kindness, joy and honesty you will have made a difference to the only important person.......YOU.

@cornfusedatbest6693 7 жыл бұрын

... hit the nail.

@cheebone3152 2 жыл бұрын

Always loved this song. I still followed DLR. after he left. I am a VH freak. I have a room in my house that is dedicated to Van Halen. Sitting in the middle my drum set. I cried the day Eddie died. They were the best band ever in my book. I partied my ass off listening to them. I was 10 yrs old when the first album came out. I got to see them. I thought I died and went to heaven. Those were damn good times.

@LongDrivesAtNight5150 3 жыл бұрын

EVH. The phrase "there will never be another..." is often used for many, but that guy had a twinkle in his eye, smile on his face and it transcended into his playing and fingers. He loved the guitar. We loved him.

@Scorpie 16 жыл бұрын

Probably my favourite DLR solo song. It's just so heartfelt.

@BubbaZen10 5 жыл бұрын

Notice how all of Dave's good times were with Eddie?? Man im glad i saw em back when. Women & Children, Diver Down and 1984. Those were indeed DAMN GOOD times. Thanks guys.

@SuperNick090 4 жыл бұрын

As wild and crazy as DLR is , I see him as a real humble guy .✌

@Mff48 3 жыл бұрын

me too supernick!! hes a bloody ledgend!

@oraclemanconsulting 10 жыл бұрын

THE front man of rock PERIOD

@downincognito72 8 жыл бұрын

+peter gilman without a doubt a better singer, but a frontman? not as good at hjs

@christopherdavis1805 5 жыл бұрын

Bowie Ozzy Mercury Roth is up there

@meerschaummountaineer3049 4 жыл бұрын

You got that right period I agree 💯 percent !!

@meerschaummountaineer3049 4 жыл бұрын

You got that right he was for sure nobody like Dave never will be .

@dontoliano969 7 жыл бұрын

this is one of the fewest songs that almost everyone can relate to or to remember friends we lost

@jimmydavis7596 3 жыл бұрын

DAMM GOODTIMES

@stephengiffith1010 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a RIDE to me FULL of emotional music friends and the song's loaded up when i was young like around 7 beatle records in one rack OH yeah ! then my sister's and mom's rack CCR.. the airplane..so i sang along with their records every beatle one then another would come out so i started loveing and singing birds i dug roger and that sound 12string david la flame it's a beautiful day then big brother and the holding co. Hendrix ledzepplen 2 i heard commin out of next doors window i was hooked this song DAVID LEE ROTH DID. Really takes me thinking how it started my friends i LOVED them so much i moved on my own right after A.C. D.C. came out my family had left when i was 12 both sis got married brother Johnny went on a smaller east coast tour opened up for Janice Joplin and big brother.wow wish i had all them flyers great art so..mom left i had learned to play 🔊 BASS first and got to make LITTLE money at 14 15 at 18 my guitar playing boomed so i moved after our first tour nobody was left in Sacramento TESLA just cut there first l.p. IT was HOT so this song brings SOSO MANY good times and 😥 sad sad times having to say goodbye. It is a powerful song it makes me think of all the great musicians we lost and the one's that inspired me to all may peace n love stay with you all and STAY WELL S.G.

@taisie100 11 жыл бұрын

What a voice. This song just takes me somewhere else. Here's to the GOOD TIMES. Thanks for the song.

@whaddayawant2197 3 жыл бұрын

With the passing of Eddie this song has much more meaning to it. Great video to go with the music.

@jamesstewart1794 3 ай бұрын

Whoever did the edit deserves an award for sure.

@johnsaldana742 3 жыл бұрын

Great song ! It really touches home !! DLR has a great voice ! Wish he never left Van Halen .

@thirdgengta 4 жыл бұрын

Traditional VH fans "David Lee Roth--writing a song about sentimentality? Yeah--like that'll ever happen." DLR: "Hold my beer. Wait a minute--on second thought, gimme that back, man! I'm thirsty!" Great job, David Lee. No-one alive in '88 ever saw this one coming. Love it to death.

@jamesstewart1794 3 ай бұрын

Love this comment ❤

@jamesstewart1794 3 ай бұрын

Gonna have to have a vodka shot after watching this and reading the sentimental comments. 😢

@classicrock64 9 жыл бұрын

This is a great song that nobody knows about

@cornfusedatbest6693 9 жыл бұрын

....uhh what about us?, we are EVERYBODY,...that counts for EVERYTHING!!! PEACE

@kentagion 9 жыл бұрын

I am nobody.

@cornfusedatbest6693 9 жыл бұрын

kentagion ...and everybody,..or one big native American. DEAD MAN. great flick.

@sylvestersierra920 9 жыл бұрын

+classicrock64 love that song

@reverendflash2962 8 жыл бұрын

+classicrock64 Except for the thousands, maybe millions of people who sent it soaring up the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 1988.

@TheLobsterBisque 9 жыл бұрын

Bought it on vinyl when it came out. Steve Vai fan since the beginning of time. He shines on this song & record. A song that shines a light on the soul of VH. Damn good times. So they were acting like a couple of kids. We all should. And they did reunite, saw them in OR. Glad to see people finding this great song here. A+ job on making this great tribute vid. Saw VH 1984 tour at MSG. Just being a kid in NYC having damn good times!!! MA with that JD bass. Fuck yea!..... Peace

@michaelrussomano5665 7 жыл бұрын

There will never be a time in American music history like this again. Glad to have been there. Almost surreal compared to today RNF'nR!

@Mff48 3 жыл бұрын

errrr not just AMERICAN music history!

@miker641 11 жыл бұрын

Great vid man, had 2 live it to appreciate those times, saw VH in 1982, Fair Warning Tour............Damn Good Times....Peace..

@Cpz28 Жыл бұрын

If I saw this video 15 years ago I'd have thought it cheesy. Now, it brings a tear and wonderful memories. That's the way it should be....

@todlowe4567 6 жыл бұрын

Great song...... so much said in so few words. Diamond Dave, you rock!

@Bocephusly 11 жыл бұрын

I get moist eyes hearing this ---- Dave pulls at my heart strings with this one

@MrC_5150 Жыл бұрын

In tears on this lonely Friday evening. RIP Edward🙏

@kevinkosar1629 11 ай бұрын

Awesome Tune I Can't Listen to it without Crying Memories of my Best friend Ray Who Passed away 6; years ago Miss him very much

@RoryCook 6 ай бұрын

Best diamond Dave's songs ever. Very underrated indeed. What ever happened to the music those were Damn good times.

@shaunclifton5281 7 жыл бұрын

Great, GREAT Job !!!!! God, I Miss this band !

@danzabler3925 3 жыл бұрын

A dear friend of mine died today. Song remindes me of many "good times " RIP, love ya Joe. 😢😪

@calgecko 2 жыл бұрын

I consider myself to be a VH fan... since I first heard them at the age of 13, when I first heard Diver Down... I was hooked... I'm embarrassed to say I've never heard this song... and now I have goose bumps....

@thepanamahat 15 жыл бұрын

And my life flashes by. . thanks for posting, a great song, his best. . So many memories. .

@Saucy_Editz742 3 жыл бұрын

I still feel it like the sun on my skin.

@835g 5 жыл бұрын

This so breaks my dam heart on so many levels ☹

@nickelliott5796 7 жыл бұрын

Those of you who lived during this time period I'm sure are incredibly bittersweet, as this is a song of the times and more. For me, it makes me personally very sad as I grew up in the nineties. We were sold pop (Hansen and Spice Girls) and angst (Nirvana and Co.). For me I'm much more sad because I barely caught the tail end of this epic era. This time period of music is an escape, a show, and ultimately a party, which is the way it should remain. Most people these days, (my generation, suckillennials) have few clues on how to shred, rock, have fun, and enjoy a show. What happens in the 80's, stays in the 80s.....FUCK YOU VEGAS!

@barryjones9362 4 жыл бұрын

it's interesting that the younger generation realizes the 80's were awesome. In the 80's, we had thought of our parent's music as corny. But even today's kids recognize that there was an explosion of heart and virtuosity in the 80's. Today's kids don't think of Pyromania the same way we thought of Rockin Robin.

@michaelpalermo354 7 жыл бұрын

I love classic Van Halen so much. They've affected my very spirit on so many different occasions and levels. I identify with them so much in terms of how they affected me during my formative years. They are the soundtrack to my life in so many instances and I will always cherish them. As I type this I can only look back with fondness... The 80's??? Well, as David Lee Roth said, "The 80's just smiled". Smiled it did and in a huge part, by the awesome power, look, and feel of a band that cut their teeth in the 70's and owned it until their unfortunate end in 1985. I LOVE VAN HALEN LIKE NO OTHER AND ITS BECAUSE THEIR SPIRIT MOST MATCHES MINE.

@ancientfinn3738 3 жыл бұрын

Same here brother

@cory3518 Жыл бұрын

Dave was a great singer. Period. Van Halen ruled the world not only because Eddie was the greatest rock guitarist ever and brilliant songwriter but because DLR was a brilliant Lyricist, greatest frontman EVER and his vocals were awesome.

@urbanbader4113 11 күн бұрын

I agree but now Dave voice is a petty

@jlo3317 2 ай бұрын

It’s so emotional to watch this video, especially for those of us who were waiting at the record stores for new albums back in the day. We grew up with these guys and their music changed our lives. How fortunate are well to witness and feel The Mighty Van Halen…

@spoolinwagon5350 8 жыл бұрын

Goosebumps. Fucking rocks me everytime. Feel the same as listening to 10 years gone by Zep.

@heytombanjo6195 4 жыл бұрын

Love both of these songs.

@bsabrandi711 Жыл бұрын

Mee too!!! *heavy sigh*

@davidsmith-lg1eo 3 жыл бұрын

This song should have been a big big hit. But i never heard it on the radio. I am so thankful that i got to see the original VH in there prime. And Diamond Dave solo on his SKYSCRAPER tour, he had a great band. You can bad mouth Dave all you want, but he went out and did it his way. RIP EVH, and thank you.

@themopedmetallist 7 жыл бұрын

Underrated ode to pleasant memories (this especial day and age notwithstanding). Thank you Messrs Vai, Sheehan, Tuggle and Bissonette for helping Mr Rothstein flesh this out.

@thecanadian8719 6 жыл бұрын

How is this song not on a top 100 of all time list? Best unknown song ever.

@BookClubDisaster 6 жыл бұрын

It's not quite unknown. It was on rock radio a lot in the late 80's. But probably mostly forgotten. Someone needs to put it in a movie or show or something to introduce the kiddies to it.

@michielvanzaane493 4 жыл бұрын

A song about doing what you didn't do and did what you shouldn't have done. But also about the good times you had. Those times are gone but the memories remain.

@ugaais 10 ай бұрын

Great to see they fought like brothers but created some of the greatest hard rock of all time….ladies and gentlemen I give you the mighty Van Halen..

@Riazor1370 7 жыл бұрын

The guitar riff is definitely Steve Vai's signature, very relaxing and sometime has hallucinogenic effect.

@loriholman6125 6 жыл бұрын

Riazor1370 Steve Vai only thing n the guitar.... love 💞💖💞

@lueyholland9722 4 жыл бұрын

The whole thing was Steve...

@jfo3000 3 жыл бұрын

@@lueyholland9722 Steve wrote the lyrics too?

@backyardboogiewoogie 3 жыл бұрын

@@jfo3000 fun fact: Steve wrote the song at 14.

@backyardboogiewoogie 3 жыл бұрын

@@lueyholland9722 nope. Dave wrote the lyrics.

@wesleyh2251 Жыл бұрын

Masterpiece, a brilliant collaboration between DLR and Steve Vai.

@JayJohnson9 3 ай бұрын

Some songs are written on the wind and someone tracks it out. What an amazingly well crafted arrangement and execution. It stands the test of time.

@ellenlivingston6632 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect tribute for the perfect band!!

@mrmister2000 10 жыл бұрын

oh my god such killer riff and flow no one today has yet to even come close!

@boozieo 2 жыл бұрын

Love this♥️Damn good times♥️R.I.P. Eddie♥️💫

@feliciamartinez80 2 жыл бұрын

Brother from an other Mother passed a couple of days x marine x cop perfect song thinking of him and his Family RIP Darrell 💔

@overpopulatedplanet694 4 жыл бұрын

This song makes me 'well up' every time, just exactly the same as it did when it first came out, when i was deciding whether to 'come out' to myself, or just end it all rather than facing a lifetime of religious-based hatred and bigotry. You see, "heaven on earth" means different things to different people, but NONE of us can ever go back to our youths, or the 'good times' we could or should have had, or missed out on! This song is gut-wrenching for me!

@justin-vt1dg 7 жыл бұрын

Makes me think about back in the day when my buddies and I used to sneak out and go night roaming with a bit of booze, Looking for trouble. Damn good times....

@barryjones9362 4 жыл бұрын

LOL. Hopefully you also recognized in your youth that those days wouldn't last forever, so be damn sure to make them count while they last.

@goklie 8 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Also very touching and epic when put into the context of it being about DLR's early days with VH.

@johnkaupelis2319 5 жыл бұрын

Damn good times.. man were they good ! Best Roth solo song. The video is as sentimental as the song.

@petragolz 11 жыл бұрын

I love his voice and i love this song ..it's brilliant

@jperryfan 8 жыл бұрын

Great job on this .Kings of rock . May the damn good times continue!

@Fitch721 10 жыл бұрын

I didn't really take the time to appreciate this tune when it was released, of course back then I was a cocky and immortal (or so I thought) 20 year old, for how could a song like this affect me at that age? If DLR wrote the lyrics to this song (and it sure seems like he did) he is absolutely correct, time moves SO quickly as you age, somewhere along the way, you begin to realize that you're not immortal, it's at that point a song like this has true meaning.

@deadeasybr 10 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@srpdesigns 6 жыл бұрын

Marstrand R. So very well said My Friend

@johnhosley6646 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this..I cried a little.Eddie Van Halen is a huge influence on my guitar playing..I'll never forget our bassist telling me..EVH is gone brother..No one's ever really gone though \m/

@BintangWk 6 жыл бұрын

The only one of my fave song from skyscraper. Damn, the legends is always alive forever. Missed the old times...

@erichood9469 5 жыл бұрын

Bintang M. Wkusumah hina & skyscraper are Great

@johnnygutierrez4408 4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the 80s awsome....with all my cuzins ...the faithful only...🇺🇸🇺🇸😎😎

@taimeuppe6174 3 жыл бұрын

only been one 70's and only gonna be one..damn good times

@meerschaummountaineer3049 4 жыл бұрын

Who's listening to this great song in 2020 ? This is such a truly great overlooked tune and Dave how can you go wrong with that really does make a person think of past good times for sure.

@jamesstewart1794 3 ай бұрын

2024 and counting ❤

@trentsmith675 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Eddie Van Halen Inspiration to all guitarists around the world

@HenryTheHorse1966 16 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best songs there is

@bird1773 7 жыл бұрын

this makes. Me think of my friends who we had to bury u r long gonna but never forgotten

@SuperNick090 8 жыл бұрын

He is definitely talking about the good old days with early VH !!!

@cs292 3 жыл бұрын

Could be Steve Vai talking about his days with Frank Zappa...

@SuperNick090 Жыл бұрын

@@cs292 That is a strong possibility ✌️but I highly doubt it.

@chanpoteat3037 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool thanks Dave !!!! Van Halen Rules

@ACDC5150 2 жыл бұрын

Whoever u are that made this video…thank u..its genius..i play it alot and always makes me shed a tear…(or 2)

@ptsdsucks9069 2 жыл бұрын

Very bittersweet tune. Love it. Eddie gone way too soon 😢😢😢

@terapan1742 5 жыл бұрын

and now im an adult and I come to your video. Dads on his way out. Its cool to go to the exact video I listened to as a kid and reminisce of different times.. Thanks!

@dotlund1096 4 жыл бұрын

For some reason this song popped into my head...and voila here I am. What a great song. August 2020, good times? Yikes, it’s gotta get better. 👍😊🙏🏼🌻❤️

@anybodysguess960 3 жыл бұрын

I especially like that song even more because it’s somewhat longer than most songs. This is a tune that needs to be longer. Love it

@notone4029 6 жыл бұрын

Sad song but damn good song too!!

@keep_walking_on_grass 24 күн бұрын

I can't believe it is more than 40 years ago when van Halen shocked musicians all over the planet. if you are a young person, keep in mind, that what you are doing now, will be your memories when your are old. make yourself some good memories and live here and now.

@davidcastle7845 6 жыл бұрын

They were the greatest band on earth for a minute. What were they thinking.

@stephengiffith1010 3 жыл бұрын

Yea STEVE is something else this video makes me tears RUN down looking at Eddie's snapshots MISS that man MAN YOU KNOW????

@dmzabo3914 5 жыл бұрын

I remember a lot of that video as it happened. And yes it truly was Damn Good Times. Great American rock n roll band.

@bryannepveu6807 3 жыл бұрын

Been decades since I last heard this song. Damn where did the time go?!?

@marialuztupaaguilar521 7 жыл бұрын

Van Hagar hadn't a song so good like this. I love Diamond Dave an Steve Vai.

@psychedelicfright85 5 жыл бұрын

It's always Van Halen, because Eddie and Alex have always been there lol

@rabidrizon977 5 жыл бұрын

VH didnt even have a song as good as this... your point?

@citizensredivivus4157 2 ай бұрын

Sammy Hagar could not only not write lyrics like this, he couldn't move us emotionally like DLR did here with his vocal timbre/tone--as he did also on 'Little Dreamer' & 'Romeo's Delight'. Rock on, Dave.