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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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

The Mighty Van Halen!! Best band ever!!

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.

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.

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

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

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".

This song is just iconic ! 🙏🤘

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!!

all time classic! ♥

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.

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

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).

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

Eddie started as a concert pianist as a young kid, both him and his brother. David studied marshal arts

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

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

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.

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."

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!!! 👍💪👌🎸🎸🤟

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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! ❤❤

I saw Van Halen as openers for Black Sabbath in 1978, when they were just starting out. I had never heard of them but I remember being really impressed with their live performance.

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!!

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.

Yes, Eddie played the keyboards, it even won an award for the solo. David Lee Roth (the singer) did martial arts.

Fun fact, they spent more on beer than they spent on making the video. David Lee Roth ( the lead singer ) is a black belt in karate.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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."

Saw them live in the 1984 tour. They were amazing. The energy they had was unreal.

To say Jump by Van Halen is iconic, is an understatement! ✌🏽

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"

R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen, God bless you. Q.E.P.D. Eddie Van Halen, Dios te bendiga.

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

I was a freshman in high school when this album came out. Great memories

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

“ I’m trying my best here” made me chuckle 😅

Greatest song from the album 1984!

The day that Eddie died, it killed a small part of me. He was truly a one of a kind.

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 ❤‍🩹

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.

Fun seeing the different costume changes throughout the video.

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.

The most fun song in the history of music!..

He he he, this is one of the most iconic song of 80s along with Panama which is from them too

We alway played this song before we went parachute jumping. Pumping up the energy. Good memories

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.

first time, sorry, this song is 40 years old and was number 1 in America 😀👍👏

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

😂 This song gives me the feeling of going back to 30 years ago, when I was 20 years old

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

This era van halen was sweet!

I read or heard somewhere years ago that a record executive told Eddie that he couldn’t write a hit song using keyboards. This was Eddie’s response. One of Van Halens biggest hit songs lol.

I was 9 when I saw it for the first time, never forget.

Greatest song of all time and Greatest music video of all time.

Definitely a first to hear Dave's voice described as "beautiful" but the fun, spirit & energy of the song can have that effect, I suppose. And for almost 40 years, I've been trying to figure out what he's doing with the mic stand on his butt there at the end but it always cracks me up 😂

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.

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: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZadgZqj283GXWg.html

Jump was was their 1st. number one hit.

It's funny how the band members were showing such positive vibes throughout the video. And I'm sure it was they wanted to portray it that way to appeal to the fans! And it worked! But by then I hear Eddie and Dave were at each other's throat and could no longer work together anymore. And with that said, the video of course shows features Eddie showcasing his other talents with with the keyboards! And the fans embraced his talent for it! Miss you Eddie 🙏

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.

Oh how that synth intro can evoke so many memories. :)

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 🤘🏻🔥🔥

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 😁👍👍😎🤗

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.

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.

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....

Huge #1 Song ❤

3:41 Eddie Van Halen. Greatest of the greats. RIP

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.

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

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

Van Halen is a rabbit hole you should go down for sure.

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.

This song, video, and entire album was such a visceral part of life in high school in Southern California in the 80's, Class of 1986!

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 ) 🎸🎸👑👑❤❤

Yes, it's iconic.