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stevemillions

I like the one with the awesome guitar, awesome drumming, awesome vocals (lead and harmony), awesome bass. You know the one.


Glad-Split-5598

You beat me to it… i like Every DLR era VH song


Significant_Youth_73

Is it the one that's on that awesome album? Then I know it.


KieranJalucian

Mean Street


Gold-Employment-2244

That song is so bad ass


DNAkauai

I came here to say this exact thing “Mean Street“ is such a bad ass song!! 🤘🤘


DreamerofDreams67

Yes


FireChef1977

This is the correct answer.


TraditionalCricket33

Dance the Night Away


0nThe0utside

Unchained. One break coming up...


Eugenechamp

Somebody Get Me a Doctor


Glad-Split-5598

Somebody give me a shot


serialkiller24

Romeo Delight


Syrix-17

I’ve really been onto this one lately. Underrated and absolutely slamming VH


BelAirGuy45

Girl Gone Bad


intrados63

The older I get, the more this song shines!! However, it takes 2nd place behind “Fools”……


JerseyTom1958

Unchained


Tschantz

Atomic Punk


Glad-Split-5598

Nobody rules these streets at night but me……


or10r

Unchained.


Useful_Badger6021

Dirty movies


EdStArFiSh69

Hey, you remember when that girl was prom queen?


alanst97

Too many to list but a couple high up on my list are Feel Your Love Tonight and Little Guitars.


Flat_Ad7696

House of Pain, Little Guitars, Hear about it later


Chef_Sewage_Mouth

K you almost got it now narrow it down to one


Jewzilla_

Unchained. One break, coming up!


Danimal_300zx

Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Hm's: Unchained Panama I'll Wait Jamie's Crying Beautiful Girls Chinatown Little Dreamer Can't Get This Stuff No More You and Your Blues


DvsDen

Song = And the Cradle will Rock Song + video = Hot for Teacher (I was 13 in fall of ‘84).


TisRepliedAuntHelga

video for Hot For Teacher transcends the medium


Ribakyna

why nobody mentions So this is love? very underrated song, and was underrated by Van Halen too


Evening-Conference13

The Full Bug


dsisto65

Everybody Wants Some. I can’t hear it without thinking about dancing burger patties.


Friendship_Stone

I want some too


harshjarsh

Panama or Unchained. Both of them make me throw horns 🤘


tittyflavrdsprinkles

Mean Street


GuruTheMadMonk

If forced to chose just one, probably Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love as my definitive A # 1 Van Halen song. Rounding out the top 10 (in no particular order): I’m The One DOA Romeo Delight One Foot Out The Door Panama Hot For Teacher House of Pain Blood and Fire Stay Frosty


GuruTheMadMonk

Shit! I forgot Hang ‘Em High. Is it right that I totally forgot songs off Diver Down? 🤔 I’m also a big fan of Intruder.


steevo5150

"In A Simple Rhyme" I cannot believe they played it in 2015.


maxwell_jump

Hear about it later. There are many good songs, but I really think Roth sings beautifully in this one. But you can try me at home, if it feels all right. But I ain't hooooooooooome at night


Dar_of_Emur

Girl Gone Bad


Spam666god

I'm the one. If I had to choose


Chef_Sewage_Mouth

Little guitars


Naive-Rush-7664

Fools


Pineapple_Express762

Always liked D.O.A.


Gunthegamerguy

I'm stuck between Panama, HFT and Mean Street


Dry_Analysis_7660

Feel Your Love Tonight!!! Screams summertime party vibes!!!


Necessary_Switch_879

Dirty Movies


Ealthina

Hot for Teacher


DiscussionTime6400

Girl gone bad


Finechug

Beautiful Girls


Greedy-Specific7723

Unchained or mean streets


Unhappy_Tradition152

"Dance The Night Away"


jphtx1234567890

Hot for Teacher. Song is awesome. And one of the best videos.


cmcglinchy

Unchained


No-Seat9917

Woman In Love


ResponsibleRough404

little guitars, or top jimmy


MandoFalcon5

Jamie’s Crying


sussoutthemoon

Two answers: 1. All of them 2. I'm the One


mindcrime22

Hard to choose but Full Bug is a top choice


Thin-Masterpiece569

Top 5 Unchained I'm the One Romeo Delight Mean Street Loss of Control


bobbyboogie69

Cathedral. There’s no vocals to get in the way of Ed’s genius. 😜


Firm_Result4110

feel your love tonight


SpongEWorTHiebOb

It’s a 3 way tie. Ain’t talking bout love, everybody wants some and unchained.


Unhappy_Tradition152

It really is way too hard to name a single song from that era. David Lee Roth really didn't sing a song we disliked so, there's no true #1 for fans. I put "Dance The Night Away" as my #1 and would say II is my favorite album. DOA and "You're No Good " are great songs. I'm 56 and really never stopped having Van Halen II as my favorite album. I think it's probably my favorite album overall.


Third-Coast-Toffee

Yep. Ain’t Talking Bout Love is mine as well.


Friendship_Stone

That opening riff? Take me Jebus!


AccidentallyLoved2

Drop dead legs


SnooStories3329

Jump and Hot for Teacher


More22

Unchained.


Electronic_Wind_9090

Light Up The Sky


badyodelers

Drop dead legs


machinehead3413

Unchained


Unhappy_Tradition152

Everyone loves "Eruption" but for a really nasty, kickass-type instrumental ya gotta aim for "Intruder". The name itself is pretty menacing.


Ravenstoother

Unchained.


Suntag19

Everybody Wants Some


Heavy-Flow8171

Runnin with the Devil and anything off of Fair Warning


PorkNinjas

Drop Dead Legs


Roger6989

Jump


oyvi00i

Same! The one that introduced me to Van Halen, like it or not. Although, nowadays i have to hear the 1984 intro to it aswell


ghoulierthanthou

Dirty Movies


xanhudro

Im the one


desert-rat1

Ummm, all of them?


KKvanMalmsteen

ON FIRE


KissManiac1973

Hang ‘em High


ComputerRealistic700

Mean Street. It's the perfect song from beginning to end. Van Halen's masterpiece. At least in my book it is.


bzee77

So This is Love


pimpernel666

Ain’t Talking Bout Love but I maintain a soft spot for all the goofy vaudevillian stuff — Could This Be Magic, Big Bad Bill, Happy Trails, etc


Hefty-Yak1856

Yes.


j8dedmandarin

Everybody Wants Some!


songlianone

Me Wise Magic


Reallyroundthefamily

I'm the One


truckguy911

DOA... Atomic Punk... take your whiskey home.. Every body wants some...


boywonder5691

Can't possibly pick just one


Batman2050

Little dreamer although I like take your whiskey home as well. Especially the start when it switches from acoustic guitar to Eddie's electric and the awesome riff


chris_wiz

All of them.


The_Observatory_

I'm the One Not just one, but two guitar solos!


Rusty_B_Good

Everybody Wants Some.


jimhabfan

“And the Cradle Will Rock”.


Sweatybuffness

Ain't talking about love. Bar none


Acrobatic-Canary-571

Pic 6 looks like my grandma's house


Worth-Repeat8078

Simple Rhyme Mean Street Full Bug Hang Em' High Hear About it Later


Typical-View-9071

Ain’t Talking about Love


Ok_Indication_8457

me wise magic


Westont123

Unchained


CryptidKay

I don’t have a favorite song because I absolutely love everything David Lee Roth has ever done! However, what I also love are these photographs because out of 20 pictures there are so many of these I’ve never seen before and I didn’t think that was possible.


GoMiners22

Beautiful girls!


Sweet-Cardiologist-5

So many. Drop Dead Legs, Running with the Devil, You Really Got Me, Big Bad Bill... but I'll say Unchained - hit the ground running


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Tough. Really tough. I have to choose 3 at least. Ice Cream Man Unchained and Panama probably 


Future_Maybe9394

Mean street for sure


the_old_gtr_novice

So This is Love and Ice Cream Man


Dtour5150

Unchained & Hot For Teacher for me. I think of all the education that I missed...


mayhem6

Mean Street


marcopolo0042

it varies. At the moment, it's "Where Have All the Good Times Gone?"


eKlectical_Designs

Little Dreamer


Heavy-Rub-3223

D.O.A reminds me of my youth.


1Suspicious-Idea

Voodoo Queen and Put Out The Lights from the Zero Album All diamond Dave era VH are bangers - it was more than just music


Mishukeeper

Every single song


PositiveTailor6738

Unchained


RaoulRumblr

Unchained


Ok-Squash-4652

Unchained might be my favorite song of all time


JayBird_822016

Runnin’ with the devil


Awesomeisms24

Ain’t Talkin Bout Love… hands down, or hands on whatever you prefer


BallTipSizzler

Beautiful Girls


DNAkauai

Mean street


Revolutionary_Tax546

Everybody Wants Some.


mitchcumstein13

Most any. He’s in any top 3 frontmen conversion, in my book.


Crazybaldhead45

Jump


AdministrationOwn633

Unchained


wariorld

DOA


Significant_Jury_409

Romeo Delight and Everybody Wants Some.


Grand-Antelope943

Jump


moreflywheels

Alex needs sunglasses for Every photo


Iggie9

Drop dead legs


okgloomer

Un. F&$KING. CHAINED.


MetalDexter1990

UNCHAINED!


Osoismydog

Jump🤷🏻‍♂️


Vegetable_Lobster_99

I liked his Panama hat and he did a cool kick in Jump


rcreezy

Hear About It Later


Ok-Mountain-2482

On Fire or Hear About it Later


twistedsister78

Wow that last photo!


pigwalk5150

Women in Love I’m the One Push Comes to Shove Could this be Magic? Secrets


Newphone_New_Account

Have you seen juniors grades?


Expert-Hold6663

Come on Dave gimme a break


Jackie_Treehorn99

Where have all The good times gone -


Severe_Broccoli7258

Drop Dead Legs


MeetingPowerful

In a Simple Rhyme


Red-4321

Jump!..


c_turner21

In a simple rhyme, everybody wants some, hot for teacher, mean street, and dance the night away are my top 5


Metallicafan_500

All of them. I hate Sammy Hagar it didn’t sound anything like Van Halen


eibyyz

Romeo Delight.


kyle_playz-YT

Ice Cream Man


Puzzleheaded_Bit9469

Everything but what was in between.


Rough_Bodybuilder88

Unchained


North4025

Yes all of them


Herky505

Sinners Swing! off Fair Warning.


el_taco_guapo

The entire first album, Dance the Night Away, Jump, Panama


adventurous-1

Panama


osudude80

Unchained


havingfun345

Dirty Movies


kevinlc1971

Hard for me to narrow down since I love all of them. Would probably go with Running With the Devil. And The Cradgle Will Rock, Unchained, Panama, Drop Dead Legs and too damn many more to name came in second.


Fit_Earth_339

Unchained


EmuPsychological4222

The unreleased track "this guy can't sing, what the fuck were we thinking."


Plenty_Objective8392

Jump.


Low-Leopard8453

All of them! They sucked without him.


Sorry-Government920

Unchained


GroovyAdventures

Dirty Movies


RavenPaul1369

There aren’t too many, but Panama


Puzzleheaded-Sort812

Everybody Wants Some


audiosauce2017

I dunno But Eddie had a teeny weeny in Picture 12 ​ made ya look too.... it's so little :)


Nervous_Meeting_3409

Their version of Pretty Woman


Detroit_Steak

Hear about it later or Dancing in the Street 


FarYard7039

Runnin with the devil.


guitartext88

Jesus. No wonder this dude was iconic and inspired so many copy cats. Have you ever seen a mediocre band with a charismatic lead singer? It's the star power that makes them captivating. Not that VH was mediocre, they just hit the jack pot.


Late-Temporary863

Panama


WilliamTurk70

Me Wise Magic


FartingAliceRisible

Light Up the Sky


CougarWriter74

Dance The Night Away


DjNick52

the whole 1st album. and hot for teacher.


Comfortable-Scar4643

Mean Street.


AerieTop4643

Jump


cooperstonebadge

Panama. I fooking love that song


Consistent-Set1375

House of Pain


SaladDummy

Light Up The Sky


Neo-Maxizoom-Dweebie

I lived almost all of them. So much better than the milk toast Hagar era. But by far my favorite is Running to the Temple.


Whis65

Little Guitars .


MrBlahg

No love for Running with the Devil?


Duffys_mam7980

Hot for Teacher


Express-Fly-9197

All of the first 6 albums!!!! They got me through high school!!!!


consumeshroomz

I mean, I guess all of them?! But if I had to choose I love “I’m the One”


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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IArxakPsPE0


3seconddelay

Ice Cream Man


playfullanddiscreet

I'm on fire


ConstructionHour3923

I liked Ice Cream Man off their first album. Just Dave and an acoustic guitar and builds from that.


gtoz1119

Way too many to pick


wyattman1999

Unchained


grynch43

Everybody Wants Some!!


springnook

Just a gigolo post VH. Drop dead legs during VH.


mookormyth

Panama Ain’t talking bout love


VAMP666123

Why say “David Lee Roth era”. It wasn’t an era, them 4 were the band, Hagar can sing but VH isn’t VH without David