Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love
| "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" | ||||
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| Single by Van Halen | ||||
| from the album Van Halen | ||||
| B-side | "Feel Your Love Tonight" | |||
| Released | October 1978[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) |
Michael Anthony David Lee Roth Alex Van Halen Eddie Van Halen | |||
| Producer(s) | Ted Templeman | |||
| Van Halen singles chronology | ||||
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"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" is a single by Van Halen, from their 1978 eponymous debut album.
When Eddie Van Halen originally wrote the song a year before the album was released, he did not consider it good enough to show his bandmates.[2]
This song is also one of the few David Lee Roth-era songs that onetime replacement Sammy Hagar was willing to sing in concert when he joined the band in the mid-80's.[2]
In popular culture
The song has been featured in the South Park episode "Ginger Cow"[3] and The Sopranos episode "Fortunate Son" and the Freaks and Geeks episode "Beers and Weirs".
The song was formerly used by the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers as their "goal song",[4] played after every Flyers' goal in the late 1990s.
Notable cover versions
The song is one of Van Halen's most-covered tunes.[2]
- In 1984, A shortened, chorus-free version of the song appears on the Minutemen album Double Nickels on the Dime.
- In 1991, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones covered the song on their EP, Where'd You Go?.
- In 1992, Mr. Big performed a part of the song on their live album Mr. Big Live; guitarist Paul Gilbert plays the opening riff before stopping abruptly as lead singer Eric Martin yells, "Not!" and the band begins playing the Who's "Baba O'Riley".
- In 1997, British dance act Apollo 440 sampled it on their single "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub."
- In 1997, The Moog Cookbook covered the song on their album Ye Olde Space Bande.
- In 2002, on Tim Hecker's album, My Love Is Rotten to the Core the first track, "Introducing Carl Cocks" is a digitally splayed manipulation mainly based on the main guitar riff.
- In 2006, Paul Di'Anno covered the song on the album '80s Metal Tribute to Van Halen
- In 2007, Velvet Revolver played the song when inducting Van Halen in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- In 2007, Die Hunns covered the song on their album Live Fast'.
- In 2008, The German band Jazzkantine recorded a jazz version of the song for their album Hell's Kitchen.
- In 2010, Pearl Jam covered the song for the first time at their May 15 show at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
- In 2010, Polish female singer Doda uploaded her cover on YouTube and performed it live on the New Year's Eve 2010/11 concert in Warsaw. In May 2011 she released her second studio album, 7 pokus głównych (The 7 Temptations), where dance-pop cover of "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" written and produced by 5th Element was included as a bonus song.
- Rappers Tone Loc and 2 Live Crew also sampled the main riff.
- The Drive-By Truckers often cover the song in concert.
- Billie Joe Armstrong of the punk rock band Green Day plays the opening lick at some of their shows.
References
- ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/wbs8707
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 AllMusic review
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/van-halen-symbolize-world-peace-on-south-park-20131107
- ↑ Travis Hughes (November 14, 2013). "Dear Flyers, PLEASE CHANGE YOUR GOAL SONG". BroadStreetHockey.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
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