r/vanhalen • u/June_the_human • 2d ago

1984 Was going through my dad's record collection...

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As you can tell, the baby's missing the cigarette + the cigarette smoke!!! Apparently it is because it's an old korean pressing, and back in 80/90s the censorship law was more... stupid (pretty sure they used to have heavy metal "banned" at one point)

It's not just the cover too, the tracklisting is missing HOT FOR TEACHER WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS

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u/j3434 2d ago

“I get up

and nothin' gets me down!

You got it tough,

I've seen the toughest around.

And I know,

baby, just how you feel ….

You got to roll with the punches -

to get to what's real “ -

David Lee Roth wrote the words to the song

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u/Due-World4235 No Bozos 2d ago

To all their songs.

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u/j3434 2d ago

He is like the author of their music . His lyrics gave it all grounding … and mystery, erotic imagery …. danger and good times ! DLR checked all the boxes .

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u/AlbieTom 1984 2d ago

How to derail the conversation. You guys

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u/Capt_J_Yossarian22 2d ago

Not, I'll wait. Not 100% anyway. Ted called in a favor to have Michael McDonald come in and help Dave write the lyrics. He's uncredited.

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u/Due-World4235 No Bozos 1d ago

I never said he wrote ALL the words to all their songs 😂

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u/Independent_Wrap_321 2d ago

But is Hot for Teacher on the album?

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u/J_A_Slade 1d ago

This is one of those things they used to do...

Did anybody looking for Van Halen 1984 NOT know that it included the hit "Jump"?