It was actually about Eddies Lamborghini Miura S which he named Panama which he can be heard revving up at the beginning of the song during Alex's drum intro
Great reaction. The song is actually epic. And it is 100% about a CAR! But Dave is a master lyricist and likes innuendo. Fans guessed for a long time until Dave officially said it's about a CAR. Love you two!
Great band,Great show. I miss Eddie. King Edward was taken away way to soon.I saw them 8 times. Every show was a masterful display of showmanship, talent, and a great party band. Ed was a musical genius . A once in a life time musician. He is my generations, Jimmy Hendrix. RIP King EDWARD VAN HALEN.
Wish you saw the video for this one. It's a fun one. They add so much character in the videos, especially HOT FOR TEACHER and PANAMA. thanks for the fun review. Keep smiling 🤘 🙂
If you wanna' hear Van Halen and Eddie at they're best, listen to...."I'm The One"......off their 1st album. The guitar playing is absolutely stunning and the swing feel puts it over the top.
It was actually about Eddies Lamborghini Miura S which he named Panama which he can be heard revving up at the beginning of the song during Alex's drum intro
Eddie mentioned in an interview at the Smithsonian in2015 that the revving during the breakdown in Panama was his car, a 1972 Lamborghini Miura S, backed up to the door of his studio, 5150, hitting the RPM redline. So 80s.
Joe McKinley. U ain` t wrong with that statement!! Fortunatly i got to see `em(VH in 1980) before ROCK music began getting SANITIZED'! as the 1980`s rolled on & some clown started that: SAY NO TO DRUGS!! slogan/crap!!
BJ and Asia are both correct ...But here’s where it gets interesting: The red ’51 Merc custom shown in the mind-blowing video, in between scenes of a presumably coke-smuggling biplane transforming into a flying David Lee Roth and some very un-provocative pole-dancing, is not the car named Panama. Depending on which strain of Van Halen lore you subscribe to, “Panama” is either the name of David Lee Roth’s 1969 Opel Kadett Caravan wagon or a drag racer he saw named “Panama Express.” Or a stripper. Or maybe all three.
The video is fun, but can we just talk about reacting to Eddie Van Halen Eruption solo, live without a net version? That's a must do for anyone exploring VH. PS- the song is about a car, but the innuendo was probably purposely added. 😉
For the Love of God almighty... Please do not react to the Live Without a Net version of Eruption!!! I've seen VH 11 times between 1979 and 2015 (always with David Lee Roth on the mic). Eddie was drunk and seriously stoned on coke when they recorded the Live Without a Net concerts. PLEASE, I am doing you a favor when I say find a fan recorded version of the Eruption Solo from one of the last two concerts they ever played. The last two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in 2015 had the best Eruption Solos Eddie ever played. Ed was sober, and 29 years worth of playing; BETTER! I was there at both shows. Trust me! Today (09/13/20210 is my 58th birthday... With age comes wisdom. Love your videos!
@@MacPro8CoreMan I think you're confusing that video with an earlier version. The 1986 solo with Sammy that's 14 minutes or so long is the gold standard. I know which you are talking about and that's not the one I mean. I'll just drop the link for them so there isn't any mix up.
The song was reportedly written about a car. In an interview with Howard Stern, lead singer David Lee Roth explained the meaning behind the song. Although the song features some suggestive lyrics, it is about a car that Roth saw race in Las Vegas; its name was "Panama Express", Roth wrote the song after being accused by a reporter of singing about only women, partying, and fast cars. He realized he'd never written a song about fast cars, and decided to write one
Let's be honest. It doesn't surprise me when I watch all these reaction videos of black men and women totally digging this music. It is all inspired and are descended from black blues musicians that were responsible for Rock and Roll. I truly enjoy these videos, it is nice to watch people that are so open minded to listening.
Eddie is why there are 2 guitars sitting my basement as we speak. I actually stopped your video and got out mine to play along with this. This is one of my favorite songs of theirs to play. I absolutely love the breakdown solo after Eddie's main solo. Just silky smooth and catchy.
Eddie Van Halen (EVH) is known for his guitar mastery and transcendance, but underrated as a song writer. IMO, they began their careers headed toward the moon! That ship blew past this tiny solar system and is still accelerating. Their early years with Dave Roth were good. Their superior work was with Sammy Hagar. HUMANS BEING
Saw this live in 1984 at Cobo Hall, Detroit Rock City ! 6 yrs ago they did this live on National TV and other than his singing the song was still tight. #1PartyBand
Keep it up with more Van Halen. If you can, watch the actual videos, and you’ll notice EVH is always smiling, having a great ol’ tone being the greatest guitarist of all time🤘🏼🎸
You heard VAN HALEN with David lee Roth singing Sammy Hager is Their second singer (All fired up ) is a Sammy song and it’s 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Van Halen went far with both singers.Great reaction ❤️ from Ohio
for those of us who were utes(cousin Vinnie not mormon trail) when this came out, the scene was the drag...every town had one, everyone went to it, and Van Halen was a huge hit on them, being played with everyone's car radio on as loud as it could get (this was either pre Pioneer Stereo equipment or just at the time where the price range wasn't built in for the common folks). The scene was Eruption followed by Running with the Devil without a commercial interruption just the silence in the track separation. It almost always was the intro into the Friday Night Rock N Roll Jam show to start the evening out right...everyone was either down on the drag or headed there when the Entro (Eruption+RwtD) started playing, and that was the time keeper, that was the start of the weekend celebration. Late 70's through most of the 80's was the perfect time to be alive and especially if you were a Utes old enough to drive or hang with those who could drive but not so old that life's responsibilities had you firmly in its claws. When you do that reaction to Eruption or Running with the Devil...you absolutely must do them as a combo reaction all in one....to remotely get the understanding why they hit so hard when they came out...the vibe is different and the connection weaker when you attempt to do them separately and then try to imagine that bridge between them...nothing captures the 80's before Aides like old true Van Halen (no disrespects to the Van Hagar fans meant)...where Sex Drugs & Rock n Roll was hard, clean, and abundant (not necessarily in that order), and there was no wars, no major civil unrest and a booming economy for everyone.
The song is about the "Panama EXPRESS", it is indeed a race car. "Hot shoe" is a reference to pushing the peddle to the metal, so to speak, driving fast. That being said, David Lee Roth also slips in a lot of sexual references.
It was his Lamborghini Miura. They backed it up to the rear studio doors and set up mics to capture it. But, hey....F-car or Lambo, it's still a killer bit of trivia.
It was about a car David Lee Roth saw it racing in Las Vegas that was called the Panama Express he was tired of people saying he only wrote songs about hot women and he had an opal cadet when he was young and he called it Panama too
If you two really wanna see how amazing Van Halen was and his growth: check out Right Now where he plays piano and watch Humans Bieng from the movie Twister
Seen this tour. FUN × 100!!! THE VIDEO is fun and hilarious you should watch it also. Put Eddie's solo eruption on your to watch list. You won't be disappointed. ♥️👍
Van Halen was one of the Greatest Bands in Rock n Roll in the 1980's. You need to do a review on Van Halen's song 1984 JUMP. Awesome song to listen to and all the rest were #1's in my book. RIP Eddie Van Halen. Other bands to review,REO Speedwagon ( Can't fight this Feeling), Journey, AC/DC, Guns-n- Roses ( O Sweet Child of mine), And many many awesome Bands and Songs.
When reacting to a song like this, the best way to enjoy it is by “sharing the love” of it by opening all the windows in your house & cranking up the volume loud enough so that everyone within a square mile of your house can hear it 🤘😝🎸🔥. Of course... You get “bonus points” for having it loud enough to attract every cop in town to investigate noise complaints against you ☝️😄👍
*Eddie Van Halen* was among the greatest guitarists in hard rock and heavy metal history a true legend in his own right
The greatest!
@@wvmountaineer69 You know what I mean, man!
Oh, they know by now.
The Mozart of guitarist. RIP Edward 🙏 😍👍
I agree! Eddie literally changed a entire generation. Everyone wanted to play like Eddie but there is only one Eddie V!
David Lee Roth (the lead singer) has said the song has a double meaning - it’s about fast cars AND a stripper named Panama that he met in Arizona.
That's what I always heard too.
If that's not true, it should be! Sounds like a trip!
Yup. Ye olde “double entendre”. 😎
It was actually about Eddies Lamborghini Miura S which he named Panama which he can be heard revving up at the beginning of the song during Alex's drum intro
@@MaddogJones You are exactly right. I came here reading the comments to see if anyone actually mentioned this. Thanks!
Video necessary for full effect.
Eddie ripping it up and stage antics are great
I love this song period.
Eddie's slowed down solo, David comes in, eases the seat back...GETS ME EVER DAMN TIME!!
❤🎸👍🏽🥳
Anything on their first 4 albums is 🔥🔥🔥. Guitar for days!!! Eddie is the G. O. A. T!!
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Great reaction. The song is actually epic. And it is 100% about a CAR! But Dave is a master lyricist and likes innuendo. Fans guessed for a long time until Dave officially said it's about a CAR. Love you two!
If I remember right it was about a car that Dave owned.
This is prob my favorite VH song, but you should see the official video while listening so you'll get the whole VH experience!
Eddie Van Halen, Greatest Guitar player of all Time. We lost him the same year the Greatest Drumer of all time (Neil Peart). Both died in 2020.
Nice reaction. Eddie is a guitar god. Played it like he was born with it.
Great band,Great show. I miss Eddie. King Edward was taken away way to soon.I saw them 8 times. Every show was a masterful display of showmanship, talent, and a great party band. Ed was a musical genius . A once in a life time musician. He is my generations, Jimmy Hendrix. RIP King EDWARD VAN HALEN.
Wish you saw the video for this one. It's a fun one. They add so much character in the videos, especially HOT FOR TEACHER and PANAMA. thanks for the fun review. Keep smiling 🤘 🙂
If you wanna' hear Van Halen and Eddie at they're best, listen to...."I'm The One"......off their 1st album. The guitar playing is absolutely stunning and the swing feel puts it over the top.
Agreed! Great track!
Or perhaps Atomic Punk
On Fire...amazing guitar (as always)
I agree!! Another good one is Mean Street. Eddie on the guitar and his brother Alex on the drums AMAZING
Anything off the first 4 albums
Awesome video, good jam yeah 🤘😆🤘👍😎🤘
One of my favorite EVH solos... Not sure why. The melody is just beautiful.
You know Eddie was always Happy.as a person..he awesome.. when I see pictures of him.hes always smiling..we as ppl should do that more often..😎🤘❤️
It was actually about Eddies Lamborghini Miura S which he named Panama which he can be heard revving up at the beginning of the song during Alex's drum intro
Eddie mentioned in an interview at the Smithsonian in2015 that the revving during the breakdown in Panama was his car, a 1972 Lamborghini Miura S, backed up to the door of his studio, 5150, hitting the RPM redline. So 80s.
A "Hot Shoe" is a fast driver. It's kind of an old school slang term.
Here's a hill I'll die on...original lineup Van Halen (this lineup) is the best rock band ever.
Hard to argue against your comment!
I got yer back on that there hill, bud
Joe McKinley. U ain` t wrong with that statement!! Fortunatly i got to see `em(VH in 1980) before ROCK music began getting SANITIZED'! as the 1980`s rolled on & some clown started that: SAY NO TO DRUGS!! slogan/crap!!
@@RICHBLACKCOCK I never did get to see them but I did see Dave on his Eat Em and Smile tour when he was backed by Steve Vai and it was phenomenal
They could do it all….RIP,Eddie Van Halen.” Jump “ is a lot like this one.The videos to both songs are crazy…
Congrats on the 100k you deserve it!
Thank you Asia and BJ, you guys always rock! You're a Blessing! The live video of Panama is great fun to watch, very cool.
BJ and Asia are both correct ...But here’s where it gets interesting: The red ’51 Merc custom shown in the mind-blowing video, in between scenes of a presumably coke-smuggling biplane transforming into a flying David Lee Roth
and some very un-provocative pole-dancing, is not the car named Panama.
Depending on which strain of Van Halen lore you subscribe to, “Panama”
is either the name of David Lee Roth’s 1969 Opel Kadett Caravan wagon or
a drag racer he saw named “Panama Express.” Or a stripper. Or maybe all
three.
*MORE* Van Halen please 😎
I NEVER get tired of hearing this when it pops up on the radio... lots of good memories and regrets from memories lost!
The video is fun, but can we just talk about reacting to Eddie Van Halen Eruption solo, live without a net version? That's a must do for anyone exploring VH.
PS- the song is about a car, but the innuendo was probably purposely added. 😉
For the Love of God almighty... Please do not react to the Live Without a Net version of Eruption!!! I've seen VH 11 times between 1979 and 2015 (always with David Lee Roth on the mic). Eddie was drunk and seriously stoned on coke when they recorded the Live Without a Net concerts. PLEASE, I am doing you a favor when I say find a fan recorded version of the Eruption Solo from one of the last two concerts they ever played. The last two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in 2015 had the best Eruption Solos Eddie ever played. Ed was sober, and 29 years worth of playing; BETTER! I was there at both shows. Trust me! Today (09/13/20210 is my 58th birthday... With age comes wisdom. Love your videos!
Live without a net was with Sammy!
@@MacPro8CoreMan I think you're confusing that video with an earlier version. The 1986 solo with Sammy that's 14 minutes or so long is the gold standard. I know which you are talking about and that's not the one I mean. I'll just drop the link for them so there isn't any mix up.
Here is the link for Eruption
ruclips.net/video/L9r-NxuYszg/видео.html
Truly one of the greatest Hard Rock songs of the 80's (possibly of all-time).
That pounding beat and wild energy never get old. 👍🤟🤘
The song was reportedly written about a car. In an interview with Howard Stern, lead singer David Lee Roth explained the meaning behind the song. Although the song features some suggestive lyrics, it is about a car that Roth saw race in Las Vegas; its name was "Panama Express", Roth wrote the song after being accused by a reporter of singing about only women, partying, and fast cars. He realized he'd never written a song about fast cars, and decided to write one
The power of the Van Halen sound becomes most noticeable.....when the song stops!
Eddie Van was the greatest GOAT
If you liked this one as much as you seemingly did, you'll pretty much love their entire catalog.
Let's be honest. It doesn't surprise me when I watch all these reaction videos of black men and women totally digging this music. It is all inspired and are descended from black blues musicians that were responsible for Rock and Roll. I truly enjoy these videos, it is nice to watch people that are so open minded to listening.
Could have a double meaning. Back in the '70s there was marijuana called Panama red. It was red-budded Panama weed.
WHOOT!!!! Van Halen RULEZ!!!! PANAMAAAA 🎵🔥🔥💜💜🤘🤘😎😎
This video is great y'all should've seen it
Eddie is why there are 2 guitars sitting my basement as we speak. I actually stopped your video and got out mine to play along with this. This is one of my favorite songs of theirs to play. I absolutely love the breakdown solo after Eddie's main solo. Just silky smooth and catchy.
BJ nailed it! He's talking about BOTH!
Eddie Van Halen (EVH) is known for his guitar mastery and transcendance, but underrated as a song writer.
IMO, they began their careers headed toward the moon! That ship blew past this tiny solar system and is still accelerating. Their early years with Dave Roth were good.
Their superior work was with Sammy Hagar.
HUMANS BEING
If you haven't done it yet, Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" official music video is probably the most 80s music video EVER!
Saw this live in 1984 at Cobo Hall, Detroit Rock City ! 6 yrs ago they did this live on National TV and other than his singing the song was still tight.
#1PartyBand
Oh boy! The Van Halen rabbit-hole is wide and DEEP. You just need to fall into it and let it take over. You both won't be disappointed.
Ya just gotta watch the video along with the song... They were so great live!!!
Keep it up with more Van Halen. If you can, watch the actual videos, and you’ll notice EVH is always smiling, having a great ol’ tone being the greatest guitarist of all time🤘🏼🎸
I used to work at Fantasy Cars and I have driven "Panama" a beautiful 1941 Mercury Convertible.
Eddie plays the lead guitar on Jackson's "Beat it"
Congrats on 100k! Well deserved!
One of my favorite parts to this song is that there is just one pause to Eddie's playing guitar. His guitar is a continuous sound.
You heard VAN HALEN with David lee Roth singing Sammy Hager is Their second singer (All fired up ) is a Sammy song and it’s 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Van Halen went far with both singers.Great reaction ❤️ from Ohio
for those of us who were utes(cousin Vinnie not mormon trail) when this came out, the scene was the drag...every town had one, everyone went to it, and Van Halen was a huge hit on them, being played with everyone's car radio on as loud as it could get (this was either pre Pioneer Stereo equipment or just at the time where the price range wasn't built in for the common folks). The scene was Eruption followed by Running with the Devil without a commercial interruption just the silence in the track separation. It almost always was the intro into the Friday Night Rock N Roll Jam show to start the evening out right...everyone was either down on the drag or headed there when the Entro (Eruption+RwtD) started playing, and that was the time keeper, that was the start of the weekend celebration. Late 70's through most of the 80's was the perfect time to be alive and especially if you were a Utes old enough to drive or hang with those who could drive but not so old that life's responsibilities had you firmly in its claws.
When you do that reaction to Eruption or Running with the Devil...you absolutely must do them as a combo reaction all in one....to remotely get the understanding why they hit so hard when they came out...the vibe is different and the connection weaker when you attempt to do them separately and then try to imagine that bridge between them...nothing captures the 80's before Aides like old true Van Halen (no disrespects to the Van Hagar fans meant)...where Sex Drugs & Rock n Roll was hard, clean, and abundant (not necessarily in that order), and there was no wars, no major civil unrest and a booming economy for everyone.
Awesome! I grew up in the 80s. Keep it and rock on.
david lee roth could mimic a piping hot coffee pot, like a whistle, that high, crazy..incredible front man
The song is about the "Panama EXPRESS", it is indeed a race car. "Hot shoe" is a reference to pushing the peddle to the metal, so to speak, driving fast. That being said, David Lee Roth also slips in a lot of sexual references.
aw, didn't have the video for this song. arguably their best music video (some will go for Hot For Teacher for obvious reasons).
EPIC Song 💯
So cute! Asia doing her David Lee Roth "I'll get her!" And you're gonna get me to start saying "I'm here for it" ;)
Gotta see the official video to see how much fun these guys have!
The video for this song is an experience in itself...Definitely brings back memories
Great reaction!!! I enjoy both of your analysis on songs.
All us car guys call our cars "she" or "her". The "whoosh" sound you hear during the breakdown in this song is Eddie's Ferrari revving up I believe.
It was his Lamborghini Miura. They backed it up to the rear studio doors and set up mics to capture it.
But, hey....F-car or Lambo, it's still a killer bit of trivia.
It’s about a car. On Howard Stern he said it is about a car that he saw race in Las Vegas; its name was "Panama Express", hence the title of the song
RIP to Eddie!!! You have to do Eruption solo from Live without a net. if you haven't already. You will truly see why he was a living guitar legend
A metal band that played mostly major chords. Awesome.
The car sound during the bridge is DLR's 1972 Lamborghini Miura S
Reminds me of Dick Johnsons Falcon at Bathurst top ten shoot out. What an Era to be lucky enough to live through.
Asia, why with that voice are you not famous? Huh Girl? You are amazing... my god.
I'm gonna reach down and, ease the seat back. What a great metaphor lol
*Van Halen (Eruption) Guitar🎸Solo*
*#RIP**🎸EVH*
Asia and BJ this is another one of those Van Halen songs that you need to watch the video
Alex Van Halen was a master drummer .He should get more credit .
You guys have great chemistry and reactions together. Since you are going down the metal hole...
Tool - Schism
Pantera - Walk
Cochise - Audioslave
i feel like you needed to see the video for this to get the full effect
David Lee Roth has that raspy voice with a mean growl. its a fun song with a catchy groove. glad you reacted to this.
It was about a car David Lee Roth saw it racing in Las Vegas that was called the Panama Express he was tired of people saying he only wrote songs about hot women and he had an opal cadet when he was young and he called it Panama too
"Jump back" the opening lyric of Panama the 2nd song and the 1st song is called Jump ?
If you two really wanna see how amazing Van Halen was and his growth: check out Right Now where he plays piano and watch Humans Bieng from the movie Twister
If you want you mind blown, watch Eruption guitar solo Live Without a Net you will not be disappointed! Another great reaction, stay safe
its all about that bass.
Also need to listen and watch Eddie Van Halen guitar solo live. NEED to see him play .... 🔥🔥🔥
Eruption " live without a net" you'll be amazed what one man can do with a guitar.
Van Halen - Eruption Live.
Grew up on this group. You guys got to hear the new new with Polyphia the musicianship is amazing. Especially the song Ego Death with Steve Via.
Seen this tour. FUN × 100!!! THE VIDEO is fun and hilarious you should watch it also. Put Eddie's solo eruption on your to watch list. You won't be disappointed. ♥️👍
One of my favorites from VH 🤘😎
This was the song in the commercial for the motion picture superbad
You cannot react to this video without seeing it Lyrics just do not do it the justice of the visual honestly
Van Halens I'll Wait, Ice Cream Man, Jamie's Cryin, Ain't Talkin About Love.
Van Halen was one of the Greatest Bands in Rock n Roll in the 1980's. You need to do a review on Van Halen's song 1984 JUMP. Awesome song to listen to and all the rest were #1's in my book. RIP Eddie Van Halen. Other bands to review,REO Speedwagon ( Can't fight this Feeling), Journey, AC/DC, Guns-n- Roses ( O Sweet Child of mine), And many many awesome Bands and Songs.
💕 PLEASE WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO. THE ENERGY IS UNSTOPPABLE! YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED! TRUST ME. 🎸🥁
You should always watch the video. You miss so much.
Panama was smoke back in the 70s. Nice perspective
Both is the point
From 84 to 87 more or less hair bands had stepped into the zone and they would just out do each other
It was really there world and we were in it.
Classic
When reacting to a song like this, the best way to enjoy it is by “sharing the love” of it by opening all the windows in your house & cranking up the volume loud enough so that everyone within a square mile of your house can hear it 🤘😝🎸🔥. Of course... You get “bonus points” for having it loud enough to attract every cop in town to investigate noise complaints against you ☝️😄👍
Glad you can hear something different.
Street racing for pink slips ...... "She's coming home with me" ... winner take all.
I really like you guys, insightful, mature, and fun. Really good mix of reactions you do.
♥️♥️♥️
You need the video for this!!! The showmanship of all players are out of this world!!! He talking about a girl!!! Fire!!
A Girl,.A Car,.Synonymous American thought Process,.1000%~Party Time!~
Eddie Van Halen is the guitarist on Michael Jacksons Beat It.
Start out with the early Van Halen, either album 1 or 2.