Made about two years ago - before anyone ever dreamed of a van halen reunion - this was set to DLR's "Damn Good" and was a look at the classic lineup of Van Halen
This is perhaps the single most underrated, under played and least appreciated song that was swept under the carpet by mainstream radio simply because it wasn't Van Halen. It's ironic in it's timeliness with the passing of Eddie, RIP.
Jan 1989 was going through my brothers music collection just after he passed away and was thinking about this album - particularly this song , couldn't find it among the hundreds of rock and metal cds, albums etc.. about a month or two later I set up his entertainment system in my room , plugged it in , opened the cd drive and there it was, obviously the last album he listened to, I balled like a baby.. he was my best friend and would jam to this song on his guitar at his place before we went out to clubs ( with my fake id) or wherever.. Miss you my brother..
matt , I was fine and this video caught me off guard .... ballin like a baby ... scrolling down I see your comment ... and ... ballin some more ... though a year after, people read. my respects. some feelings last longer than time . Cheers happy 2021 Flex \m/
@@felixmartinez5792 oh thanks man.. yea some songs just knock you off your feet depending on the memories surrounding them.. this one will always be extra special.. rock on buddy..
Thank you for reminding people about that. I remember when I bought the Skyscraper cassette that Roth had done that & that 'Damn Good' was the ultimate tip of the hat to Eddie & the Original VH.
The first time that I heard this song I sat in the parking lot until the end. I was supposed to meet someone but I figured it could wait until the song was over. Such an underrated song that deserves much more playtime. It should have been featured in a movie.
I remember when this album came out, and I think "Damn Good" is my favorite song David's ever done. When he goes, it will be the end of an era, and I'm blessed to have been a witness to it. Roth is one of THE GREATEST front men in rock. Diamond Dave, thank you for putting a smile on my face and a strut in my step all these years. They were damn good times, indeed!!!!
I admit im a man but every time I listen to this song I cry. I don't know but its a sentimental ballad. Its about ; times that you enjoyed in your youth. Somehow ; you never will go back and have fun times again.
His uncle just died. He did not marry. He knows he can only do those high notes and kick spins for a couple more years. I am very glad to have seen him during his peak. For me, this is his BEST SONG EVER
I feel the same, although you can't RE-LIVE everything, sometimes you can SEE for the first time what is was that gave you that feeling,and try to keep some of it, I think we all have these thoughts at one point in time, but NOBODY said ya gotta let go!!!
Me, too @ 1 of my BFFs ❤️❤️❤️❤️ perfect song! Missing you EVH but Wolfie is spreading your legacy and his very own!! I know you are proud! Rest easy ❤️
Sorry for your loss , I agree with you I had this song played at my brother's memorial service he took his life on 8-7-88 it's a fitting song to share. It took his death for me to realize that he was my best friend. I have to stop I'm crying sorry.
This hits even harder after Eddie's passing...It hurts to know that there was a time these guys were together making some of the best music ever and now it's gone :(
This song came out quite literally two days after my older brother suddenly passed away. It's almost as if David wrote this song just for me to help me cope with this awful tragedy. A big thank you to the one who posted the video and yet an even bigger thank you to David Lee Roth. One of the best singers in Rock history!!!!!
vitorino Agreed. And an underrated songwriter too. That signature blues sound of VH, was all DLR. He continued it on Eat 'em and Smile whereas VH went the cheesy synth-pop route
Max Welter Not really, Max. We love him , and Yes he gets credited as being the best front man, but most people laugh it off as him being the Ambassador of Spandex. Other than his fans like us, others do not give him the credit he deserves. Great lyricist, great song writer, lived the most full life I have Ever seen. From horse stables to Cafe Wha?, Greatest front man ever, greatest band ever ( in their Prime ), Explorer, mountain climber, world traveler, EMT, Japanese school,...what other Rockstar caught malaria in 3rd world countries or was on the verge of death with dysentery, umpteen surgeries... ? Much less bounced back and forth with Eddie's multiple personalities
Have you ever heard him live? I don't think he's underrated at all. He's talented at recording in the studio, but in MY book, he's NOT a talented "musician" or "artist".
This song reminds me of being 15 and living in Hawaii where my Dad was stationed at the time. Had skyscraper on cassette and used to listen to it while mowing the lawn. Best days of my life. Ive never been as happy in my life as I was in those days. I saw Steve Vai in Seattle several years later had front row tickets. I was wearing my Skyscraper t shirt and Steve played a little excerpt of "Good Times." while in the middle of another song. I feel like he saw my shirt and did that just for me. Or so I like to think.
That’s very cool. Did you see the movie North Shore about a kid from Arizona that goes to surf in Hawaii? He got the haole treatment from the Hui real bad, brah. Lol
Dave was a great singer. Period. Van Halen ruled the world not only because Eddie was the greatest rock guitarist ever and brilliant songwriter but because DLR was a brilliant Lyricist, greatest frontman EVER and his vocals were awesome.
Yeah it's a RIDE to me FULL of emotional music friends and the song's loaded up when i was young like around 7 beatle records in one rack OH yeah ! then my sister's and mom's rack CCR.. the airplane..so i sang along with their records every beatle one then another would come out so i started loveing and singing birds i dug roger and that sound 12string david la flame it's a beautiful day then big brother and the holding co. Hendrix ledzepplen 2 i heard commin out of next doors window i was hooked this song DAVID LEE ROTH DID. Really takes me thinking how it started my friends i LOVED them so much i moved on my own right after A.C. D.C. came out my family had left when i was 12 both sis got married brother Johnny went on a smaller east coast tour opened up for Janice Joplin and big brother.wow wish i had all them flyers great art so..mom left i had learned to play 🔊 BASS first and got to make LITTLE money at 14 15 at 18 my guitar playing boomed so i moved after our first tour nobody was left in Sacramento TESLA just cut there first l.p. IT was HOT so this song brings SOSO MANY good times and 😥 sad sad times having to say goodbye. It is a powerful song it makes me think of all the great musicians we lost and the one's that inspired me to all may peace n love stay with you all and STAY WELL S.G.
God only knows how many times I heard this song when the album was released. It's a lovely gem. One of the most underrated songs. David lee roth - Legend.
Even though Ed doesn't play guitar on this one, this song hits harder after his passing. One of DLR's best EVER tunes, even with VH. Lyrics tell a great story from beginning to end, and looking towards a hopeful future. Just a fantastic song. RIP Eddie.
Traditional VH fans "David Lee Roth--writing a song about sentimentality? Yeah--like that'll ever happen." DLR: "Hold my beer. Wait a minute--on second thought, gimme that back, man! I'm thirsty!" Great job, David Lee. No-one alive in '88 ever saw this one coming. Love it to death.
EVH. The phrase "there will never be another..." is often used for many, but that guy had a twinkle in his eye, smile on his face and it transcended into his playing and fingers. He loved the guitar. We loved him.
+boyd boyd And yet I wouldn't trade those days for anything. The 80's...our generation...those were halcyon days...the greatest era in rock music! I'm sure you feel the same. ;)
This song should have been a big big hit. But i never heard it on the radio. I am so thankful that i got to see the original VH in there prime. And Diamond Dave solo on his SKYSCRAPER tour, he had a great band. You can bad mouth Dave all you want, but he went out and did it his way. RIP EVH, and thank you.
Makes me cry every time I hear this song. I'm going to have my sons play this song at my memorial many, many years from now (God willing), when it's time for me to leave this planet and be with God.
Notice how all of Dave's good times were with Eddie?? Man im glad i saw em back when. Women & Children, Diver Down and 1984. Those were indeed DAMN GOOD times. Thanks guys.
Almost forgot about this song until I stumbled upon it again on the tube. One of the best solo songs Dave ever made - the lyrics and the visuals of the mighty Van Halen in full swing gave me goose bumps as I took a stroll down memory lane remembering people, places and some of the things we got up to. Damn straight Dave - good times indeed !
Always loved this song. I still followed DLR. after he left. I am a VH freak. I have a room in my house that is dedicated to Van Halen. Sitting in the middle my drum set. I cried the day Eddie died. They were the best band ever in my book. I partied my ass off listening to them. I was 10 yrs old when the first album came out. I got to see them. I thought I died and went to heaven. Those were damn good times.
Who's listening to this great song in 2020 ? This is such a truly great overlooked tune and Dave how can you go wrong with that really does make a person think of past good times for sure.
It's not quite unknown. It was on rock radio a lot in the late 80's. But probably mostly forgotten. Someone needs to put it in a movie or show or something to introduce the kiddies to it.
Underrated ode to pleasant memories (this especial day and age notwithstanding). Thank you Messrs Vai, Sheehan, Tuggle and Bissonette for helping Mr Rothstein flesh this out.
It’s so emotional to watch this video, especially for those of us who were waiting at the record stores for new albums back in the day. We grew up with these guys and their music changed our lives. How fortunate are well to witness and feel The Mighty Van Halen…
August 2024 I’m 56 years old and still loving this music ……..another song you didn’t hear enough of is can’t get this stuff no more ,..,great vocals by Dave
+bocobob ...and thus, we keep on going , regardless of our UNDER achievements, we will keep rockin the world in which we live. SOMEONE SOMEWHERE WILL remember ALL of us somewhere down the line. Fact remains; THESE R GOOD TIMES....
+Andy Joyce I feel if you enjoy each moment, and know in the end you lived it with kindness, joy and honesty you will have made a difference to the only important person.......YOU.
Bought it on vinyl when it came out. Steve Vai fan since the beginning of time. He shines on this song & record. A song that shines a light on the soul of VH. Damn good times. So they were acting like a couple of kids. We all should. And they did reunite, saw them in OR. Glad to see people finding this great song here. A+ job on making this great tribute vid. Saw VH 1984 tour at MSG. Just being a kid in NYC having damn good times!!! MA with that JD bass. Fuck yea!..... Peace
Those of you who lived during this time period I'm sure are incredibly bittersweet, as this is a song of the times and more. For me, it makes me personally very sad as I grew up in the nineties. We were sold pop (Hansen and Spice Girls) and angst (Nirvana and Co.). For me I'm much more sad because I barely caught the tail end of this epic era. This time period of music is an escape, a show, and ultimately a party, which is the way it should remain. Most people these days, (my generation, suckillennials) have few clues on how to shred, rock, have fun, and enjoy a show. What happens in the 80's, stays in the 80s.....FUCK YOU VEGAS!
it's interesting that the younger generation realizes the 80's were awesome. In the 80's, we had thought of our parent's music as corny. But even today's kids recognize that there was an explosion of heart and virtuosity in the 80's. Today's kids don't think of Pyromania the same way we thought of Rockin Robin.
A song about doing what you didn't do and did what you shouldn't have done. But also about the good times you had. Those times are gone but the memories remain.
I love classic Van Halen so much. They've affected my very spirit on so many different occasions and levels. I identify with them so much in terms of how they affected me during my formative years. They are the soundtrack to my life in so many instances and I will always cherish them. As I type this I can only look back with fondness... The 80's??? Well, as David Lee Roth said, "The 80's just smiled". Smiled it did and in a huge part, by the awesome power, look, and feel of a band that cut their teeth in the 70's and owned it until their unfortunate end in 1985. I LOVE VAN HALEN LIKE NO OTHER AND ITS BECAUSE THEIR SPIRIT MOST MATCHES MINE.
I consider myself to be a VH fan... since I first heard them at the age of 13, when I first heard Diver Down... I was hooked... I'm embarrassed to say I've never heard this song... and now I have goose bumps....
Sammy Hagar could not only not write lyrics like this, he couldn't move us emotionally like DLR did here with his vocal timbre/tone--as he did also on 'Little Dreamer' & 'Romeo's Delight'. Rock on, Dave.
Great video, grew up with these guys, every summer catch the VH show { mandatory } saw em when they were nobody 77 or 78 all the way to 84 which turned out to be the last REAL VH tour. saw Dave solo a few times but never saw VH again. Dave WAS Van Halen in those days. although he seems to have lost some marbles these days { lol } he's still DLR, one of a kind..
I didn't really take the time to appreciate this tune when it was released, of course back then I was a cocky and immortal (or so I thought) 20 year old, for how could a song like this affect me at that age? If DLR wrote the lyrics to this song (and it sure seems like he did) he is absolutely correct, time moves SO quickly as you age, somewhere along the way, you begin to realize that you're not immortal, it's at that point a song like this has true meaning.
Thanks for posting this..I cried a little.Eddie Van Halen is a huge influence on my guitar playing..I'll never forget our bassist telling me..EVH is gone brother..No one's ever really gone though \m/
I think the sentiment is the thing here. The song seems so appropriate for classic VH. And you gotta believe Dave was talking about the "good old days" with VH when he wrote this.
Lost friends....Chip Rufner from North Little Rock Arkansas, Dustin Mayberry from South Nashville Tennessee & Kathy Johnson from Nashville Tennessee. I think of these people every time I hear this song.,.
This is perhaps the single most underrated, under played and least appreciated song that was swept under the carpet by mainstream radio simply because it wasn't Van Halen. It's ironic in it's timeliness with the passing of Eddie, RIP.
i agree very underrated-heard it when it came out and then it disappeared-probably one of roths finest work-what a shame
@@janjones4536 Thanks for the positive feedback, Jan. Wishing you and yours a happy Holiday season! Love to all.
The best song Roth ever did! But at least we do have it! Great memories!
Agreed. This and Ladies Nite in Buffalo are, I think, DLR's best solo tunes and tragically under-appreciated.
I love this song it brings back some great memories of the late 1980's
Jan 1989 was going through my brothers music collection just after he passed away and was thinking about this album - particularly this song , couldn't find it among the hundreds of rock and metal cds, albums etc..
about a month or two later I set up his entertainment system in my room , plugged it in , opened the cd drive and there it was, obviously the last album he listened to, I balled like a baby..
he was my best friend and would jam to this song on his guitar at his place before we went out to clubs ( with my fake id) or wherever.. Miss you my brother..
matt , I was fine and this video caught me off guard .... ballin like a baby ...
scrolling down I see your comment ... and ... ballin some more ...
though a year after, people read. my respects. some feelings last longer than time .
Cheers happy 2021 Flex \m/
@@felixmartinez5792 oh thanks man.. yea some songs just knock you off your feet depending on the memories surrounding them.. this one will always be extra special.. rock on buddy..
That`s a beautiful story. Thank you.
Unreal. God Bless
Dave was by far the most sentimental about Van Halen. He released "Skyscraper" on Eddie's birthday. Miss you King Edward Van Halen.
Probably more of a nose tweak to Ed?
@@grobbler1 Maybe a little of both.
The replies are cynical. I like the comment. It brings a light to dark stories about the band.
Thank you for reminding people about that. I remember when I bought the Skyscraper cassette that Roth had done that & that 'Damn Good' was the ultimate tip of the hat to Eddie & the Original VH.
@@citizensredivivus4157 I always figured it was about his time pre-Van Halen. They hated each other at this point
The first time that I heard this song I sat in the parking lot until the end. I was supposed to meet someone but I figured it could wait until the song was over. Such an underrated song that deserves much more playtime. It should have been featured in a movie.
This is a heavy duty song makes you start thinking how life doesn't go on forever enjoy it while you can
Momento Mori..
❤
I remember when this album came out, and I think "Damn Good" is my favorite song David's ever done. When he goes, it will be the end of an era, and I'm blessed to have been a witness to it. Roth is one of THE GREATEST front men in rock. Diamond Dave, thank you for putting a smile on my face and a strut in my step all these years. They were damn good times, indeed!!!!
Ursa Major underrated song
I love it too!
Make sure he is on your funeral play list....just like ME. Good comments man....good.
@@sergiofontanella4856 Me too!
Well said!
Perfect song for today's sad EVH news. Almost like a personal DLR tribute.
Yeah, I’ve always felt that way about this song too. More so with EVH’s passing
@@craiglizt8074
Same here, when I think about past friendships especially when I was younger.
I admit im a man but every time I listen to this song I cry. I don't know but its a sentimental ballad. Its about ; times that you enjoyed in your youth. Somehow ; you never will go back and have fun times again.
His uncle just died. He did not marry. He knows he can only do those high notes and kick spins for a couple more years. I am very glad to have seen him during his peak. For me, this is his BEST SONG EVER
I feel the same, although you can't RE-LIVE everything, sometimes you can SEE for the first time what is was that gave you that feeling,and try to keep some of it, I think we all have these thoughts at one point in time, but NOBODY said ya gotta let go!!!
Arturo Almazan No worries, we all cry and break down. Never knew this tune was about Van Halen. Clueless youth. Now, semi-sound adult.
4 real dude. 51 yrs old.
I hear you, Arturo. This song has made me cry too.
played this at my best friend's memorial service...couldn't have picked a more perfect song!! miss you every day Zeb
RIP Zeb
We lova ya, Zeb
Thanks for sharing man, rip Zeb
Me, too @ 1 of my BFFs ❤️❤️❤️❤️ perfect song! Missing you EVH but Wolfie is spreading your legacy and his very own!! I know you are proud! Rest easy ❤️
Sorry for your loss , I agree with you I had this song played at my brother's memorial service he took his life on 8-7-88 it's a fitting song to share. It took his death for me to realize that he was my best friend. I have to stop I'm crying sorry.
It sucks getting old but I had dam good times when I was young :-)
Sometimes things weren't the best back then; but I'd give anything to go back and relive that again.
This hits even harder after Eddie's passing...It hurts to know that there was a time these guys were together making some of the best music ever and now it's gone :(
I never thought this was a Van Halen song. I thought this was a DLR song with Vai on guitar
@@robertsutton206 it is vai, but it's a song about dlrs time with VH
…but thank gawd we were here for the run.
Absolutely 💯 percent one of the greatest showman in rock history
@@robertsutton206it is David Solo Van Halen had nothing to do with this song
This song is a gem.
This song came out quite literally two days after my older brother suddenly passed away. It's almost as if David wrote this song just for me to help me cope with this awful tragedy. A big thank you to the one who posted the video and yet an even bigger thank you to David Lee Roth. One of the best singers in Rock history!!!!!
I'm just reading this and wishing you and yours all the best! Love, Grant
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever! David Lee Roth at his best!
david lee roth is a underrated artist. he's such a talented musician.
he knows how to get an audience going. one of the best showman ever!!
vitorino
Agreed. And an underrated songwriter too. That signature blues sound of VH, was all DLR. He continued it on Eat 'em and Smile whereas VH went the cheesy synth-pop route
David Lee Roth is a highly regarded artist. What do you mean underrated?
Max Welter Not really, Max. We love him , and Yes he gets credited as being the best front man, but most people laugh it off as him being the Ambassador of Spandex. Other than his fans like us, others do not give him the credit he deserves. Great lyricist, great song writer, lived the most full life I have Ever seen. From horse stables to Cafe Wha?, Greatest front man ever, greatest band ever ( in their Prime ), Explorer, mountain climber, world traveler, EMT, Japanese school,...what other Rockstar caught malaria in 3rd world countries or was on the verge of death with dysentery, umpteen surgeries... ? Much less bounced back and forth with Eddie's multiple personalities
Have you ever heard him live? I don't think he's underrated at all. He's talented at recording in the studio, but in MY book, he's NOT a talented "musician" or "artist".
This song came out during one of the best times of my life. The Big Eighties were an awesome time to be young. Damn Good, Diamond Dave!
This song reminds me of being 15 and living in Hawaii where my Dad was stationed at the time. Had skyscraper on cassette and used to listen to it while mowing the lawn. Best days of my life. Ive never been as happy in my life as I was in those days.
I saw Steve Vai in Seattle several years later had front row tickets. I was wearing my Skyscraper t shirt and Steve played a little excerpt of "Good Times." while in the middle of another song. I feel like he saw my shirt and did that just for me. Or so I like to think.
He did!!
That’s very cool. Did you see the movie North Shore about a kid from Arizona that goes to surf in Hawaii? He got the haole treatment from the Hui real bad, brah. Lol
Dave was a great singer. Period. Van Halen ruled the world not only because Eddie was the greatest rock guitarist ever and brilliant songwriter but because DLR was a brilliant Lyricist, greatest frontman EVER and his vocals were awesome.
I agree but now Dave voice is a petty
As wild and crazy as DLR is , I see him as a real humble guy .✌
me too supernick!! hes a bloody ledgend!
this is one of the fewest songs that almost everyone can relate to or to remember friends we lost
DAMM GOODTIMES
Yeah it's a RIDE to me FULL of emotional music friends and the song's loaded up when i was young like around 7 beatle records in one rack OH yeah ! then my sister's and mom's rack CCR.. the airplane..so i sang along with their records every beatle one then another would come out so i started loveing and singing birds i dug roger and that sound 12string david la flame it's a beautiful day then big brother and the holding co. Hendrix ledzepplen 2 i heard commin out of next doors window i was hooked this song DAVID LEE ROTH DID. Really takes me thinking how it started my friends i LOVED them so much i moved on my own right after A.C. D.C. came out my family had left when i was 12 both sis got married brother Johnny went on a smaller east coast tour opened up for Janice Joplin and big brother.wow wish i had all them flyers great art so..mom left i had learned to play 🔊 BASS first and got to make LITTLE money at 14 15 at 18 my guitar playing boomed so i moved after our first tour nobody was left in Sacramento TESLA just cut there first l.p. IT was HOT so this song brings SOSO MANY good times and 😥 sad sad times having to say goodbye. It is a powerful song it makes me think of all the great musicians we lost and the one's that inspired me to all may peace n love stay with you all and STAY WELL S.G.
God only knows how many times I heard this song when the album was released. It's a lovely gem. One of the most underrated songs. David lee roth - Legend.
Great times. Glad i lived them in the 80s and can think about them 35, 40 years later.
Even though Ed doesn't play guitar on this one, this song hits harder after his passing. One of DLR's best EVER tunes, even with VH. Lyrics tell a great story from beginning to end, and looking towards a hopeful future. Just a fantastic song. RIP Eddie.
Traditional VH fans "David Lee Roth--writing a song about sentimentality? Yeah--like that'll ever happen."
DLR: "Hold my beer. Wait a minute--on second thought, gimme that back, man! I'm thirsty!"
Great job, David Lee. No-one alive in '88 ever saw this one coming. Love it to death.
Love this comment ❤
Gonna have to have a vodka shot after watching this and reading the sentimental comments. 😢
If I saw this video 15 years ago I'd have thought it cheesy. Now, it brings a tear and wonderful memories. That's the way it should be....
EVH. The phrase "there will never be another..." is often used for many, but that guy had a twinkle in his eye, smile on his face and it transcended into his playing and fingers. He loved the guitar. We loved him.
Beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes. The 80's truly were damn good times. It's hard to believe that my 30th high school reunion is upon me!
Mine was 1987 so thirty coming fast to me as well!
+boyd boyd And yet I wouldn't trade those days for anything. The 80's...our generation...those were halcyon days...the greatest era in rock music! I'm sure you feel the same. ;)
+jlk99us Hope you had a rockin' time! I didn't go to my 30 yr reunion, but it's cool... \m/
+Robert Gaugler (Bob) Just had the reunion planning meeting last Saturday. My 30th. also......
Just got back from my 30th reunion , so many absent friends . The old crowd keeps getting smaller at each reunion . To Dam Good Times ! Amen !
This song should have been a big big hit. But i never heard it on the radio. I am so thankful that i got to see the original VH in there prime. And Diamond Dave solo on his SKYSCRAPER tour, he had a great band. You can bad mouth Dave all you want, but he went out and did it his way. RIP EVH, and thank you.
Probably my favourite DLR solo song. It's just so heartfelt.
With the passing of Eddie this song has much more meaning to it. Great video to go with the music.
Whoever did the edit deserves an award for sure.
Makes me cry every time I hear this song. I'm going to have my sons play this song at my memorial many, many years from now (God willing), when it's time for me to leave this planet and be with God.
Good idea.
Thanks for all the great memories Dave, Alex ,Eddie and Mike .What a great band. VAN HALEN!!!!!!
yeah, and Sammy
Notice how all of Dave's good times were with Eddie?? Man im glad i saw em back when. Women & Children, Diver Down and 1984. Those were indeed DAMN GOOD times. Thanks guys.
Listening and playing this song on the guitar being in lockdown in Spain.
Thinking about the eighties and nineties.
Man, made me cry.
Almost forgot about this song until I stumbled upon it again on the tube. One of the best solo songs Dave ever made - the lyrics and the visuals of the mighty Van Halen in full swing gave me goose bumps as I took a stroll down memory lane remembering people, places and some of the things we got up to. Damn straight Dave - good times indeed !
Always loved this song. I still followed DLR. after he left. I am a VH freak. I have a room in my house that is dedicated to Van Halen. Sitting in the middle my drum set. I cried the day Eddie died. They were the best band ever in my book. I partied my ass off listening to them. I was 10 yrs old when the first album came out. I got to see them. I thought I died and went to heaven. Those were damn good times.
I still feel it like the sun on my skin.
Who's listening to this great song in 2020 ? This is such a truly great overlooked tune and Dave how can you go wrong with that really does make a person think of past good times for sure.
2024 and counting ❤
THE front man of rock PERIOD
+peter gilman without a doubt a better singer, but a frontman? not as good at hjs
Bowie Ozzy Mercury Roth is up there
You got that right period I agree 💯 percent !!
You got that right he was for sure nobody like Dave never will be .
"I still feel it like the sun on my skin."
How is this song not on a top 100 of all time list?
Best unknown song ever.
It's not quite unknown. It was on rock radio a lot in the late 80's. But probably mostly forgotten. Someone needs to put it in a movie or show or something to introduce the kiddies to it.
Underrated ode to pleasant memories (this especial day and age notwithstanding). Thank you Messrs Vai, Sheehan, Tuggle and Bissonette for helping Mr Rothstein flesh this out.
Great song ! It really touches home !! DLR has a great voice ! Wish he never left Van Halen .
There will never be a time in American music history like this again. Glad to have been there. Almost surreal compared to today RNF'nR!
errrr not just AMERICAN music history!
It’s so emotional to watch this video, especially for those of us who were waiting at the record stores for new albums back in the day. We grew up with these guys and their music changed our lives. How fortunate are well to witness and feel The Mighty Van Halen…
This is a great song that nobody knows about
....uhh what about us?, we are EVERYBODY,...that counts for EVERYTHING!!! PEACE
I am nobody.
kentagion ...and everybody,..or one big native American. DEAD MAN. great flick.
+classicrock64 love that song
+classicrock64
Except for the thousands, maybe millions of people who sent it soaring up the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 1988.
I get moist eyes hearing this ---- Dave pulls at my heart strings with this one
What a voice. This song just takes me somewhere else. Here's to the GOOD TIMES. Thanks for the song.
Awesome Tune I Can't Listen to it without Crying Memories of my Best friend Ray Who Passed away 6; years ago Miss him very much
August 2024 I’m 56 years old and still loving this music ……..another song you didn’t hear enough of is can’t get this stuff no more ,..,great vocals by Dave
Reminds me of the fleeting moments of life that pass by so fast. We will be gone and dust and no one will know or care we existed eventually.
This comment has hit me like a freight train.. So true and so sad. We're only here such a short time.
+bocobob ...and thus, we keep on going , regardless of our UNDER achievements, we will keep rockin the world in which we live. SOMEONE SOMEWHERE WILL remember ALL of us somewhere down the line. Fact remains; THESE R GOOD TIMES....
+Gary Kovach that's a great response Gary. Be nice to think we will be remembered every now and then when we're gone..
+Andy Joyce I feel if you enjoy each moment, and know in the end you lived it with kindness, joy and honesty you will have made a difference to the only important person.......YOU.
... hit the nail.
Perfect tribute for the perfect band!!
Best diamond Dave's songs ever. Very underrated indeed. What ever happened to the music those were Damn good times.
Damn good song!
This so breaks my dam heart on so many levels ☹
Great song...... so much said in so few words. Diamond Dave, you rock!
Bought it on vinyl when it came out. Steve Vai fan since the beginning of time. He shines on this song & record. A song that shines a light on the soul of VH. Damn good times. So they were acting like a couple of kids. We all should. And they did reunite, saw them in OR. Glad to see people finding this great song here. A+ job on making this great tribute vid. Saw VH 1984 tour at MSG. Just being a kid in NYC having damn good times!!! MA with that JD bass. Fuck yea!..... Peace
Damn good times.. man were they good ! Best Roth solo song. The video is as sentimental as the song.
A dear friend of mine died today. Song remindes me of many "good times " RIP, love ya Joe. 😢😪
He is definitely talking about the good old days with early VH !!!
Could be Steve Vai talking about his days with Frank Zappa...
@@cs292 That is a strong possibility ✌️but I highly doubt it.
Those of you who lived during this time period I'm sure are incredibly bittersweet, as this is a song of the times and more. For me, it makes me personally very sad as I grew up in the nineties. We were sold pop (Hansen and Spice Girls) and angst (Nirvana and Co.). For me I'm much more sad because I barely caught the tail end of this epic era. This time period of music is an escape, a show, and ultimately a party, which is the way it should remain. Most people these days, (my generation, suckillennials) have few clues on how to shred, rock, have fun, and enjoy a show.
What happens in the 80's, stays in the 80s.....FUCK YOU VEGAS!
it's interesting that the younger generation realizes the 80's were awesome. In the 80's, we had thought of our parent's music as corny. But even today's kids recognize that there was an explosion of heart and virtuosity in the 80's. Today's kids don't think of Pyromania the same way we thought of Rockin Robin.
I remember a lot of that video as it happened. And yes it truly was Damn Good Times.
Great American rock n roll band.
The guitar riff is definitely Steve Vai's signature, very relaxing and sometime has hallucinogenic effect.
Riazor1370 Steve Vai only thing n the guitar.... love 💞💖💞
The whole thing was Steve...
@@lueyholland9722 Steve wrote the lyrics too?
@@jfo3000 fun fact:
Steve wrote the song at 14.
@@lueyholland9722 nope. Dave wrote the lyrics.
Why this isn't on his greatest hits is mind boggling
Goosebumps. Fucking rocks me everytime. Feel the same as listening to 10 years gone by Zep.
Love both of these songs.
Mee too!!! *heavy sigh*
Masterpiece, a brilliant collaboration between DLR and Steve Vai.
I especially like that song even more because it’s somewhat longer than most songs. This is a tune that needs to be longer. Love it
A song about doing what you didn't do and did what you shouldn't have done. But also about the good times you had. Those times are gone but the memories remain.
I love his voice and i love this song ..it's brilliant
I love classic Van Halen so much. They've affected my very spirit on so many different occasions and levels. I identify with them so much in terms of how they affected me during my formative years. They are the soundtrack to my life in so many instances and I will always cherish them. As I type this I can only look back with fondness... The 80's??? Well, as David Lee Roth said, "The 80's just smiled". Smiled it did and in a huge part, by the awesome power, look, and feel of a band that cut their teeth in the 70's and owned it until their unfortunate end in 1985. I LOVE VAN HALEN LIKE NO OTHER AND ITS BECAUSE THEIR SPIRIT MOST MATCHES MINE.
Same here brother
God, how I Miss young Van Halen !
Some songs are written on the wind and someone tracks it out. What an amazingly well crafted arrangement and execution. It stands the test of time.
Brother from an other Mother passed a couple of days x marine x cop perfect song thinking of him and his Family RIP Darrell 💔
oh my god such killer riff and flow no one today has yet to even come close!
I consider myself to be a VH fan... since I first heard them at the age of 13, when I first heard Diver Down... I was hooked... I'm embarrassed to say I've never heard this song... and now I have goose bumps....
only been one 70's and only gonna be one..damn good times
Great one of the best
Great to see they fought like brothers but created some of the greatest hard rock of all time….ladies and gentlemen I give you the mighty Van Halen..
This is one of the best songs there is
Van Hagar hadn't a song so good like this. I love Diamond Dave an Steve Vai.
It's always Van Halen, because Eddie and Alex have always been there lol
VH didnt even have a song as good as this... your point?
Sammy Hagar could not only not write lyrics like this, he couldn't move us emotionally like DLR did here with his vocal timbre/tone--as he did also on 'Little Dreamer' & 'Romeo's Delight'. Rock on, Dave.
Great video, grew up with these guys, every summer catch the VH show { mandatory } saw em when they were nobody 77 or 78 all the way to 84 which turned out to be the last REAL VH tour. saw Dave solo a few times but never saw VH again. Dave WAS Van Halen in those days. although he seems to have lost some marbles these days { lol } he's still DLR, one of a kind..
Reminds me of the 80s awsome....with all my cuzins ...the faithful only...🇺🇸🇺🇸😎😎
Great vid man, had 2 live it to appreciate those times, saw VH in 1982, Fair Warning Tour............Damn Good Times....Peace..
R.I.P Eddie Van Halen
Inspiration to all guitarists around the world
I didn't really take the time to appreciate this tune when it was released, of course back then I was a cocky and immortal (or so I thought) 20 year old, for how could a song like this affect me at that age?
If DLR wrote the lyrics to this song (and it sure seems like he did) he is absolutely correct, time moves SO quickly as you age, somewhere along the way, you begin to realize that you're not immortal, it's at that point a song like this has true meaning.
Agree!
Marstrand R. So very well said My Friend
Great, GREAT Job !!!!! God, I Miss this band !
Been decades since I last heard this song. Damn where did the time go?!?
Thanks for posting this..I cried a little.Eddie Van Halen is a huge influence on my guitar playing..I'll never forget our bassist telling me..EVH is gone brother..No one's ever really gone though \m/
They were the greatest band on earth for a minute. What were they thinking.
this makes. Me think of my friends who we had to bury u r long gonna but never forgotten
Love this♥️Damn good times♥️R.I.P. Eddie♥️💫
Have listened to this song at least twice a day every since it came out.
The only one of my fave song from skyscraper. Damn, the legends is always alive forever. Missed the old times...
Bintang M. Wkusumah hina & skyscraper are Great
And my life flashes by. . thanks for posting, a great song, his best. . So many memories. .
I expected to see some live footage of Dave. Was surprised to see Michael and the brothers. So fitting with EVH just passing. Thanks for this comp.
Steve Vai is the Guitarrist on this one
RIP Eddie, I'm about to cry now
I think the sentiment is the thing here. The song seems so appropriate for classic VH. And you gotta believe Dave was talking about the "good old days" with VH when he wrote this.
Lost friends....Chip Rufner from North Little Rock Arkansas, Dustin Mayberry from South Nashville Tennessee & Kathy Johnson from Nashville Tennessee. I think of these people every time I hear this song.,.
For some reason this song popped into my head...and voila here I am. What a great song. August 2020, good times? Yikes, it’s gotta get better. 👍😊🙏🏼🌻❤️
Beautiful album for a middle schooler……beautiful summer enjoying life man………❤