Van Halen - Jamie's Cryin' (Official Music Video) 

Facts :(

First song i looked up when i heard the news

True that !!! Wow !! Rip Eddie Van Halen

Agreed!!!

Too true. I had just recently commented on a thread that one of my first rock concerts was Van Halen's 1980 World Invasion tour (row 4 on the floor but up against the crush barrier the entire show). The highlight of course was when Eddie flicked his guitar pick at me. RIP Mr. Van Halen and thank you for sharing your musical gifts with the world. I feel fortunate to have been in this timeline to hear the best music ever created, 60s - 80s.

:(

Yep...I felt the same way I heard about Brad Delp.

My heart 💔

That's true. Without u there's gonna b a BIG chunk of music missing 😪🙏

Top 5 4 sure!

Truth

Thank you for your service my brother. I was in the US Navy March of 1985 to March of 1992 and I know what you mean. They debuted February of 1978 and the world changed the rock world that is

Thank you, for a multitude of things.. but it’s warming to hear this spoke optimistically into the lives of our redeemers.. many blessings

Seriously it puts me on a hypnotic mode! I think of high school and those were the best times and the best music, ! Oh to be young and beautiful again!

@@karadodge7118 Old is beautiful. It is very hypnotic. I just love the video of them playing instead of all the OCD spazzing vids that took over after MTV hit big. Not all of them were but so too many. lol It is so cool and soul warming.

This was the very 1st Van Halen song I ever heard and it’s still my most sentimental favorite

This song beat is still I would say the song with the sexiest beat of any song ever . BA BOOMP ba boomp ba boomp ba BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOMP BOOMP …… and so on !

David Lee Roth said in an interview as anyone who knows a decent amount of the bands history would know that this song was a result of the club playing days and even before. They use to play bars, backyard keggers and private parties , weddings , .grand openings of malls , muffler shops , pretty much anything this side of street corners with a change bucket in front of them . Not only was it anything goes , it was also anywhere you want it that they would do , Eddie once said yeah for a time we were doing things like loading up all the equipment, spending $30 in gas , to drive an hour or more one way , to a gig that paid them $50 - $60 for the gig and if they were lucky the would get fed and all the beer they could drink ( but not always) and after gas and a few misc expenses would split the left over $20 bill ., 4 ways and that’s if some equip didn’t breakdown , or one of theirs cars didn’t breakdown , anyway you get the picture . I would still love to get ahold of a copy of the band playing ( Get Down Tonight) as it use to be a staple of their set . But anyway I’m gettin out there . So Dave once said they played a Mexican Biker Bar or community Center , and someone thought it would be a good idea to thrown a little Latin music in there for the crowd , what started out to be a song dripping with Spanish flavor , a kind of light poppy Ricky Ricardo BaBa Lou type of thing wound up being Jamies Cryn kinda thing. Unfortunately for our south of the border friends and their associates , about the only thing Latin that remained in the final on the album version of the song was Alex’s BaBa Lou like drum intro . But the song was a result of traveling all over to play any place , to play in front of anybody , anytime for practically any amount,. ! True nomads , faithful Gypsies to the cause. What’s really a trip to know is that from about 1976- thru 78 , they were a small venue garage band basically that had 10 times more talent and character than 9 out of 10 acts that had “made it” that you were hearing on the radio ! But you can’t hold a Volcano Power 10 force of Nature inside of a Power 5 container for very long . They were notoriety and financially starved and when it was decided to water plant , it sucked up thousand gallons of water without a blink , due to their professionalism that they had mastered in all of those hole in the wall “ hey baby doll , what’s a package like you doing in a place like this “. Joints . A true quartet forged in the ovens of diversity ! For absolute certain , there never has been and never will be anything remotely like them . If the rest of the world wants Led Zeppelin ( who I dearly love to death ). , then take them , I’ll take Van Halen . That’s Van Halen , you know , the meteor that hit planet earth in 1978 , causing more Global changes than the meteor that hit the Yucatán peninsula , wiping out the Dinosaurs 65,000,000 years ago !

I read somewhere that the KEY to VH was their bgv's. I can't disagree. Cuz after Michael left it wasn't the same.

@@meflove all of those high melodic vocals in the old and new VH were Michael Anthony's for the most part.

When we did covers, I was Michael, proudly, with my bottle, lol, Lisa

Damn high harmonies!

It's an integral part of what made Van Halen.

Sounds like something vince neil would say. Literally

this

so he basically knew, somehow, that he was (or would eventually be) a good singer, duh. It was a bold way of saying that, in fact, he was.

@@truthh8322 - except Dave can actually sing. ;D

@@Bodca1 - nah, it's a way of saying rock and roll doesn't gaf if it's good or not.

@Ron String Sammy and Eddie did. Not sure about Michael but probably him also.

@ ron. They never did bury that hatchet

No band will ever come close to this fantastic music . Love

@Proton2112 I have heard that, but those transgressions against MA were so significant, that it was always going to be tough to pull off. I was a late teen right when the first albums were coming out, and dug them from Day 1. After reading Noel Monk's book, and hearing from Sammy and a couple of other rock legends about JUST how awful the brothers were, I almost didn't want the reunion. Insult to Michael. Oh, ok, so now you are 60 and you suddenly regret brutally f'n me over ? Take a hike guys....

@Proton2112 WORD! If there's a RRHOF for background singers, MA would be there right next to the "PIPS" :)

This Jami is definitely crying. I love Van Halen :(

@Pete Kondolios sad

@Pete Kondolios why did you say that, I was grieving with you brother

Wasn't 2020 then, it was 1994

@Pete Kondolios thanks Love, feeling pretty sad, appreciate You 😘

Michael Anthony is such a great bassist, facts.

So fucking hot you're right!

Always was in VH. Love it! Not too many bands could pull off only 3 instruments and make it sound like more. A few did.

🔥🔥🔥

Eddie once said he liked the fact that MA "plays *bass,* he doesn't play lead guitar on the bass."

I agree.

Fuck yea he is!

@@mel_va_ I PREFER GINGER BAKER, JOHN BONHAM,KEITH MOON. GET THIS.

imagine the God given luxury of being the official drummer of Eddie! if he werent up to the part im sure Eddie would've send him off - my personal opinion

What makes you believe he's underrated? Please explain.

Heath Barton yes I’m 53 and Van Halen was part of life growing up,definitely sad and disturbing he is gone!

Good bye eddie Rip

Me 2 bud

Shock to the soul

Hugs to Heath, rest well Eddie we love you.

Thank you Mr shrute

This has to be my favorite Van Halen song

@@halinbusch2419 Agreed

its not that great buddy, dont get stuck on it

Great summertime jam!

Damn right! Those were my high school years. Graduated in 1980.

A donde se fueron esos tiempos?

@@luisenriquegarciagonzalez4734 ....EN TUS RECUERDOS, YO TENIA 16 AÑOS, AHORA 62!!! PERO SIGO CON MI TIEMPO...EL DE AHORA NO SIRVE!!!!

Greatest guitarist of all time. No question about it. This guy was a true icon and he will never, ever be equaled.

@@lukeskywalker1840 yes that's so true!!!

GOAT

@@lukeskywalker1840 I THINK YOU WERE BORN THIS MORNING. EVER HEARD OF JIMI HENDRIX. ERIC CLAPTON, JIMMY PAGE OR ALVIN LEE. FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.

@@3125234302 they made different kinds of music man so it’s like what kind you like better

I still am obsessed after all these years ❤

Heard it in Jr high art class fall of 78!

I heard it on Guitar Hero Van Halen back in about 2010 or whenever the game came out - I think I was drinking a Pepsi max at the time and spat it all over my Wii when I heard how rocking the tune was . But thanks for sharing your stories

@@OldMusicFan83 I loved my 11th grade art class. There was this hot little cheerleader in my class. We teased and flirted w eachother but since I was a long haired freak, we both knew we were never going to date - we were from different worlds. But she would slap or pinch me on my rear end and I would do the same LOL. She was a good girl and at 18 she married a good guy. 44 yrs later those two are still married!

@@PantheonBar Great story. It's the effect Eddie's guitar playing and David Lee Roth's screaming had on just about everyone who became a fan.

Yes! That's literally the month that this album was released! February of '78!

:(

Descanse.en paz # leyenda

Always has and well be

Respect. 😭

And the beautiful Chris Cornell. And Keith Moon, Lowell George & Gram Parsons, all just too beautiful for words to ever convey.

alicia kenerley The Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman , Stevie Ray Vaughn, Chuck Berry, Randy Rhoads, Albert King, Allan Holdsworth, BB King, Johnny Winters, Terry Kath, Dimebag Darrell jam session occurring right now I have a feeling is pretty good.

Don't like that Roth would dance instead of sining at shows. I don't know if he does that anymore though.

What you call "cool kind of obnoxiousness" I call gay

@@pulsarlights2825 clearly way off as it has never been even suspected that DLR goes that way. Maybe you '"secretly wished" he was...catch my drift?

@@alexandermerino5959 So the "assless"pants on the Diver Down tour and "Eat 'em smile" is heterosexual in your opinion? Hahahaha Have you always been this naive?

Damn straight he was.

Oh yeah man he's effortlessly cool. In the same way Bowie was, but I can see him being more grating for some people. I think he sounds like a riot, wouldn't wanna spend loads of time around him though mind you

HE WAS MUCH MUCH MORE THAN A GUATARIST, HE WAS MORE THAN A WRITER, HE WAS THE HEART OF AN ERA :)

@@shredBucketheadshred He also happened to be a POS human being but what ya gonna do?

Hello , what a lovely songs we really miss is performance. How are you enjoying yourself

@@James-dc8el I'm having a lovely time my good man! thank you for asking.

EdCranepool Right On !!

We had a hardrockshow on a Dutch radio show called Beton, the deejay played Runnin' with the devil every week so after 4 weeks I just had to buy the album and was hooked immediately.

Bosh is that you?

Roadrunner, roadrunner....

EdCranepool in my 75 camero 😁✌🏼

@Spermwhale1000 Hello again! Last week you replied to my comment on a different Van Halen video and we exchanged a few replies, funny we should see each other again (not literally, but you know what I mean). I feel exactly the same way, so I'm glad I'm not the only one.

@Spermwhale1000 I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of you right now.

@Spermwhale1000 That's horrible, I'm so sorry for your loss. I hate to admit this but I actually tried to commit suicide once (about a year and a half ago) and listening to Van Halen was one of the main things that helped me get through it and slowly recover over several months. For that reason, I think the band (and Eddie in particular) really helped shape the person I am today, and I found Eddie's death so devastating not only because he was so talented and legendary, but because I feel a strong personal connection to his music after it helped me so much during an extremely dark time in my life. Once again, I'm very sorry for your loss. Like you said, it's good that you found out after the concert, but that doesn't make it any less tragic.

How can it be 2 weeks already? Time is just flying by 😢🕊

@@cassiesummers759 I know 😔

Vallerie Nikirk lol hittin those drums like animal from the Muppets

He is rocking so hard he has a fire extinguisher attached to his drums (check the video)

I hate to say it, but GREATEST? I mean, I feel like there are a lot of other bands that could beat Van Halen.

Both

This was actually released in 1978 so late 70’s music changed forever

It is... it’s on my playlist on ITunes

@Mike Barooshian totally agree. Wolfgang is actually dropping a new single tomorrow. I look forward to seeing his future.🤘🏻

Nowadays they don’t even play real instruments.

Same thing happened to me in the 90's

That's true, and you can't blame it all on Sammy Hagar.

Best V H is 70s V,H Hears proof

'70s. 1978.

RIP Eddie, legends never die...

Are you from Austin, your name sounds familiar?

Amen Kristy!

Named after this ❤️

@@mr420uk I can remember when I bought Van Halen's first album. It was amazing to listen to Jamie's Crying real loud!

Same bro, same. RIP.

Ahh so you aren’t the nameless queen after all. But yes yes RIP to the legend.

They really were the best times. Summer lasted forever, girls were naturally beautiful and cars were cool.

And Cheap Trick Live at Budokan!

Yeah I feel you, 13 at the time & these bands were king!

Late 70's were really a special era for music. I'm 21 so can't exactly relate to yall but I "get" it totally!

Micheal Billy Farmington NM perverts micro cams and frequency imaging technology 👈

IM THERE WITH YA THE BEST 10 YEARS EVER

and that was after VHII came out with even more great songs

God Bless,Eddie!

An 🇺🇸 treasure

STFU & just enjoy the song. Rock music lovers are threatened by hip hop in the same way they used to be threatened by disco. Just listen & love all music -- And FYI this tune formed the basis for hip-hop classic "Wild Thing"

@@TarantulisimoYeah, they ripped it off cause they can't think of anything good on their own. Hip hop isn't music and requires zero talent that any idiot can fake.

@@Andy-yx5lv LMFAO

Mr Chavez81 h

He certainly was sexy! I loved him in "Jump!" Really a great upbeat song and full of spirit!

Original van halen is the best hands down

He'll yes.. A one of a kind..and natural..long live Van Halen ( David Lee Roth years..fuck Sammy hag guard..no personality. A total dud compared to other one the only Gigolo Artist , composer. So fucking Tallented as well as gifted mister amazingly awesome DAVID LEE ROTH.

@@angelacarleton9575 Right on! I'm watching that next! Since the death of MTV I never thought I'd see these videos again

Gannon actually eddie cured his own cancer with illegal stem cells so.....

Illegal? What's that? lmao