Unreleased Music

Angel Eyes

(3:04)

This unreleased original song was written by David Lee Roth and was believed to be recorded in both 1973 at Cherokee Studios in Chatsworth, CA, and again in 1975 at an unknown location. There is no known public performance of this song, but it was played once backstage for some friends in the band's club days of the mid-1970's. Although they had originally planned to include it on Van Halen II, the band decided against doing so because it was too different from the other songs being recorded for that album.

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Babe Don't Leave Me Alone

(3:00)

This unreleased original song was played live on 6/03/76 at The Starwood in Hollywood, CA. It was often used in the band's club set. they recorded the song in 1976 for the Gene Simmons financed demo and in 1977 as part of the 25 song demo for Van Halen. The song was never released, and it is not known to have been performed after 1978. Dave used to claim the song was about a girl whose boyfriend dumps her because she was developing a big behind.

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Black Star

Never confirmed as an original, the song title was only once mentioned by Michael Anthony in an interview.

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Bring On the Girls

(3:48)

This song would later become "Beautiful Girls" on Van Halen II. It was recorded as "Bring on the Girls" for the 1977 Warner Brothers demo.

Down in Flames

(4:25)

This unreleased Van Halen original was played several times throughout the 1978 tour. The chords immediately following the solo were used on "You're No Good." The song was also played on 12/31/77 at the Whisky A GoGo in West Hollywood, CA. An alternate title that has been used for the song is "Stop Tryin'."

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Eyes of the Night

(4:34)

This unreleased original was performed on 5/20/76 at Pasadena Community College and 6/03/76 at The Starwood in Hollywood, CA. At the 6/03/76 performance, Dave explained, "This song here is part one of our two-part rock opera. It's about a guy who is in love with the lady across the street, but he doesn't have the nerve to tell her. All he does is watch her with a pair of binoculars."

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Get the Show on the Road

(2:53)

This unreleased original was occasionally used to open the band's performances. It was recorded as part of the band's 1977 demo for Van Halen. A bootleg of a 6/10/77 live performance at the Whisky A GoGo in West Hollywood, CA, also exists. The song contains vocal elements from "Romeo Delight."

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Here's Just What She Wanted

(5:10)

This song was performed and recorded on 12/31/77 at the Whisky A GoGo. Alternate titles include "Just What you Wanted" and "Here's Just What You Wanted."

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I Wann Be Your Lover

(3:25) (3:00)

This song was recorded live on 1/17/77 and 2/08/78 at unknown locations in Pasadena, CA. The song also appears on the band's 1977 Warner Brothers demo.

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Let's Get Rockin'

(3:07)

This song was a fast-paced rocker recorded for the band's 1977 Warner Brothers demo. Live performances of the song were recorded at the Golden West Ballroom in Norwalk, CA, in 1976 and at the Whisky A GoGo on 6/20/76. The song is sometimes called "Aint' No Stoppin'."

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No More Waiting

This song was performed on 6/10/77 and 12/31/77 at the Whisky A GoGo and on 2/25/78 in Hollywood at an unknown location. The intro riff of this song was reincarnated as the opening riff to "Take Me Back (Deja Vu)" from the Balance album. This song is sometimes called "Get Off My Back" and ""Show No Mercy."

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Piece of Mind

(3:57)

This song was recorded for the band's 1977 Warner Brothers demo. Recordings also exist of a performance of this song in 1976 at the Starwood in Hollywood. The song is sometimes known as "Bad Women."

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Ripley

This original is a leftover song from the 1974 sessions. It was written on a Ripley guitar, designed by Steve Ripley. Each string on the guitar can be sent to different sides of the speaker through the use of its individual string pan pots.

She's the Woman

This song was recorded for the band's 1977 Warner Brothers demo. It was also performed on 6/03/76 at The Starwood in Hollywood. The song contains riffs later found in "Mean Street."

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We Die Young

(3:01)

This unreleased original was recorded for the Warner Brothers demo. A live version surfaced in late 1997 from a 1976 performance at the Golden West Ballroom in Norwalk, CA. The song is sometimes known as "We Die Bold."

Young and Wild

(2:35)

This unreleased Kim Fowley & Stephen Tetsch cover (recorded by Cherie Currie and The Runaways [Raven RVCD-60]) was recorded for Van Halen's 1977 Warner Brothers demo.

Steven Tetsch was also known as Venus of Venus and the Razorblades, a band that Van Halen opened for in their Whisky A GoGo days. The song was written in 1975 and the band most likely heard this song at one of these shows and decided to come up with their own version. Venus and the Razorblades never released their own version of the song.

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Any Time, Any Place

This unreleased original is a leftover song from the 1984 sessions. It has never been performed publicly.

All That I Need

Never confirmed as an original and not much is known about this song

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Believe Me

(2:56)*, (4:06)

This song was performed on 9/18/76 at The Bogart in San Bernardino, CA. It's also known as "Take It Back." It is not known whether it is a Van Halen original or a cover tune. The band recorded it in 1973 at Cherokee Studios in Chatsworth, CA.

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Big Trouble

(3:36)

There were two studio versions of this unreleased original song recorded. It was first recorded for the 1977 Warner Brothers demo and then rerecorded during the Diver Down sessions in 1982 This song was intended for Diver Down and later for 1984, but appeared on neither. It's often considered by fans to be the best song the band never released. Other than its title, the tune is not related in any way to "Big Trouble" from David Lee Roth's Eat 'Em and Smile Album

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Bullethead

(3:40)

This unreleased original was performed on 12/31/77 at The Whisky A GoGo in West Hollywood, CA, as well as on at least one occasion during the Van Halen world tour. It's sometimes known as "Bang Bang".

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Eat Thy Neighbor

This unfinished, unreleased original was one of three tracks written for the then-untitled 5150 album that David Lee Roth began vocal work on prior to his departure from the band.

Gentleman of Leisure

Episode 3 of Dave TV revealed this unreleased Van Halen tune, reportedly from a 1974 demo.

Glitter

Dave TV introduced this unreleased Van Halen tune on 12/10/98. Reportedly only Dave owns the original recording made in 1974, though another version may have been recorded later.

Honolulu Baby

(2:44)

One version of this original was recorded on 6/03/76 at The Starwood In Hollywood, CA. It has also been called "Kissin' and Squeezin'."

During this particular performance, Dave explained the inspiration behind the song. He had fallen in love with a woman from Waikiki and wanted to write a song about her. He couldn't think of anything that rhymed with Waikiki, so he titled the song "Honolulu Baby. " Dave concluded the song's introduction by saying, "With any luck we'll release this next summer and get a hit!"

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Last Night

(3:24)

This tune was an early version of "Hang 'Em High" with completely different lyrics. One version was performed on 6/10/77 at the Whisky A GoGo. The song was recorded for the band's 1977 Warner Brothers demo.

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Light in the Sky

(4:35)

This unreleased original bears no resemblance to Van Halen II's "Light Up the Sky." "Light in the Sky" was recorded for the band's 1977 Warner Brothers demo and included a guitar introduction for which Ed may have used his MXR Flanger.

One More Time

The band performed this song sometime in late 1977 or early 1978 at Magic Mountain in Valenica, CA.

Put Out the Lights

(3:39)

This unreleased original appeared on the band's 1977 Warner Brothers demo.

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Shape Your In

(4:24)

This tune was performed by the band on 6/10/77 at the Whisky A GoGo in West Hollywood.

Vodoo Queen

(3:33)

This song is basically an early version of "Mean Street," with completely different lyrics. Four different recordings of this song are known to exist. In 1977 the song was recorded for the band's Warner Brothers demo. Live recordings exist from 1976 in an unknown location, 1978 in Paris, France, and 1979 in Osaka, Japan.

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Woman in Love

(4:38)

This song was performed by the band in 1976 at the Hilton in Pasadena, CA. It does not resemble "Women in Love" from Van Halen II. A bootleg studio performance of this song, believed to have been recorded in the mid-1970s, was leaked to the public in early 1999.

Descriptions of the unreleased Van Halen songs were taken from the "Van Halen Encyclopedia" written by C.J. Chilvers. This book is a must read for Van Halen fanatics and can be purchased at the Van Halen Store and on website like Amazon.com.

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