The Making of the 1984 Album | The Van Halen Fan-Made 1984 Documentary Episode 3

This documentary is not an official or authorized documentary of Van Halen. Unraveling Van Halen’s iconic 1984 album, witness a legendary band’s musical brilliance, turmoil, and triumphs in this revealing documentary. And as the band basks in the glory of success, tensions rise, egos clash, and behind-the-scenes drama threatens to tear them apart, ultimately foreshadowing the heart-wrenching events that would eventually lead to Van Halen’s dramatic and tumultuous breakup. More info on Allan Holdsworth’s and Eddie Van Halen drama: Jump demo and interview with Eddie: For other photo credits, other credits, thanks, and more info, go to: Music by @TomShreds Backstory info on WB/Rhino etc. via the Dave & Dave Unchained - A Van Halen Podcast These are not affiliate links: Photos by Neil Zlowower/Atlas Icons Buy official Van Halen merch, go here: Special Thanks to Backstage Auctions: Buy Greg Renoff’s Ted Templeman book Buy Steve Rosen’s Tonechaser Buy Brad Tolinski, and Chris Gill’s Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen Buy Noel Monk’s book Runnin’ W/Devil Michael Christopher Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock Van Halen links: Van Halen news Van Halen archival site Van Halen on Spotify Go subscribe to @JohnnyBeane 00:00 - Disclaimer 00:16 - Eddie Van Halen plays keyboards for the first time 00:43 - Eddie Van Halen’s fight to play keyboards 01:14 - Origins of Sunday Afternoon in the Park 01:41 - Eddie’s new riff gets jacked by Roth and Templeman. 02:04 - Spring 1983 02:25 - 1984 album deep dive 03:41 - The making of Van Halen’s song “Jump” 10:21 - The making of Van Halen’s song “Panama” 12:08 - The story behind Micheal Anthony’s Jack Daniels bass 13:03 - The making of Van Halen’s song “Top Jimmy” 15:12 - The making of Van Halen’s song “Drop Dead Legs” 16:31 - Allan Holdsworth and Eddie Van Halen’s connection 17:27 - The making of Van Halen’s song “Hot for Teacher” 18:24 - Is it a Lambo or drums for the intro of Hot for Teacher? 21:28 - The making of Van Halen’s video “Hot for Teacher” 23:45 - Trivia about the Hot for Teacher video 25:01 - Big brother tries to censor music 27:08 - The making of Van Halen’s song “I’ll Wait” 28:22 - Michael Mcdonald helps write a Van Halen song 31:14 - The making of Van Halen’s song “Girl Gone Bad” 33:04 - Possible unreleased songs from the 1984 sessions 33:58 - Wilson Pickett’s “In the Midnight Hour” 34:39 - The drama with mixing the 1984 album 37:01 - Hijinx and blow with Eddie Van Halen and Donn Landee 38:20 - Did Ted Templeman actually produce Van Halen’s 1984 album? 39:52 - The story of 1984’s artwork 42:23 - Eddie Van Halen dies 43:24 - Why is the album called 1984? 44:06 - Reception of Van Halen’s 1984 album 44:43 - How Michael Jackson may have blocked Van Halen from the no.1 spot 45:39 - Sammy Hagar calls me a liar #vanhalen #davidleeroth #eddievanhalen