That 70's Chick

**False Profit** · 12.10.02, 01:53 PM

Did Eddie really play on an otherwise forgettable tune back in the seventies as a favor to Ted Templeman? A buddy of mine sent it to me today and I'll be damned if it didn't sound just like EVH, particularly the solo and the ending. Supposedly EVH did it as a favor for Ted who was producing some ladies album. Eddie hated it and had his name removed from the album credits. This was all news to me.

**No Bozos** · 12.10.02, 02:28 PM

Yeah, it was a Nicolette Larson song called "Can't Get Away From You."
Nicolette Larson later returned the favor by singing one line (with the guys) in the VH tune "Could This Be Magic."

**Halenizer** · 12.11.02, 08:36 AM

I have a recording of VH singing to a Nicolet Larson tune in the studio "gonna take a lot of love". Except they change it to "gonna take a lot of drugs". Its funny. I believe they recorded it when they did the 25 song demo with WB. VH sounded like they were high when they did it.

[ December 11, 2002, 08:43 AM: Message edited by: Halenizer ]

**The Van Baron** · 12.11.02, 08:40 AM

..if my memory serves me correctly...didn't he do somthing for bananarama ?

**Zahzoo** · 12.11.02, 08:48 AM

From the VH official site...

Nicolette Larson - Nicolette (1978)

"Can't Get Away From You"WB (BSK 3243)
NOTES
Eddie performed the solo on this song and is listed as (?) in the credits. His appearance on this album was as a favor to Ted Templeman.
Larson (7/17/52 - 12/16/97) was born in Helena, MT and raised in Kansas City, MO, and released at least four albums

on the Warner Bros. label. She also spent time as a session vocalist with Neil Young and Linda Ronstadt.
"Nicolette" was certified Gold on 2/27/79.

Chart Data:

Charted: 11/18/78
Weeks On Chart: 32
Highest Position: 15

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