Yacht for Teacher

[DFVH5150]

Yes, this was revealed on Daryl's show when he had Sammy on (singing "Family Man" which was cool as fuck) a few year back, but I'm not sure how many people here know about this crazy yet interesting 1985 fact. Speaking of yacht rockers and fun facts, the only musical guests outside of VH's dad, their pets, and their producers on their albums are yacht rockers: Lukather, Michael McD, and Nicolette Larson. And almost him:

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/da...avid-lee-roth/

DARYL HALL Confirms He Was Asked To Join VAN HALEN As Replacement For DAVID LEE ROTH

Daryl Hall has confirmed that he was asked to join VAN HALEN following the departure of David Lee Roth more than three and a half decades ago.

The singer-songwriter — best known as one half of HALL & OATES — broached the topic of his hypothetical link-up with VAN HALEN in a new interview with "Out Of The Box With Jonathan Clarke", which airs on the New York radio station Q104.3. Asked if it's true that Eddie approached him about stepping into the role of the band's frontman after Roth's exit, Daryl laughed and said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, yeah. Actually, yes. I knew those guys [VAN HALEN] really well; we actually shared some people — crew and things like that. And Eddie came to a show with [his then-wife] Valerie [Bertinelli] — this goes back, you know — and David had just left the band. And Eddie said, 'Do you wanna join VAN HALEN, man?' He was half joking, but I think he was serious — I really do believe he was serious. And I took it seriously. I went, 'Meh, I think not. I think I've got my own shit going on.'"

Hall also confirmed that the iconic keyboard hook in VAN HALEN's "Jump" was inspired by HALL & OATES's song "Kiss Is On My List". "That is correct," Daryl said. "That's what [Eddie] always told me. He said that inspired 'Jump'."

You can hear the full conversation below.


Hall wasn't the only singer Eddie reportedly approached about joining VAN HALEN before he recruited Sammy Hagar to front the band. Former JOURNEY vocalist Steve Perry told Rolling Stone in a 2020 interview that he was "honored" when Eddie asked him to come to Los Angeles and jam but that he felt he wasn't "really suited" to representing VAN HALEN's "legacy up to that point". Patty Smyth of the group SCANDAL also said that she was asked to join VAN HALEN but that she ultimately declined because "they were heavy drinkers" and she didn't want to relocate to Los Angeles. "I was, like, 'I'm from New York. We don't move to L.A.,'" she recalled in a 2020 interview with Stereogum.

VAN HALEN eventually recruited Hagar, who sang on four studio albums between 1986 and 1995 before he quit the group in 1996. Hagar rejoined for a 2004 tour but left again after that, paving the way for the most recent reunion with Roth, which began in 2007 with a world tour.

Hall is an inductee into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with the best-selling duo of all time. He is also the star of his very own award-winning web series-turned-TV staple "Live From Daryl's House", as well as a successful venue owner with Daryl's House, a restored live music space in Pawling, New York.

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Would've taken him over Eric Martin any day...

[billy007]

great voice, just can't imagine it singing Van Halen songs!

[Dave's Dreidel]

A good manager would have gotten these idiots to work it out, in either 1985 or 1996, take your pick.

[Railrunner130]

I can't make heads or tails of the people that were supposedly invited to front VH.

Daryl Hall? Phil Collins? Eric Martin? Patty Smyth? I'm sure I'm missing a few.

Sam, Dave and Gary are the only people that make sense to me.

[chain]

I can't make heads or tails of the people that were supposedly invited to front VH.

Daryl Hall? Phil Collins? Eric Martin? Patty Smyth? I'm sure I'm missing a few.

Sam, Dave and Gary are the only people that make sense to me.

To avoid any further confusion, I’m going to admit, finally, that I too was asked to join Van Halen. I declined over money and publishing issues. But that’s a story best shared in its own thread....lol..

[Dave's Dreidel]

I can't make heads or tails of the people that were supposedly invited to front VH.

Daryl Hall? Phil Collins? Eric Martin? Patty Smyth? I'm sure I'm missing a few.

Sam, Dave and Gary are the only people that make sense to me.

Have to remember, the initial plan was to do an album with a bunch of different singers, each doing one song. So, Ed contacting a bunch of different people makes sense in that regard.

[ziggysmalls]

Which has the highest total?

The number of lead singers that were asked to join VH.

or

The number of bands that asked Sammy to join.

Both are up there. I think for Daryl to work in VH, Eddie would have had to grow a mustache.

[YankeeRose]

I can't make heads or tails of the people that were supposedly invited to front VH.

Daryl Hall? Phil Collins? Eric Martin? Patty Smyth? I'm sure I'm missing a few.

Sam, Dave and Gary are the only people that make sense to me.

Don't forget Pete Townshend! He and Ed agreed to do an album together. But Ed only wanted to make it in 5150. Pete wanted to make the album in the UK. So it never happened.

[Railrunner130]

It sounds like I was the only one NOT asked to join VH. Solid move, by the way.

[DFVH5150]

Which has the highest total?

The number of lead singers that were asked to join VH.

or

The number of bands that asked Sammy to join.

Both are up there. I think for Daryl to work in VH, Eddie would have had to grow a mustache.

Ha!

[DFVH5150]

I can't make heads or tails of the people that were supposedly invited to front VH.

Daryl Hall? Phil Collins? Eric Martin? Patty Smyth? I'm sure I'm missing a few.

Sam, Dave and Gary are the only people that make sense to me.

Also don't forget Jimmy Barnes, which I guess was Australia's version of Springsteen or something like that.

Wonder why Billy Squier wasn't t'rown into the mix?

[PrideofPasadena]

Surprised John Waite didn't get a call. Everyone else was.

Sammy was the only one that fit. The rest woulda made them more pop. No doubt they coulda had some hits with either of those singers though.

[Dave's Dreidel]

Ed was in a pop songwriting groove at that point in time, he would have been successful no matter who they put on the mic.