If you are among the masses who wish they could see a half-naked, greased up, Tim Robbins / Randy Quaid-looking dude who will rock out with his guitar and a drum machine and play a Van Halen-inspired version of “You Really Got Me” in his den, then this vid is for you.
After briefly daydreaming about the logistics of applying baby oil to yourself and then trying to pick up, put on, and play your guitar without dropping it, I noticed that, while it was apparent that this guy can play, he never strays far from the song’s melody. Even though it is obviously inspired by the version of the Kinks’ classic that appears of Van Halen’s first album, he never plays anything resembling Eddie Van Halen’s guitar part in any way shape or form, but he does, however, emulate David Lee Roth’s version of the melody over and over and over and over again. Then he solos briefly (and badly). This makes him the weirdest “trapped in the 80’s guitar shredder” ever. Do you think that’s his thing? Do you think my man has business cards that say “I play the guitar like David Lee Roth sings.” If he does, I want to be in his band.
reminds me of a night at “sneaky petes”, “south beach”, “mitty’s”, “greenies” or some other horrible washed out cover band club aimed at middle aged singles. i LOVE it! bring me another bud light, bitch!
Wow. I’ve always dreamed of seeing a half-naked, greased up, Tim Robbins / Randy Quaid-looking dude who will rock out with his guitar and a drum machine and play a Van Halen-inspired version of “You Really Got Me†in his den, and you, Justin, made my dream a reality. God bless YouTube.com.
this sort of thing was and is very common in Pineville, NC. If you don’t believe me — just ask Jeremy Davis or Joey.