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Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) - Van Halen

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Published on 11 Mar 2023 / In Rock / Hard Rock

"Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" is a song by American hard rock band Van Halen from their 1995 album Balance. It is one of four singles issued for the album, and was the only one to reach #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for three weeks.

The song's main theme is about the power of universal love. Sammy Hagar says in his autobiography that he wanted the song to be uplifting, for the chorus to be 'I wanna show you what love can do', but that his relationship with the Van Halen brothers was becoming strained and that they were very critical of the lyrical treatment, wanting something with more attitude.

In addition, the story about the death of Nirvana's frontman, Kurt Cobain, is also told in the song through the lyrics "Is it right to take the easy way" and ends with "I can't tell you what's right for you" with the bridge, repeated towards the end of the song, saying "I see the damage done, yeah/oh Lord, I heard the shotgun".

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Bass Electric YvesC YvesC
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thx1138
thx1138 2 years ago

SingingWomble - Awesome just awesome ! Thanks for the new track ! Woo ! Powerful !

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SingingWomble
SingingWomble 2 years ago

You're most welcome, Frank, thank you! :)

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Grant
Grant 2 years ago

Great job Frank thx1138 and SingingWomble Here is a drum track I hope you like :-)

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thx1138
thx1138 2 years ago

Grant - Vantastic ! Excellent job ! Thanks so much ! I love the Frankenstrat stripes effects ! Brilliant ! Have I mixed u in ok ? Lemme know please ?

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Grant
Grant 2 years ago

@thx1138: Always a pleasure Frank levels sound good to me, I think you have betters ears for it than me :-)

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thx1138
thx1138 2 years ago

SingingWomble - Awesome track Sir ! Love it ! Published !

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SingingWomble
SingingWomble 2 years ago

I thank Frank. :)

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SingingWomble
SingingWomble 2 years ago

Okay here is a first, I will continue to practice it and will record a refined version when drums and bass are in. :)

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thx1138
thx1138 2 years ago

SingingWomble - Wow ! Powerful and Energetic ! Hope your throat is ok ? Thanks so much for accepting this one ! I published our sent mix !

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SingingWomble
SingingWomble 2 years ago

@thx1138: If I sing it this way there is no strain to my throat, thank you. :)

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thx1138
thx1138 2 years ago

Grant - If you please ..........?

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Grant
Grant 2 years ago

Yes lets go.

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thx1138
thx1138 2 years ago

@Grant : Missiles away !

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Grant
Grant 2 years ago

@thx1138: thanks Frank :-)

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