It was a sad day on October 6th 2020 when we lost Eddie Van Halen.
As much as it has affected us, his fans, think of how his friends and band mates must feel.
David Lee Roth posted a tribute song to Eddie.
The song “Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar And Grill” is definitely a look back to their early days.
The song references “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” and even steals a line from Elton John’s “Crocodile Rock”.
That line is “Never knew me a better time, and I guess I never will”.
In the image of the video there is a message that simply says “Hey Ed I’m gonna miss ya'. See you on the other side...”
Check out the song below.
Below the song you’ll find the lyrics that were posted with the video.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar And Grill
WORKIN' THE CORNERS
WHEN THE RECORD DEAL HAPPENED
AND THE WEEK BEFORE I FOUND OUT
I WAS SLEEPIN' ON THE FLOOR
WITH MY NEW BEST GAL
IN A VERY VERY EMPTY HOUSE
WRONG KINF OF NON CONFORMIST
THATS THE CASE AND ALWAYS BE
IN A SLEEPING BAG FRONT OF THE FIREPLACE
MY GIRLFRIEND AND ME
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW BAR AND GRILL
NEVER KNEW ME A BETTER TIME
AND I GUESS I NEVER WILL
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW BAR AND GRILL
SOME SAY THEY WAS HAPPY THEN
ME, I’M HAPPY STILL
DOWN AT THE LOCAL CANTEEN
YOU KNOW THE SMELL OF FRESH SAWDUST
WHEN THEY FIRST THROW IT ON THE FLOOR
YOU HEAR A ROCKIN' LITTLE RHYTHM
FROM INSIDE THE RYTHYM KITCHEN
AS YOU’RE WALKIN' PAST THE CANTEEN DOOR
120 DEGREES, GOOD TIMES SPREADING LIKE HUMANITY
HERE’S WHAT I FOUND OUT
THIS ONE BELONGS IN THE BOOK OR IT OUGHTTA BE;
WE’LL DO A SHOT AS WE SAIL OUT!
THE AUTHORITY’S IMPLORED US
AND IT HAPPENED FREQUENTLY
IN A SLEEPING BAD FRONT OF THE FIREPLACE
YOUR GIRLFRIEND AND ME
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW BAR AND GRILL
ITS A DAMN GOOD STORY
AND THERE’S STILL MORE TO TELL
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW BAR AND GRILL
SOME SAY TIME AIN’T GOT BETTER
MAYBE THEY STILL WILL.
YEAH WE KNOW ALL THE PUNCHLINES
BUT WE STILL LAUGH LIKE HELL
ONE THING NEVER CHANGES;
STILL CAN’T AFFORD THE BILL
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