The heaviest and softest Classic Van Halen song ?

[Panamark]

What do you all reckon the heaviest Van Halen song is ??
And to complement the choice, the softest ??

(If there is such a thing !)

Ive got some ideas but dont want to kill the thread before
it even starts....

[Figs]

Heaviest - On Fire
Softest - Jump

[hard rock]

Wow tough one indeed.

Heaviest will be tough- theres a few options

On Fire, Light up the Sky, One foot out the door,

Softest, again tough- Little dreamer,woman in love,secrets.

man that is tough to narrow down to just one each.

[nosuchluck]

heaviest - On Fire, One foot out the door, Tora Tora, Atomic Punk, House of Pain.

softest - Secrets, I'll wait, Could this be magic, big bad bill, push comes to shove...

[DaveTheSoulOfVH]

Heaviest - Atomic Punk
Softest - I'll Wait

[hard rock]

i forgot about Atomic punk as a heavy one.

How about Happy trails as a soft one. cant get any softer than that one.

[FORD]

Originally posted by DaveTheSoulOfVH
Heaviest - Atomic Punk
Softest - I'll Wait

Yeah, those two get my vote.

[academic punk]

Heaviest: I'm the One, Romeo Delight, Hang 'Em High

Softest: Secrets, Romeo Delight (the bridge), Dance the Night Away

[fe_lung]

I'm going to agree with House of Pain as probably the heaviest, at least as far as tonal quality goes. Followed by Sunday Afternoon In The Park. Lyrically, I'd say Mean Streats followed by Jump (any song that uses suicide as a main thematic element is pretty heavy in my book)

Lightest would be Secrets (very lite-fm sound), Big Bad Bill (bop jazz) or Could This Be Magic (frothy CCR swamp blues).

[Roguesgirl]

HEAVIEST - HOUSE OF PAIN

softest - secrets

[Matt White]

Heaviest: AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK...

Softest: IN A SIMPLE RHYME

[secrets]

I am not soft how dare you.

[DaveTheSoulOfVH]

"...Jump (any song that uses suicide as a main thematic element is pretty heavy in my book)" (fe_lung)

...ugh...what ?

[VHdamaco]

heaviest= sinner's swing

softest= push comes to shove

[julia]

heaviest-house of pain
softest-angel eyes