Songwriting credits on SWTD

[EAT MY ASSHOLE]

Wall Street Journal


April 9, 1997 - There was a small reference to Van Halen in yesterdays Wall Street Journal. The article, beginning in Column 6 of the front page, focused on the Nissan commercial which featured Van Halen's You Really Got Me.


The article noted that the commercial didn't directly help sales, but that almost every advertising magazine in the USA hailed it as the year's best ad. It seems that Van Halen didn't originally want to lend the music, so Nissan sent each of the boys their own 300ZX car (the car in the ad is a miniature ZX). Soon, Nissan had Van Halen's blessing.

http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:uRsb02htf0AJ:www.vhnd.com/archive/0497.shtml+van+halen+nissan&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3

Suck it, Elrod. :p

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by diamondD
I don't see where you are coming from on this one.

The title of this forum is " VH/DLR Songs And Albums"...

Are you prepared to argue that your topic doesn't fit under this description ??

I didn't think so...

It just struck me as odd, since I had never noticed it before until the new cd came out.

I hear ya, and I never said the topic was not interesting or not worthy of a discussion...

But suit yourself...

Just because you had a two second brainstorm doesn't mean you should post it in the main discussion forum...

[EAT MY ASSHOLE]

Uh...Elf...Strummin' With the Devil ***IS*** a dave album, and thus worthy of discussion in the Dave Songs and Albums thread.

I know yo're all worried what with it being hurricane season and all, but, dude, chilll.

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by EAT MY ASSHOLE
Uh...it was Van Halen. Ray Davies wrote the tune, but Nissan still needed VH's permission to use the song for the commercial.

And in fact, as part of the contract, the borthers got Nissan's top of the line car along with a fat payday.

I've got my facts straight...get yours.

I heard it...

It was not Van Halen...

It was a copy of the Van Halen version...

[ThrillsNSpills]

Re: Songwriting credits on SWTD

Originally posted by diamondD
I noticed on the songwriting credits on SWTD that all songs were credited to all 4 members of VH, until you get to the 1984 stuff. I'll Wait was the only one credited with all 4, while Panama and Jump were listed as only Dave and the brothers. This probably cost Mike some money in the long run, since those 2 are played on the radio way more.

You can really tell that tension and dissention was getting thick back then.

It was still split 4 ways on 1984.
He could have given up some of it for his 2004 tour conditions.

[EAT MY ASSHOLE]

Originally posted by ELVIS
I heard it...

It was not Van Halen...

It was a copy of the Van Halen version...

Read post #16. Sorry, bro, it was VH. And even if it wasn't - and it was - the similarities are so substantial that the band could have sued for copyright infringement.

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by EAT MY ASSHOLE
Read post #16.

I did...

Sorry, bro, it was VH.

Bullshit...

But If you insist you're correct, prove it...

[EAT MY ASSHOLE]

IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE DAMN WALL STREET JOURNAL!!!! DO YOU THINK THEY MAKE SHIT UP OUT OF THE BLUE????

GOOGLE "VAN HALEN NISSAN" YOURSELF@!!! HOLY FRIGGIN COW YOU'RE DENSE AS PIG SHIT!!!

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=van+halen+nissan&btnG=Google+Search

[Guitar Shark]

Originally posted by EAT MY ASSHOLE
HOLY FRIGGIN COW YOU'RE DENSE AS PIG SHIT!!!

The pig shit I've seen is more liquid than solid, actually.

[EAT MY ASSHOLE]

Originally posted by Guitar Shark
The pig shit I've seen is more liquid than solid, actually.

Mmm, hmmm....you're telling a guy with a name like Eat My Asshole about pig shit?

I think not.

[Guitar Shark]

Originally posted by EAT MY ASSHOLE
Mmm, hmmm....you're telling a guy with a name like Eat My Asshole about pig shit?

I think not.

Point taken.

However, by that logic, a guy with a name like "ELVIS" is probably more knowledgeable about songwriting credits.

So sorry.

[ELVIS]

Asshole quote:
IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE DAMN WALL STREET JOURNAL!!!!

I HEARD IT! I SAW THE COMMERCIAL!

IT WAS NOT VAN HALEN... PERIOD!

[EAT MY ASSHOLE]

oh, but it was.

You deranged stupid nut.

[Guitar Shark]

Somebody give ELVIS a blowjob quick, he's awfully tense.

[Guitar Shark]

P.S. It was VH.