"Dancing in the Street" is a song written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter. It first became popular in 1964 when recorded by MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS. It is one of Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song. A 1966 cover by the MAMAS & THE PAPAS was a minor hit. In 1982, the rock group VAN HALEN took their cover of "Dancing In The Street" and it's their version that is today's tune. A 1985 duet cover by David Bowie and Mick Jagger charted high on the lists around the world. The song has been covered by many other artists, including THE KINKS, TAGES, GREATFUL DEAD and MYRA.
A perfect example of how to take a classic song and add your own touch. The original MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS version was a huge 1964 hit and defined the classic Motown pop sound. In the hands of Eddie and co. it becomes a different beast entirely, a surprisingly modern-sounding dance rock mash-up. Is that a sequencer we hear? Or Eddie masterfully controlling the song’s rhythmic thrust with nothing but guitar? Hard to tell, but it’s an ambitious interpretation that really hits the spot.
"Dancing in the Street" by the American hard rock band VAN HALEN is taken from the fifth studio album "Diver Down", was released on April 14, 1982. Today's covers is to honor Eddie Van Halen who passed away in throat cancer on tuesday October 6, 2020, he was a Dutch-American musician, songwriter, producer, and inventor. He was the main songwriter and lead guitarist of the American rock band VAN HALEN, which he co-founded in 1972 with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Mark Stone, and singer David Lee Roth. He was well known for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be played with two hands on the fretboard.
Eddie struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse. He began smoking and drinking at the age of 12, and he stated that he eventually needed alcohol to function. He entered rehabilitation in 2007, and later shared in an interview that he had been sober since 2008. He also battled with tongue cancer in 2000 that he beated and got cancer-free in 2002 (He blamed the tongue cancer on his habit of holding guitar picks in his mouth). "I used metal picks – they're brass and copper – which I always held in my mouth, in the exact place where I got the tongue cancer. ... I mean, I was smoking and doing a lot of drugs and a lot of everything. But at the same time, my lungs are totally clear. This is just my own theory, but the doctors say it's possible. In 2012, Eddie underwent an emergency surgery for a severe bout of diverticulitis. Recovery time required due to the surgery led to postponement of VAN HALEN tour dates scheduled in Japan. Eddie was later hospitalized in 2019 after battling throat cancer over the previous five years. He died from the illness at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California on October 6, 2020, at the age of 65.
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