Here’s a few of the really unique Van Halen videos that are rare and special because they have been made by fans.
If you know of any other homemade Van Halen videos, please post links to them in the Comments section at the bottom of this article.
We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
“Crossing Over”:
This killer song is little-known because it’s not on any Van Halen album. It was only released as a bonus track on the Japanese Balance CD. It features Eddie singing, along with Sammy, and also Eddie doing some of the drumming!
This video was made by Youtube user “sphen5150″. He says, “This is the first video I ever made. It’s a Van halen b-side called “Crossing Over”. I made it in class about 2 or 3 years ago.”
“Me Wise Magic”:
Great song that was released on Van Halen’s Best Of, Vol. 1 CD, featuring David Lee Roth back on vocals for the first time since 1984!
This video was made by Youtube user “RRJackson”. He writes: “This is a video I made for “Me Wise Magic” using fan footage from the 2007 tour over clips from the 1931 John Barrymore (Drew Barrymore’s grandfather’s) film, “Svengali.”‘
“Learning to See”:
This song was one of the 3 new songs written in 2004 for Van Halen’s Best of Both Worlds CD set. Features Sammy on vocals and Eddie playing multiple guitar parts.
The creator, youtube user, “sphen5150″, says: “This is a video I made from home self shot video of 4 different Van Halen Shows in 2004 and some other footage traded for which was shot by others. I hope you like it. The sound fades to the audience recording at the ending to incorporate the live ending and vocals to the video. This video was made to represent an old reel to reel film. I hope you enjoy. Please let me know!”
“Respect The Wind”:
This song was written in 1996 for the Twister movie soundtrack. It features Eddie and Alex Van Halen. Very majestic sounding with powerful, inspired guitar playing by Eddie.
Youtube user “5150EVH316″ made this video. He writes: “I was going to try to make a video to represent the awesome instrumental “Respect The Wind”, but what came out of it was more of an EVH/AVH collection of clips. It still looks good, and its an awesome song by Eddie and Alex Van Halen.”
“House of Pain”:
This heavy song is on Van Halen’s 1984 CD. The footage used here, filmed in 1983, is from Van Halen’s archives and remains officially unreleased.
“Panama”:
This classic song and video from 1984 was used by youtube user “mbknowstheway” to create this video.
He says, “I shot my own version of the “Panama” video with a Super 8 camera at age 14 in 1984 with my junior high friends. Here it is remixed with the original Van Halen video.”
