# John Van Halen? David Lee Lennon? This is amazing. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 20, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303 "2011-01-20T06:19:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@Pann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pann)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/1 "2011-01-20T06:19:21Z")
Check this out: [soundcloud.com/jackstanleywp/imagine-a-jump-john-lennon-vs-van-halen](http://soundcloud.com/jackstanleywp/imagine-a-jump-john-lennon-vs-van-halen) I found this amazingly beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/2 "2011-01-20T06:32:10Z")
That’s almost perfect. By the way, I couldn’t get it to play at the first site linked, but it worked on the first linked site ([this one](https://happyears.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/might-as-well-jump-imagine/)). ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/3 "2011-01-20T07:09:27Z")
It’s a quintessence of mashup … two great songs that sound like crap together! They did a great job with the synchronization though. Simultaneously impressive and lame. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Motorbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/4 "2011-01-20T18:13:47Z")
Both songs are improved. Which isn’t saying much, honestly. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/5 "2011-01-20T19:22:56Z")
Didn’t do anything for me. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/6 "2011-01-20T19:32:53Z")
I thought it was pretty funny. And I see your bet and raise you [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiH1wNmZTII&NR=1&feature=fvwp): AC/DC meets Ghostbusters. Fits a bit too well, but all of that 80’s pop/synth/r&b kinda kicks the legs out from under Brian Johnson’s I’m-a-screeching-rock-badass vocals…😉 I smirked. ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/7 "2011-01-20T19:39:43Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I thought it was pretty funny. > > And I see your bet and raise you [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiH1wNmZTII&NR=1&feature=fvwp): AC/DC meets Ghostbusters. Fits a bit too well, but all of that 80’s pop/synth/r&b kinda kicks the legs out from under Brian Johnson’s I’m-a-screeching-rock-badass vocals…😉 I smirked. Holy shit, I loved that! Thanks, **WordMan**! ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/8 "2011-01-20T19:41:44Z")
More proof that Jump is the most boring Van Halen song to play on guitar. ---
**Author:** ![Polerius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/9 "2011-01-20T19:43:17Z")
> [@Pann](#): > > Check this out: > > [SoundCloud - Hear the world’s sounds](http://soundcloud.com/jackstanleywp/imagine-a-jump-john-lennon-vs-van-halen) > > I found this amazingly beautiful. Very cool. For those who know this stuff: How hard is it to do what this guy did, given the tools available today? ---
**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/10 "2011-01-20T20:06:02Z")
That was pretty funny, thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/11 "2011-01-20T20:18:21Z")
[Barnes and Barnes "A Day In the Life of Green Acres](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoiNPxW7auA) Poor John. I hope that at least Pat Boone hasn’t covered him ---
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/12 "2011-01-21T00:05:36Z")
[Stayin’ Alive/Another Brick in the Wall](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U13xOvDa19U&feature=related) combo. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/13 "2011-01-21T01:07:15Z")
I’ll just play the crotchety old guy and say, with the exception of a couple minutes of the ThunderBusters, this crap is all but unlistenable, especially the beauty of Imagine being anally violated by the inane lyrics and annoying screeching of David Lee Roth. Now GETTOFFA MY LAWN!! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/14 "2011-01-21T01:31:58Z")
> [@Intelligently\_Designed](#): > > [Stayin’ Alive/Another Brick in the Wall](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U13xOvDa19U&feature=related) combo. The OP’s was good, but this one is brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/15 "2011-01-21T06:30:09Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > The OP’s was good, but this one is brilliant! It’s very nice indeed, but IMO nothing can top [Don’t Stop the Sandman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr4HffbAUTk). ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/16 "2011-01-21T12:05:33Z")
> [@fuzzypickles](#): > > It’s very nice indeed, but IMO nothing can top [Don’t Stop the Sandman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr4HffbAUTk). Yep I’ve seen these guys before and they’re awesome! I think Journey should hire that guy to replace Steve Perry. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/17 "2011-01-21T19:27:59Z")
The song was on [2010’s Best of Bootie.](http://www.bootiemashup.com/bestofbootie2010/) (Free downloads) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/18 "2011-01-23T15:15:53Z")
[LINK](http://soundcloud.com/jackstanleywp/imagine-a-jump-john-lennon-vs-van-halen) See what you think. mmm ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/19 "2011-01-23T16:49:28Z")
Unbelievable! A technical question - how did Mighty Mike rip the vocals off of Jump without having the band’s tracks as well? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-van-halen-david-lee-lennon-this-is-amazing/568303/20 "2011-01-23T18:45:58Z")
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