Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love

"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" is a song by Van Halen, from their 1978 eponymous debut album.

When Eddie Van Halen originally wrote the song a year before the album was released, he did not consider it good enough to show his bandmates.[2]

This song is also one of the few David Lee Roth-era songs that onetime replacement Sammy Hagar was willing to sing in concert when he joined the band in the mid-80's.[2]

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 * 1 In popular culture
 * 2 Notable cover versions
 * 3 References
 * 4 External links

In popular culture[edit]
The song has been featured in the South Park episode "Ginger Cow"[3] and The Sopranos episode "Fortunate Son".

Notable cover versions[edit]
The song is one of Van Halen's most-covered tunes.[2]
 * In 1984, A shortened, chorus-free version of the song appears on the Minutemen album Double Nickels on the Dime.
 * In 1991, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones covered the song on their EP, Where'd You Go?.
 * In 1992, Mr. Big performed a part of the song on their live album Mr. Big Live; guitarist Paul Gilbert plays the opening riff before stopping abruptly as lead singer Eric Martin yells, "Not!" and the band begins playing the Who's "Baba O'Riley".
 * In 1997, British dance act Apollo 440 sampled it on their single "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub."
 * In 1997, The Moog Cookbook covered the song on their album Ye Olde Space Bande.
 * In 2002, on Tim Hecker's album, My Love Is Rotten to the Core the first track, "Introducing Carl Cocks" is a digitally splayed manipulation mainly based on the main guitar riff.
 * In 2006, Paul Di'Anno covered the song on the album  '80s Metal Tribute to Van Halen 
 * In 2007, Velvet Revolver played the song when inducting Van Halen in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
 * In 2007, Die Hunns covered the song on their album Live Fast'.
 * In 2008, The German band Jazzkantine recorded a jazz version of the song for their album Hell's Kitchen.
 * In 2010, Pearl Jam covered the song for the first time at their May 15 show at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
 * In 2010, Polish female singer Doda uploaded her cover on YouTube and performed it live on the New Year's Eve 2010/11 concert in Warsaw. In May 2011 she released her second studio album, 7 pokus głównych (The 7 Temptations), where dance-pop cover of "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" written and produced by 5th Element was included as a bonus song.
 * Rappers Tone Loc and 2 Live Crew also sampled the main riff.
 * The Drive-By Truckers often cover the song in concert.
 * Billie Joe Armstrong of the punk rock band Green Day plays the opening lick at some of their shows.