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Lyric Problems: Van Halen’s “Jump”

By Matthew Dicks | September 23, 2017 | Comments Off on Lyric Problems: Van Halen’s “Jump”

“Lyric Problems” is a new, reoccurring segment on this blog in which I point out a serious problem in a set of well known lyrics. Today I’m talking about Van Halen’s “Jump,” a 1983 hit by Van Halen.   Following the first chorus of the song, David Lee Roth sings the following lines: Aaa-ohh Hey you!…

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Pixar’s bathroom. Eddie Van Halen’s M&Ms. Enough. We got it.

By Matthew Dicks | April 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Pixar’s bathroom. Eddie Van Halen’s M&Ms. Enough. We got it.

I’ve heard the story of Pixar’s bathrooms about a thousand times now. Enough. I get it. People peeing together make for great collaboration and great film. I’ve also heard the Van Halen brown M&M story a thousand times, too. Brown M&M’s equal contract accountability. I got it. Last week I heard the M&M story told…

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