Van Halen released their fifth studio album,
Diver Down. To celebrate its 39th anniversary, here are 16 things you might not know about the record:
1. After the band put out their cover of
Roy Orbison’s“(Oh) Pretty Woman,” it became a hit, so their record company wanted to jump on that momentum and had them record an album featuring more covers.
2. The album is one of
Eddie Van Halen’s least favorites because it features five covers. He once said, “I’d rather have a bomb with one of my songs than a hit with someone else’s.”
3.
Diver Down opens with a cover of
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