Van Halen - Jump

In Chapter 7 of Mix Tapes and Stuff, Mix poses the question of the early 1980s. Who had the better "Jump" song? This is Van Halen's song "Jump." Later in the year The Pointer Sisters will have "Jump for My Love."



Boys that age will say Van Halen. This is early Van Halen at their pinnacle. They go to Number 1 on the Pop singles charts with this song. The album it came off, 1984 will go gold immediately. There will be magazine covers, show discussions, mainstream money.

This will also be the beginning of the end. David Lee Roth will leave the band a little over a year later.



For now, enjoy the song. I'll have the Pointer Sisters song later.