Sammy Hagar shares video of classic Van Halen performance

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Sammy Hagar shared a classic Van Halen Performance clip on YouTube.

Hagar posted a video of the band – him, Eddie And Alex Van Halen And Michael Anthony — implementation of the 5150 rail”Why can’t this be love?“, which was recorded in Toronto in August 1995 for Canada’s Much Music.

“It’s so touching when I see old clips of Eddie singing his heart out!” Sammy shared in the caption. “He wasn’t a natural lead singer, but when he sang, he was [sic] with soul and passion. This is a prime example.”

He added: “And Mikey rocks the mullet hard! I love finding this old stuff for you.”

The video was published just one day later Rolling Stone released Alex Van Halen’s first interview since Eddie’s death in October 2020. In it, Alex appeared to disparage Sammy’s contribution to the band, saying “the heart and soul and creativity and magic” of Van Halen were the original four members, he, Eddie, Anthony and David Lee Roth.

The magazine also noted the only mention of the Van Hagar years in Alex’s upcoming memoir: brothers, due out on Tuesday, writes Alex: “We have had many other singers over the years.”