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Oct 12, 2020 · While Eddie Van Halen's 20-second guitar solo on "Beat It" seems to transcend all space and time, in fact, it only took the legend half an hour to record. Of course, not without rearranging the entire song first.
Dec 4, 2021 · When Van Halen arrived at the studio under a guise of anonymity, he found Jackson in floods of tears because voice-over work was being recorded for E.T. in the next studio over. Jackson had been privy to these recordings and apparently happened upon an emotional scene.
Jan 4, 2023 · With 40 years of cultural ubiquity under its belt, it's all too easy to take Beat It, Michael Jackson's groundbreaking 1982 smash hit single, for granted.
- Jackson Maxwell
On July 13, 1984, the brothers were joined on stage by Eddie Van Halen, who played the guitar in his solo spot. The song became one of Jackson's signature songs; he performed it on all of his world tours : Bad , Dangerous and HIStory . [ 58 ]
Dec 7, 2023 · Eddie Van Halen famously provided the guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s 1982 hit song “Beat It,” but the Van Halen legend had to break a band rule to do it.
- Corey Irwin
Oct 7, 2020 · They did, just once. On July 14, 1984, Michael Jackson performed 'Beat It' live with his brothers during The Jacksons' Victory Tour in Texas. The brothers were joined on stage by Eddie Van Halen, who played his famous guitar solo. What a moment.
Oct 6, 2020 · “Beat It” became one of the signature tracks on Jackson’s mega-selling “Thriller” album, won Grammys in 1984 for record of the year and male rock vocal performance and helped open up MTV’s programming.
