Beautiful Girls (Van Halen song)

"Beautiful Girls" is the last song from Van Halen's second album, Van Halen II, from 1979. The song was a concert staple during their tour for this album. The song was originally titled "Bring on the Girls" when it was recorded for the 25-song Warner Brothers demo, but the title and lyrics were changed accordingly.^[2]

In 1991, the song (along with the opening riff to "D.O.A.") was used in a Saturday Night Live commercial parody called "Schmitt's Gay". The commercial, which spoofed beer company advertisers who targeted specific demographics, featured Chris Farley and Adam Sandler as two gay house sitters who find themselves at a gay pool party with men wearing bikini swim trunks, with whom both characters end up cavorting merrily. The initial broadcast and subsequent rebroadcasts shortly thereafter featured the original Van Halen song, but later syndicated broadcasts use generic rock guitar riffs produced by the SNL band, presumably due to licensing costs. Phil Hartman was the announcer for both versions.

Reception[]

Author Chuck Klosterman ranked it the 20th-best Van Halen song, calling it the "supernatural definition of musical immediacy."^[3]

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Further reading[]

• Van Halen Guitar Anthology. Van Nuys, California: Alfred. 2006. pp. 46–55. ISBN 9780897246729. OCLC 605214049.

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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