This month, all my A to Z Challenge posts will feature a song that is on my personal list of “deep cuts.” These are songs that my husband often razzes me about, that there’s no one else who has ever heard of them or is listening to them, or they’re songs that possibly are just not that mainstream. If we are of the same era or run in the same musical taste circles, none of these may seem that off the beaten path, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t fun songs! Enjoy!
Van Halen is one of the most popular and prolific rock bands in music. Their song catalog is extensive and rich with mega hits. But one of my favorite songs by them is from the cult classic movie Better Off Dead. There’s a great fantasy sequence in that movie where John Cusack’s character dreams into existence and singing hamburger, and it features this song. It makes this scene in the movie a real standout! I used to think the song only worked in the context of the movie, but once I started to listen to the song on its own. I decided it works on its own — it’s a fun, rollicking tune that oozes classic Van Halen sounds!
Have a listen and check out this video. It has the fantasy sequence from Better Off Dead as well as other scenes from the movie. And if you haven’t watched the movie, do it! It’s got some of the best quotable lines!
The View from the Cheap Seats 
Great song (David Lee Roth all the way) and such a cute animation. John Cusack has been in a lot of good movies.
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I love this song and that movie. The song was in some other movies, too. I think it was in a commercial once, but I could be mis-remembering.
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J Lenni Dorner (he/him 👨🏽 or 🧑🏽 they/them) ~ Speculative Fiction & Reference Author and Co-host of the April Blogging #AtoZchallenge
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