Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" is a song by Van Halen, from their 1978 eponymous debut album. When Eddie Van Halen originally wrote the song a year before the album was released, he did not consider it good enough to show his bandmates. During the solo, Eddie played an electric sitar to create a slightly middle-eastern-styled melody. This song is also one of the few David Lee Roth-era songs that onetime replacement Sammy Hagar was willing to sing in concert when he joined the band in the mid-80's.

[Intro] [Verse 1] I heard the news, baby All about your disease Yeah, you may have all you want, baby But I got somethin' you need Oh, yeah! [Chorus] Ain't talkin' 'bout love My love is rotten to the core Ain't talkin' 'bout love Just like I told you before Yeah, before [Verse 2] You know you're semi-good lookin' And on the streets again Ooh yeah, you think you're really cookin', baby You better find yourself a friend, my friend [Chorus] Ain't talkin' 'bout love My love is rotten to the core Ain't gonna talk about love Just like I told you before Before, uh, before, uh, before, before [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Ain't talkin' 'bout love Babe, it's rotten to the core Ain't talkin' bout love Just like I told you before Uh, before [Breakdown] I've been to the edge And there I stood and looked down You know I lost a lot of friends there, baby I got no time to mess around [Bridge] Mmm, so if you want it, got to bleed for it, baby Yeah! Got to, got to bleed, baby Mmm, you got to, got to bleed, baby Hey! Got to, got to bleed, baby [Chorus] Ain't talkin' 'bout love My love is rotten to the core Ain't talkin' 'bout love Just like I told you before Before, before [Chorus] Ain't talkin' 'bout love Don't wanna talk about love Don't need to talk about love Ain't gonna talk about love No more, no more, ahhh! [Guitar Solo] [Outro] Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey!