WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE Cover, Van Halen, Featuring Andrew Blake, Tom Hipskind, Sammy Hagar Vocals

This video was the first in a series of rock songs recorded in isolation during the 2020 season when the Andrew Blake Band wasn’t able to perform live events due to Covid-19. A departure from Andrew’s normal dance band material, this performance features the following elite Chicago musicians; Featuring: Drums - Tom Hipskind Bass - Jet Guitar - Geoff Siebold Vocals - Andrew Blake “Why Can’t This Be Love“ is a song by the American rock band Van Halen for their seventh studio album, 5150 (1986). The song was released as the lead single from 5150 on February 26, 1986, through Warner Bros. Records. It was the group’s first single with lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, who replaced founding member David Lee Roth. It was released on both 7“ and 12“ single formats, the 12“ single featuring an extended version of the song. The song is driven by bouncy lead keyboard work from Eddie Van Halen performed on an Oberheim OB-8.[1] It was a hit single for the band, rising to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and helping 5150 reach the number one slot on the albums chart, a first for the band. It was also a top 10 hit in Germany and a top 20 single in the Netherlands and Sweden. Lyrics Oh here it comes That funny feeling again winding me up inside Every time we touch Hey I don’t know Oh, tell me where to begin cause I never ever Felt so much And I can’t recall any love at all Baby this blows ’em all away It’s got what it takes So tell me why can’t this be love? Straight from my heart Oh, tell me why can’t this be love? I tell myself Hey only fools rush in and only time will tell If we stand the test of time All I know You’ve got to run to win and I’ll be damned if I’ll get hung up on the line Hey No I can’t recall anything at all Oh baby this blows them all away Woo It’s got what it takes So tell me why can’t this be love? You want it straight from the heart Oh tell me why can’t this be love? It’s got what it takes So tell me why can’t this be love? Straight from my heart Oh, tell me why can’t this be love? Baby why can’t this be love Got to know why can’t this be love I wanna know why can’t this be love Songwriters: Alex Van Halen / Edward Van Halen / Sammy Hagar / Michael Anthony Why Can’t This Be Love lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Warner Chappell Music Inc