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JosephinaVan Halen

Released: March 17, 1998

Songwriter: Gary Cherone Alex Van Halen Eddie Van Halen Michael Anthony (Bassist)

Producer: Mike Post Eddie Van Halen

Josephina, there's so much I want to know
I've known you for all of mine
But not all of yours
You're not a stranger
No, nothing could be further
I look back and I wonder
What you were like long before

Josephina, if I asked you, would you tell me?
The fact from the fancy
And the dreams in between
Tell me a story
All about yours truly
Photographs from the past
Imagine the mystery

Did you get your head lost in a daydream?
Cinderella waiting for her charming
Did you break a heart like little girls often do?
Pigtails and painted toes
All dressed up in your mother's clothes

Can you shine the light?
Ah, can you shine the light?
Oh please, can you shine some light?
Yeah, can you shine the light?
Shine the light on a shadow

Josephina, would you lay down your defenses?
So I can make sense of
Those colors fading to grey
It's not that you're hiding
Something I'd never imply
Yesteryear may be gone
Can't say the same for today

[Guitar Solo]

Yeah, Josephina
Ah, Josephina

How else am I to know that all the while
There was a mischievous look behind that smile?
It's hard to tell when innocence comes and goes
I'm sure that there were times life could be unkind
Without a shoulder to cry on

Can you shine the light?
Ah, can you shine the light?
Yeah please, can you shine some light?
Yeah, can you shine the light?
Yeah, can you shine the light?
Shine the light on a shadow

Van Halen

Van Halen is one of the most iconic American rock bands of all time. Formed in Pasadena, California in 1972, the group’s primary line-up consisted of Eddie Van Halen on guitar, Alex Van Halen on drums, David Lee Roth providing lead vocals, and Michael Anthony providing bass duties and significant harmonies.

Their first six albums, recorded and released between 1977–1984, are considered to be classics and pioneering efforts in the field of hard rock. Eddie Van Halen’s groundbreaking guitar sound and techniques completely changed the landscape of music and radio culture in the 1980s. His and brother Alex’s virtuosity, along with David Lee Roth’s charisma and bassist Michael Anthony’s foundational contributions garnered the band early comparisons to their predecessors—Led Zeppelin—a group who had a profound influence on them. Though, even more so than Jimmy Page, Eddie cites Eric Clapton as having the biggest impact on his playing.

In 1977, after recording a demo with Gene Simmons (who wanted the band to change their name to “Daddy Longlegs”) they were introduced to KISS‘ management, who told Simmons they wouldn’t sign them

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