Finish What Ya Started
Van Halen
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One, two, one, two, three Come on baby Oh oh oh Well if you wanna see other guys Baby, I could let it slide You want a lover, you want a friend Mama, I can be both of them I got the tools to satisfy Just walk away, if I fall shy at all Come on baby finish what you started I'm incomplete That ain't no way to treat the broken hearted I need some sympathy I like to look, to long run I like to take each step, one by one Right on time, you will arrive By keepin' the dream alive It's alive and it's kickin' inside of me So come on baby, please Come on baby finish what you started I'm incomplete That ain't no way to treat the broken hearted Come on and finish me Baby, come on Come on baby, you said, yeah Baby, come on Baby, baby, baby Yeah Come on baby, please Oh baby, come on Come on baby, finish what you started That ain't no way to treat the broken hearted Come on baby, finish what you started uh give me That ain't no way to treat the broken hearted Baby, come on Each step baby, one by one Baby, come on Yeah come on Baby, come on, I got the tools I'll satisfy Come on baby Baby come on Oh oh oh Yeah, baby come on Baby come on Baby come on So come on baby (baby come on) So come on baby (baby come on) yeah Come on baby (baby come on)
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Written by: Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar
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10 facts about this song
Song Background"Finish What Ya Started" is a song by American hard rock band Van Halen. It is the seventh track on their eighth studio album "OU812," released in 1988.
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Lead SingerThe track features Sammy Hagar as the band's lead vocalist. Hagar is also known as "The Red Rocker." This song was part of the second album with Hagar as frontman after original lead singer David Lee Roth left the band.
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Unusual ToneUnusually for a Van Halen song, "Finish What Ya Started" features a driving acoustic guitar played by Eddie Van Halen, giving the song a uniquely straightforward rock sound as opposed to the band's more well-known hard rock style.
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Commercial SuccessThe song was a commercial success, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
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Creative ProcessAccording to Eddie Van Halen, the song's riff was written late at night and was originally meant to feature on an entirely different project. Hagar heard the riff and added lyrics.
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CollaborationThe song is credited to all four members of the band — Eddie Van Halen, his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Michael Anthony, and Hagar — marking an era of collaborative songwriting for the band.
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Different SoundCritics noted that "Finish What Ya Started" stood out from the rest of the album. The country-rock sound was quite different from Van Halen's typically energetic hard rock sound.
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Live PerformancesThe song promptly became a staple of Van Halen's live shows and was often extended with guitar and drum solos, showcasing the band members' technical prowess.
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Music VideoThe music video for the song shows the band rehearsing while interspersed with footage of scantily clad women dancing. It was a popular video on MTV at the time.
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LegacyToday, "Finish What Ya Started" remains one of Van Halen's most popular songs and is frequently played on classic rock radio stations.
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