Rock legend Sammy Hagar has revealed that his latest song was co-written under extraordinary circumstances—during a dream, with none other than the late Eddie Van Halen.
Sammy Hagar, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, is dropping a brand new solo single, “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight.”, on April 25th via Big Machine Rock. Co-written with guitar icon Joe Satriani and sparked by a dream, this melodic rock track with thoughtful lyrics and strong instrumentation will be available on all platforms, accompanied by a lyric video on YouTube.
“I had a dream and Eddie came to the dream and showed me a song. I start singing in the dream. I woke up and I said ‘I gotta remember what I was singing.’ And I remembered it and I showed Joe and he finished it. It’s called ‘Encore, Thank You, Goodnight’.”
Offering more insight, Hagar told Ultimate Classic Rock: “About two months ago, I had this dream and Eddie came. He’s going, ‘Man, let’s write some music!’ I said, ‘Yeah, f**k it, man. Here, let’s go!’
“[Eddie] did this harmonic thing and he slid it up to a chord, like a slide guitar. We wrote a song with that lick. I remembered it. I got up in the morning and I wrote the song. I used the lick that he showed me in the song.”
“This song is my final bow to that part of my life,” Hagar previously commented. “It’s not meant to be anything more than a ‘thank you’ — with love, with respect, and with one hell of a guitar solo.” Hagar also shared that Satriani‘s contribution to the track brought a unique emotional energy. “Joe was the perfect partner to help me shape the sound — he brought in that big, emotional, guitar-driven energy that feels like Eddie‘s spirit but is entirely of Joe‘s creation. With Michael Anthony‘s thundering bass and stellar VAN HALEN-esque background vocals and Kenny Aronoff‘s relentlessly powerful driving rhythms, the song really came together on all levels.”
Hagar and the band have a huge release week planned, highlighted by the official “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight.” music video, directed and edited by ZZ Satriani. It will premiere live on April 27th during Hagar‘s headlining performance at the Stagecoach festival‘s Palomino Stage and simultaneously worldwide via a YouTube premiere.
Then, on April 30th, attendees at the opening night of Hagar and the band’s Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM will witness the debut live performance of the new song.
Source: metaladdicts.com
