About this episode

The episode discusses Van Halen's song 'Why Can’t This Be Love' and its significance in 1986 with guest Jacob Givens.

The Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion series will post every Friday, featuring a discussion of an artist, song & music video from a song featured in the top 10 of the Casey Kasem American Top 40. Van Halen relaunched with Sammy Hagar as its frontman in 1986. “Why Can’t This Be Love” was the first look of an era of the band that would be deemed “Van Hagar”. Joining me to discuss this pivotal moment in rock is Jacob Givens, whom you might recognize due to his immense popularity from his 90s alternative TikTok videos he produces. Jacob is also a writer, actor, director and musician in his own right and will be joining us for FOUR music video companion episodes for 1986. Thank you for listening to The Summer of 86 at 40 series! Brandon, Scott & Aaron return Monday with an all new installment! The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Jacob Givens on social media @jacobgivens or @thejacobgivens More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. “The Summer of…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Peters

Guest: Jacob Givens

Topics covered

• music video analysis
• Van Halen
• 1986 music
• rock history
• interview

Keywords

• Van Halen
• Why Can’t This Be Love
• 1986
• music video
• rock music
• Jacob Givens
• Casey Kasem

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Van Halen, Casey Kasem American Top 40

Books & works: Why Can’t This Be Love

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