Jump WEEK 10

          Jump by Van Halen is one of the most iconic songs of all time. Maybe not everyone knows the name of the song but if you play the first minute of the song, just about everyone would recognize the tune of it. Van Halen's Jump is less about the meaning of the lyrics or really the details of them at all, but more about the the electrifying music and getting everyone to, ironically, jump.

         The song starts out with the classic 80's synthesizers that just about everyone recognizes. It transitions from these synthesizers to the iconic Van Halen solos. In these solos he shreds like the song doesn't even exist with it. The solos are most stand outs in the song rather than being a part of the song and that element is one of the things that makes this song such an iconic and memorable one. Van Halen makes this song his own by adding these solos in and also by being very simple. It doesn't try to be just like every other 80's song. It uses elements that other songs of this era uses but organizes them in a way that makes it completely unique from other songs. The simplicity of the song is also one it's key elements. The lyrics are simple so that everyone can learn them and so that you can have hoards of people scream this song at the same time.