How Eddie Van Halen transformed Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'

NEW YORK (AP) — Before Eddie Van Halen agreed to add a guitar break to Michael Jackson's “Beat It,” one of the most famous cameos in rock ...

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NEW YORK — Before Eddie Van Halen agreed to add a guitar break to Michael Jackson's “Beat It,” one of the most famous cameos in rock history ...

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'Beat It' was one of Thriller's standout tracks, and was arguably one of the first songs ever to perfectly marry hard rock and funk pop for the mainstream.

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Van Halen recalled in an interview how Quincy Jones asked him to work on “Beat It” and he agreed. “I was just finishing the second solo when ...

How Eddie Van Halen Transformed Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'

Eddie Van Halen was known as one of the world's greatest guitarists. So when Michael Jackson needed a kick-ass guitar solo on a new track ...

How Eddie Van Halen transformed Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'

Eddie Van Halen made rock history when he added 20 scorching seconds to Michael Jackson's “Beat It.”

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How Eddie Van Halen transformed Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'

Before Eddie Van Halen agreed to add a guitar break to Michael Jackson's “Beat It,” one of the most famous cameos in rock history, ...

How Eddie Van Halen transformed Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'

'" Van Halen worked for free, was not credited on the album and didn't appear in the video. But his touch was undisguisable.

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Van Halen was a surprise guest on “Beat It,” the album's third single. His blazing guitar solo lasted all of 20 seconds and took half an hour to record.

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How Eddie Van Halen transformed Michael Jackson's 'Beat It ...

Eddie Van Halen made rock history when he added 20 scorching seconds to Michael Jackson's “Beat It.”

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Eddie Van Halen received a phone call in 1982 from someone who introduced himself as "Quincy." That turned out to be Quincy Jones, ...

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So his recorded solo didn't match up to the arrangement with Michael's vocals. For whatever reason they decided not to re-record Michael's ...

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He's got it down right.” And then he proceeded to play air guitar to Eddie Van Halen's “Beat It” solo.

The true story behind Eddie Van Halen's 'Beat It' solo

As Van Halen later told CNN: “The funniest thing of all was I actually rearranged the song. The section they wanted me to solo over was just …

Eddie Van Halen Broke a Band Rule to Play on 'Beat It'

Eddie Van Halen famously provided the guitar solo on Michael Jackson's 1982 hit song “Beat It,” but the Van Halen legend had to break a band ...

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"I listened to the song, and I immediately go, 'Can I change some parts?'," Van Halen recalled. "I turned to the engineer [Donn Landee, Eddie ...

How Eddie Van Halen transformed Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'

When Van Halen arrived at the studio in Los Angeles, Jones told him he could improvise. Van Halen listened to “Beat It,” asked if he could ...