Eddie van Halen had a secret cameu in this 180-year-old film

The work of the late guitarist could be heard in this favorite film of the fan of the era.


The recentthe death ofEddie van Halen-Revolutionary guitarist, metal legend and founder of Van Halen-saw The world of music loses one of his most unique talents. But with being the driving force behind Evergreen hits like "jump", "hot for the teacher" and "why can not he be love" (and inventing globally theStyle "Tapping" of the guitar to play Who has come to define the '80s metal), Van Halen also crossed in Hollywood. A fun fact of legendary guitarist fans may not know that he had a camera inRobert Zemeckis' 1985 filmBack to the futureAt least, his music did. Read to learn more about the role of Van Halen inBack to the futureAnd for more nostalgia of this awesome era, here is50 things that only people who lived in the 1980s will remember.

The vanity ofBack to the future is Marty McFly (played by a young personMichael J. Fox) visited adolescence of his own parents and must be an engineer of their meeting or may be erased from the future itself. To order his obsessive sci-fi father to ask his future mother, Marty dresses as an aloma and pays McFly senior a late visit. To prove his futuristic degree, he explodes the fathers with a Walkman Sony in charge of aCassette marked "Edward van Halen". And while this flashing and from that moment, the moment of this blinking could easily be hunted at a tribute, the bombing music playing is actually a riff of Van Halen.

van halen cassette in back to the future
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The comment of the DVD of the Film Chairbe The Backstory: the rest of Van Halen did not want to be involved inBack to the futureThus, the band could not legally say Van Halen, so they added the name "Edward" in a smaller part. The film was also not allowed to present the music of the band, but leaned instead of a solo room of Eddie. The exact paw of the room remained unclear until 2012 when the guitaristconfirmed in TMZ It was him "just play a pile of noise."

The music was a strong element throughout theBack to the future trilogy-Huey Lewis plays a judge's talent show, there is a running jokeChuck Baime,Chip from the chili-red peppers peppers appears in both suite and zz TOP SOUNDRACKEDBack to future pART III. But it's brief brief Eddie van Halen instrumental cameo that turned out to be one of the most lasting moments. Not bad for an uncredited appearance where you do not even see the man in question! And for Van Halen's song, you may not have known was originally by another famous group, here'sThe 50 best cover songs of all time.


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