Vocal Coach Reaction to Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55 – Ken Tamplin
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Many of you know Sammy Hagar is my cousin and I have to say he was a BIG influence on me growing up.
As you know “The Red Rocker” went on to play for the GREAT Van Halen and this song was released from his solo album one year before he joined the band. But he still performed the song with Van Halen and it’s gone on to become a signature track for both him and the band.
The song was inspired by a time Sammy was pulled over for speeding. The cop gave him a ticket for going 62 miles per hour to which Sammy replied, “I can’t drive 55”. As the cop was writing the ticket, Sammy started writing down the lyrics to the song.
Some even say this SONG contributed to the repealing of the National Maximum Speed Law.
The song has been featured in numerous movies in addition to be used for sports and it’s the 100th song on VH1’s 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.
In this reaction, I’ll be using his live performance at Live at Farm Aid.
Check out his performance and let me know what you think!
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