This past weekend was the anniversary of the song “Don’t Tell Me What Love Can Do” from Balance.
Sammy Hagar took to social media to commemorate with a promise to add the song to his Las Vegas residence. He also revealed that the song was difficult for him to perform.
Singing this song was always difficult. I wrote the lyrics about Kurt Cobain's death. I wanted the chorus to say "I wanna tell you what love can do", but Bruce Fairbank, Ed and Al wanted to make it more dark and negative. Technically it's a brutal song to sing. I painted myself…
— Sammy Hagar (@sammyhagar) January 10, 2025
Check out a video of the song, live, from the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto in Augst of 1995.
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