who wrote the guitar solo in beat it
Eddie Van Halen
title: Beat It text: "sad commentary on human nature". The line "don't be a macho man" is said to express Jackson's dislike of violence, whilst also referring to the childhood abuse he faced at the hands of his father Joseph. Eddie Van Halen, lead guitarist of hard rock band Van Halen, was asked to add a guitar solo. When initially contacted by Jones, Van Halen thought he was receiving a prank call. Having established that the call was genuine, Van Halen borrowed an amplifier from guitarist Allan Holdsworth and recorded his guitar solo free of any charge. "I did it as a favor", the title: Beat It text: Beat It "Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, "Thriller" (1982). It was produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. Following the successful "Thriller" singles "The Girl Is Mine" and "Billie Jean", "Beat It" was released on February 14, 1983 as the album's third single. The song is also notable for its music video, which features Jackson bringing two gangsters together through the power of music and dance, and for Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo. "Beat It" peaked at number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United title: Beat It text: film later received a MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Rock Video. Beat It "Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, "Thriller" (1982). It was produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. Following the successful "Thriller" singles "The Girl Is Mine" and "Billie Jean", "Beat It" was released on February 14, 1983 as the album's third single. The song is also notable for its music video, which features Jackson bringing two gangsters together through the power of music and dance, and for Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo. "Beat title: Beat It text: that would be cool and that we could do our own take on", he said. Having spent time deciding on a guitarist for the song, Wentz eventually called John Mayer to add the guitar solo. "We were trying to think about who is a contemporary guitar guy who's going to go down as a legend", Wentz later noted. Upon its digital release as a single in April 2008, Fall Out Boy's cover of "Beat It" became a mainstay on iTunes' Top 10 chart. The song peaked at No. 8 in Canada, becoming another top 10 hit in the region. It title: Beat It text: Jackson seem masculine for once, and only in the context of Fergie's tough-by-way-of-"Kids Incorporated" interpretation of the tune". Tom Ewing of "Pitchfork" observed that Fergie's "nervous reverence is a waste of time". American rock band Fall Out Boy covered "Beat It". The studio version was digitally released on March 25, 2008 by Island Records as the only single from the band's first live album, "Live in Phoenix" (2008). The song features a guitar solo by John Mayer, which was performed by Eddie Van Halen in the original song. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 19 on the