Not a fan of the band, but that is a great cover.
It was done by Margo Nahas, who was commissioned to do “four chrome women dancing,” but found it too hard.
My guess is that the band might have seen this one and wanted something similar:
Instead, the band picked something from her existing portfolio. It’s actually based on a cute pic of one of Margo’s friend’s kids.
Margo did 12 other covers, mostly for more obscure bands like the above Autograph. She did, however, do ones for Seals & Croft, Toto, and Rick James.
These days, Margo is into jewelry.
This album (officially “MCMLXXXIV,” but usually referred to as “1984”) was the last one they did with David Lee Roth, was their first best-selling album, and includes their only #1 hit, “Jump.” It’s also pretty famous for their very popular “Hot for Teacher” video.
That's Playboy Playmate Lillian Muller,
by the way
As for the band? I guess you could call them good old-fashioned rock n roll, with a little glam and a little hair. Like I say, though, just not a big fan.
There are a couple other Van Halen covers I like, two of which emphasize the retro Art Deco look … and then there’s Van Halen III:
The band was, in order, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony
... or, as I’ve always thought of them: Nastasia Kinski, Susan Boyle, Valerie Bertinelli, and Ted Bundy.
Couple of homages (though neither from anyone I’ve ever heard of):
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