Hot for Teacher

Infobox Single
Name = Hot for Teacher


Artist = Van Halen
from Album = 1984
B-side = "Little Guitars"
Released = 1984
Format = 7" Vinyl record
Recorded = 1983, at 5150 Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 4:44
Label = Warner Music Group
Writer = Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen
Producer = Ted Templeman
Last single = "Panama"
(1984)
This single = "Hot for Teacher"
(1984)
Next single = "Best of Both Worlds"
(1986)

"Hot for Teacher" is a song on Van Halen's "1984" album.

The sexually suggestive song was best known for its near jungle music-like drum fills and its music video featuring the band as both adults and young students in a high school and a teacher in a beauty contest. The PMRC protested it, calling for it to be pulled from both the radio and television, due to the songs sexually suggestive lyrics referring to sex with a teacher, and a beautiful female teacher stripping in the video, among other issues. They failed in their attempt.

This video was also one of the many hints that David Lee Roth had aspirations to be a game show host.

According to the website, http://classicvanhalen.com: "The guitar intro and solo are two of the finest works Eddie has ever recorded. To simulate the quiet interludes live, Ed used a Roland echo unit with the volume turned down, which he activated from his pedal board." [http://www.classicvanhalen.com/albums_1984.shtml]

The ending of this song comes from a studio outtake from the band's club days, entitled "Voodoo Queen".

Phil Hartman performs the voice of Waldo in the video for the song. The song is also referred to in the NewsRadio episode "Kids", a sitcom which starred Hartman. The song reportedly was inspired by high school math teacher Liz Wasgatt.

The video for "Situations" by Escape the Fate is based on the original video.

The song was confirmed to appear in the upcoming Guitar Hero World Tour video game at the 2008 E3 event. [http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14222045/guitar-hero-4/videos/ghwthotforteacher_071508.html]

External links

* [http://www.vh1classic.com/view/artist/1153/18151/Van_Halen/Hot_For_Teacher/index.jhtml Music Video] on VH1 Classic website