Cover songs are hard to pull off, so when a band receives praise it's always a good feeling, especially when the praise comes from the artist being covered. Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar recently gave a band a shout out after hearing their version of the Van Halen song 'Dreams.' Hagar sent a video message to the band Arena, supporting their synthwave-style interpretation of the song.
Arena shared their version of 'Dreams' last week, and while it wasn't known to many at first, Sammy Hagar made sure plenty of Van Halen fans gave it a listen. "Very tasteful, very cool. Good luck with this. I'm behind ya!" Hagar said in his message to the band. The message was a huge surprise to the band, whose leads singer claims to be a massive Van Halen fan, according to Ultimate Classic Rock.
"I recall hearing it for my first time on the radio in '93 but never got the name, and at the end of [1995's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie], the song popped up and brought me full circle," said Arena's lead singer Joey Arena about he covered. Now, his cover has the official Sammy Hagar stamp of approval.
