One of the most hard-driving rock songs of the 1980s about fast cars and fast women is Van Halen's 1984 hit "Panama." The song has a bit of a tale that made it stand out when we compiled our summer ...

Before Van Halen, it was rare to hear the sounds of a hard rock band in most places, unless you were running with a crowd that particularly enjoyed that niche genre of music. But when the Van Halen ...