Little Guitars

Eddie recorded this song, from the Diver Down album, using his original red, white, and black-striped Charvel "Franky" and a miniature Gibson Les Paul copy hand-built by Dave Petschulat. Effects included a Roland Chorus/Echo unit.

The lyrics were inspired by the acoustic intro. David Lee Roth felt the piece had a Mexican flavor in it, so he wrote the lyrics for a senorita. The line "Can't crow before I'm out of the woods, but there's exceptions to the rule" is an old saying that means: a crow flying through the forest won't make any noise, or it will draw attention to itself and could get eaten. It will wait until it's out in the open before crowing, but there are exceptions to this rule.

A tribute album by the name Little Guitars (Shrapnel, 09/19/00) featured rock stars influenced by Van Halen. Tracks include: "Unchained" by Jack Russell, Dweezil Zappa, Marco Mendoza, and Eric Singer; "I’m the One" by Mark Slaughter, Doug Aldrich, Tim Bogart, and Frankie Banali; "Dance the Night Away" by Joe Lynn Turner, Reb Beach, Marco Mendoza, and Gregg Bissonette; "Light Up the Sky" by Doug Pinnick, Yngwie Malmsteen, Billy Sheehan, and Vinnie Colaiuta; "Panama" by Jani Lane, George Lynch, Tony Franklin, and Gregg Bissonette; "Hot for Teacher" by John Corabi, Bruce Kulick, Tony Franklin, and Gregg Bissonette; "Runnin' with the Devil" by Stephen Pearcy, Jake E. Lee, Tim Bogert, and Frankie Banali; "Pretty Woman" by Gunner Nelson, Matt Nelson, Albert Lee, Tony Levin, and Aynsley Dunbar; "Atomic Punk" by Fee Waybill, Brad Gillis, Tim Bogert, and Frankie Banali; "So This Is Love?" by Jeff Scott Soto, Blues Saraceno, Tony Franklin, and Eric Singer; "Little Guitars" by David Glen Eisely, Mitch Perry, Marco Mendoza, and Eric Singer.

This album was also released as Tribute to Van Halen 2000. Remixes of these songs can be found on Hot for Remixes: A Tribute to Van Halen.