# The 2012 Van Halen song David Lee Roth refused to record: “No, not doing it”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-2012-van-halen-song-david-lee-roth-refused-to-record-no-not-doing-it/
- Published: 2026-10-25T18:10:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T19:25:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-2012-van-halen-song-david-lee-roth-refused-to-record/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Roth refused to record a song created during a Van Halen jam.
- The unfinished track was nicknamed “Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Panama”.
- The 2012 album was Van Halen’s final studio release.

## Summary

David Lee Roth declined to record a Van Halen song developed during the sessions for the band’s 2012 album, *A Different Kind of Truth*. Wolfgang Van Halen recalled that the track began as a new jam, but Roth rejected it when it was suggested for the album, leaving it unfinished.

The song was jokingly titled “Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Panama”. *A Different Kind of Truth* was the band’s final studio album and drew heavily on riffs Eddie Van Halen had written during Roth’s earlier years in the group. The account presents the rejected song as another example of the creative differences that marked their long relationship.

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