Rock singer says new song was written with late bandmate in a dream: ‘Thank you’
- Sammy Hagar released his new song, "Encore, Thank You, Goodnight," on Friday, April 25.
- He wrote the track the morning after a dream where his late bandmate Eddie Van Halen appeared.
- In the dream, Van Halen showed Hagar a specific guitar lick that Hagar incorporated into the song.
- The song features Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, and Kenny Aronoff, with Hagar calling it a "long overdue thank you" to Van Halen.
- The track arrives ahead of Hagar's Las Vegas residency featuring Anthony, Satriani, and Aronoff, starting Wednesday.
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