I remember putting this when I split from my first wife and life was shit,22 not sure what to do and this song made me get of my arse thanks mr coverdale you saved my soul
I said it before and will say it forever, until 1984 Coverdale was the best rock singer ever. He had it all. After that.... well let's say that age has not been as kind on him as it has been on Paul Rodgers, Glenn Hughes or the mightly Alex Ligertwood. For me, his operation in the mid-80's dramatically changed his voice and he "lost" something along the way. The bluesiness was gone. He sang higher and in a more "metallic" way. To me, his voice from 1973-1982, even until 1984, was simplytop
@LosKarizma I agree with you mostly,his pre 86 ish voice was great but i think his throat opp gave him a higher range which i think was good. Personally i prefer the pre-op voice. I do think though,that his voice deterioration is down to too many live shows where he shouts too much. He can still sing as well as ever,although he doesn't have the power any more and his range is now questionable. If only he would sing and not scream.
I said it before and will say it forever, until 1984 Coverdale was the best rock singer ever. He had it all. After that.... well let's say that age has not been as kind on him as it has been on Paul Rodgers, Glenn Hughes or the mightly Alex Ligertwood. For me, his operation in the mid-80's dramatically changed his voice and he "lost" something along the way. The bluesiness was gone. He sang higher and in a more "metallic" way. To me, his voice from 1973-1982, even until 1984, was simply the best
Democracy is a wonderful gift we have been given, but believe me, idiocy is NOT. Now go away and give your ears a ruddy good syringe. David Coverdale IS the present God sent to save our Rock and Roll dreams. Fact.
bfpsafari ... I am appalled by your cutting words. How dare you come here onto this worldwide forum and talk such utter , indescribable rubbish ?. YOU may not be grown up enough to love Mr Coverdale's vocal ability but do NOT judge anyone else by your silly standards.
Coverdale WAS the best singer for years (together with Gillan). Both are far from that in 2011, but Gillan are still singing well, but Coverdale....forget it. If he just started to so sing blues/rock with to RIGHT band, he could still do a world class job. As it's now he is a joke and should listen to records 20 years ago, and start from thre. Forget this US attitude.
@bfpsafari gillan is still singing well ? Oh please.. he hasnt sung well for ages. Coverdale is much better, especially today. Gilan can sing well n his high register, and that was what made him special. Coverdale can still sing like a God in lower and mid-range.
one of the most best singers ever,my biggest idols are FM and steve perry,but david has low,high and middle great notes really singer who can teach you all...awesome
@Vamphetamine How u figure that one out ?..Blindman was on Coverdales solo album in 1977 and Mr.Big was a track on Fire and Water released in 1970 : )
@Vamphetamine no worries mate..had a feelin thats what ya were thinkin..hey...nuthin better than a few beers and some Whitesnake..when they were good...Moody, Marsden,Murray,Lord and Coverdale....loved their early stuff...
BLINDMAN (Coverdale) I was dreaming of the past Why do good times never last? Help me Jesus, show the way I can't hold on another day. I was hungry, feeling low, Just couldn't make out which way to go, Chasing rainbows That have no end, The road is long without a friend ........
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Totally agree with previous comment it is good to hear someone else notice it ! lower range he is great but high stuff is to much now shame but time stands still for no one !!
When I listen to DC from 1974 until 1984 I get goose bumps. He was absolutely brilliant. His voice was amazing. After that, it changed and today he is only the shadow of what he used to be. I saw him live last November and he was not good at all. He can still do it in the lower range but his voice is shot in the upper register. Still, until 1984 he was superb.
of course....his voice was different till 85 or 86(i'm not shure).....he had surgery,cause he had infection,and now he is almost 60 years old.....what do you want.we all want old good david with great voice but time is passing :(
@THESMILEY811 I felt dave lost it a bit during the 87 period. however watching him on you tube touring last year hes seems to have got it back a bit .not as good as when his voice was like chocolate but not bad .
@THESMILEY811 Yes Coverdale had an infection, but as you can see he's voice has changed now, but then was always good and as i know he did not hat any surgery that he's voice healed the old fashion way !!! DC the one of the best singer in the hole world and one my favorite!!! Love all thing whit DC :)))
@SvAleRiRb i love him too,he's one of my favourit singers,no doubt 'bout that....and surgery....that is how i understood his answer in one interview back in '86 on japanesse or chinesse tv,not sure :)
David Coverdale is a fantastic singer.Definetly my favourite.And this song is also fantastic,but i better like the 1980 version of this song,recorded on a album Ready An' Willin'
Geshtasb - - thank you. Some of these coverdale fans just dont hear things the way I do. When Glenn lets out a scream....the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Then Glenn can turn things around and sing with so much feeling....versatility....thats Glenn...the best singer around today.
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If Coverdale only kept on singing in this style I would respect him as a great singer.
Glenn Hughes BLOWS him away...and David knows it, deep in his heart. No man can sing with the power and feeling that Glen Hughes has...."the white stevie Wonder".
Coverdale used to be my favourite singer but he has totally lost his flame...whereas Glenn Hughes is prolific with various projects, he has rejuvenated and even amazingly improved troughout all these years..
David has such a passion/emotion for the blues. I think he is the best blues rock singer and Glenn the best funk rock vocalist.
If coverdale sticks to "this type of blues" he gets criticized for not taking any chances. If he tries to do something else, the fans that he had before criticize him for that. Even though I prefer old wsnake, progression must occur. It is very presumptuous of people to want it all to stay in the same way. That being said, David and Glenn are my favourite vocalists.
You are right Wolfatnight...many songs from Deep Purple mk 3 sounded like Free..David Coverdale next venture, solo records as well so Whitesnake he keeps influenced by Free and Bad Co..thats for is wonderful because Free and Bad Co are two best fine example form 70's good rock..
@AAA1969 comment: this version here has a bad sound qualtiy, and its very different from the album version, but THE WAY HE SINGS IT here, is quiet fanatstic. the rest is not that great, i agree.
That's because he used to rerecord his own stuff. This is from Northwinds - he rerecorded it for Come and Get It which is probably where you heard it. Here I Go Again and Fool For Your Lovin' are other songs he put out twice. I thought he'd dropped that stuff, but then brought out the live album with the Burn/Stormbringer medley on it. Don't get me wrong - I think he's a great singer, but I can see why Robert Plant called him " David Coverversion"!
This is actually from David Coverdale - Whitesnake, his first solo album. He re-recorded it for the Ready an' Willing album. Still a great track. Coverdale was notorious for covering his own songs. Crying In The Rain, Here I Go Again, Fool For Your Loving, etc, all got the revamped treatment. I guess he thought his songs werent good enough the first time around.
blindman...great feeling..great song...esses tipos de som mais balada aqui no Brasil e taxado de mela cueca!!mas fora daqui vejo que realmente dao o seu devido valor!!very nice!
Great to find this. It's such a long time since I've heard it all my Whitesnake collection is still on vinyl and I've no record player. This track is one of my favourites.
Dave is a brilliant singer, but this song is class of Paul Rodgers number 2
papmjny 2 months ago
Heartbreaking song and a Voice that leaves you breathless..
Metakism 3 months ago
its fucking ace song !!!
InDecadenceband 4 months ago
Coverdales days with DP were his best singing wise, btw this sounds like a Free song or Bad Company
dockaiser 4 months ago
I remember putting this when I split from my first wife and life was shit,22 not sure what to do and this song made me get of my arse thanks mr coverdale you saved my soul
prisonplanet1982 4 months ago
Is the world certain that Mr. Coverdale is not in any way related to Mr. Plant? I could swear those two came from the same seed or su'm.
saintbraun 5 months ago
Like this a whole bundle:) and the album:)
MrListenerman 5 months ago
I fuckin love this song
DEWIDRAGON88 8 months ago in playlist WHITESNAKE ...DAVID COVERDALE
I said it before and will say it forever, until 1984 Coverdale was the best rock singer ever. He had it all. After that.... well let's say that age has not been as kind on him as it has been on Paul Rodgers, Glenn Hughes or the mightly Alex Ligertwood. For me, his operation in the mid-80's dramatically changed his voice and he "lost" something along the way. The bluesiness was gone. He sang higher and in a more "metallic" way. To me, his voice from 1973-1982, even until 1984, was simplytop
LosKarizma 8 months ago 2
@LosKarizma I agree with you mostly,his pre 86 ish voice was great but i think his throat opp gave him a higher range which i think was good. Personally i prefer the pre-op voice. I do think though,that his voice deterioration is down to too many live shows where he shouts too much. He can still sing as well as ever,although he doesn't have the power any more and his range is now questionable. If only he would sing and not scream.
Best rock singer ever tho
cbxade 8 months ago
I said it before and will say it forever, until 1984 Coverdale was the best rock singer ever. He had it all. After that.... well let's say that age has not been as kind on him as it has been on Paul Rodgers, Glenn Hughes or the mightly Alex Ligertwood. For me, his operation in the mid-80's dramatically changed his voice and he "lost" something along the way. The bluesiness was gone. He sang higher and in a more "metallic" way. To me, his voice from 1973-1982, even until 1984, was simply the best
LosKarizma 8 months ago
Democracy is a wonderful gift we have been given, but believe me, idiocy is NOT. Now go away and give your ears a ruddy good syringe. David Coverdale IS the present God sent to save our Rock and Roll dreams. Fact.
Rozzle66 8 months ago in playlist WHITESNAKE ...DAVID COVERDALE
bfpsafari ... I am appalled by your cutting words. How dare you come here onto this worldwide forum and talk such utter , indescribable rubbish ?. YOU may not be grown up enough to love Mr Coverdale's vocal ability but do NOT judge anyone else by your silly standards.
Rozzle66 8 months ago in playlist WHITESNAKE ...DAVID COVERDALE
Coverdale WAS the best singer for years (together with Gillan). Both are far from that in 2011, but Gillan are still singing well, but Coverdale....forget it. If he just started to so sing blues/rock with to RIGHT band, he could still do a world class job. As it's now he is a joke and should listen to records 20 years ago, and start from thre. Forget this US attitude.
bfpsafari 9 months ago
@bfpsafari gillan is still singing well ? Oh please.. he hasnt sung well for ages. Coverdale is much better, especially today. Gilan can sing well n his high register, and that was what made him special. Coverdale can still sing like a God in lower and mid-range.
leppardsnake 8 months ago
@leppardsnake its to bad they got to get old.
MUDSHARK111 5 months ago
@MUDSHARK111 indeed it is..
leppardsnake 5 months ago
one of the most best singers ever,my biggest idols are FM and steve perry,but david has low,high and middle great notes really singer who can teach you all...awesome
2dostone2 9 months ago
I love this version as well as the Whitesnake version...it's such a fucking good song.
And I've loved Coverdale's voice since I first heard it.
Best rock/blues singer ever.
midnighttilldawn 1 year ago 3
Ahh shaddup
dangeroUSdirector 1 year ago
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Please Whitesnake come to America . Need to see you in concert. RIGHT NOW!!
tomcamp6023 1 year ago
the main riff is "Mr. Big" by Free...naughty naughty David..
jnkyrdd0g 1 year ago
@jnkyrdd0g Just about 17 years before Mr Big was ever thought of. naughty naught Phil rofl
Vamphetamine 1 year ago
@Vamphetamine How u figure that one out ?..Blindman was on Coverdales solo album in 1977 and Mr.Big was a track on Fire and Water released in 1970 : )
jnkyrdd0g 1 year ago
@jnkyrdd0g My bad. sorry. I was drunk and thought of the band Mr Big.
My apologies mate
Vamphetamine 1 year ago
@Vamphetamine no worries mate..had a feelin thats what ya were thinkin..hey...nuthin better than a few beers and some Whitesnake..when they were good...Moody, Marsden,Murray,Lord and Coverdale....loved their early stuff...
jnkyrdd0g 1 year ago
@jnkyrdd0g right you are ... and some Bad Co. " Ready for Love "
dockaiser 4 months ago
this is good stuff..emotional..
halford3256 1 year ago
anetica..your dillusional..
halford3256 1 year ago
David Coverdale is copy of Paul Rodgers
anetica22 1 year ago
@anetica22
2 singers and 2 styles... no way.
gringojames 1 year ago
One of his most beautiful songs ever. More atmospheric and dreamy than Whitesnake 1980 version though less epic. Love both.
oporuy 1 year ago
Fritheby 1 year ago
@Fritheby
Be my friend, be my brother,
Be the piper, play the call,
Across the seven seas of wonder
Be the guardian of my soul ........
Fritheby 1 year ago
@Fritheby
Just a young man looking homeward,
Watching the sun go down again
Across the water the sun is shining
But will it ever be the same?
Fritheby 1 year ago
@Fritheby
Be my friend, be my brother,
Be the piper, play the call.
Across the seven seas of wonder
Be the guardian of my soul ........
Fritheby 1 year ago
@Fritheby
Need somebody, need someone.
Need somebody to call my own,
Like a blindman, I can feel
The heat of the sun,
But, like a blindman
I don't know where it's coming from ......
Fritheby 1 year ago
NÁDHERA!!!!!
kmochac 1 year ago
DC is the man, a very young frontman for a very large rock band , goes on to form a great band whitesnake still great very sexy .
MrSleepflower 1 year ago
Najlepsza wersja
roberthodd 1 year ago
classy man
perryon73 1 year ago 2
Thats a fuckin amazing song.
And the old Guitar Tone with little bit distortion... thats HOLY
I love this song.
Savlo1 1 year ago 4
so proud to be a fellow Teessider...
wildheart66 1 year ago 3
I love this old Coverdale production. It is such soulful music!
Muunnos 1 year ago 5
such a classy man
perryon73 1 year ago
David Was one of the Very best We had Alas the Years have cought up Like all of us .
Best of Health DC . Regards Lee
leedodd2009 1 year ago 2
love it
Jozep554 2 years ago 3
coverdales whitesnake is best! David voice is HUGE
hikisaha 2 years ago 3
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Totally agree with previous comment it is good to hear someone else notice it ! lower range he is great but high stuff is to much now shame but time stands still for no one !!
owenizok 2 years ago
When I listen to DC from 1974 until 1984 I get goose bumps. He was absolutely brilliant. His voice was amazing. After that, it changed and today he is only the shadow of what he used to be. I saw him live last November and he was not good at all. He can still do it in the lower range but his voice is shot in the upper register. Still, until 1984 he was superb.
LosKarizma 2 years ago
of course....his voice was different till 85 or 86(i'm not shure).....he had surgery,cause he had infection,and now he is almost 60 years old.....what do you want.we all want old good david with great voice but time is passing :(
THESMILEY811 2 years ago 16
@THESMILEY811
he still rock!
Kingdelfrong 2 years ago
@Kingdelfrong agree,indeed ;)
THESMILEY811 2 years ago
@THESMILEY811 I felt dave lost it a bit during the 87 period. however watching him on you tube touring last year hes seems to have got it back a bit .not as good as when his voice was like chocolate but not bad .
MUDSHARK111 1 year ago
see on you tube FREE - Be My Friend
anetica22 1 year ago
@THESMILEY811 Yes Coverdale had an infection, but as you can see he's voice has changed now, but then was always good and as i know he did not hat any surgery that he's voice healed the old fashion way !!! DC the one of the best singer in the hole world and one my favorite!!! Love all thing whit DC :)))
SvAleRiRb 1 year ago
@SvAleRiRb i love him too,he's one of my favourit singers,no doubt 'bout that....and surgery....that is how i understood his answer in one interview back in '86 on japanesse or chinesse tv,not sure :)
THESMILEY811 1 year ago
@THESMILEY811 Well ok then !!! Still the best !!!
SvAleRiRb 1 year ago
The people get old and their volces come too... but coverdale stays for me one of warriors of the great voice at all....
(and tks to share this amazing song and video compilation... he's voice appears superb and incredible... )
gringojames 2 years ago 8
David Coverdale is bad copy of Paul Rodgers
anetica22 1 year ago
@anetica22
You are the " good "copy of an idiot !
midnighttilldawn 1 year ago
a very under rated song
velvetvelluto 2 years ago 7
David Coverdale is a fantastic singer.Definetly my favourite.And this song is also fantastic,but i better like the 1980 version of this song,recorded on a album Ready An' Willin'
LEGENDOFROCK1994 2 years ago 4
I agreee with petbra2, best ever.
It's nobody else's fault but the guy was just born with the gift, no one can touch a voice like that no matter how many decades you work at it....
PPOIRI000 2 years ago 3
Nice song, nice music, but it reminds me the song ,, When a Blind man cries´´ from DP.
howtocall 2 years ago
Geshtasb - - thank you. Some of these coverdale fans just dont hear things the way I do. When Glenn lets out a scream....the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Then Glenn can turn things around and sing with so much feeling....versatility....thats Glenn...the best singer around today.
thanks again Geshtasb.
PB4UEAT 2 years ago
I love this song, though I prefer the heavyier bluesy version of the song from the Ready an' WIlling album.
holydiver73 2 years ago
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If Coverdale only kept on singing in this style I would respect him as a great singer.
Glenn Hughes BLOWS him away...and David knows it, deep in his heart. No man can sing with the power and feeling that Glen Hughes has...."the white stevie Wonder".
PB4UEAT 2 years ago
PB4UEAT, I totally agree with you.
Coverdale used to be my favourite singer but he has totally lost his flame...whereas Glenn Hughes is prolific with various projects, he has rejuvenated and even amazingly improved troughout all these years..
geshtasb 2 years ago
Glenn is a tenor and David is a baritone. So you can't really compare the two. Glenn is also more of a soul singer, while David is a bluesman. :)
ENVocalist 2 years ago 4
David has such a passion/emotion for the blues. I think he is the best blues rock singer and Glenn the best funk rock vocalist.
If coverdale sticks to "this type of blues" he gets criticized for not taking any chances. If he tries to do something else, the fans that he had before criticize him for that. Even though I prefer old wsnake, progression must occur. It is very presumptuous of people to want it all to stay in the same way. That being said, David and Glenn are my favourite vocalists.
leppardsnake 2 years ago 3
David Coverdale, the best fucking singer ever
petbra2 2 years ago 58
indeed!
leppardsnake 2 years ago
@petbra2 Godlike. Mystic yet down to earth to hear the interviews.
lfior789 9 months ago
Lovely Song!! Lovely Album!!!! Coverdale you break my heart!!!!!
Andyfme 2 years ago
coverdale theos!!!!! geia soy paokara!!!!!!
ctzof 2 years ago
DEMAIS
RUBENSEEDIANA 2 years ago
To je to!!
opopopist 2 years ago
sounds like "Be My Friend" from Free a bit - good shit ......
wolfatnight 2 years ago
You are right Wolfatnight...many songs from Deep Purple mk 3 sounded like Free..David Coverdale next venture, solo records as well so Whitesnake he keeps influenced by Free and Bad Co..thats for is wonderful because Free and Bad Co are two best fine example form 70's good rock..
rgslemer1 2 years ago 2
one of the greatest songs ever! nothing more i can say except i love you david! you made me head over heels in hard rock!
guwapoakotalaga 2 years ago 5
sail away tomorrow sailin far away to find it steal or borrow but i'll be there someday
nondue 2 years ago 3
やっと聴けた・・・ありがとう！
lagoon21 2 years ago
Very much influenced by Free, great song
chipmonk2006 2 years ago 3
PAOK 1926
lik222323 2 years ago
@AAA1969 comment: this version here has a bad sound qualtiy, and its very different from the album version, but THE WAY HE SINGS IT here, is quiet fanatstic. the rest is not that great, i agree.
zimglenn 2 years ago
That's because he used to rerecord his own stuff. This is from Northwinds - he rerecorded it for Come and Get It which is probably where you heard it. Here I Go Again and Fool For Your Lovin' are other songs he put out twice. I thought he'd dropped that stuff, but then brought out the live album with the Burn/Stormbringer medley on it. Don't get me wrong - I think he's a great singer, but I can see why Robert Plant called him " David Coverversion"!
restlessheart1 2 years ago
This is actually from David Coverdale - Whitesnake, his first solo album. He re-recorded it for the Ready an' Willing album. Still a great track. Coverdale was notorious for covering his own songs. Crying In The Rain, Here I Go Again, Fool For Your Loving, etc, all got the revamped treatment. I guess he thought his songs werent good enough the first time around.
rushIan 2 years ago
great, i never heard that version of the song before, coverdale is such a unique singer. across the seven seas of wonder
that sounds so fucked up cool here. 1.35 - 1.40
i saw whitesnake as the openeners for nazareth, my very first visit of a rock concert. i didn't knew them. Must have been 1979 - 80 about. long ago.
zimglenn 2 years ago 2
The more I hear it, the more I love it :)) You can be the guardian of my soul anytime!
thinsnake 2 years ago 3
Good song, I would have liked to have heard it live when he played in Sydney in the Mid 90's.
warwickjly 3 years ago
blindman...great feeling..great song...esses tipos de som mais balada aqui no Brasil e taxado de mela cueca!!mas fora daqui vejo que realmente dao o seu devido valor!!very nice!
fantasmawalker 3 years ago 3
I was dreaming...of the past...why do good times never last..??? Help me JESUS...show the way...I cant hold on another day....
Great song....great words....however, coverdale is a jerk....such a shame....his personality STINKS and that destroys it all. such a shame...
Bolinman 3 years ago
He's honest
titustiti 3 years ago
really? how?
stray1957 2 years ago
I think there was a time when he was a tosser .but I think he has leant a lot from being fucked over by that bitch ex of his .
MUDSHARK111 2 years ago
Sounds like a Demo...Ready an willing ´s version is no doubt better
AAA1969 3 years ago
My Favorite Whitesnake/Coverdale song, one of the most under-rated too, love it!
Danz1984 3 years ago 3
Thank you for such a beautiful song xxxx
thinsnake 3 years ago
The extraordinary feeling of Coverdale makes the difference
geshtasb 3 years ago 2
My man! I love Him :) I love His voice. My Master!
czarna202 3 years ago 3
Love this song. Wish I had a copy of it.
Hrothgar1999 3 years ago
Much better than the re-recorded whitesnake version on ready an willing.
thebellymob 3 years ago
ready n' willing version is better :)
pollaminus 3 years ago 3
I prefer Whitesnake version, with better keyboards and drums...
titustiti 3 years ago
Me too
mkcwebmaster 3 years ago
The greatest rock star ever lived.
martyyyyy 3 years ago 2
Yeah...he's the greatest
akitonus 3 years ago 2
The most beautyful and true song I ever heard.
warlord6662 3 years ago
Great to find this. It's such a long time since I've heard it all my Whitesnake collection is still on vinyl and I've no record player. This track is one of my favourites.
garnitia 3 years ago
Grande Coverdale, simplesmente inagualável
sninar 3 years ago 4
This is amazing...
nadnathan 3 years ago
hi hiitosamio, konichiwa.cud u include Akira Takasaki Run away from yesterday(Loudness) and Lonely days Lonely nights whitesnake vids?
rammoned 3 years ago
without doubt the greatest rock & blues singer of his generation, it get no better than the original version of this song.
musicpencil 3 years ago 4
Hehe, nema sta Coverdale przi.
LONG LIVE ROCK N ROLL!!!
WhitesnakeBL 3 years ago
Great vid. thanks
privtutor 3 years ago 2
Strashna pesen!!!
duhaibetahiks 3 years ago 2
Neponovljivo dobro!!!
Bravo!!!
Osvezivac 3 years ago
Awesome song!!! By who else? COVERDALE.
aehpdm 3 years ago
brings back a lot of memories....thanx 4 posting it
sevendeadlysins69 3 years ago