Definitely! John Sykes was the soul of this album ! He was a big part of the iconic songs of the band... it was unfair and wasn't loyal. I love Adrian, Vai and all the amazing guitarists in WS but the story could be different with Sykes.
The band started in the late 70's, just like the best 80's bands, they were all coming from the big 70's. David was the lead singer for Deep Purple for a while.
99% it's a backing track; listen to it - Everything is just as it is on the album; live doesn't sound like that. That's Sykes' solo too. Vocals are live, obviously. Still a barnstormer of a track though,.
@@SeaOfMadness Yep. I remember watching it on MTV when it originally aired. Realized it was music tracks right away & was disappointed. But David sure was at the top of his game vocally.
It WAS amazing. There will never be music like back in the '80s. The memories...the nostalgia...I think everyone who grew up with this stuff has a story about each and every song....
Very powerful vocals OMG this is fantastic. He's singing live to a backing track but his vocals are indeed live, and he delivers a HELL of a performance. Outstanding
So I decided to dig a little into who played on this song and John Sykes plays guitar and bowed guitar with Adrian Vandenberg and Dann Huff doing guitar overdubs. Of the musicians involved in the album what can’t be disputed is the impact John Sykes had on the album, not only with his writing (he co-wrote all but one of the tracks), but especially with his playing . Anyway it’s a great song from my early 20s
Just stumbled across this. Amazing vocals by DC. Aldridge is amazing as always. But if I was Sykes sitting on my couch hearing MY guitar being piped into this performance, I’d be livid. Then again, he did get writing and performance credit on a record that went ballistic, so the money was good. But seeing Adrian and Vivian miming my guitar parts for like a million people , would’ve made me wanna smash my tv.
Eventhough Vandenberg and campbell are great guitar players, these guitar parts are pure joke (they dance pretty well 😂😂) If I was Sykes, I would have thrown my beer on the tv set
@@wiley666I hate that they do that crap. Yea, Sykes was the genius behind that album, but Adrian and Vivian could play that suff easily. I can listen to the album any time I want, I go to a live show to hear it live.
I love how shamelessly Viv Campbell mimed Sykes solo! I love Campbell but he was always the bloke who was drafted in as a replacement for someone else. his best work was when he was a kid playing in Dio.
This is one of or maybe the one, the iconic hard rock song of the 87’ … I remembered it playing on my mother’s work store stereo system back in 1987… I loved this song and the video since the first day I’ve heard it
@@davidg1612 Even if he was using a wireless system, it would have something connected in the guitar's jack. you don't play electric guitar David, don't you?
I totally agree. Also, the fact that it's shortly after the record release and you have Vandenberg up there pretending to play while we hear Sykes playing.
Obviously, there is no way that MTV was going to let the musicians take the chance of not making the instruments sound exactly like the studio recording for this performance but the the drummer did a pretty good job of mimicking the recording. I graduated high school that year. Fortunately, I got to experience some great music in my teens and early 20's before grunge ruined the 'hair band' era. Dave did a great job singing to the track.
Don't ever grow up to meet your heroes. You're 100% correct although he's sort of singing against a backing track.. Coverdale doesn't sound much like what the Mike Stone and Keith Olsen were able to make the 87 album (with John Sykes on guitar) sound like in real life. He will always attempt to live up to those recordings live but will always come up short b/c they sound super human
DC Great job? A understatement that would be so to say, he ”was” the greatest rock singer in the world, after he fixed his pipes. Maybe Gillan was better in the 70’s but the 80’ was DC out if this world
In the still of the night I hear the wolf howl, honey Sniffing around your door In the still of the night I feel my heart beating heavy Telling me I gotta have more In the shadow of night I see the full moon rise Telling me what's in store My heart start aching, my body started shaking And I can't take no more No, no, no Now I just want to get close to you And taste your love so sweet And I just want to make love to you Feel your body heat In the still of the night In the still of the night Over here baby In the heat of the day I hang my head down low And hide my face from the sun Through the light of the day until the evening time I'm waiting for the night to come Ooh, baby In the still of the night In the cool moonlight I feel my heart is aching In the still of the night Ooh, baby Ooh, baby Can't keep away Need to be closer I can't keep away Can't keep away, can't keep away Oh, can't keep away, no You gotta give me love You gotta give me some lovin' everyday I can't keep away, no Ooh, baby, ooh Lord, ahh Get over here, baby In the still of the night I hear the wolf howl, honey Sniffing around your door In the still of the night I feel my heart beating heavy Telling me I gotta have more Ooh, mama Now I just want to get close to you And taste your love so sweet And I just want to make love to you Feel your body heat In the still of the night, ooh yeah In the still of the night I will be sneakin' 'round your door In the still of the night In the still of the night Ain't nothing gonna stop me now Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
1976... what a year to be born. Got to listen to all these rock songs years later. Listen to those riffs! 😊 bloody awesome time awesome era of songs, muscle cars, real sexy ladies, real friends, good smoke, cold beers, and alot of laughs! Pretty much honored to have been part of that era. What a blast. 😊😊😊😊😊 New Zealand 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿
Coverdale was just a god... Insane singer. Band was allways and is allways fire. Too bad that his strong singing just destroyed his voice. But we all love them to this day and even David doesnt have his voice.. ill go any day to any of their gigs. For the band for David for the music, the era.. the ballads.. the solos.. everything. Love it. I love the slowed part with violin part. Its like best part in music history for me.
John Sykes’s guitar skills made Coverdale famous. Before the 87’ album, whitesnake was nothing and would have remained nothing if Sykes wasnt a guitar genius
@@AudaciousAce1989 and Coverdale’s voice was also damaged by illness in between the day they started recording 87, and the first show they played afterwards. Sykes is a very important person.
I saw Whitesnake live 2X. Once w/ Motley Crue and once with Great White on the White Tour. As much as I love the song from ‘87 (and others), my biggest disappointment was not being able to see the inimitable John Sykes play them.
When is amazing high solo true has i am with 55, come here to remenber is amazing reach voice , that think all over the world, got known!! All the best to you Coverdale!!!✌✌👍
David Coverdale & WhiteSnake Were, And Still Are, The Ultimate RockStar Band Loaded With Hard Driving Vocals And Superior Muscians, Whom All Were & Are Totally Gorgeous Manly Meñ! ✌️❤️🖤❤️
Cuando el heavy rock gobernaba el mundo y la musica era real. Y no la mierda que se escucha hoy en 2021 con ritmos cansinos y letras identicas unas de otras...
In the still of the night I hear the wolf howl, honey Sniffing around your door In the still of the night I feel my heart beating heavy Telling me I gotta have more
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The 70s, 80s and early 90s was the pinnacle for music. Nothing out there today(at least in the mainstream) is this good.
John Sykes never got the amount of respect he deserved. He had always been one of the bests.
He was a monster!!!
That's not Sykes that's adrian vandenburg
@@byronisaac3334 we know that, he means Sykes should've been here. Im pretty sure he would've made such a great show and steal the night!
Definitely! John Sykes was the soul of this album ! He was a big part of the iconic songs of the band... it was unfair and wasn't loyal. I love Adrian, Vai and all the amazing guitarists in WS but the story could be different with Sykes.
Good post. I absolutely agree
Now, THIS is the way rock music is supposed to be done! Long live the '80s!
AMEN!!!
Rrryyyhhhhttttt!!!!
The band started in the late 70's, just like the best 80's bands, they were all coming from the big 70's. David was the lead singer for Deep Purple for a while.
99% it's a backing track; listen to it - Everything is just as it is on the album; live doesn't sound like that. That's Sykes' solo too. Vocals are live, obviously. Still a barnstormer of a track though,.
@@SeaOfMadness Yep. I remember watching it on MTV when it originally aired. Realized it was music tracks right away & was disappointed. But David sure was at the top of his game vocally.
God I wish I was alive for this
I was. Whitesnake was trash after Coverdale fired Sykes. As evidenced by this prerecorded track he's singing to here.
It WAS amazing. There will never be music like back in the '80s. The memories...the nostalgia...I think everyone who grew up with this stuff has a story about each and every song....
He's voice is amazing so clean
lol until the end
He is 37/38 there fucking hell he is unmatched like ozzy and dio
Dave at his best!!
lip-synching
@@bandaliveevilwrong. Everyone is playing to backing tracks except the vocals. They’re live.
Very powerful vocals OMG this is fantastic. He's singing live to a backing track but his vocals are indeed live, and he delivers a HELL of a performance. Outstanding
Back when MTV MVA was great to watch...
Remember when musicians actually tried to put on a show, and they had real talent? Damn, I miss those days.
God damn 2:04-3:20 Coverdale had the best vocal power back then!
These were the best times to be a teenager in the 80’!s I absolutely loved this song !
Absolutely. God the memories. I just said that everyone who grew up with this...and loved it...has a story for each and every song!
An absolutely incredible vocal performance. Wow!!!
Listening here in 2023, August, when the world is falling apart.
God help us all...
this is a whole other level of talent. blown away
Sykes guitar is a monster on that recording and I love how his chordings are layered with the keyboard at the end as it ends.
A guitar symphony.
That's not John, that's Adrian.
So I decided to dig a little into who played on this song and John Sykes plays guitar and bowed guitar with Adrian Vandenberg and Dann Huff doing guitar overdubs. Of the musicians involved in the album what can’t be disputed is the impact John Sykes had on the album, not only with his writing (he co-wrote all but one of the tracks), but especially with his playing . Anyway it’s a great song from my early 20s
@@gregpickett8816on the recording its john
John Sykes was an amazing rock riff master.
Just stumbled across this. Amazing vocals by DC. Aldridge is amazing as always. But if I was Sykes sitting on my couch hearing MY guitar being piped into this performance, I’d be livid. Then again, he did get writing and performance credit on a record that went ballistic, so the money was good. But seeing Adrian and Vivian miming my guitar parts for like a million people , would’ve made me wanna smash my tv.
Eventhough Vandenberg and campbell are great guitar players, these guitar parts are pure joke (they dance pretty well 😂😂)
If I was Sykes, I would have thrown my beer on the tv set
Guitars are like Milli Vanilli😂
What a voice this guy had. Amazing.
THIS IS THE GREATEST SONG THAT LED ZEPPELIN NEVER RECORDED
This is the greatest song zep never ripped off
Robert Plant wouldn't be able to hit these high notes
@@kevin-gs7jnespecially after 1972.
The best song of the world
Agreed!!
These were the days!
Bro, I only knew they did playback except for vocals but they even kept Sykes vocals. John stole the show without even being there 😂
Nah, David is the king here
@@adifferentkindofanidiot2215 He was also amazing, great night for him.
I just said the same thing! Those are Sykes guitar parts. Drums and vocals are live. Guitars are tracks. Don’t know about the bass.
@@wiley666I hate that they do that crap. Yea, Sykes was the genius behind that album, but Adrian and Vivian could play that suff easily. I can listen to the album any time I want, I go to a live show to hear it live.
Being a teen in the 80s was a blessing, so was turning 21 in 88. It was perfect
Damn...I was 13 😝
Coverdale just WOW what a incredible voice and amazing range show in this live , simply unbelievable.
My first concert was Whitesnake opening for Motley Crue 9/20/87 at Market Square Arena Indy. A great day.
Man .. towards the ending that part is very haunting. Gives me chills.
Can't get enough of this video, im the class of 1987, fucking love it
I'm class of 87 too! What a great time to be alive! Loved this so much back then! Still do.
Class of '84. Love it too.
51 yrs old this never gets old best of best David Coverdale
only the voice is live
And the drums
Interesting I didn’t figure that out ...but I figured that fake violin mid guitar riff was fake though lol
yeah figured out the guitar sounds identical to the record.
Yeah, what a pity. Everything is doubled but the vocals :(
yeah.. Lame.
I love how shamelessly Viv Campbell mimed Sykes solo! I love Campbell but he was always the bloke who was drafted in as a replacement for someone else. his best work was when he was a kid playing in Dio.
Milli vanilli
If you watch the original music video you see Vivian playing the solo at the end. Its not shameless if you can play it just like OG.
@@Lunesta_XCIII The whole thing was still quite shameless, regardless of the guitar abilities of both Vivian and Adrian
So clean. Incredible vocals. Sounds almost too good to be live.
It's the music on a backing track, but David's vocals are indeed live
one of the HOTTEST songs and performances on the planet, no matter what year! Jesus H Christ.
Every movement and gesture of this band were studied
These guys where rock gods back in the day. I still adore this..
This is one of or maybe the one, the iconic hard rock song of the 87’ … I remembered it playing on my mother’s work store stereo system back in 1987… I loved this song and the video since the first day I’ve heard it
Its just as powerful today
Pour some sugar on me, Welcome to the jungle, Girls, girls, girls... all iconic hard rock songs and came out in 1987 too!
BEST performance Ever!!
Cuz it was pre recorded except for vocal and drums
The Energy The Power of The Album Is Amazing...and David in the Best Moment....
Every single crucial element of classic arena rock in this one magnificent anthem !!!###
3:46 Adrian Vandenberg's guitar isn't even plugged in 😂
😂 right! And if people believed using a violin bow made a guitar sound like a violin.....😂😂😂
@ArtGuitar 101 Yes absolutely 😂
Could be using a wireless system.
@@davidg1612 Even if he was using a wireless system, it would have something connected in the guitar's jack. you don't play electric guitar David, don't you?
If you look close there is a cable in the jack. Hard to see, but it’s there. That being said.... they are not playing. They aren’t even on the album.
Childhood memories crushed. Just realized he's singing to a backing track! 😖 still rocks.
Who the hell cares? He is not lip syncing. Its his voice! It doesnt get any better than that.
I totally agree. Also, the fact that it's shortly after the record release and you have Vandenberg up there pretending to play while we hear Sykes playing.
His voice is live. That’s him actually singing.
I think the violin bow gave it away, he was missing some strings and it still sounded perfect
かっこよすぎて死にそう❤️😍
So cooooool!!!
One of the greatest breakdowns of all time!! Son of a B!
Nice live performance, In Your face 80s rock ballad in homage to whole Lotta love & Stairway to heaven
To me it's the guitar-vocal back and forth of Black Dog + the mid section breakdown of Whole Lotta Love
Its not live. Everything but the lead vocals are just the straight up album recording.
I was singing this at 3 years old because my dad was a massive WhiteSnake fan. Like he mimicked the style and everything during his high school days.
Obviously, there is no way that MTV was going to let the musicians take the chance of not making the instruments sound exactly like the studio recording for this performance but the the drummer did a pretty good job of mimicking the recording.
I graduated high school that year. Fortunately, I got to experience some great music in my teens and early 20's before grunge ruined the 'hair band' era.
Dave did a great job singing to the track.
FAKE musicians.
@@brandonvandelden7972 You're amazing
this isn’t fake. Dave and the drummer get off timing in the 2nd verse
Don't ever grow up to meet your heroes.
You're 100% correct although he's sort of singing against a backing track.. Coverdale doesn't sound much like what the Mike Stone and Keith Olsen were able to make the 87 album (with John Sykes on guitar) sound like in real life. He will always attempt to live up to those recordings live but will always come up short b/c they sound super human
DC Great job?
A understatement that would be so to say, he ”was” the greatest rock singer in the world, after he fixed his pipes.
Maybe Gillan was better in the 70’s but the 80’ was DC out if this world
love this song and this voice!!!!!!!!!
Amen!!!
In the still of the night I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
In the shadow of night I see the full moon rise
Telling me what's in store
My heart start aching, my body started shaking
And I can't take no more
No, no, no
Now I just want to get close to you
And taste your love so sweet
And I just want to make love to you
Feel your body heat
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
Over here baby
In the heat of the day I hang my head down low
And hide my face from the sun
Through the light of the day until the evening time
I'm waiting for the night to come
Ooh, baby
In the still of the night
In the cool moonlight
I feel my heart is aching
In the still of the night
Ooh, baby
Ooh, baby
Can't keep away
Need to be closer
I can't keep away
Can't keep away, can't keep away
Oh, can't keep away, no
You gotta give me love
You gotta give me some lovin' everyday
I can't keep away, no
Ooh, baby, ooh Lord, ahh
Get over here, baby
In the still of the night I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
Ooh, mama
Now I just want to get close to you
And taste your love so sweet
And I just want to make love to you
Feel your body heat
In the still of the night, ooh yeah
In the still of the night
I will be sneakin' 'round your door
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
Ain't nothing gonna stop me now
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
1976... what a year to be born. Got to listen to all these rock songs years later. Listen to those riffs! 😊 bloody awesome time awesome era of songs, muscle cars, real sexy ladies, real friends, good smoke, cold beers, and alot of laughs! Pretty much honored to have been part of that era. What a blast.
😊😊😊😊😊
New Zealand 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿
Just listen to 'Burn' by Deep Purple.. the whole album is a joy because of David's voice.. misstreated.. chills!!
The pure power and wrath of Sykes guitar still sounds every bit as amazing today as then. Criminal that Coverdale fired him. Still, they look great.
Sykes got fired? Damn.
Sykes is not on stage, Coverdale is clearly singing live over the studio version with Sykes guitar
..my school days memories..awsome \m/
This is so damn close to the studio version its amazing
That's because Dave is the only one live. The rest of the band is air-lipsyncing. whatever you want to call it.
Vocal live only
Yes only vocals are live
Yes, Vanderburgh is faking the solo clearly
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great voice
Shouldve kept Sykes around.... He is a special talent. Plus they wouldnt have to perform the karaoke version
lol ikr. Its clearly Coverdale signing live over the studio track.
My first concert. Whitesnake and Def Leppard, 1987. I was in my teens. What a time to be alive-- Miss those days.
Coverdale was just a god... Insane singer. Band was allways and is allways fire. Too bad that his strong singing just destroyed his voice. But we all love them to this day and even David doesnt have his voice.. ill go any day to any of their gigs. For the band for David for the music, the era.. the ballads.. the solos.. everything. Love it. I love the slowed part with violin part. Its like best part in music history for me.
John Sykes’s guitar skills made Coverdale famous. Before the 87’ album, whitesnake was nothing and would have remained nothing if Sykes wasnt a guitar genius
@@AudaciousAce1989 and Coverdale’s voice was also damaged by illness in between the day they started recording 87, and the first show they played afterwards. Sykes is a very important person.
I'm crying because this song is very emotional and FANTASTIC!!!😭 #Rockistheanswer 🤘
Sykes dominates this masterpiece,imagine Sykes would have stuck around, Whitesnake would have become the best Power metal band of the world
The sound of love
The amount of talent collected on stage is freakin ridiculous,,,,RAWK GAWDZ!!!!
amazing song amazing performance!!!
2:47 Ohhhhhhhh boy, rock STAR Rudy !!
Ya I noticed that too. I was like c’mon man that’s cheezy....
I WANT MY MTV 1981 -1996
Gottdamn....those live vocals❤
I saw Whitesnake live 2X. Once w/ Motley Crue and once with Great White on the White Tour. As much as I love the song from ‘87 (and others), my biggest disappointment was not being able to see the inimitable John Sykes play them.
When is amazing high solo true has i am with 55, come here to remenber is amazing reach voice , that think all over the world, got known!! All the best to you Coverdale!!!✌✌👍
John Sykes is a Legend!
David Coverdale & WhiteSnake Were, And Still Are, The Ultimate RockStar Band Loaded With Hard Driving Vocals And Superior Muscians, Whom All Were & Are Totally Gorgeous Manly Meñ!
✌️❤️🖤❤️
amazing vocal performance. just wow
I wish I was born in this generation🤩 I was born 98' but I've loved this band for a year sadly but oh well. They're amazing ❤️ I love this song
Only for a year?
That voice! He was live! Coverdale GOAT!
Temazo!!! Increíble voz, música e instrumentistas. Puro heavy metal!!
Sí, lástima que los músicos originales no son ellos.
La voz es en vivo (fantástico Coverdale en este periodo) , todo lo demás está pregrabado, o sea playback!
I remember watching this live when I was a kid then. Still here in 2024!
THIS SOUNDS AWSOME FOR LIVE🤟🏼😱
Wow! What a performance!!!
World best band! Absolutely.
Only with Sykes
@@rejuvenator8966 That’s right!
Wow he sung this live. Watching the current tour I had to go back to the sexy heyday lol
This still is great to watch. I think David Coverdale was singing live, rest of the band played to the track. Amazing.
Yesser vocals are definitely real 🤘 dudes still a beast
Surreal demais!!!! 🔥
Great song in every way!
I’ve heard it at 12 in 1987, I guess, in the camp of Soviet Pioneers. It was outstanding, headoff)) Great song)
Saw them LIVE at the Dallas Arena in 1989 with Steve Vai. What an EPIC show!
The bass plater lickibg IT. So great haha got to luv it
Pure perfection and the sexiest track ever
Con que voz más impecable llegó David para es concierto o video. Un nacido para ser una estrella y un genio. 👌📹👌
Cuando el heavy rock gobernaba el mundo y la musica era real. Y no la mierda que se escucha hoy en 2021 con ritmos cansinos y letras identicas unas de otras...
In the still of the night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
David at its best!!!!
this is so over the top INSANE....
still of the night is the most badass guitar riff of all time
Que voz tan impresionante, directamente desde las época que necesitabas talento real para triunfar 🏆
What a band! 🤘 No lip syncing!
Incredible!
This song rocks!
3:56 is incredible. Must be one of the greatest rock riffs ever recorded.
Rocked my face off!
still rockin ......
My dad has this exact show on VHS, one of his after school specials
I like how the instruments sound very studio-like
I could do without the candy ass girls in the background screaming
Usually tv performances are faked because of the lack of ability to accomodate the equipment. But the vocals were 100% live.
Only the vocals were live.
What gave it away, the guitarist playing his fretboard like a violin while laying on his back?
thats because they are lol
Jesus he nailed it.
The Best performance Ever!!
Biiiig hair, biiiig riffs, love it!