“If you don’t stop what you’re doing to me, I’m gonna to do it to you”
Poor Cov the Guv. He’s normally the cock of the walk but on 1979’s You ‘N’ Me the ‘snake frontman is left holding his own, wondering where his lover has been all night… and who she’s been with. This short and sweet rock ‘n’ roller is slathered with rootsy slide guitar and injects some welcome energy into the Lovehunter album. It reminds me of Deep Purple’s Lady Double Dealer: lively and direct with cheating woman lyrics and a feelgood bridge that lifts the whole song. There’s no twist or suggestion that the narrator is just a big jealous pants (a nuance that would have worked well on that catchy bridge). No, this lady is just a double dealer. But given that Cov compares her to “page three girls in the Playboy books” I can’t blame her for looking elsewhere.
HEAVY METAL OVERLOAD 
You hands down so far have the best opening line of any blog I have read this year….
“Poor Cov the Guv. He’s normally the cock of the walk”
Bahaha
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Haha glad you liked it!
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It’s beautiful in it’s construction
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Indeed…Poetry in motion!
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I haven’t delved much into pre 1980s Whitesnake but that was a pretty good song.
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I’m guessing you’ve heard Ready And Willing though? There’s just a couple of albums that are before that. And the two Coverdale solo albums.
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I have always loved this one. The real Gems in the Whitesnake catalogue are quite well hidden. Great job on this post. It’s spot on
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Thanks Steve. Agreed about the gems. Lots of great deep cuts in their career.
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“But given that Cov compares her to “page three girls in the Playboy books” I can’t blame her for looking elsewhere.” Bravo my friend!
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Haha thanks Lana!
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Early Coverdale is the best. Cock Rock and all.
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While I became a fan of the polished 87 album, I listen to the back catalogue more now than the 87 and SOTT albums.
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I listen to it all pretty evenly. I find the 87 etc… era more wintery and the earlier stuff is more for summer!
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