Snakes - Live In Europe (1998) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Johnny Lande - Lead Vocals Micky Moody - Guitars Bernie Marsden - Guitars Sid Ringsby - Bass Don Airey - Keyboards Willy Bendiksen - Drums Produced by Bernie Marsden. Recorded Live in Europe in the fall of 1997. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "...Recorded live In Europe, this is the CD to introduce you to The Snakes, with material that you are familiar with, played just how you like it, by the guys that wrote it. This is also the CD with Bernie and Micky shed the skins of what went before, emerging refreshed and ready to go..." Steve Cooke ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues (David Coverdale, Marsden) 5:16 2) Sweet Talker (Coverdale, Marsden) 4:48 3) Trouble (Coverdale, Marsden) 5:51 4) Slow An'Easy (Coverdale, Marsden) 6:05 5) Don't Break My Heart Again (Coverdale) 5:42 6) Ready An' Willing (Coverdale, Moody, Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) 6:18 7) Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (M. Price, D. Walsh) 8:20 8) Rough An' Ready (Coverdale, Marsden) 3:25 9) Fool For Your Loving (Coverdale, Moody, Marsden) 5:28 10) Wine Women An' Song (Coverdale, Lord, Marsden, Moody, Murray, Paice) 5:53 11) Here I Go Again (Coverdale, Marsden) 6:18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues (David Coverdale, Marsden) 5:16 (from Whitesnake "Lovehunter" (1979)) I love the blues They tell my story If you don't feel it you can never understand So many times I thought about it And now I know just what it means to be a man Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes I never wait, or hesitate Cos I love the life I live I'm gonna live the life I choose You gotta understand I'm walking in the shadow of the blues All of my life I've had a strange reputation I've been the black sheep of the family all along I never know if in my heart I'm really guilty But I've been accused of never knowing right from wrong Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes I never wait, or hesitate Cos I love the life I live I'm gonna live the life I choose You gotta understand I'm walking in the shadow of the blues My father said you're crazy He said what you gonna do I left with my guitar and said I'll leave it up to you I'm gonna live the life I love And live the life I choose And I'm walking in the shadow of the blues I love the blues They tell my story If you don't feel it I will tell you once again All of my life I've been caught up in a crossfire Cos I've been branded with the devil mark of Cain Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes I never wait, or hesitate Cos I love the life I live I'm gonna live the life I choose You gotta understand I'm walking in the shadow of the blues ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Sweet Talker (Coverdale, Marsden) 4:48 (from Whitesnake "Ready An' Willing" (1980)) I can tell by the way you walk You give it all away By the sweet way that you talk....yes you do You got long legs, a black girl sway The way you shake your booty Gives your schoolgirl game away....yes it does You're just a sweet talker, bad daughter An' you've just begun The bitch is in heat So you better run I know you know You got what it takes You got the fever But, you give me the shakes....yes you do Straight out of Lolita With nothing to lose When I got your number My juke box blew a fuse....yes it did You're just a sweet talker, bad daughter An' you've just begun The bitch is in heat So you better run....you better run Or you better hide Sweet talker, bad daughter You've just begun The bitch is in heat So you better run ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Trouble (Coverdale, Marsden) 5:51 (from Whitesnake "Trouble" (1978)) I was raised a gambler's son And before I could walk I had to learn how to run And I never, never ever Played a loaded dice But I rolled a lot of women With a heart as cold as ice On the run again Looking for a place to hide Everywhere I look there is trouble Always coming my way Baby I'm lonely, I'm out of control I need someone to understand The badness in my soul Though I never, I never Stole another man's wife But I fooled around plenty enough And I got what I paid for On the run again Looking for a place to hide Everywhere I look there is trouble Always coming my way ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Slow An'Easy (Coverdale, Marsden) 6:05 (from Whitesnake "Slide It In" (1984)) You keep on pushing, babe Like I've never known ... before You know you drive me crazy, child An' I just wanna see you on the floor I wanna superstitious woman She got a superstitious mind I can't see you, baby I can't see you anymore ... no more You keep on loving me Like I've never known before I wanna superstitious woman With a superstitious mind A superstitious mind an' I don't mind Baby Look out My heart is beating faster, babe It's beating like a big bass drum You know you got me speeding, child Faster than a bullet from a gun You're a superstitious woman An' I got a superstitious mind An' I don't care So take me down slow an' easy Make love to me slow an' easy I know - that hard luck an' trouble Is coming my way So rock me 'til I'm burned to the bone Rock me 'til I'm burned ... to the bone I don't care about Oh, I don't care about love ... no more The way you keep abusing me Oh, I can't take no more I want woman She got a superstitious mind So take me down slow an' easy Make love to me slow an' easy I know that - hard luck an' trouble Is coming my way So rock me 'til I'm burned to the bone Rock me 'til I'm burned to the bone Rock me 'til I'm burned ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Don't Break My Heart Again (Coverdale) 5:42 (from Whitesnake "Come An' Get It" (1981)) I'm gonna take it to the limit ... of my love Before I turn and walk away I've had enough of holding on The promises of yesterday Everyday of my life, it seems Trouble's knocking at my door It's hard to try and satisfy When you don't know what you're fighting for Time and again I sing your song But I've been running on empty far too long I've had enough of holding on to the past Make no mistake, it could be your last Don't break my heart again Like you did before Don't break my heart again I couldn't take anymore I never hide the feeling inside And though I'm standing with my back to the wall I know that ... even in a summer love A little bit of rain must fall But every road I take I know where it's gonna lead me to Because I've traveled every highway And they all keep coming back to you Time and again I sing your song But I've been running on empty far too long I've had enough of holding on to the past Make no mistake, it could be your last Don't break my heart again Like you did before Don't break my heart again I couldn't take anymore ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Ready An' Willing (Coverdale, Moody, Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) 6:18 (from Whitesnake "Ready An' Willing" (1980)) I wanna be loved, Don't wanna be teased.... I don't want no woman Getting down on her knees.... I'm ready an' willing To reach for the sun, So I can get me some loving Before I'm gone.... I want more, more, more, more, I want some more of that sweet satisfaction To soothe my soul.... I want you to rock me All night long.... Rope an' ride me, baby, Do me wrong.... Roll me over, make be bleed, I'd dance with the devil To get what I need.... I need more, more, more, more, I need some more of that sweet satisfaction To soothe my soul.... I get this crazy feeling Inside my soul, And it's driving me insane.... I get this crazy feeling, Can you feel it, baby, It's driving me out of my mind.... I'm talking about sweet satisfaction, I'm ready an' willing.... Sweet satisfaction....I'm ready an' willing.... I get this crazy feeling Inside my soul, And it's driving me insane.... I get this crazy feeling, Can you feel it, baby, It's driving me out of my mind.... I keep on looking for Sweet satisfaction....I'm ready an' willing, Sweet satisfaction....I'm ready an' willing.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (M. Price, D. Walsh) 8:20 (from Whitesnake "Snakebite" (1978)) Ain't no love, in the heart of the city There ain't no love in the heart of town Ain't no love, and it sure 'nuff is a pity There ain't no love, cos you ain't around Baby, since you been around Every place that I go, well it seems so strange Without your love, things have changed Now that you're gone, y'know the sun don't shine From the city hall, to the country line That's why there ain't no love, in the heart of the city There ain't no love in the heart of town There ain't no love, and it sure 'nuff is a pity There ain't no love, cos you ain't around Cos you ain't around ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Rough An' Ready (Coverdale, Marsden) 3:25 (from Whitesnake "Saints & Sinners" (1982)) I take what I want An' I steal anything that I need, I would do anything To get my satisfaction guaranteed. 'Cos I'm looking for love, The time has come. I'm looking for love, An' I mean to get me some. I'm looking for love right now, An' I'm rough an' ready. All of you woman better Lift up your skirts an' run, 'Cos I aim to shoot my pistol An' fire like a Gatlin' gun. 'Cos I'm looking for love, Believe me when I say. I'm looking for love, In the worst kind of way. I'm looking for love right now An' I'm rough an' ready. Rough an' ready... Rough an' ready. I take what I want An' I steal anything that I need, I would do anything To get my satisfaction guaranteed. 'Cos I'm looking for love, The time has come. I'm looking for love, An' I mean to get me some. I'm looking for love right now, An' I'm rough an' ready. Rough an' ready... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Fool For Your Loving (Coverdale, Moody, Marsden) 5:28 (from Whitesnake "Ready An' Willing" (1980)) I was born under a bad sign, Left out in the cold I'm a lonely man who knows Just what it means to lose control But, I took all the heartache And turned it to shame, Now I'm moving, moving on, And I ain't taking the blame Fool....don't come running to me, I know I've done all I can.... Fool....a hard loving woman like you Just makes a hard loving man So I can say it to you, babe I'll be a fool for your loving no more, A fool for your loving no more I'm so tired of trying, I always end up crying, Fool for your loving no more I'll be a fool for your loving no more I'm tired of hiding my feelings You left me lonely too long I gave my heart, and you tore it apart Oh, baby, you done me wrong Fool....don't come running to me I know I've done all I can Fool....a hard loving woman like you Just makes a hard loving man So I can say it to you, babe I'll be a fool for your loving no more, A fool for your loving no more I'm so tired of trying, I always end up crying, Fool for your loving no more I'll be a fool for your loving no more ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Wine Women An' Song (Coverdale, Lord, Marsden, Moody, Murray, Paice) 5:53 (from Whitesnake "Come An' Get It" (1981)) I ain't an educated man as all you Fleet Street preachers know It's just the simple things in life, get my motor running ... ready to go If I can make you smile I will raise my glass An' if you don't like it then, baby, you can kiss my ass Yes, it is You can tell me it's wrong but I love wine, women an' song Yeah, my boys let me tell you about it Listen Give me a good time woman an' a love potion bottle of booze 'Cos I got a juke box heart full of honky tonk rhythm an' blues You better lock up your daughter, your sister too If you get in my way I'm gonna rock an' roll over you Ain't nothing you can do You can tell me it's wrong But I love wine, women an' song Wine, women an' song, wine, women an' song Wine, women an' song You get what you can But don't take too long Wine, women an' song Give me a rock an' roll and with a mean an' dirty blues guitar Take me to a dance hall palace with a twenty four hour bar, ow Then you better lock up your daughter, your sister too If you get in my way I'm gonna rock an' roll over you Ain't nothing you can do You can tell me it's wrong but I love wine, women an' song Wine, women an' song, wine, women an' song Wine, women an' song You get what you can But don't take too long ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Here I Go Again (Coverdale, Marsden) 6:18 (from Whitesnake "Saints & Sinners" (1982)) I don't know where I'm going But, I sure know where I've been Hanging on the promises In songs of yesterday An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time But, here I go again Here I go again. Tho' I keep searching for an answer, I never seem to find what I'm looking for Oh Lord, I pray You give me strength to carry on, 'Cos I know what it means To walk along the lonely street of dreams. An' here I go again on my own Goin' down the only road I've ever known, Like a hobo I was born to walk alone. An' I've made up my mind I ain't wasting no more time. I'm just another heart in need of rescue, Waiting on love's sweet charity. An' I'm gonna hold on For the rest of my days, 'Cos I know what it means To walk along the lonely street of dreams. An' here I go again on my own Goin' down the only road I've ever known, Like a hobo I was born to walk alone. An' I've made up my mind I ain't wasting no more time. But, here I go again, Here I go again, Here I go again, Here I go. An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time. An' here I go again on my own Goin' down the only road I've ever known, Like a hobo I was born to walk alone. 'Cos I know what it means To walk along the lonely street of dreams. An' here I go again on my own Goin' down the only road I've ever known, Like a hobo I was born to walk alone. An' I've made up my mind I ain't wasting no more time. But, here I go again, Here I go again, Here I go again, Here I go, Here I go again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------