Favorite 80's Metal Songs #1 - "Still of the Night"
@teamfreak16 (43685)
Denver, Colorado
July 26, 2017 7:59pm CST
The Scorpions once did a song about the end of a rock concert, "When the Smoke is Going Down." Well, the smoke is going down on my Favorite 80's Metal Songs series (and I did it without using a single power ballad!) We have reached #1: "Still of the Night" by Whitesnake.
"Still of the Night" is a loud, muscular rocker, the first single from Whitesnake's 1987 (8 × platinum) self titled album. Written by vocalist David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes, the song stalled at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100. But! The video, featuring Tawny Kitaen, was MTV's most requested video the week it was released.
Coverdale is one of those guys blessed with an air raid siren for a voice, and he lets it fly here. The song was performed by a who's who lineup: in addition to Coverdale and Sykes, we had bassist Neil Murray, keyboardist Don Airey, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. That's a pretty formidable lineup, and they rocked the hell out of this.
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"Still of the Night" is a single released by Whitesnake, from their hugely successful self titled 1987 album. The song was written by lead singer David Cover...
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Jul 17
I know this group and I love it!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Jul 17
@teamfreak16 I remember loving all their songs and I would turn it up in the car, My dad once told me he knew I was on my way home, he heard me coming 
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
27 Jul 17
@andriaperry - That's some serious jamming!
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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27 Jul 17
Was that the video where Tawny was laying on top of a car?
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@AliCanary (4459)
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27 Jul 17
Yup, they were married for a while. One of those videos is infamous for an, um, "wardrobe malfunction" that was NOT caught or censored.
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
27 Jul 17
@AliCanary - Really? Off to watch them again! 
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
27 Jul 17
Actually, that was "Here I Go Again." She was in three of them.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
27 Jul 17
another great list draws to a close on a high and loud note
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
27 Jul 17
It's a pretty loud song. I always blast it on my iPod.
@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
27 Jul 17
@teamfreak16 Yeah! It was free for me too, I didn't know what to expect because I am not typically in to 80's music (depends I guess) anyways I really enjoyed it! 
If you get the chance go see them for sure man!
If you get the chance go see them for sure man!1 person likes this
@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
27 Jul 17
Oh really? Sweet! I've never seen them.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Jul 17
I think Tawny was Coverdale's gf at the time.
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
27 Jul 17
Yes. They did get married for awhile.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
27 Jul 17
I love Coverdale's vocal on this. This is a frequent in my "walking music" playlist :-)
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