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“Uh babe… I’ve drinkin’ too much wine…”.
I can already imagine David, sitting at a table, staring at his shapely interlocutor. Pretending despair, shamelessly denying, singing incredible and improbable stories to her, kneeling and asking for forgiveness with the performance of an Anglo-Saxon Ugo Pagliai. And I've always had the impression that, especially on more recent albums, he now bases his lyrics precisely on these vicissitudes. Good old David Coverdale has always used the expressiveness of a seasoned Latin-lover, playing on this image of his like a rough painter with his subjects. Take a close look at the front of the CD, observing “the head” of the “White Serpent”, enclosed in an apple (the “forbidden fruit”)... the double meanings are plentiful...
This “Come An' Get It”, however, is another cornerstone of the genre. Mainly, I must specify, because the singer is aided by great giants of hard rock. Jon Lord's organ, first and foremost, surpasses the rock energy of all the other members. After all, along with Paice (who also takes part in this work), he is one of the historic Deep Purple members. Class, you can hear it even with your ears plugged. “Come An' Get It” precedes both the period of the carousel of musicians that will follow in the second half of the eighties, and the commercial turn that Coverdale will impose to conquer the overseas market. This is, in short, old school rock.
It starts in grand style with the “title track”, where we still appreciate a remarkable Jon Lord. The rhythmic pace of “Don’t Break My Heart Again” takes away the heart and intellect of the undersigned. Of great impact are the guitar parts, and obviously the “golden lion” interpretation by Coverdale. The same performance and masterful accompaniment are offered by “Lonely Days” and “Girl”. Lastly, I mention “Hit An’ Run”, a true anthem to machismo, with decidedly catchy choirs and arpeggios. “Nostalgia canaglia!” declared a virtuous and womanizing singer from our parts... Even the two historic guitarists (Mickey Moody and Bernie Mardsen), to scrounge up some cash, formed a clone band a few years ago: The Snakes. And those two crafty guys even found a perfect singer to fill the vacant spot behind the microphone (Jorn Lande, a Norwegian Viking with a voice very similar to that of Coverdale). But never mind, treat yourself to the originals.
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
02 Hot Stuff (03:22)
(Coverdale)
I'm ready for you,
Are you ready for me
I've got a burning heart,
It won't let me be
I feel the hunger, my spirit yearns,
I've got to feed the fever
Of a love that burns
I walk the street 'round midnight,
Looking for a little hot stuff,
I can't get enuff,
I just can't get enuff, hot stuff,
Hot stuff, hot stuff
I'm hard to handle,
Too hot to hold
I can't seem to satisfy
My heart an' soul
I need a woman to set me free,
A little Miss Understanding
To feel the need in me
I walk the street 'round midnight,
Looking for a little hot stuff,
I can't get enuff,
I just can't get enuff, hot stuff,
Can't get enuff, hot stuff,
I just can't get enuff, hot stuff,
Can't get enuff
I'm ready for you,
Are you ready for me
I've got a burning heart,
It won't let me be
I feel the hunger, my spirit yearns,
I've got to feed the fever
Of a love that burns
I walk the street 'round midnight
Looking for a little hot stuff,
I can't get enuff,
I just can't get enuff, hot stuff,
Can't get enuff, hot stuff,
Can't get enuff, hot stuff,
Hot stuff, hot stuff,
Hot stuff, hot stuff,
Hot stuff, hot stuff,
Hot stuff, hot stuff,
I just can't get enuff, hot stuff,
I just can't get enuff, hot stuff,
Can't get enuff, hot stuff,
I just can't get enuff, hot stuff
Hot stuff, can't get enuff hot stuff...
06 Child of Babylon (04:50)
(Coverdale/Marsden)
When I heard the sound of thunder
On the day that I was born,
I was blinded by the lighting
An' baptised in the storm
My father started crying
When he saw what he had done,
But, my mother started praying
Have mercy on my son,
He is a child of Babylon
I am a child of Babylon,
Lord have mercy on a wayward son
Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run
I am a child,
A child of Babylon
When I've fooled around so many times
When I've known it ain't been right,
But, I paint it all in colours
When it really should be black and white
I sail my ship through muddy waters,
Try to open every door,
When I saw the seven wonders
It left me wanting more
I am a child of Babylon,
Lord have mercy on a wayward son
Nowhere to hide, got no place to run
I am a child,
A child of Babylon
On my day of judgement
I know how it will be,
I'm prepared to meet my maker
With no hope for charity
I'll stand alone and pay the price
For everything I've done,
'Cos there ain't guardian angel
For a child of Babylon
I am a child,
A child of Babylon
I am a child of Babylon,
Lord have mercy on a wayward son
Nowhere to hide, got no place to run
I am a child,
A child of Babylon
Child of Babylon
07 Would I Lie to You (04:30)
(Coverdale/Marsden/Moody)
Hey girl, if you want me,
Come an' get me
Don't hang around
Or we could spend the night sleeping alone
If you could change your style, for a while,
An' look in my direction,
Tell me do I look the kind of guy
Who takes advantage of a women like you
Would I lie to you, would I lie to you
I would do anything that you want me too,
But, would I lie to you
Would I lie to you, would I lie to you
Baby, I would do anything that you want me too,
But, would I lie to, would I lie to, would I lie to you
Hey girl, if you need
Some love an' affection,
I'll whisper all the sweet, sweet nothings
I know you little girls like to hear
If you would change your mind
We could find a night of satin sheet action,
I promise I won't do anything
Baby, unless you wanted me to
Would I lie to you, would I lie to you
I would do anything that you want me too,
But, would I lie to you
Would I lie to you, would I lie to you
I would do anything that you want me too,
But, would I lie to, would I lie to, should I lie to you
I don't wanna sleep alone tonight,
After all you put me through.
I've spent the whole night searching
For a woman just like you.
Look in my eyes ... tell you lies
Then, baby, it's just because I want you to stay
Would I lie to you, would I lie to you
I would do anything that you want me too,
But, would I lie to you.
Would I lie to you, would I lie to you
Baby, I would do anything that you want me too,
But, would I lie to, would I lie to, would I lie to you...
09 Hit an' Run (03:21)
(Coverdale/Marsden/Moody)
I've never had a home sweet home life
An' I don't want a nine to five,
So many women I know
Think they can tie me down,
But, I will never let them take me alive
I hit an' run, hit an' run, hit an' run, hit an' run, hit an' run.
Now some women say they don't want nothing,
But a sweet talkin' bull of a man,
I've heard it before, I can't hear it no more
'Cos they all take whatever they can,
But, still I want a heartbreaker,
A love maker, a soul shaker,
A women who can turn me on,
For a just little hit an' run, hit an' run
She can be a love stealer,
A double dealer, a free wheeler
As long as she can turn me on
For just a little hit an' run,
A little bit of hit an' run
You can keep your lock and key
No ball and chain can harness me.
Take me home tonight,
Love and treat me right
But, in the morning you'll find me gone,
I hit an' run.
Hit an' run...
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