It's too bad that Little Willie John is almost forgotten today.
You insult me, Dave! I haven't.
That Whitesnake cover is by now older than Willie's original was when Coverdale and Lord recorded their take in that chapel in 1983! Gulp. Whitesnake relegated it to being a B side for a single (which went nowhere) in 1984,
they shouldn't have, I'll never understand why. I think it could have been a hit again, in all its organ sparseness, yet glory (or could at least fitted on a soundtrack of a romantic movie). It's one of the all time great Coverdale vocal performances. When it came out, it was the first time I read the name Little Willie John as the writer's credit.